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Lucas Giolito Suffers Third Loss
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito suffered his third loss of the season on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins. Giolito did record a quality start with six innings under his belt. The All-Star allowed three hits, three runs, three walks and four strikeouts in that span. Giolito now owns a 3.53 ERA heading into... Read More
Jeremy Jeffress Blows Save
Chicago Cubs closer Jeremy Jeffress entered Tuesday’s game with a 0.98 ERA, but he blew the save against the Indians. Jeffress allowed two walks and one hit, which was a two-run shot by Francisco Lindor to tie the game. Jeffress has been having a great season as the Cubs closer, and fantasy managers shouldn’t be... Read More
Javier Baez Swipes Two Bases
Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two runs scored and a pair of stolen bases on Tuesday versus the Indians. Baez has been a big disappointment this season but has started to string together some good games. In his last three games, Baez has four hits with five runs scored.... Read More
Yu Darvish Gives Up Nine Hits
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher and Cy Young candidate Yu Darvish allowed nine hits, three runs, one walk and struck out seven. It wasn’t his best start of the season, but he pitched well enough for a chance to get the victory prior to Jeremy Jeffress blowing the save in the ninth. Darvish now owns a... Read More
Dane Dunning Continues To Impress
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dane Dunning put together another strong performance in a tough matchup versus the Twins on Tuesday. Dunning has been excellent since gaining the trust of the big league club and he looks like he is here to stay. Dunning went seven innings and allowed three hits, two runs (one earned),... Read More
Dylan Cease Shaky On Monday
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease struggled to find the strike zone on Monday against the Twins. Cease allowed five walks on the evening and lasted just 4 2/3 innings. Cease also allowed five hits, one run and recorded four strikeouts. Although the command wasn’t there on Monday, Cease still holds a solid 3.20... Read More
Alec Mills Throws No-Hitter
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Alec Mills threw a no-hitter on Sunday versus the Milwaukee Brewers. Mills did allow three walks, but also struck out five. The right-hander has been a very nice surprise for the Cubs this season and has held his own since earning the fifth rotation spot out of camp. Mills is now... Read More
Nick Madrigal Sitting On Sunday
Chicago White Sox second baseman Nick Madrigal will be on the bench Sunday against the Tigers. The rookie has been a hitting machine since being returning from the injured list with a shoulder machine. He is hitting .362 with seven RBI on the season and will be replaced by Danny Mendick. Mendick will bat eighth... Read More
Luis Robert Resting On Sunday
Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert will get a rare day off on Sunday versus the Tigers. Robert has been in a bit of slump recently with just four hits in his last 25 at-bats. Jarrod Dyson will replace Robert and bat ninth. He can be avoided in all formats. Robert remains one of the... Read More
Mike Williams Not Expected To Suit Up For Week 1
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams (shoulder) is not expected to suit up on Sunday against the Bengals in Week 1. Williams hurt his shoulder early in camp and was limited in practice throughout the week. Williams is coming off of a strong season with 89 catches and 1001 yards, but has downgraded at... Read More
Tim Anderson Picks Up Four Hits
Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson continues his career year with a 4-for-5 outing against the Tigers on Saturday. Anderson also scored twice and drove in a run. The shortstop had an injured groin earlier in the season, but has been on fire when he’s been on the field. He is now hitting a ridiculous... Read More
Reynaldo Lopez Picks Up First Victory
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez filled in for Dallas Keuchel (back) and put together his best start of the season on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers. Lopez was recently demoted after an awful start to 2020. Lopez responded on Saturday by going five innings and allowing three hits, zero runs, one walk and... Read More
Jose Abreu States Case For MVP With Seven RBI Night
Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu continues to state his case for MVP with another strong performance on Saturday. The slugger went 4-for-4 with a walk, five runs scored, seven RBI and a pair of dingers versus the division rival Detroit Tigers. Abreu has been absolutely on fire this season and the strong outing... Read More
Jason Heyward Plays Hero On Saturday
Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward played hero for the Cubs on Saturday night versus the Milwaukee Brewers. With the Cubs down 2-0 in the top of the ninth inning, Heyward took Josh Hader deep with a three-run blast to put the Cubs on top. The Cubs offense as a whole has been a disappointment this... Read More
Kyle Hendricks Has Strong Outing
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher put together a strong outing on Saturday against the Brewers. The Professor went 7 2/3 innings and allowed six hits, two runs, zero walks and struck out seven. Hendricks fell victim to a two-run homer by Ryan Braun, but was on his game otherwise. Hendricks now owns a cool 3.29 ERA... Read More
Craig Kimbrel Snags Second Save
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel picked up his second save of the season on Saturday versus the Brewers. Kimbrel has really struggled this year and Jeremy Jeffress who has been acting as the teams closer was unavailable, because he’s pitched in three of the last four days. Kimbrel started the inning by allowing a... Read More
Cameron Maybin Scratched From Saturday’s Lineup Versus Brewers
Chicago Cubs outfielder Cameron Maybin (stomach) has been scratched from Saturday’s matchup with a stomach ailment. Maybin has been getting a lot of run with his new club, but doesn’t offer much value to managers with just one stolen base on the year. Ildemaro Vargas will replace Maybin in the lineup and bat eighth. Vargas... Read More
Cubs Bench Slumping Anthony Rizzo On Saturday
Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo will rest on Saturday against the Brewers. It’s just a routine day off for Rizzo and the move will shift third baseman/outfielder Kris Bryant over time first base. Rizzo has just three hits over his last 28 at-bats and a day of rest may be what he needs to... Read More
Lucas Giolito Picks Up No-Decision On Friday
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito last 5 2/3 innings Friday night versus the Detroit Tigers. The All-Star allowed four hits, three runs, four walks and recorded seven K’s in a no-decision. Giolito struggled with his control in this contest as evidenced by his four free passes, but managers shouldn’t be worried as it... Read More
Eloy Jimenez Continues Strong Season
Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday’s victory against the Tigers. The sluggers home run ended up being the difference maker and his strong season continues. Jimenez is now hitting .285 with 12 home runs and 33 RBI. One of the games most talented young stars, Jimenez... Read More
Jon Lester Goes Six Scoreless Innings
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester finally put together a strong start on Friday versus the Brewers. The veteran has really been having a rough season, but threw six scoreless innings Friday night. The lefty only allowed three hits, two walks and struck out eighth. Despite the strong performance, Lester still owns a 5.05 ERA... Read More
Carlos Rodon Expected To Return This Season
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Carlos Rodon (shoulder) is expected to return this season. General manager Rick Hahn was optimistic on Friday that the lefty would be back in some capacity. Rodon has been open to pitcher out of the bullpen, but the Sox have also had struggles in their starting rotation. The lefty allowed... Read More
Willson Contreras Continues To Swing A Hot Bat
Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras stayed on Thursday versus the Reds. The All-Star catcher has really gotten going over the last few weeks and contributed with four hits in as many at-bats. He also drew a walk and scored a run to go along with one RBI. Contreras is making up for a slow start... Read More
Anthony Rizzo Picks Up A Pair Of Hits
Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo went 2-for-4 with a walk, run scored and RBI on Thursday against the Reds. Rizzo has really been struggling of late and it was a good sign to see him get going. Rizzo tends to go hot and cold, but at the end of the day remains a consistent... Read More
Kris Bryant Starting To Warm Up
Chicago Cubs third baseman/outfielder Kris Bryant went 2-for-4 with a walk on Thursday against the Reds. Bryant has been having a really rough year, but now has two hits in three of four games and is 6-for-14 over that span. It’s a small sample size, but it is encouraging for managers who will take anything... Read More
Adbert Alzolay Only Lasts 3 2/3 Innings
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Adbert Alzolay only lasted 3 2/3 versus the Reds on Thursday. Alzolay was coming off of a rough start and gave up three hits, three runs, two walks and struck out a pair of Reds. The prospect figures to remain in the rotation with Jose Quintana (lat) and Tyler Chatwood (back)... Read More
Nico Hoerner Swipes Third Stolen Base
Chicago Cubs second baseman Nick Hoerner went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run and a stolen base on Thursday versus the Reds. Hoerner was lifted in the bottom of the seventh inning for pinch-runner Billy Hamilton. The youngster has split his time at second base with veteran Jason Kipnis and neither has ran away with... Read More
Darrel Williams Picks Up Seven Rushes And Two Catches
Kansas City Chiefs running back Darrel Williams was the clear backup to Clyde Edwards-Helaire on Thursday night versus the Houston Texans. Williams rushed seven times for 23 yards and also picked up a pair of receptions for seven yards. Williams got most of his action third downs. With the way Edwards-Helaire performed on Thursday, it's... Read More
Sammy Watkins Continues To Enjoy Week 1
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins put together another strong opening game on Thursday versus the Houston Texans. Watkins led the Chiefs with both targets at nine and receptions with seven. He also chipped in for a team high 82 yards and one touchdown. Watkins seems to always love the opening game and managers... Read More
Tyreek Hill Scores Touchdown
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill went for five receptions, 46 yards and a touchdown on Thursday night versus the Houston Texans. The Cheetah was shut down for only one reception in the first half, but rewarded his managers with a strong second half. Texans cornerback Bradley Roby did a good job controlling Hill.... Read More