Spencer Schwellenbach Strikes Out Five In Win

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach held the Reds to just one run over six innings in Wednesday's 7-1 victory. The 24-year-old allowed five hits and two walks while striking out five batters on the way to earning his seventh win of the season. The outing marked the 10th straight start in which the righty […]

Marcell Ozuna Hits 38th Home Run, Doubles Twice

Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna went 3-for-4 in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Reds, collecting his 38th home run of the season, smacking two doubles, driving in two, and scoring twice as well. The home run ended a remarkable 26-game homerless drought for the 33-year-old. Even still, the veteran slugger has put together a […]

Randal Grichuk Homers Again In Two-Hit Day

Arizona Diamondbacks designated hitter Randal Grichuk (lower body) returned to the lineup Wednesday and went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run in the 9-4 win over the Rockies, recording an RBI and two runs scored in the contest. It was the third time the 33-year-old has homered in his last four games, going […]

Corbin Carroll Homers Twice, Drives In Three

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll belted a pair of home runs in Wednesday's 9-4 win over the Rockies, walking once, driving in three runs, and scoring three times in the contest as well. The two round-trippers got him over the 20-homer threshold, giving him his second consecutive 20/20 season in his young career. The 24-year-old […]

Jose Berrios Earns 16th Win Of The Season In Quality Start

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Jose Berrios tossed seven innings of one-run ball in Saturday's 7-2 victory over the Cardinals, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out four on the way to earning his 16th win of the season. It was the 30-year-old's seventh consecutive quality start and 20th on the season. […]

TJ Friedl Hits A Home Run In Four-Hit Performance

Cincinnati Reds outfielder TJ Friedl was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate in Saturday's 12-1 win over the Twins. The 29-year-old homered for the second straight game and has now gone 7-for-8 against Twins pitchers the last two days, tallying five RBI and four runs scored in the process. Now the author of a .233-13-53-34-9 […]

Gunnar Henderson Homers In Productive Day At The Plate

Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson stuffed the stat sheet in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Tigers, going 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run, two RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base in the contest. The 23-year-old is riding a six-game hit streak and has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games. […]

Bryce Harper Homers Twice In Win On Saturday

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper belted a pair of home runs in a 2-for-4 day at the plate in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Mets. The 31-year-old drove in three runs and scored twice in the contest. Both home runs came off of Mets starter Luis Severino and gave him 28 on the year. […]

William Contreras Homers, Drives In Four On Saturday

Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, four RBI, and three runs scored in Saturday's 15-8 win over the Diamondbacks. The 26-year-old's bat has cooled somewhat in September, slashing .231/.354/.436 for the month, but overall he is having a fantastic season, leading all catchers in fantasy with […]

Willy Adames Smacks Two Home Runs, Collects Five RBI

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames went 3-for-3 with a walk, a pair of home runs, five RBI, and two runs scored in Saturday's 15-8 romp over the Diamondbacks. The first home run came in the second inning with the bases loaded and the grand slam gave the Brewers an 8-0 lead early. The second came […]

TJ Friedl Homers, Collects Three RBI On Friday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder TJ Friedl went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored in Friday's 8-4 win over the Twins. It has been a season marred by injury for the 29-year-old but he's showing signs of life in September, hitting .262 with a pair of home runs, 11 RBI, six runs […]

Dylan Cease Fans 10, Records 13th Win On Friday

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease tossed six innings of shutout ball in Friday's 5-0 victory over the Giants, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out 10 batters on the way to earning his 13th win of the season. It was a nice bounceback game after the Giants roughed him up for […]

Elly De La Cruz Hits First Career Grand Slam

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz hit his first career grand slam in Friday's 8-4 win over the Twins. It was the 22-year-old's only hit of the night but gave the Reds a 7-1 cushion before they added another run an inning later. The dynamic youngster set the Reds' single-season record for home runs […]

Aaron Judge Hits Go-Ahead Grand Slam On Friday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went 2-for-3 with a walk and a go-ahead grand slam in Friday's 5-4 win over the Red Sox. The blast came in the seventh inning with the Yankees down 4-1 but would give them a one-run lead that they would not relinquish. It also snapped a 16-game homerless drought […]

Julio Rodriguez Homers In Four-Hit Performance

Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez went 4-for-5 at the plate in Friday's 5-4 win over the Rangers, collecting a pair of singles, a double, and a go-ahead home run in the contest. The 23-year-old's home run was a three-run blast in the bottom of the eighth that would prove to be the eventual game-winner. It […]

Hunter Goodman Homers Twice, Drives In Seven

Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs and collected seven RBI in Friday's 9-5 win over the Cubs. The first home run was a two-run shot in the second inning that gave the Rockies a 2-1 lead, while the second was a go-ahead grand slam that broke a 5-5 […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters Watch and Underachievers, Overachievers (Week 26)

Welcome back to my Week 26 edition of the Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters series for the 2024 MLB season! We're running out of time to make those moves that will get us to the fantasy championship, so perhaps there is someone in here who can help get you there. In today's edition, we'll take a […]

Francisco Lindor Spoils No-Hit Bid With Home Run No. 31

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor smacked his 31st home run of the season in the ninth inning on Wednesday, breaking up Bowden Francis' no-hit bid after eight hitless frames. The Mets would go on to score six runs in the ninth and win the ballgame 6-2 over the Blue Jays. With the home run, […]

Nick Castellanos Homers, Drives In A Pair On Wednesday

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run, a walk, was hit by a pitch, and scored twice in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Rays. It was the 20th home run of the season for the 32-year-old and the two RBI brought him to 80 on the year. The HBP comes […]

Juan Soto Hits Home Run No. 39 On Wednesday

New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto hit a go-ahead two-run home run in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Royals in a 1-for-5 day at the plate. The blast came in the sixth inning of a tight 1-0 ballgame and in a tough matchup against All-Star left-hander Cole Ragans, sending Yankee Stadium into a frenzy. Soto […]

Jazz Chisholm Jr. With A Walk-Off Single On Wednesday

New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. went 1-for-4 at the plate in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-innings win over the Royals. The lone hit came in the bottom of the 11th inning when the left-handed hitter shot a ball to the left side of the infield, but with speedy Jon Berti running from third, Royals […]

Tyler O'Neill Walks It Off With A Three-Run Blast

Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill logged his only hit of the ball game when it mattered most, blasting a three-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning, securing a 5-3 win over the Orioles on Wednesday in walk-off fashion. The Orioles had taken a one-run lead in the top of the 10th […]

Matt Wallner Homers For Second Consecutive Game

Minnesota Twins outfielder Matt Wallner homered for the second straight game in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Angels. It was his only hit of the day, going 1-for-4 at the plate, but it was his 13th home run of the season in just 184 at-bats and he's slashing .289/.396/.623 since his return from the minors […]

Jacob deGrom Will Start On Friday For Rangers

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (elbow) will make his 2024 season debut on Friday and the two-time Cy Young winner will draw a very favorable matchup against the Mariners, although it comes on the road in Seattle. The Mariners have the lowest team batting average in all of baseball and they also have the […]

Andrew Benintendi Homers, Gets On Base Four Times

Chicago White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Red Sox. The 30-year-old also walked once and scored twice in the contest. Most of the season has been one to forget for Benintendi and the White Sox, however, he did have a solid month of […]

Jose Quintana Fans Six, Picks Up Eighth Win

New York Mets starting pitcher Jose Quintana tossed six-and-two-thirds shutout innings in Saturday's 4-0 victory over the Reds, allowing five hits and two walks while striking out six batters on the way to picking up his eighth win of the season. It was the third consecutive start in which the southpaw gave up one earned […]

Connor Norby With A Home Run And Three RBI On Saturday

Miami Marlins infielder Connor Norby kept on hitting on Saturday, going 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in a 9-5 win over the Phillies. He's now collected at least one hit in 16 of 17 games since the Marlins called him up, posting a .319-4-9-16-2 line over that stretch. If there's something to […]

Willy Adames Homers Again, Steals Two Bases

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames belted his 30th home run of the season in a 2-for-4 day at the plate during Saturday's 5-2 win over the Rockies. The 29-year-old also swiped a pair of bags in the contest, giving him 18 stolen bases on the season. It was the eighth home run in the last […]

Grant McCray Hits Two Home Runs, Drives In Five

San Francisco Giants outfielder Grant McCray accounted for most of the Giants' offense out of the nine-hole in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Padres, going 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and five RBI in the contest. It was the second consecutive multi-hit effort for the 23-year-old and gave him five home runs in […]

Dylan Crews Homers, Swipes Two Bags In Game 1

Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews went 2-for-3 including a home run and a double, along with a walk, two RBI, two runs scored, and two stolen bases in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Pirates in Game 1 of their doubleheader. The 22-year-old has held his own since being called up, with six of his 10 […]