Aaron Nola Whiffs Six Brewers Over Five Innings On Wednesday

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola allowed three runs on six hits across five innings in a road start versus the Brewers on Tuesday. Nola only threw 91 pitches, but was removed for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning as the Phillies offense had just one hit to that point. Nola has a history of […]

Jean Segura Swats Grand Slam Versus Brewers On Monday

Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Jean Segura had a huge game on Monday as he went 3-for-4 with a grand slam to help beat the Brewers. Segura busted the game wide open in the eighth inning with a grand slam off of reliever Daniel Norris, but he was having a big game before that as he […]

Brad Miller Launches Two Homers In Labor Day Win

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Brad Miller went 3-for-5 with two solo homers in a win over the Brewers on Monday. The second one was a little cheap, it came off of backup catcher Luke Maile, but they all count on the stat sheet. Miller has been playing more in the absence of Rhys Hoskins (abdomen) […]

Bryce Harper Jacks 28th Homer Of Season Monday In Milwaukee

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in a win over the Brewers on Labor Day. Harper got the scoring started in the first inning, taking Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff deep to dead-center to put the visitors up 2-0. Statcast measured the blast at 107.6 MPH off the bat with a […]

Zack Wheeler Fans Nine In Win At Milwaukee

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler fired six innings of shutout ball to earn his 12th win of the season on Labor Day at the Brewers. Wheeler had excellent command as he collected nine strikeouts against no walks while throwing 71 of 99 pitches for strikes. The veteran right needed a start like this as […]

Freddy Galvis Homers Versus Brewers On Labor Day

Philadelphia Phillies infielder Freddy Galvis went 1-for-3 with a solo homer on Labor Day at Milwaukee. Galvis has been a nice pickup for the Phillies as the veteran infielder now has a homer in three of his last four games. Galvis has been playing most days at shortstop or third base, but isn't a priority […]

Elvis Andrus Continues To Struggle With 0-for-3 At Toronto

Oakland Athletics shortstop Elvis Andrus went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in a loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday. Andrus has had a miserable first season in Oakland as he's slashing just .226/.272/.303 with only three homers and 30 RBI across 129 games played. The veteran shortstop is striking out more than he has in […]

Matt Chapman Whiffs Twice Sunday As Strikeout Issues Persist

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in a loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday. The former All-Star had a miserable 2020 season thanks to a whopping 35% strikeout rate and those issues have continued in 2021 as Chapman is whiffing 31.6% of the time this season. The strikeouts haven't […]

Mark Canha Has Nine-Game Hit-Streak Snapped On Sunday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Mark Canha went 0-for-3 with a walk at Toronto on Sunday to snap his nine-game hit streak. Canha had also homered in three straight games as he saw that streak come to an end. The veteran outfielder went through a tough August as his .531 OPS in the month was easily his […]

Cole Irvin Delivers Shortest Start Of Career On Sunday At Toronto

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Cole Irvin didn't have it on Sunday as he allowed seven earned runs across just 2 1/3 innings against the Blue Jays. Irvin allowed eight hits as he didn't escape the third inning in the shortest start of his career. The 27-year-old lefty got off to a nice start to the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/4/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome, Rotoballers, to the last weekend where we baseball nuts get to steal the show in DFS. Well, maybe most of the fantasy sports industry is already in football mode, but not here, we'll be grinding MLB DFS slates through September and into the playoffs. We've got an eight-game main slate tonight and there should […]

Sergio Romo Serves Up Three-Run Homer To Blow Save Friday

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Sergio Romo allowed a three-run homer to suffer the blown save Friday at Toronto. Oakland led this game by six runs at one point, but after Lou Trivino and Yusmeiro Petit were ineffective, manager Bob Melvin turned to the veteran Romo who allowed two hits before serving up a three-run shot […]

Lou Trivino Serves Up Four Runs In Return From Back Injury

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Lou Trivino (back) allowed four earned runs in only 2/3 of an inning pitched in his return to action on Friday in Toronto. Trivino had missed a few games with back spasms, but never landed on the injured list. The A's closer missed three save chances while away, with Sergio Romo […]

Sean Manaea Fires Seven Strong Innings In No-Decision At Detroit

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea allowed two runs across seven innings pitched with nine strikeouts against the Tigers on Friday. Unfortunately for fantasy managers, the bullpen couldn't hold a six-run lead and get Manaea the win, but it was a nice bounce-back start for the left-hander. Manaea hadn't pitched past the fifth inning in […]

Kyle Gibson Lit Up For Eight Runs At Miami

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Kyle Gibson had a rough night in Miami on Friday as he allowed eight earned runs across 5 1/3 innings to the Marlins. Yikes, that's not what fantasy managers were expecting in one of the best matchups you could ask for on paper. That's why they play the games, however, and […]

Bobby Dalbec Stays Hot With Two RBI Versus Rays On Thursday

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec went 2-for-4 with two RBI in a win at Tampa Bay on Thursday. Dalbec had his best month as a Big Leaguer in August as he hit .339 for the month and has carried his hot hitting into September with the two-hit performance. The key for Dalbec has […]

Paolo Espino Whiffs Five Phillies In No-Decision Thursday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Paolo Espino delivered another decent start versus the Phillies on Thursday as he allowed just two earned runs across 5 1/3 innings. Espino collected five strikeouts in his latest serviceable outing for the rebuilding Nats. The 34-year-old journeyman is yet to complete six innings as a starter, so he's on the […]

Lane Thomas Cracks First Homer With Washington

Washington Nationals outfielder Lane Thomas went 2-for-4 with his first home run of the season Thursday versus the Phillies. It was Thomas' first home run since coming over from the Cardinals, and only his second dinger since 2019. The 26-year-old is only batting .212 across 117 plate appearances this season, but he does have a […]

Garrett Richards Logs Three-Inning Save At Rays

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Garrett Richards tossed three shutout innings to collect the save in a 4-0 win at Tampa Bay on Thursday. Richards allowed one hit and one walk while picking up four strikeouts in his second save this season. Fantasy managers shouldn't rush out and add the former starter, however, as this […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Fires Six Shutout Innings In Win Over Rays

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez picked up his 11th win of the season on Thursday with six shutout innings at Tampa Bay. Rodriguez allowed just four hits and collected six strikeouts against only one walk. The left-hander was due for a strong start as he's been much better than his 4.88 ERA would […]

Sergio Romo Collects Second Save Of Season Thursday At Detroit

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Sergio Romo pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Thursday to collect the save against the Tigers. It was Romo's second save of the series as Lou Trivino (back) has been sidelined with back spasms. Romo seems to be the closer-of-choice in Trivino's absence as the former Giant has been good in […]

Ian Kennedy Nails Down Save No. 22 Thursday At Washington

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Ian Kennedy pitched around a one-out single to collect his 22nd save of the season Thursday afternoon at the Nationals. It was a nice bounce-back effort by the veteran reliever after he suffered a blown save in his previous outing. Kennedy hasn't been great for the Phillies as he has a […]

Mark Canha Snaps Slump With Homer At Detroit On Thursday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Mark Canha went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored in a win over the Tigers on Thursday. Canha launched a solo homer in the first inning as the second half of back-to-back homers with Jed Lowrie. The veteran outfielder also walked twice in this game which he will need […]

Jed Lowrie Blasts Three-Run Bomb In Win At Detroit

Oakland Athletics second baseman Jed Lowrie went 1-for-2 with a three-run homer in a win over the Tigers on Thursday. Lowrie has been out of the lineup more often since the team acquired Josh Harrison at the trade deadline as Harrison, not Lowrie, has seen the bulk of the playing time at the keystone. Lowrie […]

Frankie Montas Whiffs Seven In Win Over Tigers

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas allowed three runs across 6 2/3 innings pitched to earn his 11th win of the season Thursday at Detroit. Montas allowed five hits and three walks while picking up seven strikeouts on the afternoon. It was another good start for the right-hander, though manager Bob Melvin may have pushed […]

Aaron Nola Delivers Another Clunker Thursday At Nats

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola allowed six earned runs across four innings pitched in yet another rough start for the right-hander. Nola started off the game just fine, but fell apart in the third inning as he allowed a homer, a single, then another homer, all with two outs in the inning. He ran […]

James Kaprielian Hit Hard By Tigers On Wednesday

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher James Kaprielian allowed four runs across four-plus innings pitched in a no-decision at Detroit on Wednesday. The game was a microcosm of Kaprilian's season as he started off great, but faded towards the end as he couldn't record an out in the fifth inning. Kaprielian has failed to complete six innings […]

Matt Olson Collects Three RBI In Loss To Tigers

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 1-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored in a loss to the Tigers on Wednesday. Olson got the scoring started with a sacrifice fly in the first inning. He broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning with a two-run double and came around to score one […]

Starling Marte Launches 10th Homer Of Season On Wednesday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Starling Marte went 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored in a loss to the Tigers on Wednesday. The homer was Marte's 10th of the season, but he's more than made up for his lack of power with his baserunning as he leads the Majors with 42 stolen bases. The […]

Josh Harrison Stays Hot Atop A's Lineup

Oakland Athletics second baseman Josh Harrison led off for the fourth straight game on Wednesday night and was once against productive as he went 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Harrison now has eight hits in his last three games as he's been a spark atop the A's batting order. The versatile veteran has been playing […]