Jesus Luzardo Fans Seven Astros Wednesday

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo allowed two runs in seven strong innings in a no-decision versus the Astros on Wednesday. The rookie left-hander struck out seven while only allowing five baserunners on the night. It was a nice bounce-back start for Luzardo after giving up four runs in his last start. Luzardo's 3.97 ERA […]

Tommy La Stella Sparks A's Offense Wednesday

Oakland Athletics second baseman Tommy La Stella went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in a win versus the Astros on Wednesday. La Stella extended his hitting streak to seven games, as he's been stellar in the leadoff spot for his new team. The 31-year-old has five runs and four RBI in eight […]

Liam Hendriks Notches 11th Save

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Liam Hendriks allowed a, hit but needed just 13 pitches to nail down his 11th save of the season Tuesday vs Houston. Hendriks picked up two strikeouts which has become par for the course for the right-hander thanks to an elite 19.7 percent swinging-strike rate. Hendriks is a rare four-category contributor […]

Mike Minor Struggles In First A's Start

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Mike Minor allowed four runs in 3 1/3 innings pitched vs the Astros in his first start since being traded from Texas. Minor started the game strong, but the wheels came off in the fourth inning as he loaded the bases and then allowed three runs to score, one via hit-by-pitch […]

Frankie Montas Lasts Five Innings Vs Houston

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas allowed two runs in five innings and earned his third win of the season vs the Astros Tuesday. It was the first time he lasted five innings since August 8. In his previous three starts, Montas pitched just 10 2/3 innings and allowed 18 runs. The right-hander started the […]

Brandon Workman Pitches Scoreless Ninth, Earns Win

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Brandon Workman pitched a scoreless ninth inning and earned the win vs the Mets Monday. Workman was brought into a tie game in the bottom of the ninth and pitched around a walk to get the game to extra innings where he was rewarded with a win thanks to a Jean […]

Hector Neris Earns Save Vs Mets Monday

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Hector Neris needed only 10 pitches in the bottom of the tenth to earn a save for the Phillies Monday. Neris allowed an unearned run - the automatic runner at second base to start extra innings scored - but Neris preserved the two-run lead he was tasked to protect. Brandon Workman […]

Zack Wheeler Records Quality Start Vs Mets

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler allowed three runs on eight hits in six innings pitched Monday vs the Mets. Unfortunately, the Phillies bullpen cost Wheeler a win, but he did record seven strikeouts and didn't allow a walk to produce a good start for fantasy. Wheeler hasn't been the flashiest pitcher, but he is […]

Jean Segura Has Huge Game On Labor Day

Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Jean Segura went 4-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs scored in a wild win over the Mets Monday. Segura started early with a three-run double to open the scoring in the first inning. He'd leave his mark at the end of the game as well launching a […]

Rhys Hoskins Continues Home Run Binge

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in a win vs the Mets on Monday. Hoskins has been scalding-hot at the plate lately as he has eight homers in his past 13 games. In that span, he's batting .327 with an absurd .820 slugging percentage and 13 RBI. Hoskins got […]

Sean Murphy Launches Third Homer

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 1-for-3 with his third homer of the season in a loss to the Padres Sunday. Murphy had some sleeper appeal coming into the season, but the rookie has been largely disappointing batting just .213 as the nine-hole hitter for Oakland. He is striking out 29.8 percent of the time […]

Matt Olson Drives In Two Runs Vs Padres

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with two RBI in a loss to the Padres Sunday. Olson had two RBI-singles, driving in the newly acquired Tommy La Stella each time. Olson also struck out twice which has held him back somewhat as his K-rate is over 27-percent which has his batting average still […]

Tommy La Stella Scores Twice As Leadoff Hitter

Oakland Athletics second baseman Tommy La Stella went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in a loss to the Padres Sunday. La Stella batted leadoff for the first time since being traded to Oakland and immediately sparked the offense by doubling and scoring in the first inning. He has been batting second for Oakland and should […]

Jean Segura's Struggles Continue

Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Jean Segura went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in a loss to the Mets on Sunday. It was a brutal matchup vs Mets' ace Jacob deGrom, but Segura was struggling coming into the game as well. Segura is now just three hits in his last 19 at bats and hasn't driven in […]

Bryce Harper Swipes Two Bags Vs Mets

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper went 1-for-2 with a walk and two stolen bases in a loss to the Mets Sunday. Harper has clearly made running more of a priority as the superstar outfielder now has seven stolen bases to match his seven homers this season. Harper has 30 walks to 27 strikeouts on the […]

Aaron Nola Strikes Out Ten Mets

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola struggled Sunday vs the Mets, but still struck out 10 to salvage a good day for fantasy managers. Nola allowed six runs, three earned, in 5 1/3 innings while taking his third loss of the season. Nola had given up just two runs in 15 innings in his two […]

Antonio Gandy-Golden Opening Season As Fourth Receiver

Washington Football Team wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden has been behind Dontrelle Inman in team drills and seems to be opening the season fourth on the depth chart. Head coach Ron Rivera mentioned Gandy-Golden has been struggling to pick up the offense. Gandy-Golden is an intriguing small-school prospect Washington drafted in the fourth round, but it […]

Logan Thomas Projected Starter At Tight End

Washington Football Team tight end Logan Thomas has been working with the starting offense in training camp and will open the season as the starter. Thomas had a career-high 16 catches for 173 yards and a touchdown last season with Detroit. Thomas is not someone fantasy managers need to draft, but he could work his […]

Bryce Love Makes 53-Man Roster

Washington Football Team running back Bryce Love made the 53-man roster and will compete for carries in a backfield that also features rookie Antonio Gibson and veteran passing-downs back J.D. McKissic. Love missed all of 2019 with injuries but was a standout running back at Stanford and could find himself as the starting running back […]

Steven Sims An Intriguing Sleeper For Washington

Washington Football Team wide receiver Steven Sims finished the 2019 season strong and will look to carry that momentum into 2020. Over the last four weeks of last season, Sims made 20 catches for 230 yards and four touchdowns. He played primarily in the slot and should see plenty of snaps in that role this […]

Terry McLaurin Looking To Improve On Strong Rookie Year

Washington Football Team wide receiver Terry McLaurin enters 2020 as the top-dog in the offense and will look to improve on his strong numbers he put up as a rookie. The Ohio State Buckeye racked up 919 yards on 58 receptions, 15.8 yards-per-catch, and had seven touchdowns. He was the only Washington player with more […]

Evan Engram Looking To Join Elite Tight End Class

New York Giants tight end Evan Engram has some of the most upside at the position, but he needs to stay healthy. Engram has played just 19 games in the past two seasons and missed the end of last season after getting foot surgery. When Engram has been healthy, he's been good for Big Blue […]

Sterling Shepard Looking To Bounce Back In 2020

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard will look to match his strong numbers from 2018 after a disappointing 2019 season. Two years ago, when Shepard played all 16 games, he put up 872 yards and four touchdowns on 66 catches. He's capable of better numbers than that in what should be an improved Giants […]

Old Reliable Golden Tate Still A Solid Fantasy Option

New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate is entering his 11th season in the NFL but is still producing at a high level. Tate averaged 4.5 catches and 61.5 yards per game last season and put up six touchdowns in just 11 games. The Giants have a new coach, new offense, and improved offensive line […]

Darius Slayton Fighting For Targets In Giants Offense

New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton was a surprise contributor for Big Blue last season and is looking to carry that momentum into 2020. Last season, Slayton racked up 48 catches for 740 yards and eight touchdowns in just 13 games. As good as Slayton was, he'll have an uphill battle to replicate those […]

Saquon Barkley In-Play As Possible First Overall Pick

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley finished as the overall RB2 as a rookie and was a top-10 back last season, despite missing three games. As a result, the Penn State product is one of the most sought-after players in fantasy and should be drafted within the top-two picks of any fantasy draft. Barkley […]

Daniel Jones Looking To Take The Next Step

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones endured the highs and lows of a rookie QB in a roller coaster 2019 campaign. Jones played in 13 games and threw 24 touchdowns to 12 interceptions with a 61.9% completion percentage and averaged 233 yards-per-game. Jones main issue as a rookie was turnovers as he lost an NFL-high […]

Nightmare Fifth Inning Costs Jesus Luzardo

Oakland Athletics pitcher Jesus Luzardo allowed four runs in 4 2/3 innings pitched and took a loss Friday night vs the Padres. Luzardo cruised through four shutout innings before the Padres started a hit-parade in the fifth. The Padres scored four runs on four-straight hits ending Luzardo's night early. Luzardo pitched better than his numbers […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/4/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got a crazy day of baseball lined up as several doubleheaders mean 20 games will be played today. However, with MLB playing only seven innings for doubleheaders, those games will be left off the main slate so we've got a more manageable nine-game slate for our Friday night contests. Yu Darvish stands out as […]

Amari Cooper Still Limited At Practice

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper has been limited at practice since Aug. 28, according to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News. The Cowboys have downplayed the situation and Cooper may still be fully healthy for Week 1, but it is notable that the WR1 in Dallas has not been participating in team drills. […]