Mark Canha Hero For A's Saturday Night

Oakland Athletics outfielder Mark Canha played the hero Saturday night launching a go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the ninth. One night removed from a five-run comeback in the ninth, the A's found themselves down three in the final frame. After a Sean Murphy solo shot, Canha came up as the go-ahead run and […]

Rhys Hoskins Collects Three RBI Saturday

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins had his first big night of the season with a three-RBI night vs the Mets. He also walked and scored a run in the contest. Hoskins came up with the bases loaded in the fifth inning and promptly scored all three runners with a double. To say Hoskins has […]

Aaron Nola Fires Seven Scoreless Innings Vs Mets

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola spun another gem on Saturday night as he threw seven shutout innings vs the Mets. Nola allowed just three hits and two walks while striking out eight and picking up his second win of the season. Nola got rocked on Opening Day, but has been utterly dominant since then, […]

Joakim Soria Earns Relief Win Friday

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Joakim Soria earned a win in relief at the Giants on Friday after pitching a scoreless bottom of the ninth. Soria had been lights out to start the season and Friday was actually one of his worse appearances as he allowed a hit and a walk while failing to record a […]

Liam Hendriks Strikes Out The Side For Sixth Save

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Liam Hendriks made quick work of the Giants Friday night to pick up his sixth save of the season. Hendriks struck out the side on just 13 pitches to protect a one-run lead, with the tying run at second base the whole time due to MLB's new extra innings rule. Hendriks […]

Jesus Luzardo Struggles At The Giants

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo had a night to forget on Friday as he allowed six runs in 3 1/3 innings pitched at San Francisco. Luzardo allowed nine hits and two walks while only striking out three in his worst start in the Majors thus far. Friday's game was the first start this season […]

Stephen Piscotty Delivers Game-Tying Grand Slam

Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty had a flair for the dramatic Friday, blasting a game-tying grand slam with one out in the ninth inning to help baseball's best team through 20 games turn a sure loss into a 10-inning win. Piscotty is now slashing .245/.305/.472 on the young season which has been enough to keep […]

Hector Neris Blows Save, Picks Up Win

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Hector Neris blew his second save of the season on Friday, but picked up the win when the home team walked-off in the bottom of the ninth. Neris wasn't hit hard as he allowed two infield singles and a walk to go along with two strikeouts. Despite being just 2-for-4 in […]

J.T. Realmuto Stays Hot With Three-Run Homer

Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto went 1-for-4 vs the Mets on Friday, but made the one count blasting a three-run homer into the left field seats. The homer was Realmuto's eighth of the season tying him for second in the Majors. Realmuto has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball and his batted ball […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/14/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Thursday's four-game main slate felt a lot like when you wake up in a hotel that advertised a continental breakfast, but really just had some stale bagels and muffins lying around. Friday, however, provides us a full-brunch bar, omelet station included. We've got a 13 game slate on tap with multiple aces taking the hill, […]

Phillies Calling Up Top-Prospect Alec Bohm

Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm has been called up to the Big League club, according to The Athletic's Meghan Montemurro. Bohm was the top-hitting prospect in the Phillies farm system, but hasn't played above Double-A. Last season, in Double-A, Bohm swatted 14 homers with 42 RBI in 68 games with a strong .269/.344/.500 slash […]

George Kittle Signs Five-Year Extension

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle signed a five-year $75 million contract with $40 million guaranteed. The $15 million per season average makes Kittle the highest-paid tight end in the league by a wide margin over Hunter Henry's $10.6 million franchise-tag deal. Kittle caught 85-plus passes and gained 1,000-plus yards each of the past […]

Matt Olson Swats Sixth Homer

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson launched his sixth home run of the season in an 8-4 win over the Angels Wednesday. The homer was his only hit in five at-bats, but that's become par for the course for the lefty slugger. Olson's batting average is an anemic .149, but he sports a .313 on-base […]

Chris Bassitt Struggles In Win Vs Angels

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt allowed four runs in 5 2/3 innings, but still picked up a win vs the Angels Wednesday. Bassitt didn't walk a batter and struck out four while allowing five hits, including two home runs. This was easily Bassitt's worst start of the season as he had allowed just two […]

Robbie Grossman Does It All Wednesday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Robbie Grossman stuffed the stat sheet in a win over the Angels Wednesday. Grossman launched his third home run of the season - a two-run shot off of starter Griffin Canning - and also stole his fourth base of the season. Grossman went 1-for-3 and also walked twice and scored two runs. […]

Antonio Gibson Learning Multiple Positions

Washington running back Antonio Gibson has been doing all he can to learn an NFL playbook amid the coronavirus pandemic, which includes sitting in on wide receiver meetings in the early part of camp. Gibson played receiver in college, but also had 33 carries and is expected to primarily be a running back in the […]

Jason Garrett Has High-Praise For Daniel Jones

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones will look to take a step forward in his second NFL season, and will be doing so with a new offensive coordinator in former Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett. In his first public comments since being hired in January, Garrett raved about the sophomore-signal caller's work ethic and the […]

Hector Neris Blows First Save Of 2020

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Hector Neris blew his first save of the season Tuesday in a 10-9 loss to the Orioles. Neris allowed three earned runs, three hits, two walks and struck out two. Neris allowed a game-tying single to Renato Nunez to blow the save, but he should have been out of the inning […]

Robbie Grossman Collects Third Stolen Base

Oakland Athletics outfielder Robbie Grossman went 1-for-3 with two walks and a stolen base in a loss to the Angels Monday. Grossman is slashing a cool .282/.429/.513 through 49 plate appearances this season while manning the six-hole in a good A's lineup that should give Grossman plenty more RBI opportunities this season. The switch-hitter wasn't […]

Roman Quinn Blasts First Homer Of Season

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Roman Quinn had a big night Monday going 3-for-4 with his first homer of the season in a win vs Atlanta. Quinn has been hitting well to start the season with a .303 batting average through eight games. He has been seeing more playing time than Adam Haseley thus far, but has […]

J.T. Realmuto Homers, Drives In Three

Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto had a huge night Monday going 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, three RBI, and two runs scored. Realmuto has been on a tear to start the season batting .306 with a .722 slugging percentage and five homers and 12 RBI in 10 games. The start hasn't been flukey either, Realmuto's […]

Matt Chapman Goes Wild Monday Vs Angels

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman had a huge night Monday with two home runs and a triple as part of a 3-for-5 night. Chapman scored three runs and collected six RBI as Angels pitching had no answer for the hard-hitting third baseman. Chapman has been tearing the cover off the ball in the young […]

Didi Gregorius Launches Grand Slam

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Didi Gregorius went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in a rout of the Braves on Monday. The Phillies launched five home runs on the night and Gregorius had the biggest, clearing the bases to put the Phillies up 9-1 in the second inning. Gregorius is off to a good start this season […]

Bryce Harper Has Big Night Vs Braves

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper had a huge night Monday, leading the charge in a rout of the Braves. Harper took Braves starter Sean Newcomb deep in the first inning for a three run homer and the Phillies never looked back en route to 13 runs. On the night, Harper went 2-for-3 with three runs […]

Aaron Nola Twirls Gem Vs Braves

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola allowed one run in eight stellar innings as he picked up his first in of the season Monday vs the Braves. Nola allowed just two hits and a walk while striking out 10 in the dominant effort. The right-hander has double digit strikeouts in back-to-back outings while lowering his […]

J.P. Crawford (SS, SEA) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Mariners can be easy to gloss over, but they found a new leadoff hitter and fantasy managers need to take note of what J.P. Crawford has done to start the season. The 25-year-old shortstop is off to a sizzling start with 13 runs […]

Vince Velasquez Effective Vs Braves

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Vince Velasquez allowed one run in four innings pitched in a no-decision vs the Braves Sunday. Velasquez wasn't dominant as he allowed three hits and three walks, but salvaged fantasy value by striking out six. While the results were a mixed bag, Velasquez did generate 13 swinging strikes on just 76 […]

Jay Bruce Blast Three-Run Homer Vs Braves

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jay Bruce went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run home run in a win vs the Braves Saturday. Bruce has been solid in the early portion of the season with a .300 batting average and a .800 slugging percentage through 23 plate-appearances. He's making great contact as evidenced by his 50-percent […]

J.T. Realmuto Homers In Third Straight Game

Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo homer in a 5-0 win over the Braves Saturday. Realmuto seems to have found his power stroke as he's now homered in three-straight games with six RBI in that span. Through seven games, Realmuto is batting .333 with a .400 on-base percentage […]

Jake Arrieta Fires Six Scoreless Innings Saturday

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jake Arrieta threw six shutout innings vs the Braves on Saturday while picking up his first win of the season. Arrieta allowed three hits and a walk while picking up six strikeouts in the stellar effort. Arrieta has now pitched well in both of his starts in 2020 after struggling to […]