Trevor Cahill Hit Hard Monday

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Trevor Cahill was rocked for five earned runs in only 4 1/3 innings Monday afternoon in Wrigley Field. Cahill came on in the second inning after opener Cam Bedrosian and retired the first six batters he faced. After that things unraveled, eventually leading to a five-run sixth inning where Cahill... Read More

Keston Hiura Optioned To Triple-A

Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Keston Hiura has been sent down to Triple-A San Antonio the team announced Monday. Hiura was batting .281 with five home runs in 69 plate appearances but the team decided to send him back down to make room for Travis Shaw who is coming off the injured list. Hiura was striking... Read More

David Peralta Activated From IL

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta (shoulder) was activated from the 10-day Injured List Monday. Peralta will play left field and bat third against Dodgers starter Walker Buehler. Before the injury, which cost Peralta almost two weeks, he was batting .309 with a 357 on-base percentage. He could be even better if he'd elevate the ball... Read More

Cody Bellinger Sitting Monday

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger is not in the lineup Monday night vs Arizona. It's a rare day off for Bellinger who is slashing .376/.462/.733. If Bellinger had to sit a game, it makes sense to sit him vs lefty starter Robbie Ray. Alex Verdugo will play right field and bat seventh with... Read More

David Fletcher Extends Hit Streak To 13

Los Angeles Angels infielder David Fletcher extended his hitting streak to 13 games Monday going 1-for-4 against the Cubs. Fletcher is now batting .322 on the season with an OPS of .836. Fletcher has been mostly empty batting average this season as he has very little pop, but he does have five stolen bases and... Read More

Joc Pederson Gets Rare Start Vs Lefty

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson is batting eighth vs Diamondbacks lefty Robbie Ray. It's a rare start for Pederson as he has only 21 at-bats vs lefties on the season. Pederson only has a .429 OPS vs lefties compared to 1.127 vs righties which explains why he typically sits vs lefties. Still, if he... Read More

Nick Pivetta Dominant Sunday

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Nick Pivetta had another encouraging outing Sunday at the Dodgers. Pivetta scattered three hits over six innings without walking a batter and striking out nine. He's now struck out 15 batters in 11 innings since being recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Pivetta is finally showing some of the signs that made... Read More

Andrew McCutchen Heating Up

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen has been on fire the past few weeks holding a 1.015 OPS since May 13. McCutchen has hit safely in 10 of his past 11 games including four multi-hit games. On the season McCutchen has a career-high 16.9 percent walk rate which has lead to 44 runs scored batting at... Read More

Aaron Nola Dominates Cardinals

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola had another strong outing Wednesday night pitching seven innings of one-run ball vs the Cardinals. Nola scattered four hits and three walks and struck out eight while improving his record to 6-0. Nola got off to a shaky start this season and his 4.18 ERA isn't quite where fantasy... Read More

Shane Bieber Struggles But Gets Win

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber was roughed up for six earned runs in five innings Monday night in Boston. The Indians offense bailed Bieber out, however, as they tagged Boston for 14 runs giving Bieber his fourth win of the season. It's hard for fantasy owners to complain given Bieber has 31 strikeouts in... Read More

Cesar Hernandez With .993 OPS In May

Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Cesar Hernandez has been on fire in the month of May posting a .349 batting average and a .993 OPS. On the season, Hernandez is making hard contact at a 34.1 percent rate, easily a career high and 10 percent higher than last season. As far as plate discipline goes, Hernandez... Read More

Alex Reyes Likely To Start At Triple-A Sunday

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Alex Reyes is tentatively scheduled to start at Triple-A Memphis this Sunday. Reyes has been on the Injured List since April 5 after punching a wall and breaking the pinkie on his pitching hand. Reyes was once one of the top prospects in all of baseball but has been unable to... Read More

Griffin Canning Solid Again Wednesday

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Griffin Canning gave up one earned run in six innings but settled for a no-decision Wednesday vs the Athletics. Canning scattered three hits while striking out five and didn't walk a batter. Canning has given up only two runs in his past three starts spanning 18 innings. The most impressive... Read More

Kevin Gausman Hit Hard Wednesday

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Kevin Gausman was lit up by the Nationals Wednesday giving up eight earned runs while only recording three outs. Gausman gave up four runs in the first inning before coming out in the second giving up three more runs and leaving runners on base before mercifully being pulled from the game.... Read More

Hansel Robles Blows Save Wednesday

Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Hansel Robles blew a save Wednesday afternoon giving up two earned runs in one inning pitched. This is the second blown save his past three appearances. Robles has six saves on the season and averages a strikeout per inning which looks good on the surface but now his ERA is... Read More

Shawn Kelley Records Sixth Save

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Shawn Kelley recorded his sixth save of the season Wednesday afternoon vs the Mariners. Kelley made things interesting in the ninth, putting two men on base before striking out Domingo Santana and getting Kyle Seager to ground into a game-ending double play. Kelley is clearly the man to own in the... Read More

Derek Dietrich Blasts Three Homers

Cincinnati Reds second baseman/outfielder Derek Dietrich had a huge game Monday with three home runs and six RBI. Dietrich now has 17 home runs on the season which gives him a new career high, on May 28th. Dietrich is mashing the ball right now with a hard contact rate over 40 percent and a fly... Read More

Nick Pivetta Gives Up Three Runs

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Nick Pivetta gave up three runs in five innings in his first start after being recalled from Triple-A. Pivetta was greeted rudely by the Cardinals giving up all three runs, including two homers, within the first four batters he faced. Pivetta settled down after that and turned what could've been a... Read More

Masahiro Tanaka Roughed Up By Padres

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka had a rough start Monday vs the Padres giving up five runs, four earned, in six innings pitched. The game started with an error behind Tanaka who promptly served up back-to-back singles followed by a three-run homer by Eric Hosmer to put four runs on the board before... Read More

Christian Walker Slumping Badly

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker is 1-for-his last 26 and batting .169 in the month of May. Walker is an interesting case because he is third in the major leagues in hard contact rate at 55 percent but simply isn't getting results despite the positive batted ball data. Now he is at risk of... Read More

Scott Kingery To See More Playing Time

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Scott Kingery should see more playing time after Odubel Herrera was placed on the Restricted List following his arrest. Kingery has been splitting time with Herrera and Maikel Franco but should see close to everyday at-bats with Herrera out of the picture. Kingery is batting .357 this season in 60 plate appearances... Read More

Jose Altuve Dealing With Leg Fatigue

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (hamstring) will be pausing his rehab assignment due to soreness in his right knee. Altuve has been on the Injured List since May 11 with a hamstring strain in his left leg. However, the pause in his rehab assignment is due to soreness in his right knee, the same... Read More

Vince Velasquez Staying In Bullpen

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez will remain in the bullpen according to manager Gabe Kapler. Velasquez had been in the Injured List since May 6 and made his first appearance Friday after being activated. This means Nick Pivetta should get the call to start Tuesday vs the Cardinals. Velasquez pitched two scoreless innings with four... Read More

Cavan Biggio Slugs First Homer

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Cavan Biggio hit his first career home run Sunday afternoon vs the Padres. The homer was also his first career hit as he had been 0-for-6 in his first two Big League games. Biggio was hitting .307 in Triple-A with a .949 OPS before his promotion Friday. Biggio brings elite... Read More

Shawn Kelley Blows Save Vs Angels

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Shawn Kelley couldn't protect a one-run lead Saturday giving up two earned runs in his second blown save of the season. Kelley retired the first batter he faced before giving up a single and double to tie the game. After recording the second out, he allowed a pop-up that landed in... Read More

Roberto Osuna Blows First save

Houston Astros relief pitcher Roberto Osuna blew his first save of the season Saturday night vs Boston. Osuna came into a two-run game and promptly loaded the bases with nobody out. He then gave up a two-run single to Christian Vazquez to tie the game. Osuna was able to escape the inning without any further... Read More

Tyler Glasnow Moved To 60-Day IL

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow (forearm) was transferred to the 60-day Injured List Sunday. The move is a disappointment to fantasy owners as there were reports last week that Glasnow was progressing nicely and beginning to throw tennis balls while rehabbing his forearm injury. Now, Glasnow won't even be eligible to return until... Read More

J.D. Martinez Back In Lineup

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez (back) is batting fourth Sunday vs Justin Verlander and the Astros. Martinez has been dealing with a sore back and an illness this past week. He missed four games earlier in the week before playing Friday night then sitting Saturday. It appears the Red Sox are being conservative,... Read More

Friday Night A Mixed Bag For Bryce Harper

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper went 1-for-4 with two RBI and two strikeouts Friday night in Milwaukee. Harper drove in the Phillies first run of the game with a sacrifice fly and added an RBI double in the fifth inning. Unfortunately for Harper he also struck out twice in the game bringing his strikeout rate... Read More

Rhys Hoskins Collects Two Hits Friday

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored Friday at Milwaukee. It was Hoskins' first multi-hit game since May 8, a span in which he's hit a paltry .164. The main issue for Hoskins has been the strikeouts. He's whiffing at a career-high 25.5 percent rate this season.... Read More