Nestor Cortes Jr. Strikes Out Career-High 11 Batters

New York Yankees starting pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr. turned in one of the best performances of his career Wednesday against the Orioles. Cortes limited Baltimore to one run on three hits over 6 1/3 innings while striking out a career-high 11 batters. The lefty issued just two walks. Cortes' previous high for punchouts was seven, […]

Andrew Knapp Scores Winning Run Versus Cubs On Wednesday

Philadelphia Phillies catcher Andrew Knapp went 2-for-4 with a run scored in a win over the Cubs on Wednesday. Knapp scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the ninth to secure a walk-off win for the Phillies. The veteran backstop has been seeing more playing time lately as J.T. Realmuto (shoulder) has been […]

Garrett Hampson Absent From Thursday's Lineup

Colorado Rockies outfielder Garrett Hampson is penciled in on the bench for Thursday's matchup against the Atlanta Braves, according to MLB.com. Hampson is slashing .243/.298/.400 this season with 11 HRs and 17 SBs over 135 games. However, he has just a .636 OPS against righties this season, so with righty Ian Anderson on the mound, […]

C.J. Cron Hits The Bench Thursday

Colorado Rockies first baseman C.J. Cron is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Atlanta Braves, according to MLB.com. Cron is hitless in his last eight at-bats and will get a chance to rest. He's having a great season with the bat, slashing .269/.367/.525 with 27 HRs, 82 RBI, and 60 runs. […]

Freddy Galvis Drives In Two In Win Over Cubs

Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Freddy Galvis went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in a win over the Cubs on Wednesday. Galvis has been a solid addition since the Phillies acquired his services on August 25. In that span, he's produced a solid .319 wOBA with 11 runs and 11 RBI across just […]

Charlie Blackmon Not In Thursday's Lineup

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon will take a seat on the bench for Thursday's game against the Atlanta Braves, according to MLB.com. Blackmon has been in a bit of a slump in his last seven games, going 3-for-25 with one extra-base hit. This season hasn't been kind to him as a whole, with him producing […]

Willie Calhoun Returns With A Bang

Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun was activated from the injured list prior to Wednesday's game against the Houston Astros. He went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the 7-2 loss. Calhoun fractured his forearm in late June and was sidelined up until Wednesday. He is slashing .258 with five home runs and […]

Kohei Arihara Crushed By Astros

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Kohei Arihara did not pitch well during Wednesday's game against the Houston Astros. He went four innings, eight hits allowed, six earned runs, and one strikeout in the 7-2 loss. Arihara gave up too early home runs and never settled into a groove. He'll take a rough 6.64 ERA and 1.43 […]

Brandon Marsh Has Three-Hit Game Wednesday

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Brandon Marsh collected three hits during Wednesday's 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. He singled twice and hit a solo home run in the eighth inning that was ultimately the winning run. Marsh had been scuffling in September, slashing .194/.237/.278 over 11 games prior to Wednesday night. He's now hitting […]

Travis d'Arnaud Sitting Out During Thursday's Contest

Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud will not be in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Colorado Rockies. He went 0-for-5 during Wednesday's contest, so the Braves will give him the day off. Despite that performance, d'Arnaud has been fairly reliable at the plate since returning in August. William Contreras will start at catcher […]

Luke Jackson Placed On Paternity Leave, Chris Martin Activated

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Luke Jackson has been placed on the paternity leave list on Thursday. He can be absent from the team up to three days, but often times players don't use that much time. In a corresponding move, right-hander Chris Martin (shoulder) has been activated from the 10-day injured list. He missed each […]

Ian Kennedy Blows Save, Earns Win Wednesday Versus Cubs

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Ian Kennedy allowed a solo home run to Matt Duffy to suffer his third blown save since being acquired by the Phillies at the trade deadline. Fortunately for the Phillies and fantasy managers, Kennedy was able to escape the inning with no further damage and he earned the victory when Philly […]

Eddie Rosario Blasts Homer On Wednesday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Eddie Rosario wore jersey No. 21 in honor of Roberto Clemente during Wednesday's game. Apparently, it helped him at the plate, because he put together a two-hit performance. Rosario went 2-for-3 with a home run, walk and two RBI in the 3-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Since joining Atlanta, Rosario is […]

Huascar Ynoa Strikes Out Eight In Short Outing

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Huascar Ynoa hasn't received much run support lately, and it was more of the same during Wednesday's game. Ynoa went 4 2/3 innings and allowed four hits, two earned runs, two walks, and struck out eight in the 3-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Ynoa is 0-3 in six starts since […]

Andrew Chafin Earns Rocky Save Versus Royals On Wednesday

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Andrew Chafin allowed a run on Wednesday, but managed to hang on and secure his fourth save of the season. Chafin was called on in the eighth inning after Jake Diekman imploded and was able to escape with the lead. Chafin would run into his own trouble in the ninth inning, […]

Austin Hays Homers Twice Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays had a huge game in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Yankees, going 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a two-run HR, and two strikeouts. Hays smashed his two HR in the sixth and eighth innings for his 19th and 20th long balls of the season. The 26-year-old has been on […]

John Means Takes No-Decision Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means did not factor in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Yankees. Means pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits (including a two-run home run) and two walks with four strikeouts. He was in line for the win going into the ninth inning with the O's up 3-2. […]

Sean Manaea Earns Win Despite Rough Outing At Kansas City

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea didn't have his best game on Wednesday night, but the offense bailed him out and the left-hander gutted his way through five innings to secure his 10th victory. Manaea allowed five earned runs on nine hits and a walk while only picking up just three strikeouts after he had […]

Brandon Belt Stays Hot With Another Homer Wednesday

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt continued to hit for power in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to the Padres, going 2-for-5 with a single, a solo home run, and two strikeouts. Belt's seventh-inning HR was his 25th of the season and his fifth in the last eight games. The veteran has been a contributor all […]

Kris Bryant Hits 25th Homer Of Season Wednesday

San Francisco Giants corner infielder/outfielder Kris Bryant hit one of the team's four home runs in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to the Padres, going 1-for-2 with a solo shot and two walks. Bryant took Joe Musgrove deep in the sixth inning for his 25th HR of the season. Bryant has been pretty much in line with […]

Ranger Suarez Whiffs Eight Cubs In No-Decision

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Ranger Suarez allowed two runs across six innings with eight strikeouts in his latest strong start. Unfortunately for fantasy managers, the bullpen couldn't hold the lead and get Suarez the win, but it was yet another encouraging effort from the 26-year-old lefty. Suarez has simply been brilliant this season, accumulating a […]

Salvador Perez Blasts His 44th Home Run

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez homered for the second straight game on Wednesday. He went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in the team's 12-10 loss to the Oakland Athletics. He leads the majors with 110 RBI on the year. He has 44 home runs on the season, which has […]

Andrew Benintendi Goes 5-For-5 On Wednesday

Kansas City Royals outfielder Andrew Benintendi had a phenomenal day at the plate in the team's 12-10 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday. He went 5-for-5 with five singles, four RBI and a run scored. The 27-year-old lefty has been scorching hot at the plate so far this month. Over 14 games in September, […]

Carlos Hernandez Surrenders Seven Runs To Athletics

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Carlos Hernandez was roughed up in his outing against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday. He pitched four innings and allowed nine hits, four walks and seven earned runs while striking out three. He earned the loss, dropping his record to 6-2 on the year. Hernandez had rattled off four consecutive […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/16/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 3-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a bad one. First, we have three games that, in reality, only have one outstanding pitcher and a bunch of ok to bad pitchers. Second, two or three teams may use an opener instead of a usual starter, which pitchers to target even tougher. […]

Max Muncy Injures Knee On Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy (knee) suffered a right knee injury while sliding into second base in the third inning of Wednesday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He stayed in the game and went on to hit a solo home run in the fifth inning. The injury certainly appears to be minor. Dodgers manager […]

Josh Hader Hasn't Allowed A Run Since July

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader had a rough month of July. He kicked off the month with his first blown save of the year and went on to allow six earned runs across 5.2 innings in the month. However, ever since the calendar flipped to August, Hader has been dominant. Since the start of August, […]

Cavan Biggio Hits A Grand Slam At Triple-A

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Cavan Biggio (elbow) had a big game at Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday. He went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, a walk, five RBI and four runs scored. The 26-year-old has been plagued with a number of injuries this year. He's only managed to appear in 77 games for the Blue Jays. […]

Trent Grisham Slashing .140/.156/.233 In September

San Diego Padres outfielder Trent Grisham has had a rough time at the plate so far in September. Over 11 games this month, he's slashing just .140/.156/.233 with 15 strikeouts over 43 at-bats. The 24-year-old began the year as a mainstay at the top of the Padres lineup, but he's been getting some starts in […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/16/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/16 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Today is a bad day to play DFS. There aren't many games on deck, and their start times have caused some really wonky slate setups. For this post we will just look at the slate as a whole […]