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 […]

Nolan Arenado Hits His 32nd Home Run

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado helped lead the team to an 11-4 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday. He went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk and two RBI in the game. The home run was his 32nd of the year. Arenado is in the midst of a bit of […]

Luis Robert Slashing .385/.407/.596 In September

Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert hasn't skipped a beat since returning from injury in early August. He slashed .361/.403/.639 in August and has gone on to slash .385/.407/.596 through the first half of September. He's making a lot of hard contact with a 113.6 mph max exit velocity that ranks in the 91st percentile […]

Matt Barnes Feels Great After Rehab Outing

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes was sent out on a rehab assignment to Double-A Portland on Wednesday. He pitched the first inning of Wednesday's game and was happy with the results. Speaking to the media after the game, Barnes said, "That is the best that I've felt in probably a month." He also […]

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Thursday 9/16

For many, the fantasy baseball playoffs are in full swing. That makes every decision much more critical in head-to-head leagues. Furthermore, for those in roto leagues, the streaming picks will be focus primarily on a player's categorical boost. Things can be very challenging at this time of the year. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with […]

Max Muncy Hits 34th Homer

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's victory versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. Muncy has slowed down in the second half of the season, but the power numbers continue to show up and despite hitting just .213 over his last 30 games, Muncy has been productive with 11 […]

Julio Urias Improves To 18-3

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias continued his strong season with another victory on Wednesday versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. The lefty logged five innings and allowed three hits, two runs, two walks and struck out five on the evening. Urias continues to put together a great season and is now 18-3 with a steady […]

Dallas Keuchel Tosses Quality Start On Wednesday

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel tossed a quality start in Wednesday's no-decision versus the Los Angeles Angels. The veteran went six innings and allowed six hits, two runs, five walks and struck out three on the evening. The five walks weren't ideal, but it was nice to see the big hurler finally go […]

Yoan Moncada Hits 12th Homer

Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss versus the Los Angeles Angels. Moncada crushed a homer to right field in the bottom of the fourth inning against Janson Junk to tie the game at the time. Moncada has been having a very nice second half […]

Frank Schwindel Continues To Stay Hot In Second Half

Chicago Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel continued his impressive second half with a 2-for-5 evening. Schwindel hit a rocket off of Ranger Suarez in the top of the fifth inning to put the Cubs within one at the time. Replacing Anthony Rizzo at first base for the Cubs, Schwindel has been putting together a great […]

Alec Mills Records No-Decision On Wednesday

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Alec Mills recorded a no-decision on Wednesday versus the Philadelphia Phillies. Mills went 4 2/3 innings and allowed six hits, four runs, two walks and struck out four on the evening. The veteran continues to put up mediocre numbers for the Cubs and is 6-6 with a 4.50 ERA for the […]

Bubba's DraftKings DFS Breakdown - Daily MLB Quick Hits (9/16)

Welcome back to another edition of MLB DFS Quick Hits. Today we have a 5 game early and 3 game main slate to preview. Bubba (@bdentrek) will go over weather, totals, plays, and more to get your MLB DFS lineups ready. Be sure to subscribe to the MLB DFS Quick Hits, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast […]