Yan Gomes Gets Day Off Saturday

Oakland Athletics catcher Yan Gomes is not in Saturday's lineup against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to MLB.com. Gomes has started five of the last six games, so manager Bob Melvin is likely just giving him a breather. Sean Murphy will do the catching duties in his place. Traded from the Nationals at the deadline, […]

Starling Marte Missing From Saturday's Lineup

Oakland Athletics outfielder Starling Marte is not in Saturday's lineup to face the Toronto Blue Jays. Skye Bolt will play center field in Marte's spot. The absence comes the day after he was hit in the head by a pitch, leaving the game shortly after. The Athletics tested him for a concussion, but he showed […]

Gio Urshela Absent From Saturday's Lineup

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela (wrist) remains out of the lineup Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles. Urshela has missed the last two games with a wrist injury occurring from a play during Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. Tyler Wade will play in his spot, batting ninth. Urshela shouldn't have to miss […]

Kyle Finnegan Available Saturday

Washington Nationals reliever Kyle Finnegan will be available to pitch in Saturday's game against the New York Mets, according to Jessica Camerato of MLB.com. Finnegan was placed on the paternity list on August 31 and was activated before Friday's game but didn't make an appearance. He's been one of the better Nationals relievers this season, […]

Anthony Santander Heads To Bench Saturday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the New York Yankees according to MLB.com. Ryan McKenna will bat eighth and play left field in his place. Santander hasn't been able to replicate his productive 2020 season, in which he posted a .890 OPS, hitting .247 with 14 HRs […]

James McCann Activated, Will Start Game Two Of Doubleheader

The New York Mets activated catcher James McCann (back) from the injured list on Saturday, and he's expected to start the second game of the doubleheader against the Washington Nationals, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. McCann landed on the IL on August 20 after experiencing back spasms. It's been a disappointing first season with […]

Willson Contreras Activated From Injured List

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras (knee) has been activated from the injured list on Saturday, according to Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic. Contreras has been out of action since August 12 after spraining his right knee. In a corresponding move, the Cubs placed right-hander Keegan Thompson (shoulder) on the 10-day IL with shoulder inflammation. Contreras […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 9/4/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 9/4 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 9/4/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/4/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome, Rotoballers, to the last weekend where we baseball nuts get to steal the show in DFS. Well, maybe most of the fantasy sports industry is already in football mode, but not here, we'll be grinding MLB DFS slates through September and into the playoffs. We've got an eight-game main slate tonight and there should […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/4 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/4 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

Nick Solak Has Three-Hit Game On Friday

Texas Rangers infielder Nick Solak has been putting together respectable numbers over the last few weeks. On Friday, he went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. The 26-year-old recorded his fifth three-hit game of the season. He is slashing .244/.312/.382 with 11 home runs […]

Jason Martin Goes Deep Off Angels

Texas Rangers outfielder Jason Martin has been struggling with the bat all season long. However, he was able to make an impact during Friday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. He went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in the 3-2 loss. Martin slapped a two-run home run off Shohei Ohtani to tie up the […]

Glenn Otto Posts No-Decision Against Angels

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Glenn Otto made his second career start on Friday against the Los Angeles Angels. He lasted 4 2/3 innings, four hits allowed, two earned runs, one walk, and four strikeouts in the 3-2 loss. The 25-year-old gave up two runs in the first inning, but settled in after that. It wouldn't […]

Giancarlo Stanton Homers, Delivers Walk-Off Hit

New York Yankees designated hitter/outfielder Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's victory over the Orioles. Stanton's fingerprints were all over this Yankee win, as he homered in the fourth inning, then won the game in the 11th inning with an RBI single. His homer traveled 424 feet at […]

Nestor Cortes Jr. Fans Seven In No-Decision

New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched well in Friday's win over the Orioles despite not factoring into the decision. Cortes tossed 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits and two walks while fanning seven batters. The lefty generated 13 whiffs, 11 of them coming on his fastball-slider combo, punching out hitters […]

David Fletcher Racks Up Two Hits Friday

Los Angeles Angels second baseman David Fletcher collected two hits in four at-bats during Friday's 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers. They were both singles, but it brought his average up to .292. Fletcher also scored once and stole a base, his 14th of the season. He is now seven for 21 across his last […]

Jorge Polanco Belts 25th Homer

Minnesota Twins second baseman/shortstop Jorge Polanco went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two RBI in Friday's loss to the Rays. Polanco got the scoring started for the Twins in the first inning with a solo homer off of Michael Wacha, then later collected an RBI double in the eighth inning. The homer, […]

Sergio Romo Serves Up Three-Run Homer To Blow Save Friday

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Sergio Romo allowed a three-run homer to suffer the blown save Friday at Toronto. Oakland led this game by six runs at one point, but after Lou Trivino and Yusmeiro Petit were ineffective, manager Bob Melvin turned to the veteran Romo who allowed two hits before serving up a three-run shot […]

Lou Trivino Serves Up Four Runs In Return From Back Injury

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Lou Trivino (back) allowed four earned runs in only 2/3 of an inning pitched in his return to action on Friday in Toronto. Trivino had missed a few games with back spasms, but never landed on the injured list. The A's closer missed three save chances while away, with Sergio Romo […]

Shohei Ohtani Looks Sharp Friday

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (9-1) was great for seven innings on the mound in Friday's 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers. He allowed two runs on seven hits, struck out eight, and walked two while picking up the win. He didn't help himself out with the bat, though, going 0-for-4 with […]

Alek Manoah Gives Up Six Runs To Athletics

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah wasn't at his sharpest on Friday, allowing six earned runs over five innings in what ended up as a no-decision in the club's 11-10 walk-off win. The right-hander was a bit wild in this one by hitting a pair of batters while walking three with five hits allowed […]

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Clubs Grand Slam

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a clutch grand slam on Friday as his team made an incredible comeback to defeat the Athletics 11-10. Gurriel stepped to the plate in the bottom of the eighth with the bases loaded in an 8-4 game and crushed a 421' blast off Yusmeiro Petit to tie […]

Sean Manaea Fires Seven Strong Innings In No-Decision At Detroit

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea allowed two runs across seven innings pitched with nine strikeouts against the Tigers on Friday. Unfortunately for fantasy managers, the bullpen couldn't hold a six-run lead and get Manaea the win, but it was a nice bounce-back start for the left-hander. Manaea hadn't pitched past the fifth inning in […]

Marcus Semien Hits Walk-Off Homer Friday

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Marcus Semien crushed a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to propel his team to an 11-10 walk-off victory over the Athletics Friday. His 370' shot off Sergio Romo was his only hit of the ball game as he went 1-for-5 in the wild high-scoring contest. The 30-year-old […]

Kyle Gibson Lit Up For Eight Runs At Miami

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Kyle Gibson had a rough night in Miami on Friday as he allowed eight earned runs across 5 1/3 innings to the Marlins. Yikes, that's not what fantasy managers were expecting in one of the best matchups you could ask for on paper. That's why they play the games, however, and […]

Randy Dobnak Surrenders Five Runs In Loss

Minnesota Twins pitcher Randy Dobnak struggled in his return from the injured list Friday. Dobnak pitched seven innings, allowing five earned runs on six hits while striking out a pair of batters with no walks issued. The righty navigated an easy first inning but ran into trouble in the second and third frames, allowing three […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/4/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/4/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 24

Left-handers of the world unite! In this week's column we're going heavy on the southpaws, as only one of the five pitchers featured is a right-hander. But before we get into that, let's recap the past couple weeks as always. Looking back at Week 22 it was a rough week for two-start streamers, as only […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 24

As the 2021 MLB season enters its final month, many players are being shut down due to injury and innings limits. Injured players are beginning to run out of time to come back from the IL. Knowing injury timelines is an extremely crucial part of the fantasy baseball season. Being able to know which players […]

Dallas Keuchel Continues To Struggle

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel had another rough outing in Friday's loss versus the Kansas City Royals. The lefty went three innings and allowed seven hits, six runs (five earned), two walks and struck out one on the evening. The former Cy Young winner has really been in a decline this season and […]