Austin Hays Steals Second Base Of The Year

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays swiped his second base of the year Wednesday against the New York Yankees. He also went 1-for-4 with a single and an RBI. It's been a disappointing season for the 26-year-old, as he's managed just a .715 OPS with 11 homers in 283 at-bats. He's had an especially tough go […]

Ryan Mountcastle Homers Again Amidst Tear

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Ryan Mountcastle continued his hot hitting Wednesday against the New York Yankees, coming through with another home run, his 19th of the season. In addition to the solo shot, Mountcastle also provided a sacrifice fly in four plate appearances. Mountcastle has provided a .464/.467/.893 slash line with three homers in his […]

Matt Harvey Sees Scoreless Streak End Before Tweaking Knee

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Matt Harvey (knee) hadn't allowed a run in his last three outings entering Wednesday, but that streak came to an end against the New York Yankees. Harvey allowed two runs on three hits and two walks in four innings pitched. He struck out one batter. Harvey had only thrown 63 pitches […]

J.D. Davis Encounters Wrist Setback

New York Mets third baseman J.D. Davis (hand) experienced a flare-up with his left hand last week. It's the same injury that caused him to be placed on the injured list in April and cost him months of the season before returning on July 16. The injury figures to persist for the rest of the […]

Edwin Diaz Placed On Paternity List Before Wednesday's Game

New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz was placed on the paternity list prior to Wednesday night's game against the Miami Marlins. Relief pitcher Jake Reed was called up to take his place on the roster. With Diaz absent, Trevor May figures to take over the closer role. Diaz has been somewhat ineffective of late, […]

Trevor May Earns Fourth Save With Diaz Absent

New York Mets relief pitcher Trevor May stepped into the ninth inning role Wednesday with Edwin Diaz on the paternity list, and he earned his fourth save of the season against the Miami Marlins. May did not allow a baserunner and struck out two of the three batters he faced in an inning of work. […]

Carlos Carrasco Gets 13 Outs Wednesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco offered a glimpse of his potential Wednesday, going 4 1/3 innings and giving up two runs on five hits and no walks. He struck out five batters. Carrasco didn't allow a hit until the third inning, and was cruising until appearing to hit a wall in the fifth. […]

Pete Alonso Walks Twice And Steals A Bag

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso didn't record a hit against the Miami Marlins Wednesday, but he did reach twice via the walk in five plate appearances. On one of those occasions, he took advantage of a snoozing Zach Thompson to steal his second base of the season. It was only the fourth of […]

Javier Baez Hits Second Mets Homer

New York Mets infielder Javier Baez hit his second homer as a Met Wednesday, knocking an Anthony Bass pitch over the fence in right field for an opposite-field solo shot. It was his 24th of the year, and gave the Mets an important insurance run in a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins. Baez went […]

AJ Pollock Continues To Swing A Hot Bat

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder AJ Pollock went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI in Wednesday's victory versus the Houston Astros. Pollock has been on fire over the past month and is hitting .368 with eight home runs and 17 RBI over his last 30 games. The only concern for Pollock and his […]

Matt Barnes Saves 24th With Easy Inning

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes locked down his 24th save of the year Wednesday evening, setting down the Detroit Tigers he faced one-two-three. He recorded two strikeouts in the outing. He now has secured 24 of his 28 save opportunities, with a 2.25 ERA, a 0.80 WHIP, and 68 strikeouts in 44 innings. […]

Will Smith Hits Three-Run Homer In Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith went 1-for-3 with a walk and three-run home run in Wednesday's victory versus the Houston Astros. Smith has been enjoying a great year at the plate for the Dodgers and has become one of the best offensive catchers in the game. The Dodgers lineup is as dangerous as any […]

Mookie Betts Hits Two Homers In Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Wednesday's victory versus the Houston Astros. Betts hit both of his homers in the bottom of the first and second innings off of Jake Odorizzi. Betts has been hitting the ball very well since returning from the injured list […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Strikes Out 10 Tigers

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez had an outstanding start Wednesday, allowing no runs on two hits and four walks in five innings against the Detroit Tigers. He struck out a season-high 10 batters and picked up his eighth win of the year. This is the type of start that Rodriguez's fantasy managers have […]

Max Scherzer Gets Curtain Call In Dodgers Debut

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Max Scherzer enjoyed a nice outing in his debut with his new club on Wednesday versus the Houston Astros. Scherzer was dominant on the evening with 10 strikeouts and also allowed five hits, two runs and a walk in seven innings. Scherzer came over from the Washington Nationals in a […]

J.D. Martinez Hits 21st Homer Wednesday

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez got the scoring going against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, with a solo home run off starter Casey Mize in the second inning. It was his 21st long ball of the season. Martinez has now had too good days in a row after after a five-game stretch in which […]

Jarren Duran Hits Solo Shot Wednesday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran hit a solo shot Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers, with his second homer of the season coming as the second half of a back-to-back set with Kike Hernandez off starter Casey Mize. It was Duran's only hit in five at-bats. Though Duran has only contributed a .528 OPS in […]

Kike Hernandez Homers Wednesday

Boston Red Sox utility man Kike Hernandez was back in the lineup batting leadoff against the Detroit Tigers after a day off Tuesday, and apparently the rest did him good as he went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a walk, and two RBI. The homer was his 15th of the year, and he's […]

Alcides Escobar Returns To Lineup Wednesday

Washington Nationals infielder Alcides Escobar returned to the starting lineup Wednesday, batting second and playing shortstop. He had missed the previous for games with a swollen right wrist. He went 0-for-3 with a walk in his first game back against the Philadelphia Phillies. Though he appears to have been displaced by Victor Robles at the […]

Carter Kieboom Homers For Second Time In Three Days

Washington Nationals third baseman Carter Kieboom homered again Wednesday, giving him two for the season, both of which have come in the last three games. Kieboom was 2-for-4 with two RBI against the Phillies for the game. Kieboom has played in just 12 games this season, with his playing time greatly increasing following the trade […]

Luis Garcia Homers Twice Wednesday

Washington Nationals infielder Luis Garcia continued to show off his potential Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with two solo homers against the Philadelphia Phillies. Garcia has been afforded just 45 at-bats this year, with 24 of those coming in the past week, and he's put together a slash line of .167/.200/.542 with three homers in those seven […]

Victor Robles Knocks Leadoff Homer

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles got off to an auspicious start Wednesday knocking the first pitch he was over the fence for a leadoff home run against Chase Anderson and the Philadelphia Phillies. He also walked in four plate appearances. The homer was just his second of the season. Robles has taken over as the […]

Paolo Espino Gives Up Season-High Six Runs

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Paolo Espino had his worst start of the year against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, giving up six hits on eight runs and a walk in five innings. He struck out three batters. Espino had previously been quite successful, never giving up more than three earned runs in an outing. Despite his […]

Mitch Haniger Adds Three Hits Wednesday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger picked up three hits against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, going 3-for-4 with a triple and a run scored. It's Haniger's first three-hit game since July 24, which is also the last time he hit a home run, with two of them in that game. Despite a slight drop-off in […]

Jameson Taillon Whiffs Season-High 10 Batters In No-Decision

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon was masterful despite not factoring into the decision in Wednesday's outing against the Orioles. Taillon tossed 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits. He walked just one batter and struck out a season-high 10, generating an impressive 18 swings and misses on 90 pitches. […]

Trent Grisham Bags Two Doubles Wednesday

San Diego Padres outfielder Trent Grisham went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and run scored Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics. Coming into the series on an 0-for-20 slide in his previous seven contests, Grisham collected four knocks and three RBI in the two-game series. Through 333 plate appearances, the 24-year-old owns a respectable .253/.339/.433 […]

Logan Gilbert Takes The Loss Wednesday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert was saddled with his third loss of the year Wednesday. He allowed three runs on four hits and four walks to the Tampa Bay Rays in five innings while striking out six batters. This is the second outing of Gilbert's young career in which he's walked four batters, an […]

Patrick Wisdom Drives In Three Runs

Chicago Cubs infielder/outfielder Patrick Wisdom went 3-for-4 with three RBI in Wednesday's victory versus the Colorado Rockies. Wisdom provided all three Cubs runs with a bases clearing double in the top of the fifth inning versus Jon Gray. Wisdom has come out of nowhere this season and has been a valuable member for both the […]

Manuel Rodriguez Earns First Save

Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Manuel Rodriguez earned his first career save versus the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday evening. The Cubs called up Rodriguez when they dealt the bulk of their bullpen last week and he has now appeared in three games with Wednesday being his first save opportunity. Rodriguez took care of business and allowed […]

Joe Musgrove's Victory Spoiled By Bullpen

San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove tossed six frames of one-run baseball Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics, settling for a no-decision. The right-hander struck out five in a crisp 99 pitches, yielding two hits and three walks. Musgrove's only mistake was a solo shot to infielder Jed Lowrie in the second inning, leaving with a […]