Alex Cobb Takes No-Decision Friday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Alex Cobb turned in a decent start but took a no-decision in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rays. Cobb pitched four innings, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks with two strikeouts. The veteran now owns a 2.89 ERA with eight strikeouts and three walks over his first two […]

Cole Sulser Earns Second Save Of Season Friday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Cole Sulser picked up his second save of the season in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rays. Sulser pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning with two strikeouts to secure the win. The 30-year-old has now converted two of three save opportunities and has a 6.75 ERA. It looks like Sulser will be […]

Alex Avila Launches Solo Home Run

Minnesota Twins catcher Alex Avila hit his first home run of the 2020 season in Friday's win over Cleveland. Avila's blast was a 405-foot homer that traveled at an exit velocity of 105.1 MPH. The 33-year-old doesn't provide much fantasy value at this point in his career, though it's fair to wonder if he'll get […]

Anthony Santander Plates Three Friday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander went 3-for-4 with two singles, a two-run home run, and a strikeout in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rays. Santander took Blake Snell deep in the fourth inning for his second long ball of the season. The 25-year-old is now hitting .273 with seven RBI on the season and is […]

Taylor Williams Secures Second Save

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Taylor Williams pitched a clean inning and secured his second save of the season in Friday's win over the Athletics. After Yoshihisa Hirano landed on the injured list, the Mariners seem to be taking the closer-by-committee approach as both Williams and Dan Altavilla have recorded saves for the team. For now, […]

Eddie Rosario Drives In Two Against Cleveland

Minnesota Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario picked up a two-run double in Friday's win over the Cleveland Indians. Rosario also had a single, but was thrown out while trying stretch it into a double in the third inning. The 28-year-old said his more patient approach to start the season was throwing his timing off and that […]

Kyle Lewis Extends Multi-Hit Streak To Six Games

Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run in Friday's win over the Athletics. Lewis is now batting .455 on the season, has a hit in every game so far and multiple hits in his last six games. While Lewis has two home runs on the year, those are his […]

Max Kepler Clobbers Solo Home Run

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Kepler absolutely crushed a 3-1 fastball 444 feet into the upper deck in right field for his third homer of the season. The ball traveled at an exit velocity of 106.9 MPH, […]

Taijuan Walker Pitches Seven Strong Innings Friday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Taijuan Walker gave up one hit and two walks over seven shutout innings in Friday's win over the Athletics. Walker looked great in his second start back from a lengthy absence and the strikeouts were back too as he struck out eight batters. Walker had a rough first start of the […]

Craig Kimbrel Continues To Struggle

Chicago Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel allowed back-to-back home runs in a non-save situation on Friday versus the Pirates. Kimbrel was able to get out of the inning and secure a Cubs win, but he now owns a 27.00 ERA. The Cubs bullpen has struggled in general and Kimbrel will need to improve his performance to […]

Taylor Rogers Works Easy Ninth For Second Save

Minnesota Twins closer Taylor Rogers needed just five pitches to get through the ninth inning of Friday's 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Rogers has looked really good in two appearances, notching two saves, two punch-outs and throwing 13 of 16 pitches for strikes. It was nice to see manager Rocco Baldelli go to the […]

Yu Darvish Shines Versus Pirates On Friday Night

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish returned to form on Friday versus the Pirates. Over six innings, Darvish allowed two hits, zero runs, one walk and struck out seven hitters. The right-hander is now 1-1 and will square off against the Royals in a favorable matchup.

Randy Dobnak Tosses Five Scoreless Innings In Win

Minnesota Twins pitcher Randy Dobnak earned his first win of the 2020 season against the Cleveland Indians on Friday. Dobnak tossed five scoreless innings, allowing three hits, walking two and striking out four. While he did have some long innings, it's still an impressive performance for the 25-year-old, who threw 63 of 94 pitches for […]

Jordan Montgomery Looks Good On Friday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery looked good on Friday, allowing one run over 5.2 innings against the Red Sox. Montgomery’s velocity was reportedly up this preseason, and that uptick has carried into the regular season with Montgomery’s fastball averaging 93 mph and touching 95 mph on Friday. Also encouraging is that Montgomery generated […]

Kyle Lewis Continues Historic Hot Rookie Start In 2020

If the MVP Award were given out after just over a week of play, Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis would likely be highly considered for the honors in the American League. With another multi-hit performance Friday, Lewis became the first rookie to compile at least 15 hits in his team’s first eight games since 1977. […]

Kris Bubic Has Short Outing In MLB Debut

Kansas City Royals pitcher Kris Bubic was tagged with the loss in his MLB debut on Friday against the Chicago White Sox. He pitched four innings and allowed three hits, one walk and three runs, two of which were earned. He struck out three in the game. Bubic earned his opportunity to start due to […]

Jack Flaherty Has Stingy Matchup Bumped To Saturday

St. Louis Cardinals right-handed pitcher Jack Flaherty has been arguably the best pitcher in the sport since last year’s All-Star break. After his projected start Friday was postponed due to multiple positive COVID-19 tests by his teammates, he draws the start Saturday in a loaded slate. While the righty has amassed a minuscule 1.02 ERA […]

Salvador Perez Records Three Hits On Friday

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez had his first multi-hit game of the year on Friday against the Chicago White Sox, going 3-for-4 with an RBI. Coming into the game, Perez was hitting just .179 on the young season. He's been providing decent power numbers with two home runs and five RBI on the year, […]

Tommy Kahnle Recommended For Tommy John Surgery

New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Tommy Kahnle is likely facing the end of his 2020 season after being placed on the injured list earlier in the day due to forearm tightness. Now, Kahnle has been recommended to have Tommy John surgery in order to repair a damaged right arm. Kahnle looked sharp in his lone […]

Dellin Betances Heads Mets Bullpen Implosion Versus Braves

New York Mets right-handed pitcher Dellin Betances had his poorest outing of the season Friday against Atlanta, allowing four earned runs on two hits and two walks while recording just one out. In the wake of the struggles of right-hander Edwin Diaz, it was widely believed that if the Mets were going to make a […]

Tim Anderson Exits Early Due To Hip Injury

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson (hip) departed from Friday’s game against the Royals due to a sore right hip. Leury Garcia -- who was on the bench in the wake of Nick Madrigal’s debut -- pinch-hit for Anderson in the seventh and remained in the game at shortstop. Anderson had been 2-for-3 at the […]

Trevor Bauer’s Favorable Start Moved Up To Saturday Afternoon

Cincinnati Reds right-handed pitcher Trevor Bauer diced up Detroit’s offense in his season debut last week. Now, he’ll run it back Saturday against the Tigers in a contest that has been bumped up to a 1:10 p.m. ET start due to incoming inclement weather near Comerica Park. While Bauer will fall outside the main slate […]

Josh Donaldson Day-To-Day With Right Calf Tightness

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson (calf) is considered day-to-day with right calf tightness. Ehire Adrianza substituted for Donaldson as a pinch-hitter in the second inning, which was odd because there was seemingly nothing wrong with the veteran third baseman. It doesn't sound too serious right now, though it should be noted that this isn't […]

Josh Donaldson Removed From Game In Second Inning

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson was removed from the game against the Cleveland Indians in the second inning. Ehire Adrianza pinch-hit for Donaldson against right-hander Mike Clevinger. It's curious, because nothing appeared to be wrong with the 34-year-old earlier in the game. Stay tuned for updates on the status of the veteran third baseman.

Shin-Soo Choo Leading Off, Willie Calhoun Batting Sixth

Texas Rangers outfielders Shin Soo-Choo and Willie Calhoun are both in Friday's lineup against the San Francisco Giants. Choo is off to a slow start to 2020, as he is just 1-for-13 with one RBI in five games while Calhoun is hitless in 11 at-bats. Perhaps both players can get going in a favorable matchup […]

Tyler Naquin Resumes Sprinting On Friday

Cleveland Indians outfielder Tyler Naquin (toe) was able to sprint and take live batting practice on Friday. Naquin is still recovering from a hairline fracture in his right toe and has yet to step on the field for the Indians in 2020. The 29-year-old has pop in his bat, with an OPS of .792 and […]

Scott Oberg Feels Good After Throwing on Thursday

Colorado Rockies reliever Scott Oberg (back) felt good after throwing a live batting practice session on Thursday. “That went well and I recovered well again today. I believe I have another live BP soon and go from there.” Oberg said. The 30-year-old right-hander was placed on the 10-day injured list with a lower-back strain and […]

Jesus Luzardo Will Make First Career Start on Tuesday

Oakland Athletics pitcher Jesus Luzardo will make the first start of his MLB career on Tuesday against the Rangers. Luzardo began the season in the bullpen as he was getting stretched out after appearing late to summer camp, but he will join the rotation after a pair of relief appearances. As a result of Luzardo […]

Khris Davis Out of Lineup on Friday

Oakland Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis (rest) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners. The 32-year-old will sit for the second consecutive game after getting off to a very slow start at the plate in four games. Davis has gone 0-for-15 at the plate, in addition to seven strikeouts through the […]

Ryan Pressly Could Be Available on Saturday

Houston Astros reliever Ryan Pressly (elbow) could be available for Saturday's game against the Angels. The 31-year-old has yet to make his season debut as he has been dealing with elbow soreness, but Astros manager Dusty Baker said the right-hander might be available to pitch in Saturday or Sunday's contest. Pressly enjoyed a productive 2019 […]