Harrison Bader Still Struggling To Get Going

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Harrison Bader went 0-for-2 on Wednesday, dropping his batting average to .091 and his OPS to .413. It's been a struggle to get going for the talented young outfielder, who was pinch hit for in the eighth inning of tonight's game. Given the short season and the increased importance of each […]

Nelson Cruz Rips RBI Double In Win

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz continued his hot start to 2020 on Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Cruz went 1-for-4 with an RBI double and two strikeouts. The 40-year-old leads the league in RBI and keeps hitting like a man half his age. His first-inning double left the bat at 106.8 MPH, the […]

Daniel Poncedeleon Has Mixed Results On Wednesday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Daniel Poncedeleon, pitching in place of Miles Mikolas (arm), lasted just 3 2/3 innings on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins. Poncedeleon allowed three runs on two hits and three walks, but he struck out eight. He proved to be hard to hit, but it took him 85 pitches (52 strikes) […]

Eddie Rosario Belts First Home Run Of Season

Minnesota Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Rosario golfed a low-and-inside fastball over the right-field wall in the fourth inning for his first homer of the year. It's his 62nd career home run at Target Field- second to […]

Dwight Smith Jr. Hits Two-Run Home Run Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Dwight Smith Jr. went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a strikeout in Wednesday's 9-3 loss to the Yankees. Smith Jr. crushed a seventh-inning Gerrit Cole fastball over the right-field wall for his first HR of the season. The 27-year-old is now 1-for-5 on the short season and will likely need […]

Taylor Rogers Picks Up First Save Against Cardinals

Minnesota Twins closer Taylor Rogers pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to notch his first save of the 2020 season. Rogers looked sharp, throwing nine of 11 pitches for strikes and recording two punch-outs. This performance came just one night after manager Rocco Baldelli curiously used Sergio Romo to pitch the ninth instead of his incumbent […]

Asher Wojciechowski Roughed Up In Wednesday Start

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Asher Wojciechowski had a tough first outing in Wednesday's 9-3 loss to the Yankees. Wojciechowski pitched five innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on four hits (including three home runs) and two walks with seven strikeouts. The 31-year-old owns a career 5.76 ERA, so he should not be on fantasy players' […]

Tyler Duffey Strikes Out The Side

Minnesota Twins reliever Tyler Duffey worked the sixth inning and struck out the side in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Duffey has been great to start the season, tossing two scoreless innings with one hit allowed and five strikeouts. It's early on, but Duffey is keeping hitters off balance with his filthy […]

Rich Hill Throws Five Scoreless Innings In Twins Debut

Minnesota Twins starter Rich Hill looked great in his debut with the team, earning a win after throwing five scoreless innings and allowing a pair of hits while striking out two batters against the St. Louis Cardinals. Hill became the first 40-year-old starting pitcher in Twins' history to throw at least five innings and allow […]

Nate Pearson Impresses Over Five Scoreless

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Nate Pearson had an outstanding major-league debut in the team's 4-0 extra-inning loss to the Nationals on Wednesday. Facing perennial Cy Young candidate Max Scherzer is no easy feat, but Pearson held his own tossing five scoreless frames in the no-decision. He allowed just two hits and two walks while […]

Sonny Gray Dominates Cubs on Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Sonny Gray was dominant in a 12-7 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Gray allowed just two unearned runs over six innings while striking out 11 on the way to his second win of the season. He gave up just one hit and issued one walk in the sparkling performance. Gray […]

Mike Moustakas Homers In Return To Action

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Mike Moustakas went 1-for-2 with two walks and a two-run homer in a 12-7 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Moustakas had missed the past few games after he reported feeling COVID-19 symptoms on Sunday. He never wound up testing positive and had to file an appeal to be able […]

Dylan Bundy Faces Struggling Mariners Thursday

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Dylan Bundy had a terrific debut with his new squad last week, and will look to keep his momentum going versus the Mariners on Thursday. He allowed one run over 6 2/3 innings against the Athletics last Friday, striking out seven in the win. The M's have whiffed the fifth-most […]

DJ LeMahieu Collects Four Hits

New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu picked up four hits in five at-bats against the Orioles on Wednesday. LeMahieu is showing no signs of slowing down after batting .327 last season, and the 32-year-old has yet to swing-and-miss this season. LeMahieu hasn’t been getting lucky so far this year, either; his xBA on Wednesday […]

Robbie Ray Faces Tough Dodgers Lineup Thursday

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray has a difficult test ahead of him Thursday as he faces off against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers currently have the second-highest batting average versus southpaws this season (.324), while being the second-hardest team to strikeout (14.3% K-rate). Ray didn't do so hot against this club in 2019 […]

Gary Sanchez Remains Hitless

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez extended his hitless streak to four games on Wednesday, with eight strikeouts over his first 12 at-bats. Contact has been an issue for Sanchez so far this year with a 33% swinging-strike rate coming into Wednesday’s game, and although frustrating, the 27-year-old hasn’t reported any injuries or reason for […]

Ryan Yarbrough Looking To Keep Momentum Going Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough is looking to build off a strong performance against the Braves on Thursday after a dominant outing versus the Blue Jays last weekend. The lefty tossed 5 1/3 scoreless frames against Toronto, allowing four hits while striking out one. The Braves have struggled versus southpaws early this season […]

Danny Duffy Allows Four Runs Over Five Innings

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy was tagged for four earned runs over five innings in Wednesday's start against the Detroit Tigers. He pounded the strike zone in the start, recording strikes on 54 of his 75 pitches. He tallied eight strikeouts and just one walk in the game. Duffy is yet to make […]

Aaron Judge Hits His First Home Run Of The Season

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge broke out of a brief home run outage with a 105 mph blast against the Orioles on Wednesday. Judge took a paltry .167/.167/.250 slash line into Wednesday’s game, but the 28-year-old’s power remains in-tact with a 97.8 mph average exit velocity for the young season. Judge doesn’t appear to […]

Kyle Hendricks Gets Rocked Versus Reds

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks got rocked on Wednesday versus the Cincinnati Reds. Over 4 1/3 innings, the righty allowed seven hits, six runs, two walks and three strikeouts. Hendricks couldn’t off pitcher more opposite than his first start of the season, but fantasy owners shouldn’t worry as Hendricks has proven to be one […]

Gerrit Cole Pitches Well On Wednesday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole pitched well against the Orioles on Wednesday, allowing three runs with seven strikeouts over 6.2 innings. Cole may have underperformed expectations against a weak Baltimore lineup, but his performance was nothing to scoff at and raised no red-flags for his rest of season performance. Cole’s next start is […]

Brady Singer Ready For Second Career Start

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brady Singer will get the ball on Thursday in a juicy matchup versus the Tigers for his second career start. Singer impressed in his debut against the Indians, striking out seven over five innings while allowing two runs. The right-hander's matchup versus Detroit is even more salivating since the club […]

Maikel Franco Tallies Three Hits On Wednesday

Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Franco continued his hot start to the season on Wednesday, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. He's recorded multiple hits in two of his past three games. Franco and Whit Merrifield have been the only bright spots for the struggling Royals offense so far this year. Through […]

J.A. Happ Set For Season Debut Thursday

New York Yankees starting pitcher J.A. Happ will finally make his season debut Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles. After a couple of postponements earlier this week, the Yankees rotation and schedule has mixed itself up, pushing Happ’s debut back. The veteran southpaw is a viable streaming option versus an O’s offense that struck out against […]

Ian Kennedy Tagged With Loss On Wednesday

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Ian Kennedy was the losing pitcher in his second appearance of the year on Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers. He entered the game in the seventh inning when the game was tied 4-4 and went on to give up a solo home run from JaCoby Jones that would be the […]

Joey Bart Promotion Might Come Soon

San Francisco Giants catching prospect Joey Bart may be receiving his major-league promotion sooner than anticipated. Manager Gabe Kapler said, “things have gone well” for Bart at their alternate site, and now that the service deadline has passed, he can be brought up without losing the extra year of control. With the Giants likely falling […]

Luis Robert Swipes First Stolen Base

Chicago White Sox outfielder phenom Luis Robert went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base on Wednesday versus the Indians. Robert has entered the 2020 season with all the hype in the world and has responded thus far with a .348 batting average. The rookie hit seventh non Wednesday, but with a hot bat […]

Lucas Giolito Hurls Six Scoreless Innings

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito bounced back against the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday. Giolito got rocked on Opening Day versus the Twins, but showed up on Wednesday by throwing six scoreless innings. The right-hander only allowed four hits with two walks and six strikeouts. Giolito will look to keep it going versus the […]

Todd Frazier Collects Three Extra-Base Hits

Texas Rangers first baseman Todd Frazier had himself a game on Wednesday in a 7-4 comeback win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Frazier finished the evening 3-for-4 with two doubles, one home run, and one RBI. According to the broadcast, it was the first time in Frazier's career that he had three extra-base hits in one […]

Jose Leclerc Held Out Wednesday With Shoulder Tightness

Texas Rangers closer Jose Leclerc did not enter Wednesday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks due to tightness in his right shoulder. Instead, Nick Goody entered the game and converted the save situation. The Rangers seem to believe that it is not a long-term concern for Leclerc, but if he has to miss more time, Goody […]