Aaron Brooks Pitches Six Scoreless Innings On Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Aaron Brooks apparently had the secret to slowing down the red-hot Nationals on Tuesday. The Nationals had won five straight games, scoring at least seven runs in each victory before Brooks completely shut them down. Brooks pitched six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out six. […]

Adam Plutko Strikes Out Nine On Tuesday

Cleveland Indians pitcher Adam Plutko recorded a season-high nine strikeouts in Tuesday's 10-1 win against the Tigers. Plutko pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing three hits, two walks and one earned run in the start. He is now 6-3 with a 4.34 ERA and 1.14 WHIP on the year. It was an easy matchup for Plutko, […]

Noah Syndergaard Hopes to Stay Hot Wednesday

New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard has been one of the best pitchers in baseball since the All-Star break, and he will have a chance to build on that Wednesday in a home start against the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs are not nearly as dangerous a team on the road, and the right-hander sports a […]

Max Scherzer Has Elite Matchup Wednesday

Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer has one of the best possible matchups on Wednesday. Scherzer will take the bump at home against the light-hitting Baltimore Orioles in his second start back from the injured list. The ace struggled a bit in his first start back, allowing a run in only four innings pitched against the […]

Peter Alonso Cracks Another Home Run Tuesday

New York Mets first baseman Peter Alonso stayed hot on Tuesday in a loss against the Chicago Cubs. Alonso went 1-for-4 with a home run off Yu Darvish. It was the rookie's 42nd home run of the season. Alonso is smashing all kind of rookie records for the Mets this season and remains one of […]

Trea Turner Smacks Two Hits Tuesday

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner was the lone bright spot on Tuesday in a loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Turner went 2-for-4 with a triple in the 2-0 loss to the O's. It was the young shortstop's fifth triple of the season. Turner has been extremely productive atop the Nationals order this season, hitting .302 […]

Scott Kingery Back In Lineup

Philadelphia Phillies infielder/outfielder Scott Kingery (stomach) is back in the starting lineup on Wednesday. He's at third base and is hitting seventh against Pirates starter Mitch Keller. Kingery has been adequate for fantasy owners in deeper mixed leagues this year, although he can be quite streaky. He's hitting .284 (23-for-81) with two home runs, 13 […]

Patrick Corbin Solid on Tuesday

Washington Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin took a hard-luck loss on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles. Corbin pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on four hits to go along with nine strikeouts. The southpaw coughed up two runs in the first inning but settled down nicely after that. Unfortunately, the Nationals offense was shut out and […]

Marcus Stroman Hit With Loss Tuesday

New York Mets right-hander Marcus Stroman struggled on Tuesday in a loss to the Chicago Cubs. Stroman pitched six innings, but allowed four runs on six hits and two walks. He struck out seven. Stroman kept the ball in the infield with nine ground ball outs, but he was also touched up for two home […]

Mike Leake Dominates on Tuesday

Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Mike Leake earned a win on Tuesday over the San Francisco Giants. Leake went 7 1/3 innings, allowing just two runs on four hits to go along with two strikeouts. He succeeded with 11 ground ball outs despite the low strikeout total. At this point of the season, Leake isn't someone to […]

Didi Gregorius Still Absent

New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius (shoulder) remains out of the starting lineup on Wednesday. Gregorius hasn't played since being hit by a pitch in the shoulder on Sunday, but he remains day-to-day. Tyler Wade gets the start at shortstop and will bat ninth against Mariners left-hander Justus Sheffield. Wade, who hits left-handed, is hitting […]

Cameron Maybin Back In Lineup

New York Yankees outfielder Cameron Maybin (wrist) is back in the starting lineup on Wednesday, starting in left field and batting eighth against Mariners left-hander Justus Sheffield. Maybin has been very solid for the Bombers this year, hitting .297/.375/.500 with eight homers, 40 runs, 26 RBI and seven stolen bases, but he's also been struggling […]

Cardinals Not Expected To Call Up Dylan Carlson

The St. Louis Cardinals are not expected to call up outfield prospect Dylan Carlson this year unless a series of injuries happen above him on the depth chart. Carlson has been impressive, though, winning Texas League Player of the Year after he was promoted to Triple-A Memphis just weeks ago. The 20-year-old switch-hitter led the […]

Adrian Houser Hoping To Make Next Start

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Adrian Houser (hip), who was forced to leave his start early on Tuesday against the Cardinals, said he's sore but hopeful of making his next start. The right-hander has been one of the team's better pitchers in the second half, and he's sporting a nice 3.52 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 87 […]

Emmanuel Clase To Open Against Angels

Texas Rangers pitcher Emmanuel Clase will serve as the opener in front of Ariel Jurado against the Angels on Wednesday. Clase has a 4.35 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and nine strikeouts in just 10 1/3 innings at the major league level this year. He won't have any fantasy value as the opener and is likely to […]

Kolten Wong Returns Against Brewers

St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong (toe) is back in the starting lineup and is at second base and hitting second against Brewers starter Jordan Lyles. Wong fouled a ball off his toe last Saturday but pinch hit Tuesday night and was 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI. He's been really hot in […]

Mike Moustakas Remains Out Wednesday

Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Mike Moustakas (wrist) is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday for the second straight day. It's not a serious injury, so Moose could be back in the lineup any day now. Cory Spangenberg is at third base and will hit seventh against Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty. The 28-year-old performed very […]

Jackie Bradley Jr. Hits Missile Out Of Coors Field

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. had just one hit, a solo home run, in Tuesday's 10-6 win over the Rockies. According to BaseballSavant, it was a 478-foot, 112 mph bomb that entered the atmosphere at Coors Field, marking Bradley Jr.'s 17th long ball of the season. Six of his 13 hits in August […]

Christian Vazquez Clubs 19th Homer In Win

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez only notched one hit in Tuesday's win over Colorado, a two-run homer in the fourth inning. Vazquez has taken a steep ascent up the fantasy catcher rankings with his career year of 112 hits, 55 runs, 57 runs batted in, and 24 walks on top of his 19 bombs. […]

Xander Bogaerts Takes Advantage Of Coors Field

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts finished 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over Colorado. Bogaerts sent a line drive over the center field wall in the fifth inning for his 28th long ball of the year. He hasn't stopped mashing all season and has already set […]

Rick Porcello Survives Coors Field

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello allowed just two runs over five innings, while striking out five and walking none in a 10-6 win over the Rockies on Tuesday. Porcello was solid, despite scattering eight hits. Although, none of them were a home run, which is just the eighth time in 27 starts this […]

Lucas Giolito Goes Six Innings Versus Twins

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito picked up another quality start on Tuesday versus the Minnesota Twins. Giolito allowed four hits, two runs, three walks and struck out nine over six innings. Giolito was hurt by a pair of solo home runs by Marwin Gonzalez and Jonathan Schoop in the second inning, but cooled […]

Corey Dickerson Collects Two Hits Tuesday

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Corey Dickerson went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI Tuesday vs Pittsburgh. Dickerson has been swinging a hot bat lately with 10 hits in his last six games which is a continuation of his strong hitting since being acquired by the Phillies. Since the trade, Dickerson is batting .289 with […]

Mike Minor's Good Start Ruined In Seventh

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Minor allowed four runs in 6 2/3 innings and took his eighth loss of the season Tuesday at the Angels. Minor was cruising along through six scoreless innings before a four-spot in the seventh knocked him out of the game. The final result is disappointing for fantasy owners but overall […]

Danny Santana Launches Homer No. 23

Texas Rangers third baseman Danny Santana went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Angels Tuesday. Santana now has two hits in his last 22 plate appearances, with both hits being home runs. Santana was due for some regression after a torrid start to the second half as his BABIP was […]

Zack Godley Picks Up First Win Since June

Former Diamondback and current Toronto Blue Jay Zack Godley earned the win on Tuesday night, serving as the primary pitcher behind opener Wilmer Font. Godley went three innings, giving up no runs on two hits and two walks on his way to earning his first victory since being traded to Toronto. In his five appearances […]

Ken Giles Gets First Save in Two Weeks

Toronto closer Ken Giles shut down the Braves for his 17th save on Tuesday night, his first since August 13. The Blue Jays closer has been troubled with elbow issues over the last month but looked sharp on Tuesday, allowing Billy Hamilton to reach on a single before striking out Ronald Acuna Jr. and Freddie […]

Adam Haseley Drives In Two, Steals Base

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Adam Haseley went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base in a loss to the Pirates Tuesday. The injuries in the Philadelphia outfield have led to everyday playing time for the rookie, but he remains on the fringes of fantasy relevancy. Haseley is batting just .246 and that is mostly empty […]

Michael Pineda Picks Up Third Straight Win

Minnesota Twins right-hander Michael Pineda pitched well in a 3-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Pineda allowed just one run over five innings while striking out eight and walking one. His only mistake was a fourth-inning solo homer off the bat of Tim Anderson. Pineda picked up a win, his third in […]

Adrian Houser Injured During Start Tuesday

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Adrian Houser (hip) left his start early on Tuesday against the Cardinals with left hip discomfort. Manager Craig Counsell doesn't think the injury is serious, but "it is a concern." Houser's fantasy owners were bummed he didn't get a chance at a quality start, as he allowed just four hits and […]