Taylor Hearn Gets Rocked By White Sox

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Taylor Hearn didn't have his best stuff during Friday's game against the Chicago White Sox. He went 3 1/3 innings, eight hits allowed, seven earned runs, three walks, and four strikeouts in the 8-0 loss. There wasn't much positive to take from Hearn's outing. He'll take a now-bloated 4.52 ERA into... Read More

Adam Duvall Continues Producing

Atlanta Braves outfielder Adam Duvall has quietly been putting together a respectable season at the plate. On Friday, he went 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI in the 6-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants. It was a wild game throughout, but the Braves weren't able to capitalize at the end. Duvall will take... Read More

Travis d'Arnaud Hits Go-Ahead Blast

Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud looked like he was going to be the hero during Friday's game against the San Francisco Giants. He blasted a three-run go-ahead home run in the ninth inning off righty Tyler Rogers. It was his lone hit of the game, but obviously an important one. He finished the day 1-for-4... Read More

Josh Donaldson Goes Yard Friday

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson went 2-for-5 with a double and a home run in Friday's win over the Blue Jays. Donaldson contributed to a five-run third inning, sending a ball 382 feet into the seats at 101.5 MPH. It's his 23rd homer of the year. Donaldson has been a frustrating fantasy asset, as... Read More

Ian Anderson Allows Three Homers In No-Decision

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Ian Anderson had trouble keeping the ball in the park during Friday's game against the San Francisco Giants. He went 5 2/3 innings, five hits allowed, four earned runs, two walks, and seven strikeouts in the 6-5 loss. Anderson allowed three home runs in this contest, but deserves the benefit of... Read More

Michael Pineda Earns Seventh Win

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Michael Pineda picked up his seventh win of the season Friday against the Blue Jays. Pineda pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, one earned, on three hits while walking a pair. The right-hander only struck out two batters but managed to generate nine whiffs, six of them on his heater.... Read More

Giancarlo Stanton Goes Yard In Friday's Victory

New York Yankees outfielder/designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Friday's win over the Indians. Stanton clubbed one of five Yankee homers, sending a ball 407 feet into the outfield seats at 106 MPH. The veteran slugger has come back down to earth after an otherworldly August but has still posted... Read More

Aaron Judge Blasts 35th Homer

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge swatted his 35th home run of the season in Friday's 8-0 victory over Cleveland. Judge started his day off with a 106.9 MPH single, then blasted a 107.9 MPH, 405-foot homer to extend the Yankee lead to 2-0. The towering slugger owns outstanding overall numbers, slashing .288/.372/.539 with 35... Read More

Brandon Nimmo Returns To Mets Lineup Friday

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo (hamstring) returned from the injured list on Friday and went 1-for-5 with a run scored in the Mets 4-3 loss to the Phillies. Nimmo had last played on September 4, so his stint on the IL was relatively short. Nimmo has been one of the few consistent hitters for... Read More

Shohei Ohtani Will Start Sunday

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani will start Sunday's game against the Oakland Athletics, according to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com. There was some doubt that Ohtani would take the mound again this season, but he felt good to go after a Friday bullpen session. Ohtani owns a 9-2 record, 3.36 ERA, 1.12 WHIP,... Read More

Bo Bichette Joins 25-Home Run Club

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette paced the offense on Wednesday by driving in five runs to help his club defeat the Rays 6-3 in the series finale. He got the scoring started early by homering off Michael Wacha in the first inning for a three-run shot before adding a sac fly and an RBI... Read More

Joey Gallo Belts Two Homers In Friday's Win

New York Yankees outfielder Joey Gallo went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two homers, and a pair of RBI in Friday's win over the Indians. Gallo gave New York a 1-0 lead with a solo shot in the second, then tacked on an insurance run with another blast in the eighth inning. The slugger mostly... Read More

Michael Conforto Doubles, Drives In One In Mets Loss

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto went 1-for-3 with a double and RBI in the Mets 4-3 loss to the Phillies on Friday. Conforto is now hitting .321/.394/.357 with four RBI and three runs scored over his last seven games (28 at-bats). While it has been a disappointing season for Conforto overall, given his poor... Read More

Two More Hits For Francisco Lindor On Friday

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored in the Mets 4-3 loss to the Phillies on Friday. Lindor is now hitting .346/.485/.846 with four homers, six RBI, and eight runs scored over his last seven games. While it took a majority of the season for Lindor to find... Read More

Corey Kluber Spins Six Scoreless Frames In Win

New York Yankees starting pitcher Corey Kluber delivered his best outing since returning from the injured list in a win over the Indians Friday. Pitching against his former team, Kluber tossed six shutout innings, allowing four hits and walking two while fanning four batters. The veteran righty had the swing-and-miss stuff working, as he induced... Read More

Taijuan Walker Loses Again On Friday

New York Mets starting pitcher Taijuan Walker allowed two earned runs on three hits, including a home run, over five innings pitched in the Mets 4-3 loss to the Phillies on Friday. Walker did not allow a walk and struck out three in the outing. While he did not pitch poorly, he once again failed... Read More

David Fletcher Picks Up Two Hits Friday

Los Angeles Angels second baseman David Fletcher went 2-for-5 with two RBI in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics. It was Fletcher's first multi-hit game since Sept. 3, and he's slashing a meager .102/.200/102 since then. Over 142 games this season, he's hitting .276 with 72 runs, 45 RBI and 15 stolen bases, but... Read More

Hunter Dozier Hits His 13th Home Run

Kansas City Royals third baseman/outfielder Hunter Dozier went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the team's 6-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Friday. The 30-year-old has had a rough season overall, but he's put together a nice string of games lately. Over his last four games, he's hit two home runs and two... Read More

Jon Heasley Gives Up Four Runs In MLB Debut

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jon Heasley was called up from Double-A to make his MLB debut against the Seattle Mariners on Friday. He went on to pitch four innings and allow six hits, no walks and four earned runs while striking out two. Brady Singer was initially slated to start Friday's game, but he... Read More

Brady Singer Placed On Injured List On Friday

The Kansas City Royals placed starting pitcher Brady Singer on the injured list on Friday. No injury was disclosed for him so the speculation is that the move was COVID-19-related. Singer was slated to start Friday's game against the Seattle Mariners before the move to the injured list was announced. The team called up Jon... Read More

Akil Baddoo Hits Leadoff Home Run On Friday

Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo started Friday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays off with a bang. He hit a leadoff home run to right field measured at 382 feet to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead out of the gate. It wound up to be his only hit of the day as he went... Read More

Gregory Soto Gets Hit By Comebacker In Rough Outing

Detroit Tigers closer Gregory Soto (hand) had a rough outing against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. He entered the game in the ninth inning while the Tigers were up 4-1 and went on to give up two hits, one walk and three earned runs without recording an out. He was hit in his throwing... Read More

Casey Mize Gives Up One Run Over Three Frames

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize had another short outing against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. He pitched three innings and allowed three hits, one walk and one earned run while striking out three. The Tigers have been closely managing Mize's load throughout September. The 53 pitches he threw in Friday's start were the... Read More

Andrew Kittredge Picks Up The Win Friday

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Andrew Kittredge struck out one over a perfect inning to earn the win during Friday's 7-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. He entered the game in the 10th inning and retired all three batters he faced to preserve a 4-4 tie. Rays outfielder Brett Phillips blasted a three-run walk-off shot in... Read More

Luis Patino Yields Four Runs In Friday’s No-Decision

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Luis Patino allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four across six innings during Friday's 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. He surrendered a leadoff home run to the Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo. The Tigers tacked on three more runs, and he was removed from... Read More

Brett Phillips Belts Three-Run Walk-Off Homer On Friday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips went 1-for-5 with a walk-off three-run home run in Friday's 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. He took Bryan Garcia deep in the bottom of the 10th inning to lead the Rays to victory 7-4. Phillips plays semi-regularly but continues to produce in the final month of the season.... Read More

Jake Fraley Doubles Friday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jake Fraley recorded his first extra-base hit since coming off the injured list in Friday's win over the Kansas City Royals, going 2-for-3 with a double and a walk. Fraley has started all three games since returning, and now has a .736 OPS with nine homers and nine steals in 10 attempts... Read More

Luis Torrens Continues Swinging Hot Bat

Seattle Mariners catcher Luis Torrens had another strong game Friday night against the Kansas City Royals, going 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored. Torrens has been stronger against left-handed pitching all season, but this outing was notably against the right-handed Jon Heasley. Torrens is now slashing .318/.365/.466 in his last 30... Read More

Ty France Reaches Four Times Against Royals Friday

Seattle Mariners infielder Ty France reached base in all four plate appearances against the Kansas City Royals Friday, going 2-for-2 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch. France has now been hit by 24 pitches this year, lifting him into the major league lead in the dubious category. More relevant for fantasy, France has lifted his... Read More

Chris Flexen Picks Up 12th Win

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Flexen picked up his 12th win of the season against the Kansas City Royals Friday, allowing one run on six hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out three batters and came one out short of a quality start. Flexen has now pitched at least five innings... Read More