Glenn Otto Posts No-Decision Against Angels

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Glenn Otto made his second career start on Friday against the Los Angeles Angels. He lasted 4 2/3 innings, four hits allowed, two earned runs, one walk, and four strikeouts in the 3-2 loss. The 25-year-old gave up two runs in the first inning, but settled in after that. It wouldn't […]

Giancarlo Stanton Homers, Delivers Walk-Off Hit

New York Yankees designated hitter/outfielder Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's victory over the Orioles. Stanton's fingerprints were all over this Yankee win, as he homered in the fourth inning, then won the game in the 11th inning with an RBI single. His homer traveled 424 feet at […]

Nestor Cortes Jr. Fans Seven In No-Decision

New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched well in Friday's win over the Orioles despite not factoring into the decision. Cortes tossed 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits and two walks while fanning seven batters. The lefty generated 13 whiffs, 11 of them coming on his fastball-slider combo, punching out hitters […]

David Fletcher Racks Up Two Hits Friday

Los Angeles Angels second baseman David Fletcher collected two hits in four at-bats during Friday's 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers. They were both singles, but it brought his average up to .292. Fletcher also scored once and stole a base, his 14th of the season. He is now seven for 21 across his last […]

Jorge Polanco Belts 25th Homer

Minnesota Twins second baseman/shortstop Jorge Polanco went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two RBI in Friday's loss to the Rays. Polanco got the scoring started for the Twins in the first inning with a solo homer off of Michael Wacha, then later collected an RBI double in the eighth inning. The homer, […]

Sergio Romo Serves Up Three-Run Homer To Blow Save Friday

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Sergio Romo allowed a three-run homer to suffer the blown save Friday at Toronto. Oakland led this game by six runs at one point, but after Lou Trivino and Yusmeiro Petit were ineffective, manager Bob Melvin turned to the veteran Romo who allowed two hits before serving up a three-run shot […]

Lou Trivino Serves Up Four Runs In Return From Back Injury

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Lou Trivino (back) allowed four earned runs in only 2/3 of an inning pitched in his return to action on Friday in Toronto. Trivino had missed a few games with back spasms, but never landed on the injured list. The A's closer missed three save chances while away, with Sergio Romo […]

Shohei Ohtani Looks Sharp Friday

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (9-1) was great for seven innings on the mound in Friday's 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers. He allowed two runs on seven hits, struck out eight, and walked two while picking up the win. He didn't help himself out with the bat, though, going 0-for-4 with […]

Alek Manoah Gives Up Six Runs To Athletics

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah wasn't at his sharpest on Friday, allowing six earned runs over five innings in what ended up as a no-decision in the club's 11-10 walk-off win. The right-hander was a bit wild in this one by hitting a pair of batters while walking three with five hits allowed […]

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Clubs Grand Slam

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a clutch grand slam on Friday as his team made an incredible comeback to defeat the Athletics 11-10. Gurriel stepped to the plate in the bottom of the eighth with the bases loaded in an 8-4 game and crushed a 421' blast off Yusmeiro Petit to tie […]

Sean Manaea Fires Seven Strong Innings In No-Decision At Detroit

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea allowed two runs across seven innings pitched with nine strikeouts against the Tigers on Friday. Unfortunately for fantasy managers, the bullpen couldn't hold a six-run lead and get Manaea the win, but it was a nice bounce-back start for the left-hander. Manaea hadn't pitched past the fifth inning in […]

Marcus Semien Hits Walk-Off Homer Friday

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Marcus Semien crushed a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to propel his team to an 11-10 walk-off victory over the Athletics Friday. His 370' shot off Sergio Romo was his only hit of the ball game as he went 1-for-5 in the wild high-scoring contest. The 30-year-old […]

Kyle Gibson Lit Up For Eight Runs At Miami

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Kyle Gibson had a rough night in Miami on Friday as he allowed eight earned runs across 5 1/3 innings to the Marlins. Yikes, that's not what fantasy managers were expecting in one of the best matchups you could ask for on paper. That's why they play the games, however, and […]

Randy Dobnak Surrenders Five Runs In Loss

Minnesota Twins pitcher Randy Dobnak struggled in his return from the injured list Friday. Dobnak pitched seven innings, allowing five earned runs on six hits while striking out a pair of batters with no walks issued. The righty navigated an easy first inning but ran into trouble in the second and third frames, allowing three […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/4/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/4/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 24

Left-handers of the world unite! In this week's column we're going heavy on the southpaws, as only one of the five pitchers featured is a right-hander. But before we get into that, let's recap the past couple weeks as always. Looking back at Week 22 it was a rough week for two-start streamers, as only […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 24

As the 2021 MLB season enters its final month, many players are being shut down due to injury and innings limits. Injured players are beginning to run out of time to come back from the IL. Knowing injury timelines is an extremely crucial part of the fantasy baseball season. Being able to know which players […]

Dallas Keuchel Continues To Struggle

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel had another rough outing in Friday's loss versus the Kansas City Royals. The lefty went three innings and allowed seven hits, six runs (five earned), two walks and struck out one on the evening. The former Cy Young winner has really been in a decline this season and […]

Bullpen Report: Navigating the Final Month

The baseball season has flown by and just like that we are in the home stretch. You hear all the time that the season is a sprint and not a marathon, but as someone who ran cross country in high school, I can tell you that even long races become a sprint towards the end. […]

Vladimir Gutierrez Takes Sixth Loss

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Vladimir Gutierrez allowed four runs (three earned) over 3 1/3 innings in a 15-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday. Gutierrez struck out one and walked one while throwing just 41 of 67 pitches for strikes. The rookie hurler coughed up two homers in the start before departing early. Gutierrez has […]

Eugenio Suarez Reaches 25 Homers

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez went 1-for-2 with a solo homer and a walk in a 15-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday. Suarez reached 25 homers in a season for the fourth time in five years when he launched a second-inning Tyler Alexander offering over the fence for a solo shot. The […]

Nick Ahmed Triples, Logs Two RBI On Friday

Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Nick Ahmed went 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run scored during Friday's 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners. He lined a two-run single into left field to tie the game 5-5. The 31-year-old is starting to heat up and has logged multi-hit efforts each in three of his last […]

Madison Bumgarner Yields Five Runs In No-Decision

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner allowed five earned runs on five hits and five walks while striking out five across six innings during Friday's 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners. He did not factor into the decision. The southpaw was hurt by the long ball and surrendered home runs to Mitch Haniger and Jarred Kelenic. […]

Jonathan India Hits Two-Run Homer In Loss

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in a 15-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday. India went deep off of Detroit reliever Kyle Funkhouser in the fifth inning on a shot that pulled the Reds to within one run of tying the game at the time. India's rookie […]

Steven Brault Struggles In Friday’s Loss

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Steven Brault (0-3) allowed five earned runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out four across four innings during Friday's 6-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs. He was tagged with his third loss of the season. The 29-year-old yielded five runs, including a solo blast to Michael Hermosillo in the […]

Andrew Kittredge Notches Sixth Save

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Andrew Kittredge struck out two over a scoreless inning to earn the save during Friday's 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. He entered the ninth inning to protect a two-run lead. The 31-year-old allowed one base runner but made quick work of the Twins by retiring three batters on nine pitches […]

Michael Wacha Strikes Out Seven In Victory

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Michael Wacha (3-4) allowed two earned runs on three hits and no walks while striking out seven over six innings during Friday's 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. He picked up his third win of the season. The 30-year-old cruised through most of the game but surrendered a pair of homers […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for September 4th, 2021

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for September 4th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/4/21): MLB DFS Lineups

The Saturday split is about the same as last Saturday. There are six early games, eight games on the main slate, and one game that bucked the trend of normal start times. Its punishment is banishment from the classic slates and relegated to a showdown that no one can find unless they look for it. […]

Charlie Blackmon Hits 12th Home Run On Friday

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a strikeout in a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday. Blackmon was a crucial contributor on Friday, driving in two runs in the tight ball game. He hit his 12th home run of the season off Huascar Ynoa in […]