Bailey Ober Fans Seven In Five Shutout Innings

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober kept rolling in Wednesday's no-decision against the Red Sox. Ober tossed five shutout innings, allowing four hits and one walk while fanning seven batters. The 26-year-old matched his career-high with the seven punchouts, generating nine whiffs, five of them on his heater, along the way. Despite registering just one […]

Miguel Sano Crushes Mammoth Homer

Minnesota Twins first/third baseman Miguel Sano belted an absolute moonshot of a home run in Wednesday's victory over Boston. Sano got every bit of a Nick Pivetta hanging slider, sending the ball a whopping 495 feet into left-center field at 116.7 MPH. It's the longest recorded home run ball in the majors this season. That's […]

Rhys Hoskins Launches 27th Homer On Wednesday Versus Tampa

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Rays on Wednesday. It was Hoskins' third homer in two starts since returning from the injured list on Sunday. The big first baseman missed some time this season, but when he's healthy Hoskins has been his usual, […]

Josh Donaldson Homers For Second Straight Game

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson went 2-for-5 with a home run, double, and two RBI in Wednesday's win over the Red Sox. Donaldson homered off his former teammate Hansel Robles in the 10th inning to break a 4-4 tie, adding a two-bagger earlier in the contest. The veteran third baseman is currently rolling, having […]

Bryce Harper Blasts 24th Homer In Loss To Rays Wednesday

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in a loss to the Rays on Wednesday. Harper also walked in the game as he raised his on-base percentage to a whopping .412 to go with his 24 homers and .567 slugging percentage. Harper's combination of on-base ability and power make him one […]

Taijuan Walker Takes Hard-Luck Loss On Wednesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Taijuan Walker went 6-plus innings pitched in the Mets 3-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, yielding just two hits, one walk, and two earned runs (three runs total). Walker was questionably removed by manager Luis Rojas in the seventh inning after just 74 pitches and a 2-1 […]

Shohei Ohtani Has Rare Poor Start Wednesday

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani had an ugly outing on Wednesday, pitching five innings, allowing four runs with seven strikeouts and no walks. The day didn't start well, as he surrendered two long balls in the first inning, and he gave up another in the fourth. He was unable to help out with […]

Anthony Santander Collects Three More Hits Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander stayed hot at the plate in Wednesday's 10-6 win over the Angels. Santander went 3-for-4 with a single, a double, and a solo home run. The 26-year-old has been on fire in August, slashing .360/.385/.747 with eight HR and 13 RBI. Fantasy managers knew Santander could hit like this based […]

Cedric Mullins Plates Three Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins had a big day at the plate in Wednesday's 10-6 win over the Angels. Mullins went 2-for-4 with a single, a leadoff home run, three RBI, and a strikeout. It was nice to see the production from the 26-year-old, as he has been slumping by his standards in August, slashing […]

Brandon Marsh Clobbers First Career Home Run

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Brandon Marsh hit his first career home run on Wednesday during their 10-6 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. He added two singles, five RBI, and a run scored as well. Marsh has been on a tear recently, slashing .429/.462/.633 across his last 13 games. The hot streak has bumped up his […]

Andrew McCutchen Collects Two Hits In Loss To Rays

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a run scored in a loss to the Rays on Wednesday. McCutchen badly needed this game as the veteran outfielder had been slumping mightily since the calendar flipped to August. This was McCutchen's first multi-hit game since July 29 as he had just four hits in his […]

Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 1PM - Lineups Advice

It's officially baseball season... do you know who to start? RotoBaller's Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a live Q&A chat session on Thursday August 26th at 1:00 pm ET. Come join in on the fun and get your fantasy baseball questions answered, or just stick around for some MLB talk! All throughout the MLB season […]

Zack Wheeler Whiffs 10 But Can't Hold Lead Versus Rays

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler had a weird start on Wednesday as he allowed seven runs - five earned - with 10 strikeouts across eight innings in a loss versus the Rays. Wheeler was cruising in this one as he generated a whopping 18 swinging strikes on 102 pitches while becoming the first pitcher […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/26/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 9-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a good one. A couple of elite arms in Mad Max and Sale mixed in with some really intriguing stacks. Of course, the Red Sox will be popular, but there are many other ways to go when it comes to bats. Deciding to pay […]

Prospects to Stash - Catcher's Corner Episode 18

Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) talk to Eric Cross (@EricCross04) about which prospects fantasy managers should be stashing him hopes of September call-ups, then dive into some prospects who could have starting jobs at the outset of 2022 and could be strong keeper assets to have on your bench now. Be sure to also tune […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/26 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/26/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/26 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Top-heavy slate tonight in terms of SP options. We have a trio of guys that have been among the league's most dominant starters in recent years. Some are in better shape than others, so we have some […]

Jonathan Villar Goes 2-For-3 In Loss To Giants

New York Mets second baseman/shortstop Jonathan Villar went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the team's 3-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. It was his second multi-hit effort over his past three games. He's now slashing .274/.329/.438 with four home runs, two stolen bases, 10 RBI and eight runs […]

Tommy Edman Tallies Two Hits And Steals A Base

St. Louis Cardinals second baseman/outfielder Tommy Edman had a solid game in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. He went 2-for-5 with a pair of singles and a stolen base. The steal was his second in as many games and his 21st of the year. The Cardinals leadoff hitter has had a decent year […]

Christian Walker Draws Three Walks In Wednesday's Win

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker helped the team defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Wednesday. He went 0-for-1 with three walks and a run scored in the game. It was his second three-walk game of the year. Walker has been doing a good job of getting on base in August. While he's batting just […]

Marcus Semien Nearing Career-Best Marks

Shortstop Marcus Semien has been fantastic in his first season with the Toronto Blue Jays this year. Over 125 games, he's slashing .267/.333/.523 with 30 home runs, 13 stolen bases, 73 RBI and 89 runs. He set his career-high in stolen bases with 14 in 2018, and the following year, he set his career-high in […]

Dane Dunning Lands On COVID-19 Injured List

The Texas Rangers placed starting pitcher Dane Dunning on the COVID-19 injured list on Wednesday. Fellow starting pitcher Jake Latz was called up in a corresponding move and he went on to start Wednesday's game against the Cleveland Indians. Dunning is one of multiple players on the Rangers who is in COVID-19 protocols. The team […]

The Outsiders: Prospect Hitters to Know for Deep Dynasty Leagues

Welcome to the latest update where I highlight prospects that should be on your radar in deep dynasty leagues. For "standard" dynasty leagues, we have RotoBaller's Premium Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings, updated and maintained by our prospect guru Marc Hulet. But for you degenerates who participate in the deepest of dynasty leagues, you always […]

Bryse Wilson Throws Five Scoreless Innings In His Return

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Bryse Wilson (arm) was activated from the injured list prior to Wednesday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He went on to start the game and he delivered a solid outing, pitching five scoreless innings. He allowed two hits and two walks while striking out seven. Wilson was sidelined for the minimum […]

Walker Buehler Picks Up 23rd Quality Start

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler threw another gem on Wednesday versus the San Diego Padres. Buehler earned his 23rd quality start of the season and went 6 2/3 innings in a no-decision. The right-hander allowed three hits, one run (zero earned), one walk and struck out eight on the evening. Buehler has been […]

Niko Goodrum Begins Rehab Assignment At Single-A

Detroit Tigers utility man Niko Goodrum (groin) began a rehab assignment at Single-A Lakeland on Wednesday. Goodrum has been sidelined since August 11 due to a left groin strain. It was estimated that he would miss a few weeks with the injury, so he's maybe just a little behind schedule at this point. Goodrum missed […]

Will Smith Won't Stop Hitting Home Runs

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith continued his power on Wednesday versus the San Diego Padres. Smith went 2-for-6 with a walk on the evening, but came through with a big solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to tie the game 1-1 at the time. The catcher leads all National League […]

AJ Pollock Hits 16th Homer In Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder AJ Pollock went 1-for-7 with the winning two-run home run in Wednesday's 16 inning thriller versus the San Diego Padres. Pollock was hitless in his first six at-bats of the game, but he came up big with his rocket off of Daniel Camarena in the top of the 16th inning to […]

Wil Myers Leaves Wednesday's Game With Hamstring Issue

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers (hamstring) was removed in the ninth inning of Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. After the game, Padres manager Jayce Tingler told the media that Myers' removal was due to a "hamstring deal." He was replaced in the game by Jake Marisnick and the Padres went on to […]