Yordan Alvarez is Back on Sunday

Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (knee) is back in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Seattle Mariners. Alvarez sat out the last two games due to a sore left knee. Alvarez will serve as the designated hitter and bat cleanup versus lefty Marco Gonzales. Alvarez has three home runs in his last […]

Max Kepler is Sitting on Sunday

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Chicago White Sox. This appears to be a routine off day for Kepler, but he should be back in the lineup next game. Ehire Adrianza will bat seventh and play right field versus righty Lucas Giolito. Adrianza doesn't […]

Kyle Hendricks Set To Return Tuesday

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks (shoulder) is scheduled to start Tuesday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hendricks has been sidelined since the middle June with right shoulder inflammation. The right-hander owns a 7-5 record with a 3.36 ERA and 1.14 WHIP over 14 starts. Owners may want to see how Hendricks does in his first […]

Keston Hiura (2B, MIL) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 37% of leagues ANALYSIS: This may be the last time that Keston Hiura appears on any waiver wire pickups list - because it looks like the Milwaukee Brewers have mercifully ended the Travis Shaw Experience and now Hiura is seemingly up for good. The top prospect in Milwaukee's system, […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Lineup Picks and Expert Lineups for June 30th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day. Below you will find our Premium DFS cheat sheet and lineup picks […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for June 30th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 6/30/19  Marco Gonzales vs Houston […]

Jorge Polanco Scores Three Runs, Steals Base In Win

Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco hit 2-for-4 with three runs scored, a walk, and a steal in Saturday's 10-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. It's a wonder how Polanco didn't register an RBI on a day that the Twins scored 10 runs, but fantasy owners will take the productive game nonetheless. For the season, […]

Javier Baez Will Sit Sunday Versus Reds

Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez will get a rare day off on Sunday versus the Reds. It’s a planned day off for the All-star and he will be replaced by Addison Russell. Russell will bat seventh versus Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani. Russell has been swinging the bat well lately and is worthy of consideration in […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Sunday June 30th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for June 30th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Max Kepler Cranks Two Homers

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler kept his strong season going in Saturday's 10-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Kepler hit 2-for-5 with two solo home runs in the contest, his 20th and 21st homers of the year. He has surpassed his previous career high (20) in home runs before the All-Star break in what […]

Nelson Cruz Has Monster Day At Plate

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz broke out the big bat in Saturday's 10-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Cruz hit 4-for-5 with two homers, a double, and five RBI to propel the Twins to their 53rd win of the season. He blasted a two-run shot off Ivan Nova in the first inning and […]

Dee Gordon Departs Saturday's Game With Strained Quad

Seattle Mariners second baseman Dee Gordon was forced from the game Saturday after straining his quad while running the bases. He injured himself going first to third on a hit by Mallex Smith in the bottom of the third, but managed to stay in the game for the top of the fourth. After failing to […]

Domingo Santana Back On Top AL RBI Leaderboard

Seattle Mariners outfielder Domingo Santana launched his 18th homer of the season Saturday, taking Astros starter Justin Verlander deep for a solo shot in the fifth. He also chipped in with an RBI groundout in the third inning, reclaiming sole possession of first place in the American League with 62 RBI on the season. Santana […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Sunday, June 30th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Tanner Roark (SP, CIN) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tanner Roark has had a big hand in the Cincinnati Reds finely tuned play of late. After a a shaky first month to the season, Roark produced a 2.28 ERA and 1.16 WHIP in five starts (27.2 IP) through May, and turned in another […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/30/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Today's all day slate starts extra early at 10:10am eastern, as the Red Sox and Yankees battle in game two of the London Series. The main slate starts at 1:05 pm eastern as usual. If you're playing in the early slate, consider any and every hitter in the NYY-BOS matchup, as yesterday's absurd 17-13 final […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/30/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Sunday baseball! We have a 9-game main slate on our hands on DraftKings with plenty to dive into. The game in Coors Field isn't on this slate, so things will be a little bit more balanced on the offensive end. As for pitching, there are a lot of options for just nine games. […]

Matt Chapman Belts His 20th Home Run

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, his 20th of the season, in Saturday's 4-0 road win against the Los Angeles Angels. Chapman has been on a power tear in the month of June, posting four homers and eight RBI over the past nine outings. He now has 20 […]

Brett Anderson Pitches Into The Eighth Inning

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Brett Anderson allowed two hits and two walks over 7 2/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts in a victory against the Los Angeles Angels. He improved to 8-5 while lowering his ERA to 3.92, throwing 63 of his 100 pitches for strikes. Anderson has actually been much better on the road […]

Khris Davis Reluctantly Continues To Sit

Oakland Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis (hand) sat out his second consecutive game on Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels. "He wanted to play," manager Bob Melvin said, "and if you look at his numbers off (Angels starter Tyler) Skaggs, it would suggest that you want to play, you're going to try and get in […]

Stephen Piscotty To Have MRI On Sunday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty (knee) left Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Angels in the sixth inning after suffering a sprained right knee while sliding into second base. He will have an MRI on Sunday to determine the severity of his injury, although manager Bob Melvin said the team is optimistic he didn't tear […]

Stephen Vogt Makes Most Of Starting Opportunity

San Francisco Giants catcher Stephen Vogt went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 4-3 loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was making the start in place of Buster Posey, who was given a rest against the difficult Zack Greinke. Vogt's homer was a solo blast in the ninth inning off of closer Greg […]

Drew Pomeranz Works Five Scoreless Frames

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz allowed five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts over five scoreless innings in a no-decision on Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He threw 66 of his 103 pitches for strikes, hitting a batter while throwing first-pitch strikes to just 11 of the 22 batters he faced. He […]

Eduardo Escobar Collects Three More Hits

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eduardo Escobar collected three hits across five at-bats with an RBI in Saturday's 4-3 road win against the San Francisco Giants. He has hit safely in seven of his past eight outings, and he is now slashing .291/.350/.543 with 18 doubles, five triples and 18 home runs while driving in 64 […]

Greg Holland Hangs On For His 12th Save

Arizona Diamondbacks closer Greg Holland allowed a solo home run in the ninth inning to San Francisco Giants catcher Stephen Vogt, but that was the only hit he allowed while striking out two batters for his 12th save of the season on Saturday. Holland has converted 12 of his 14 save chances while posting a […]

Zack Greinke Rolls To His Ninth Victory

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zack Greinke allowed just four singles and a double across seven scoreless innings with no walks and six strikeouts to move to 9-3 in Saturday's victory at San Francisco. There's something about Oracle Park (formerly AT&T Park) in San Francisco which Greinke loves, as he is now 6-0 in eight career […]

Daniel Vogelbach Cracks His 20th Home Run

Seattle Mariners first baseman Daniel Vogelbach finished Saturday's 6-5 loss against the Houston Astros with a single and a solo home run across four at-bats. Vogelbach is up to 20 home runs with 48 RBI. He entered the season with just four homers and 15 RBI with 17 walks and 41 strikeouts across 61 games […]

Another So-So Outing For Yusei Kikuchi

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi allowed five runs - three earned - and six hits with three walks and five strikeouts over five innings in a no-decision against the Houston Astros on Saturday. He managed to throw just 58 of his 94 pitches for strikes, including 14 first-pitch strikes to the 26 batters he […]

Alex Verdugo Has Three-Hit Night At Coors Field

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Alex Verdugo finished Saturday's 5-3 loss against the Colorado Rockies with three of his team's eight hits in the loss. He had three singles with a run scored and an RBI. It wasn't all great, however, as he also grounded into a double play. Verdugo is now slashing .311/.360/.506, and he […]

Clayton Kershaw Suffers Just His Second Setback

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw allowed five runs - four earned - and seven hits with no walks and seven strikeouts over seven innings in a loss against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. Kershaw slipped to 7-2 with a 3.23 ERA, throwing 64 of his 89 pitches for strikes, including just 15 first-pitch […]