Hunter Pence Homers In Third Straight Game

Texas Rangers outfielder/designated hitter Hunter Pence went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 4-2 road loss against the Houston Astros. It was his third consecutive game with a home run, and he has 10 RBI during the three-game span, and 20 RBI across the past 13 outings. Pence will play regularly with Delino […]

Mike Minor Labors Through Five Innings In Loss

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Minor allowed three earned runs, seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts over five innings in a loss against the Houston Astros on Thursday. He threw 65 of his 102 pitches while uncorking two wild pitches. Despite the road loss, he still has a 3-3 record with a respectable […]

Edwin Encarnacion Makes Appearance At Keystone

Seattle Mariners first baseman/designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (wrist) shifted from first base to second base in the eighth inning of Tuesday's game against the New York Yankees. It was the first time playing second in his career, and he injured his left wrist diving for a grounder. After being checked out, he remained in the […]

Mike Leake Takes A Tough Loss At The Stadium

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Mike Leake allowed just one earned run, six hits and no walks over seven innings in a hard-luck loss on Thursday night on the road against the New York Yankees. He threw 70 of his 105 pitches for strikes in the quality start, and he threw first-pitch strikes to 19 of […]

Matt Olson Collects Two More Hits In Home Loss

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with his first double of the season in Thursday's 3-0 home loss against the Cincinnati Reds. Olson missed roughly six weeks due to a fractured hamate bone suffered in the team's second regular season series. He was a bit rusty in Tuesday's interleague series opener against the […]

No Offensive Support For Chris Bassitt

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt allowed three earned runs, seven hits and a walk with nine strikeouts over 7 2/3 innings in a hard-luck 3-0 loss against the Cincinnati Reds. He threw 69 of his 93 pitches for strikes and had 19 first-pitch strikes against the 29 batters he faced, posting his second quality […]

Tyler Austin Drives In Six Runs In Mile High City

San Francisco Giants first baseman Tyler Austin belted a two-run home run and a three-run home run while finishing with a career-high six RBI in Thursday's 12-11 road loss against the Colorado Rockies. The Giants acquired Austin from the Minnesota Twins in early April looking for a little offense, and they have found it. He […]

Derek Holland Hammered In Return From Injured List

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Derek Holland (finger) made his first start since coming off the 10-day injured list, allowing seven earned runs, seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts in just 2 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. He had his start postponed on Wednesday, and he probably […]

Tommy La Stella Remains Red-Hot In Motown

Los Angeles Angels second baseman Tommy La Stella went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and four RBI in Thursday's 13-0 rout of the Detroit Tigers. La Stella has turned it up at the plate, going 8-for-24 (.333) with three homers and 11 RBI across the past nine outings (seven starts), raising his average […]

Kole Calhoun Connects For His Ninth Home Run

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun finished 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and three runs scored in Thursday's 13-0 whitewashing of the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Calhoun had a five-game hitting streak snapped in Wednesday's game, but he is still hitting an impressive .364 (8-for-22) with two doubles, two homers and […]

Felix Pena Spins Seven Scoreless After Opener

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Felix Pena allowed just three hits and no walks with seven strikeouts over seven innings in Thursday's victory against the Detroit Tigers, improving to 2-1. He came on after opener Luke Bard worked a scoreless first inning. It was the third consecutive start Pena came on after an opener, and apparently […]

Patrick Corbin Dominates on Thursday

Washington Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin posted an outstanding start on Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Corbin tossed seven innings of shutout ball, allowing just three hits to go along with eight strikeouts. He lowered his ERA to 3.20 in the process. Corbin is an excellent source of strikeouts and should be able to win […]

Top MLB Betting Picks for Today's Slate (5/10/19)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Friday May 10th sees a full 15 game MLB slate, with 14 games taking place in the evening session. As for the early game, the Cubs and Brewers square off continuing their divisional rivalry. In this article, we will slice through the numbers and pick out our top recommended betting picks for […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/10, 5/11)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Thursday, May 9th) and tomorrow (Friday, May 10th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/10/19): MLB DFS Lineups

A full 14-game slate tonight brings us plenty of options along with having Coors Field in play. We want to pay up for pitchers and pay up for hitters, so if you are rolling out multiple lineups, you are in a good spot. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/10/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got all 30 teams in action on today's all day slate, which starts at 2:20pm eastern. The main slate covers all but the Brewers-Cubs matchup and starts at 7:05pm. Another exciting Friday night of baseball on deck. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Friday May 10th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for May 10th, 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 […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Lineup Picks and Expert Lineups for May 10th, 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 May 10th, 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 5/10/19  Note: We will be […]

J.P. Crawford To Join Seattle?

Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford, often referred to as the shortstop of the future, was a late scratch at Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday and could be joining the Mariners on Friday. Second baseman Dee Gordon left the game early on Thursday after being hit on the wrist by a pitch, and he'll undergo a CT […]

Dexter Fowler Brings in Three Runs on Thursday

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Dexter Fowler had a productive game on Thursday, going 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI. He also scored a run of his own. Fowler has been very solid in the early going despite not showing a ton of power, slashing .302/.412/.406. He's worth a spot in most fantasy lineups at […]

Marcell Ozuna Drives in Four Runs on Thursday

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna had a strong game on Thursday, going 1-for-4 with a double and two walks. He drove in four runs and scored two. The performance gave him 34 RBI on the season to go with a .244/.333/.548 slash line. He's always been a streaky hitter, but he's worth a spot […]

Michael Wacha Picks Up a Win on Thursday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Michael Wacha was OK on Thursday, tossing 5 2/3 innings while allowing four runs on nine hits and a walk. He only struck out two and allowed a home run. The Cardinals scored 17 runs, so Wacha did more than enough to get a win despite not picking up a […]

Carlos Carrasco Throws a Complete-Game Shutout on Thursday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco ended up with a complete-game shutout on Thursday in a rain-shortened game against the White Sox. Carrasco threw just five innings, allowing just two hits while striking out six. There was a two-hour, 34-minute delay after the fifth inning before the game was called, giving Cleveland a 5-0 win. […]

Gregory Polanco Hits a Home Run and Two Doubles on Thursday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a home run, and three RBI in Thursday's 17-4 loss to the Cardinals. The homer was Polanco's second of the season, while the three-hit day brought his average up to .315. The right fielder is starting to heat up and has two home runs and […]

Dylan Moore To Have Tests On Wrist

Seattle Mariners infielder Dylan Moore (wrist) will undergo tests on his right wrist on Friday. He was hit by a pitch on Wednesday and wasn't supposed to play on Thursday, but he was forced into action when second baseman Dee Gordon was also hit by a pitch on the wrist. Moore did have a walk […]

Dee Gordon's X-Rays Inconclusive

Seattle Mariners second baseman Dee Gordon's (wrist) X-rays came back inconclusive on Thursday night after he had to leave the game after being hit on the wrist by a J.A. Happ fastball. The speedy infielder will undergo more tests on Friday, and there seems to be a good chance that he'll go on the injured […]

Chris Martin To Close In Texas

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Chris Martin will close with Shawn Kelley (infection) on the injured list, in the opinion of MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan. Jose Leclerc, who started the year as the closer, was removed from the role and will continue to be used in the eighth inning until the Rangers feel he's ready to return […]

Joe Musgrove Rocked By Cardinals

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Joe Musgrove gave up eight earned runs in three innings pitched Thursday night against the Cardinals. Musgrove gave up six hits and issued five walks in a start to forget. The performance raised his ERA from 2.63 to 4.20. This is back-to-back rough outings for the 26-year-old righty after starting the […]

Shin-Soo Choo, Hunter Pence To Share Time In Left Field

With Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo shifting to center field with Delino DeShields in the minors, Shin-Soo Choo and Hunter Pence will share time in left field. Choo will get more playing time in left field, but Pence could see at-bats as the designated hitter. Both Choo and Pence have made a case to be […]