Greg Holland Secures Seventh Save In Home Win

Arizona Diamondbacks closer Greg Holland worked around a walk issued in a scoreless ninth inning in Wednesday's 3-2 win against the New York Yankees to secure his seventh save of the season. Holland threw 13 of his 23 pitches for strikes, as he continues to pitch well. The closer is 7-for-7 with just two hits […]

Taylor Clarke, Taylor Widener Options For Rotation?

Arizona Diamondbacks pitchers Taylor Clarke and Taylor Widener could be potential options to fill the rotation void for manager Torey Lovullo after Zack Godley was demoted to the bullpen. Lovullo said Tuesday that Matt Andriese isn't an option, and general manager Dan Hazen indicated Jon Duplantier isn't stretched out enough to help out in the […]

Power Risers & Fallers for Week 5 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, April 29th (unless otherwise noted). Several "on pace" numbers just use 6x as a shortcut (one month done, five to go). Your weekly reminders: When a Statcast ranking is mentioned, a minimum of 25 plate appearances is needed to […]

Jon Duplantier Unlikely As Starting Option For Now

Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Jon Duplantier isn't expected to be inserted into the starting rotation in place of the demoted Zack Godley, at least not yet. General manager Dan Hazen said that Duplantier hasn't been stretched out enough in the minors to be used in the short term. Anyway, Duplantier isn't eligible to be recalled […]

Zack Godley Respects Skipper's Decision On Demotion

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Godley indicated Wednesday that he understands manager Torey Lovullo's decision to bump him from the starting rotation to the bullpen. "I respect (manager Torey Lovullo's) decision. I mean I forced him to make a decision," Godley said. "I've just got to pitch better. And it's an opportunity for me to go […]

Ketel Marte Cracks His Seventh Home Run

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte went 2-for-2 with a double, a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored in Wednesday's 3-2 victory against the New York Yankees. Marte has pushed his average from .237 to .263 since April 18, and he has two doubles, a triple and three homers with eight RBI […]

Merrill Kelly Nails Down His Third Victory

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly allowed one earned run, five hits and two walks with two strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings in a victory against the New York Yankees on Wednesday, improving to 3-2 while lowering his ERA to 3.60. He threw 55 of his 90 pitches for strikes and just nine first-pitch strikes […]

Tommy La Stella Takes Advantage Of Chance To Lead Off

Los Angeles Angels second baseman Tommy La Stella was inserted into the leadoff spot by manager Brad Ausmus for Wednesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He finished 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and an RBI in his second appearance atop Ausmus' starting nine before Luis Rengifo replaced him as a pinch runner […]

Felix Pena Shaky In Wednesday's Outing

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Felix Pena came on to pitch in the second inning of Wednesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, as manager Brad Ausmus elected to use Luke Bard as an opener for the first inning. It worked out fine, as Bard worked a perfect first inning with two strikeouts. Pena yielded […]

Ty Buttrey Secures Two-Inning Save In Home Win

Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Ty Buttrey allowed just two hits with two strikeouts over two scoreless innings in Wednesday's 6-3 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays as he secured his first save of the season while lowering his ERA to 1.13. He threw just 11 pitches in the eighth inning, so manager Brad Ausmus […]

Chris Iannetta Recovering Well

Colorado Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta is recovering well from the lat strain that landed him on the injured list on April 15, but there's no timetable for his return because Colorado still doesn't really know what to do about their catchers. The team struggled with finding time for all three catchers last season (Iannetta, Tony […]

Bryan Shaw Finds Ugly Success

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Bryan Shaw was signed to be the critical guy who got the big outs in tight situations, but that hasn't worked out, so he's instead been moved to a much less stressful role that gives him big leads or losing scores. That's kind of worked. Shaw has posted a phenomenal 0.95 […]

Tony Wolters Continues To Hit Well

Colorado Rockies catcher Tony Wolters is known as a glove-first kind of guy, and he's not going to suddenly hit a bunch of homers or anything. With that said, he is hitting for a respectable batting average so far this season and he'll pile up a few counting stats along the way. Entering the game […]

Nolan Arenado Smashes Two Homers

Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado went yard twice against the Brewers on Wednesday, knocking in four runs in the rout. Arenado's blasts book ended the ball game as his three-run shot came in the first and his solo drive came in the top of the ninth. Arenado is well on his way to another […]

A's To Call Up Skye Bolt

The Oakland Athletics will call up outfielder Skye Bolt, the team's No. 19 prospect, per MLB Pipeline. The switch-hitting outfielder was hitting .325/.400/.675 with six home runs and 27 RBI for Triple-A Las Vegas. It's unclear how long he'll be up and how much playing time he'll receive, but the 25-year-old could see time in […]

Jalen Beeks Impresses

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jalen Beeks pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings in the first game of the doubleheader on Wednesday. Beeks followed opener Ryne Stanek, who dug the Rays into a three-run deficit in the first inning. Beeks only allowed one hit, two walks and struck out six on the day. He is used in a […]

Hanser Alberto Continues To Hit Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles second/third baseman Hanser Alberto went 2-for-5 with two singles and a strikeout in Game 1's 5-4 win over the White Sox. The 26-year-old has had somewhat inconsistent playing time but has been receiving more starts lately, likely because he is hitting .329 in his 79 plate appearances. However, most of his hits have […]

Corbin Burnes Will Pitch In Relief

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes, who was called up from the minors on Wednesday, will pitch out of the bullpen for the time being. Manager Craig Counsell said the thinking with Burnes has changed after the team signed left-hander Gio Gonzalez to help out their rotation. Burnes gave up three hits and three earned runs […]

Hot Prospects To Watch - Mize, Urias, Franco

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s MLB debut came and went last Friday. So who is next? It figures to be Reds third baseman/outfielder Nick Senzel, the team's top prospect and No. 5 overall in baseball. It could happen as soon as this Friday, too, as the 22-year-old is now healthy after a sprained ankle in spring training. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/2/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Another small slate on a Thursday as we see just eight total games, with six of them on the early slate. Therefore, the featured slate kicks off at the early time of 12:05 pm, compared to a usual 7:05 pm start. These small slates are interesting as they present interesting possible combinations. On deeper slates […]

Dwight Smith Stays Hot In Doubleheader

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Dwight Smith continued to produce at the plate in Wednesday's doubleheader against the White Sox, going 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a walk and a strikeout in Game 1 and 3-for-4 with three singles, an RBI and a walk in Game 2. The 26-year-old has been a surprise all season long and […]

Jonathan Villar Tallies Four Hits Across Doubleheader

Baltimore Orioles second baseman/shortstop Jonathan Villar had a solid day at the plate in both games of Wednesday's doubleheader against the White Sox, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a strikeout in Game 1 and 2-for-5 with two singles, a stolen base and two strikeouts in Game 2. The 27-year-old has been a […]

David Freese Scratched Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder David Freese was scratched from the lineup on Wednesday after he fouled a ball off his ankle on Tuesday. It doesn't seem like a serious ailment, so Freese should be considered day-to-day. The 36-year-old is batting only .233 (10-for-43) with two home runs and eight RBI, but he can certainly be […]

Mychal Givens Earns Multi-Inning Save Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Mychal Givens notched his second save of the season in Game 1's 5-4 win over the White Sox. Givens came into the game in the eighth inning to get the final out and pitched the ninth as well, allowing one hit and no walks with three strikeouts overall. He now leads […]

Max Scherzer Hurt By Defensive Lapses

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer fell to 1-4 on Wednesday in Washington's 5-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Scherzer allowed three runs in the first inning after right fielder Victor Robles appeared to lose a ball in the lights on an RBI double and shortstop Carter Kieboom was then unable to get to […]

A.J. Pollock To Have Surgery, Out Indefinitely

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder A.J. Pollock will have surgery on his right elbow on Thursday and will be out indefinitely. A procedure on Tuesday revealed that the bursa sac in his elbow was the site of a bacterial infection he'd been dealing with since last week. Doctors will also remove a metal plate in his […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/2/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have eight games on tap today, with the action starting at 12:10 PM. We will dive into games from the all-day slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/2/2019. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and […]

Chase Anderson Scratched From Start, Placed On Injured List

The Milwaukee Brewers placed starting pitcher Chase Anderson on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday after he was scratched from his start against the Rockies with a callus on his right ring finger. Reliever Jacob Barnes was pressed into the start against Colorado and the team also called up Corbin Burnes from Triple-A San Antonio […]

Logan Gilbert Promoted To High-A

The Seattle Mariners promoted pitching prospect Logan Gilbert from Low-A West Virginia to High-A Modesto on Wednesday. Gilbert, the team's first-round pick last year, was 1-0 with a 1.83 ERA with 30 K's and five walks in 19 2/3 innings in his four starts. While the soon-to-be 22-year-old likely won't be an option for Seattle's […]

Tyler Beede To Start Friday Against Reds

The San Francisco Giants will call up starting pitcher Tyler Beede to start against the Reds on Friday night, according to manager Bruce Bochy. Beede developed a new approach this year and excelled this spring and in April in the minors. The 25-year-old had an ugly 8.22 ERA in two starts in the majors last […]