Martin Perez Excellent In Friday Win

Minnesota Twins left-hander Martin Perez pitched well in a 6-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. Perez allowed just one run over six innings while striking out four. The veteran picked up the win, improving his record to 3-0 with a 4.44 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, and 23 strikeouts in 26 1/3 innings of work. […]

Nelson Cruz Hits Two Homers On Friday

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz turned in a big game in a 6-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. Cruz went 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBI to lead his team to the win. The veteran slugger is now hitting .308 with a 1.023 OPS, five homers, 13 runs, and 15 RBI […]

Jose Peraza Hits Second Homer On Friday

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jose Peraza went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in a 12-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. Peraza's homer was a ninth-inning shot off of St. Louis reliever Dominic Leone. Peraza has been struggling through most of the season, batting just .176 with a .481 OPS, two homers, eight […]

Anthony DeSclafani Excellent In Win

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Anthony DeSclafani pitched six shutout innings in a 12-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. DeSclafani struck out six in the outing while walking three. The veteran right-hander picked up his first win of the season, improving his record to 1-1 to go along with a 4.26 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, […]

Peter Alonso Cooling Down As April Concludes

After an electric start to his debut professional season, New York Mets first baseman Peter Alonso has begun to struggle at the plate. After striking out twice and failing to record a hit in four plate appearances, the 24-year-old's batting average dropped to a season-low .292. This has been a result of a free fall […]

Jacob deGrom Fails To Ease Worries In Return

Making his first start since going on the injured list with an elbow injury, New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom saw his struggles continue in another ugly performance. The reigning National League Cy Young winner lasted just five innings against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night, surrendering five runs on five hits. His third straight […]

Luke Voit Stays Red-Hot As Yankees Prevail

The current crop of New York Yankees features a number of former outcasts who are now shining. The leader of the pack is first baseman Luke Voit, who continues to impress following his rise in 2018. On Friday night, Voit recorded three hits and put the game away with a two-run blast in the ninth […]

James Paxton Strikes Out Eight More In Win

Heading into Friday night's game against the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees hurler James Paxton had consecutive outings of zero earned runs and 12 strikeouts. While this performance wouldn't replicate those, he walked away with another victory. The 30-year-old faded in the sixth inning, getting pulled after just 5 2/3 innings of work and […]

Brad Hand Saves Another Game on Friday

Cleveland Indians closer Brad Hand saved his eighth game of the season on Friday, tossing a scoreless ninth inning in a 6-3 win. He walked one but struck out the other three batters he faced. Hand lowered his ERA to 1.42 and opposing batters are hitting just .178 off of him.

Corey Kluber Has a Pedestrian Outing on Friday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber was mediocre on Friday, tossing five innings while allowing three runs on seven hits and three walks. He struck out six and threw 98 pitches. Kluber has been a little up-and-down this season, but his 5.81 ERA is certain to come down soon. He might be a decent buy-low […]

Francisco Lindor Slugs Two Home Runs on Friday

Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor hit two home runs on Friday, going 2-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBI. Lindor's season just started since he was on the injured list to kick things off, so he's still getting his timing on point. He's currently slashing .259/.259/.593, but it won't be long until he's one […]

Dominic Leone Gets Destroyed on Friday

St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Dominic Leone was hit hard on Friday, getting just two outs while allowing six runs on six hits and a walk. On a very very minor bright side, the two outs he got were strikeouts. So...yay? Leone's ERA shot up to 6.17.

Miles Mikolas Coughs Up Three Homers on Friday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas was just OK on Friday, allowing four runs on six hits and a walk in five innings pitched. Mikolas struck out four but allowed three home runs. He doesn't possess the ideal swing-and-miss stuff, but Mikolas is usually able to get guys out by keeping them off balance. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/27/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's Saturday and that means we have games spread all throughout the day. What we need to consider with this sort of slate is the weather. With games spread all around, it's critical to fade any games with serious question marks. The good news is that no games are in serious doubt here. The ones […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/27/19): MLB DFS Lineups

As usual, Saturday brings a full slate of 15 games, of which eight will be played in the afternoon. In short, get your lineups in early. Welcome to my debut as Commander in Chief of the daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 4/27/19. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/27/19)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Saturday, April 27th) and tomorrow (Sunday, April 28th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. In […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for April 27th, 2019

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 April 27th, 2019. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Griffin Canning To Make Debut On Tuesday

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Griffin Canning will come up to make his major league debut against the Blue Jays on Tuesday. Canning, the club's No. 2 prospect and No. 60 overall per MLB Pipeline, is currently 1-0 with an amazing 0.56 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 9.6 K/9 in three starts (16 innings) for Triple-A […]

Jerad Eickhoff Throws Seven Scoreless Innings

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jerad Eickhoff completed his second scoreless start of the season on Friday in a 4-0 win over the Marlins. In just his third start of the season, the 28-year-old made short work of Miami’s weak lineup, striking out six and allowing two hits and a walk across all seven innings. Eickhoff’s […]

Russell Martin Expected To Start Sunday

The Los Angeles Dodgers plan is to activate catcher Russell Martin (back) from the injured list in order to start on Sunday against the Pirates. Martin did have five hits in 15 at-bats (.333) with a homer before his injury, but he'll strictly serve as a backup behind the dish to Austin Barnes in LA. […]

Miguel Andujar Could Return Next Weekend

New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar (shoulder) could return from the injured list by next weekend, according to manager Aaron Boone. Andujar has already started playing in extended spring games. The 24-year-old was in the running for American League Rookie of the Year in 2018 and will return to everyday duties at third base […]

Eloy Jimenez Sprains Ankle Friday

Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez left the game early on Friday with a right ankle sprain. X-rays came back negative for a fracture, but he could still miss time or land on the injured list, so prepare for the worst if you own him. Jimenez singled in his lone plate appearance in his return […]

David Hess Moving To Bullpen

Baltimore Orioles pitcher David Hess will head to the bullpen to clear space for John Means in the starting rotation, according to manager Brandon Hyde. Hess is 1-4 with an ugly 5.88 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 18 strikeouts in 26 innings in his six appearances (five starts) for the O's so far this year. He […]

Cameron Maybin Making Yankees Debut

New York Yankees outfielder Cameron Maybin is starting in right field and is hitting fifth in his team debut on Friday against Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner. Maybin wasn't doing much on Cleveland's farm before being acquired by the Yanks and the veteran hit just .249/.326/.336 with four home runs, 28 RBI and 10 stolen […]

Bryan Reynolds Returns To Lineup

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds (quadriceps) is back in the starting lineup in center field and will hit seventh against Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu on Friday night. Reynolds was injured on Tuesday night and missed a few games but he's back in there. He should continue to see decent playing time with Starling Marte, […]

Lou Trivino Still Unavailable

Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin said that relief pitcher Lou Trivino (thumb) is feeling better, but he's still unlikely to be available on Friday. However, the fact that he hasn't gone on the injured list yet is a good sign that he could return to action soon. The right-hander was one of the team's best […]

Ryan Carpenter Lined Up For Saturday

Detroit Tigers pitcher Ryan Carpenter is lined up to make a spot start against the White Sox on Saturday, but manager Ron Gardenhire doesn't think they'll play the game due to poor expected weather conditions. Carpenter is 0-3 with a 6.30 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 8.1 K/9 in his four starts for Triple-A Toledo this […]

Garrett Cooper Starting Rehab Assignment

Miami Marlins outfielder Garrett Cooper (calf) is starting a rehab assignment with High-A Jupiter on Friday and he'll play left field. Cooper was hitless in seven at-bats this year before getting injured. He's a career .253 hitter with no home runs and eight RBI in 83 at-bats over the last three seasons with the Fish. […]

Joey Wendle Could Be Out 6-8 Weeks

Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash said that second baseman Joey Wendle (wrist) could be out for six to eight weeks. Wendle fractured his wrist on Wednesday when he was hit by a pitch and will be out an extended period of time. He was hitting just .136 (3-for-22) with no homers and two RBI, […]