Casey Schmitt Scratched on Saturday

San Francisco Giants third baseman Casey Schmitt (wrist) was a late scratch from Saturday's lineup against the Chicago White Sox. The Giants initially had Schmitt penciled in to start at third and bat fifth, but they'll instead use Christian Koss at the hot corner and lead him off against White Sox starter Adrian Houser. Schmitt […]

Hunter Goodman Sitting Again on Saturday

Colorado Rockies catcher/designated hitter Hunter Goodman (hamstring) will miss his third straight game on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Goodman hasn't played since Wednesday because of hamstring tightness. The hope is that it won't require a stint on the injured list, as Goodman has emerged as a terrific option for both the Rockies and fantasy […]

Luis Robert Jr. Remains Out on Saturday

Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. (hamstring) is not in Saturday's lineup against San Francisco Giants left-hander Robbie Ray. Robert hasn't played since leaving early in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks with tightness in his hamstring. It's unknown whether he'll require a trip to the injured list. For now, the White Sox […]

Jose Ramirez in Guardians Lineup on Saturday

Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (forearm) is in Saturday's lineup and hitting third against St. Louis Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas. Ramirez left the Guardians' 6-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays early on Thursday after taking a Kevin Gausman fastball off the right forearm. After sitting out Friday's 5-0 loss to the Cardinals, he's […]

Don't Expect Kyle Larson to Win First Drafting Track Race on Saturday

Kyle Larson has never won a drafting track race in his NASCAR Cup Series career, nor did he win at Atlanta in the years it was a regular intermediate track. It seems likely that he will win a drafting race at some point, but tonight will probably not be that race. Although he starts 11th […]

Christopher Bell Unlikely to Complete Atlanta Sweep

Although Christopher Bell qualified 28th at Atlanta on Friday, he started even worse in the February race here before winning it via a last-lap pass, so don't discount the idea that he might be able to duplicate that feat. What makes that less likely this time is that his hot streak of three wins in […]

Brad Keselowski Seeks Another Clutch Win for Hail-Mary Playoff Bid

Since Brad Keselowski knows he must win to advance to the playoffs and he probably won't have winning speed anywhere but Atlanta or Daytona, he is likely to go all in on both those tracks in a hail-mary attempt to make the playoffs. Starting him is a big risk since he qualified sixth and therefore […]

Chris Buescher Unlikely to Lead Enough to Have Much DFS Value

Although Chris Buescher has unexpectedly been the fastest qualifier this year, he surprisingly only qualified 13th at Atlanta where his Ford stablemates swept the top eight positions in qualifying. This gives him a bit of upside since he is more consistent than most of the Fords who outqualified him so he is far more likely […]

Alex Bowman Qualifies Best Among Non-Fords but Unlikely to Contend at Atlanta

Chase Briscoe's win at Pocono last weekend put Alex Bowman on the playoff bubble, which means Bowman might be desperate to make something happen at Atlanta on Saturday to lock himself into the playoffs. The problem is that despite all his Daytona 500 front-row starts, as well as the fact that he was the fastest […]

Ryan Preece Will Probably Run Better Than Usual at Atlanta

Fifth-place Atlanta starter Ryan Preece does not have a good record here, but that doesn't really matter too much when evaluating him since he typically has run better almost everywhere this year than he ever has before. Although Preece has only led three laps and has never finished better than 16th here, he does have […]

Austin Dillon Consistently Mediocre at Atlanta

The good thing about Austin Dillon's record at Atlanta is that he has been consistent as he has only crashed out of two races (both in 2022) and has finished between 16th and 22nd in all five races since. The bad thing is that he's never remotely been competitive either in the Gen 6 era […]

Ty Gibbs Slightly Faster Lately but Unlikely to be a Factor at Atlanta

Although Ty Gibbs has had a slight uptick in performance recently, he is still one of the year's biggest disappointments considering what the other three Joe Gibbs Racing drivers have been doing. Don't expect that to change much at Atlanta. Although he did lead 37 laps late in last year's summer race, he absolutely tanked […]

Erik Jones a Low-Key Strong DFS Option

With Legacy Motor Club's recent uptick in speed and Erik Jones' historic record on drafting tracks, Jones is strongly worth considering for DFS play, particularly because he qualified 26th, has a lot of place-differential potential and only costs $6,300. Although Jones' record at Atlanta isn't as strong as his record at Daytona or Talladega, he […]

Noah Gragson Could Have DFS Value as One of the Lowest-Qualifying Fords

Although Noah Gragson has had a pretty miserable season to date, he's definitely worth considering for DFS play at Atlanta on Saturday. People are likely to stay away from Gragson because he has crashed in four of his seven Atlanta starts, including the last three in a row, but the Fords in general and Front […]

Riley Herbst Unlikely to Replicate February Atlanta Finish

Riley Herbst finished 17th in his first Atlanta race in the NASCAR Cup Series last February, the second in a run of three consecutive 17th-place finishes he had to start the season. However, not surprisingly, the rest of the season proved that was an uncharacteristic run for him as he has only finished better than […]