Denny Hamlin Mired In Middle Of Pack In Qualifying

Things did not go so smoothly for Denny Hamlin on Saturday. As a result, he will start New Hampshire from the 20th spot. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has been fast on this track since 2017 when he last won. Also, the last time Hamlin qualified this far back at New Hampshire, he nearly crossed […]

Daniel Suarez On The Bubble At New Hampshire

Daniel Suarez ranks 15th in points heading into New Hampshire. The Trackhouse Racing driver has not won a race so far this year despite a couple of close calls. He starts the Crayon 301 from the 12th spot this weekend. Suarez had one or two solid laps but his overall practice average was 31.133 seconds […]

Austin Dillon Begins 11th At New Hampshire

Austin Dillon had a mixed bag type of Saturday at qualifying. While he wound up 11th, his No. 3 Chevy seemed to lose more and more speed. Dillon's five and ten-lap averages only got worse and his practice lap ranked 32nd at 31.233 seconds. Losing that many tenths of a second is troublesome and seemed […]

Kevin Parada Slugs Two Home Runs

New York Mets catching prospect Kevin Parada hit two home runs in a game for High-A Brooklyn. He's turned it up a notch as of late, slashing .342/.412/.697 with six home runs, three triples, and 15 RBI in 20 games since June 16. The 21-year-old is now slashing .271/.355/.468 with 10 home runs, 39 runs, […]

Tyler Reddick Begins New Hampshire From The Sixth Spot

Tyler Reddick will start the Crayon 301 from the sixth position. Reddick easily made it into the final group of qualifying. However, he lost a few tenths of a second in Turns 3 and 4. That left him a mere 0.116 seconds off the pole run of Christopher Bell. He was the third of four […]

Brad Keselowski Enjoys New Hampshire Flat Track

Brad Keselowski seems to enjoy the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He has an average finish of 3.7 in his past three races there along with a win in 2020. Keselowski led 227 laps combined between 2020 and 2021. The RFK Racing driver has been much faster this year in his No. 6 Ford. Keselowski is […]

Bubba Wallace May Have Potential At Crayon 301

Bubba Wallace turned in a few solid qualifying laps on Saturday at New Hampshire. The result was starting eighth for the Crayon 301. Again, Toyota cars showed their might early in laps. Though he was 0.224 seconds off the pole, Wallace had solid lap averages that were in the 30.4 to 30.6 second range. If […]

Joey Logano Close To The Front For New Hampshire

Joey Logano enjoyed a solid practice and qualifying session on Saturday. In the end, he did not win the pole position. However, Logano and his Team Penske Ford will begin outside of Row 2. Logano was a mere 0.047 seconds off from the pole lap of Christopher Bell. The No. 22 car has two top […]

Ryan Blaney Starts Fifth For Crayon 301

Ryan Blaney looked fast throughout qualifying on Saturday. Although he came up a bit short, the Team Penske driver will start fifth in the Crayon 301. Blaney has four top nine finishes in the last six appearances. His No. 12 Ford even last year was the victim of a spin that took him out of […]

Aric Almirola Feels At Home At New Hampshire

Aric Almirola feels right at home when it comes to New Hampshire. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver qualified third for the Crayon 301. He won two years ago while leading most of the final 25 laps. However, a look back reveals that the Ford has ran very well during the past five races. Even last year, […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for July 16th, 2023

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 July 16th, 2023. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Josh Donaldson To Get An MRI

New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson (calf) exited Saturday's win over the Colorado Rockies. The 37-year-old went hitless in four at-bats before leaving in the seventh inning because of his nagging calf injury. Donaldson, batting a disastrous .142 this season, has already spent over a month on the injured list in 2023 due to […]

Edmundo Sosa Exits Meeting With Padres

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Edmundo Sosa (hand, leg) left the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the San Diego Padres. The 27-year-old took a pitch to the hand in the seventh inning. However, he was bothered by a leg issue while running the bases, resulting in his premature departure from the contest. Luckily, skipper Rob Thomson […]

Framber Valdez Possibly Injured On Saturday Night

Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez (undisclosed) exited Saturday's meeting with the Angels. The left-hander made it through 6 1/3 innings, allowing five runs while striking out 13 batters. But after tossing 103 pitches, he was visited by the trainer and removed from the game. Valdez has been burdened by an ankle issue of late, […]

Jeremy Pena Exits On Saturday Due To Injury

Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena (undisclosed) was injured in Saturday's loss to the Angels. He played nearly the entire game, accruing one hit in six at-bats while striking out twice. However, Pena was seemingly bothered by something, possibly a leg issue, during his last plate appearance in the top of the 10th inning. The 28-year-old […]

Jordan Love Putting In Work Ahead Of Training Camp

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love has some big shoes to fill this season. With Aaron Rodgers now a Jet, Love will finally get a chance to show what he can do. It appears he's embracing the opportunity, and those within the organization continue to express their support. The signal-caller has put in plenty of […]

Tyreek Hill Vows To Surpass 2,000 Receiving Yards

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill expects to have a big season. "I will break 2,000 yards next year," Hill stated on his podcast. "2,000 yards was on my bucket list to get before I leave this league. You all think Cheetah gonna leave without doing something he promised himself he was going to do […]

PGA DFS Picks- Round 4 Showdown for 2023 Genesis Scottish Open.

Rory ain't Harman the two Toms? Ideally that is how things go tomorrow, as we have a Scottie Scheffler who sits only 3 shots back of Rory McIlroy who has pretty much lead this tournament all week long, with Tom Kim in 2nd while Tommy Fleetwood and Brian Harman sit in T3 . Rory some […]

Max Fried Efficient In Saturday's Rehab Start

Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried (forearm) allowed two hits and no walks while striking out three over three scoreless innings in Saturday's rehab start with High-A Rome. The 29-year-old threw 30 pitches, landing 23 for strikes. He has been sidelined since early May with a left forearm strain. The southpaw is on track to return […]

Yordan Alvarez Works Out, Not Ready For Rehab Assignment

Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez (oblique, illness) worked out in Houston Saturday and is feeling better. According to Astros manager Dusty Baker, it's unclear when Alvarez will begin a rehab assignment. The 26-year-old was set to start a rehab assignment on Friday but was delayed due to an illness. He has been sidelined since early […]

Aroldis Chapman Notches First Save As A Texas Ranger

Texas Rangers left-hander Aroldis Chapman allowed one hit while striking out two across a scoreless inning to earn the save during Saturday's 2-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians. The 35-year-old entered the ninth inning to protect a two-run lead. He needed just 12 pitches to close out the Guardians to collect his first save as […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Removed From Saturday's Game

San Diego Padres star outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was pulled from Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader versus the Phillies with an apparent injury. He appeared to come up slightly gimpy after chasing a double in the third inning. The 24-year-old stayed in the game but was replaced in the sixth inning by Brandon Dixon. He […]

Eddie Rosario Exits Early With Hamstring Tightness

Atlanta Braves outfielder Eddie Rosario (hamstring) was removed from Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox with right hamstring tightness. He tweaked his hamstring while tracking down a double during the fifth inning. The 31-year-old was replaced by Kevin Pillar in the sixth inning. Rosario went 1-for-2 with a solo home run before exiting. He […]

Cedric Mullins Exits Early With Quad Tightness

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins (quad) was removed from Saturday's game against the Miami Marlins in the second inning due to right quad tightness. He experienced tightness in his quad after running from first to third base on a ball. The 28-year-old went 1-for-1 with an RBI before exiting. Colton Cowser replaced him during Saturday's […]

Shohei Ohtani Expected To Make Next Start

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (finger) left his Friday start against the Houston Astros after developing a blister on his finger. However, according to Jeff Fletcher of the SoCal News Group, the team expects him to make his next start, scheduled for Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. That's great news for fantasy […]

Yasmani Grandal Taking A Seat Saturday

Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal is absent from Saturday's lineup for the game against Spencer Strider and the Atlanta Braves. The veteran is slashing .248/.313/.370 this season with just six homers across 75 games and has started just two of the club's last six games. Seby Zavala will appear behind the plate instead, batting […]

Shea Langeliers On The Bench Saturday

Oakland Athletics backstop Shea Langeliers will begin Saturday's game against right-hander Pablo Lopez and the Minnesota Twins on the bench. The youngster has had his fair share of struggles with the bat, slashing .206/.267/.371 with 10 homers, 31 runs, and 33 RBI over 80 contests. Newly promoted Tyler Soderstrom will do the catching duties instead. […]

Edouard Julien Out Again Saturday

Minnesota Twins second baseman Edouard Julien is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against righty Austin Pruitt and the Oakland Athletics. The rookie has enjoyed his time in the big leagues this year, slashing .270/.355/.515 with seven home runs across 44 games, but won't start for the second straight day. Instead, the club […]

Ryan O'Hearn Sitting Against Lefty

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan O'Hearn will take a seat on Saturday against left-hander Braxton Garrett and the Miami Marlins. The sixth-year veteran is putting together his best season since 2018, slashing .312/.361/.532, but his 32 wRC+ off of southpaws has kept him in a platoon. Ryan Mountcastle is in the lineup instead, batting cleanup. […]

Garrett Cooper Missing From Saturday's Lineup

Miami Marlins first baseman Garrett Cooper is not starting Saturday's matchup with right-hander Kyle Gibson and the Baltimore Orioles. The 32-year-old has been his standard self with the bat this season, slashing .258/.302/.438 with 12 homers across 71 games. Yuli Gurriel will take his spot at first and bat fifth. The former Houston Astro has […]