Austin Meadows Launches 27th Home Run On Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 12-2 win over the New York Yankees. He drilled a three-run shot to right-center off Joely Rodriguez to extend the Rays lead 12-2. It was his 27th long ball of the season. The 26-year-old is on a six-game hitting streak […]

Brandon Lowe Blasts Three Homers, Drives In Seven Runs

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Brandon Lowe went 3-for-5 with three home runs and seven RBI during Saturday's 12-2 win over the New York Yankees. He slugged three home runs and drove in seven runs to lead the Rays to victory. The 27-year-old crushed two three-run shots off Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery in the first and […]

NASCAR DFS Tiered Rankings: YellaWood 500 (Premium Content)

  All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's Tiered Rankings for the thirty-first race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. For those that are viewing these rankings for the first time, here is how the sheet works. There are two […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for October 3rd, 2021

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 October 3rd, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for October 3rd, 2021

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season. Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for October 3rd, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Week 4 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

What a week for the kickers! We saw Justin Tucker make the longest kick in the history of the NFL and for a game-winner, no less. 66 yards off the crossbar, just insane. If that wasn't enough, Mason Crosby gave us another game-winner. This time from 51 yards out. Kickers, truly are the perfect example […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/3/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Here we are. We have reached the end of the line for the MLB regular season. We here at Rotoballer will keep you company through the playoffs for DFS as well, but this is the last big one. All 30 teams start at the same time across the country today. That never happens, so enjoy […]

Week 4 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

We're starting to hit our groove a bit here with seven of the top-10 defenses correct for Week 3. The more games we get under our belt, the more we begin to see legitimate trends emerge, and the more we need to re-evaluate our expectations for certain teams that we had coming into the season. […]

Carlos Carrasco Finishes Off Dreadful Season Dreadfully

New York Mets starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco endured a nightmare of a season in 2021, and his final start on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves was no different. Carrasco allowed five runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work, taking the loss in the 6-5 defeat which drops […]

Michael Conforto Hits Two-Run Shot Saturday

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto hit a two-run shot against the Atlanta Braves Saturday, part of a 2-for-4 day with two runs scored in a 6-5 loss. If Conforto's days as a Met are indeed coming to a close, he's finishing strong with a .375/.444/.708 slash line in his last seven games. Despite this […]

Drew Steckenrider Saves 14th Game Saturday

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Drew Steckenrider came through in a big spot Saturday, allowing only a double to David Fletcher in his one inning of work against the Los Angeles Angels to secure a 6-4 victory and his 14th save of the season. He's now saved three games in the last five days and appears […]

Half-PPR Rankings - Fantasy Football Week 4

Welcome to Week 4 RotoBallers. Week Two of the NFL and fantasy football season is officially here and we are pumped! Below are our updated consensus Week 4 Half-PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Elijah Mitchell Will Not Play Rob Gronkowski Is Officially Out For Week […]

Paul Sewald Blows Save, Gets Gift Win

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Paul Sewald did not get the job done Saturday, giving up back-to-back walks before yielding a three-run home run to Jared Walsh in a disastrous eighth inning. He did strike out three batters in his inning of work. Sewald was fortunate that the offense bounced back in the bottom half of […]

Chris Flexen Allows One Run Against Angels Saturday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Flexen delivered in a high-pressure situation Saturday, allowing just one run on six hits and a walk in 5 1/3 innings to help extend Seattle's relevance to Game 162. He struck out one batter and took a no-decision in the 6-4 victory. Flexen has been remarkably consistent all year, and […]

Ty France Doubles Twice, Scores Three Runs Saturday

Seattle Mariners infielder Ty France had another strong game Saturday, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and three runs scored in a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels. France has come up huge down the stretch, slashing .358/.470/.566 with two homers, 11 RBI, and 13 runs scored in his last 15 […]

Mitch Haniger Drives In Five Saturday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger almost singlehandedly extended the team's season Saturday as he went 4-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and a run scored in a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels. He now has 39 home runs and 100 RBI for the season, with four of those homers and 13 of […]

Josiah Gray Closes Season With Solid Outing

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Josiah Gray made his final start of the year against the Red Sox Saturday, and he pitched well, allowing one run on three hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out seven batters and took a no-decision. Gray has now gone three consecutive starts without allowing more than three […]

Andrew Stevenson Homers, Drives In Two

Washington Nationals outfielder Andrew Stevenson got the start in left field Saturday against the Boston Red Sox, and he went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run. Stevenson has just a .632 OPS with five homers and one steal in 192 at-bats this season, but he's slashed .289/.373/.444 in 45 at-bats over his last 30 games. […]

Rafael Devers Hits Solo Shot Saturday

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers got the scoring started with a solo home run Saturday, and at first it appeared that would be the only run the Red Sox would require, but they eventually won 5-3 over the Washington Nationals. Devers was 1-for-5 in the game. He now has a modest four-game hitting […]

Xander Bogaerts Reaches Four Times Saturday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts reached base four times Saturday, going 1-for-2 with three walks in a 5-3 victory over the Washington Nationals. Bogaerts has now walked three times in two consecutive games after failing to reach three walks in any other single game this season. He hasn't helped fantasy managers much over his […]

Enrique Hernandez Homers, Drives In Two Saturday

Boston Red Sox utility man Enrique Hernandez homered again Saturday, going 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI, and a run scored. This two-runs hot helps Hernandez reach the 20-homer plateau for just the second time in his career. He's thrived atop the Red Sox lineup, and he has set a new career-high by far with […]

Hansel Robles Saves Second Straight Game

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Hansel Robles got the save again Saturday, and he's now saved consecutive games against the Washington Nationals. He allowed one walk and struck out one batter in an inning of work to notch his 14th of the year. Robles appears to have taken over the closer role as the playoffs […]

Jazz Chisholm Hits A Three-Run Shot On Saturday

Miami Marlins rookie infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a three-run home run on Saturday to help the Marlins to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. It was Jazz's only hit of the night, leaving him 1-for-4 with a run scored and three RBI. With one game left to play, Chisholm is hitting .248 with […]

NFL DFS Bargain Bin: Week 4 Value Plays for DraftKings, FanDuel, and Yahoo

Welcome to the Week 4 Sunday slates edition of RotoBaller's NFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mis-priced players across the industry that find themselves in favorable match-ups and/or suddenly expanded roles. Before we go NFL DFS Bargain Bin hunting, a few particulars about format and content: The nature of the beast with value […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 4 - Daily Fantasy Football

While Derrick Henry and Aaron Jones were the dominant fantasy forces in Week 2, the quarterbacks returned to prominence in Week 3. After getting off to a slow start, Josh Allen showed up to play against the Washington Football Team to finish as the top-scoring DFS option. Justin Herbert, Matthew Stafford, and Tom Brady occupied the […]

Jon Lester Allows Four Runs On Saturday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jon Lester allowed four runs in five innings of work on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs. Lester gave up six hits and four walks while striking out four. He ended up with a no decision in a game the Cardinals ultimately lost. The veteran lefty will head into the postseason […]

Break The Slate: DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks - Week 4

Hi there, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate! Before we dive into the Week 4 DraftKings slate, I wanted to take a minute to touch on the passing of a true giant in the fantasy football community, Mike Tagliere. If you follow fantasy football at all, then you're probably aware that "Tags" passed […]

Jesus Luzardo Strikes Out 11 On Saturday

Miami Marlins rookie starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo wrapped up his season with a strong start on Saturday, striking out 11 Phillies hitters in 5 1/3 innings of work. He allowed just one run on six hits without allowing a walk or a home run. While the 11 strikeouts, a career high, were certainly encouraging, perhaps […]

Buddy Howell Makes Active Roster For Week 4

Los Angeles Rams running back Buddy Howell was added to the active roster ahead of the Week 4 matchup against the visiting Cardinals. The 25-year-old also got the call-up and was in uniform in Week 3 against the defending champs. However, as expected, he didn't do much. He probably won't be involved against Arizona, at […]

Le'Veon Bell Officially Promoted To Active Roster

Baltimore Ravens running back Le'Veon Bell has officially been added to the active roster. Bell was signed after J.K. Dobbins (knee) and Gus Edwards (knee) were both lost for the year, and he has been a member of the practice squad since. The 29-year-old last played for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020, finishing with […]