Darin Ruf Hits Solo Homer Sunday

San Francisco Giants first baseman/outfielder Darin Ruf contributed in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Brewers, going 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks, and two strikeouts. The veteran has hit surprisingly well this season, slashing .275/.393/.567 with 13 HR and 30 RBI in 206 plate appearances. He has been seeing regular playing time lately […]

Brandon Belt Hits Pinch-Hit Homer Sunday

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt stayed red-hot in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Brewers, going 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit two-run home run. Belt launched a seventh-inning offering to straightaway center to tie the game. The 33-year-old now has four HR in his last three games and has 15 on the season to go […]

Adam Frazier Starting To Heat Up

San Diego Padres second baseman/outfielder Adam Frazier compiled three hits and a run scored Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Frazier doubled in the first inning and touched home two batters later on a single by infielder Jake Cronenworth. Since a 4-for-25 slide to start his Padres career, the 29-year-old has collected eight hits and a […]

Terrace Marshall Jr. The Early Favorite For Third Wideout Spot

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. has been impressive during the team's camp, making a case for himself as the team's third starting receiver. Joe Person of The Athletic predicts that Marshall is the early favorite to win that spot, noting that the 6-foot-2-inch wideout has shown off his big catch radius at practice, […]

Johnny Cueto Turns In Subpar Start Sunday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto delivered an uninspiring start in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Brewers. Cueto pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on five hits (including a two-run home run) and a walk with three strikeouts. The veteran has had an up-and-down season, compiling a 7-6 record with a 3.98 ERA, […]

Jorge Lopez Takes Tough No-Decision Sunday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Jorge Lopez pitched well in Sunday's 9-6 loss to the Rays. Lopez pitched 6 innings, allowing two runs on four hits (including a solo home run) and two walks with five strikeouts. However, the bullpen ultimately could not protect the lead. Lopez has struggled overall this season, compiling a 5.75 ERA, […]

Dyami Brown Priding Himself On Being Versatile Receiver

Washington Football Team rookie wide receiver Dyami Brown has impressed his coaches and teammates so far throughout the first two weeks of training camp practices, and it seems he is getting accustomed to the little details that it takes to be successful in the NFL. When addressing the media on Sunday, Brown mentioned that he […]

Austin Hays Plates Two Sunday, Heating Up

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays had a nice day at the plate in Sunday's 9-6 loss to the Rays, going 2-for-5 with two singles and two RBI. The 26-year-old has gotten off to a nice August, slashing .290/.290/.516 with two home runs, five RBI, and a stolen base. Hays has been a productive fantasy player […]

Anthony Santander Collects Three Hits, Two RBI Sunday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander had a nice day at the plate in Sunday's 9-6 loss to the Rays, going 3-for-5 with a single, a double, a solo home run, and two RBI. The 26-year-old has had a disappointing season, slashing .241/.289/.397 with seven HR and 29 RBI in 281 plate appearances. However, he has […]

Julian Merryweather Will Throw Soon

Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Julian Merryweather (oblique) has resumed throwing bullpen sessions, but remains without a timetable. He has been sidelined mid-April with an oblique injury and continues to suffer setbacks. It sounds like he'll be ramping up his activities and will face live hitters. Merryweather has the potential and upside to be a […]

Wil Lutz Could Miss Significant Time With Core Muscle Injury

New Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz (core) could miss eight to 12 weeks with a core muscle injury, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Lutz was dealing with a groin injury at the beginning of camp- though he was able to practice Wednesday before leaving Saturday's session early with the core issue. The veteran kicker […]

Adam Duvall Blasts Two-Run Shot

Atlanta Braves outfielder Adam Duvall brought his power bat with him for Sunday's game against the Washington Nationals. He went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run off lefty Patrick Corbin in the sixth inning. His 24th home run of the season helped the Braves get a 5-4 victory over Washington. The 32-year-old slugger has solid […]

Ozzie Albies Smacks Two-Run Homer Off Nationals

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies played a big role during Sunday's 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals. He went 1-for-3 at the plate, but hit an important two-run home run off lefty Patrick Corbin. Albies also walked in this game and remains a solid contributor in just about every offensive category. He is slashing […]

Cedric Mullins Joins 20-20 Club Sunday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins hit a milestone in Sunday's 9-6 loss to the Rays. Mullins went 1-for-3 with a leadoff home run (his 20th of the season) and a walk. Mullins' first-inning blast put him into the 20 HR-20 steal club, becoming the seventh player in O's history to do so. The 26-year-old has […]

Chris Martin Notches First Save On Sunday

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Chris Martin was called upon to hold a two-run lead in the ninth inning on Sunday. Normally, Will Smith would be asked to close out the game, but had a rough outing on Saturday. Martin allowed one run and two hits, but managed to hold it down and help the Braves […]

Adley Rutschman Promoted To Triple-A Sunday

Baltimore Orioles catching prospect Adley Rutschman was promoted to Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday. Baseball's number 1 overall prospect has slashed .271/.392/.508 with 18 homers and 55 RBI in 80 games this season with Double-A Bowie. This is an exciting development for both O's fans and fantasy managers, as Rutschman has delivered so far as one […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/9/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/9 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

Max Fried Tosses One-Run Outing On Sunday

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Max Fried continued his successful season against the Washington Nationals on Sunday. He went six innings, seven hits allowed, one earned run, one walk, and five strikeouts in the 5-4 victory. Fried gave up quite a few hits, but was able to work himself out of trouble. He'll carry a 3.91 […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/9 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

Adolis Garcia Doubles On Sunday

Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia has seemed to quiet down with the bat over the last few weeks. The batting average remains solid, but his power has certainly been on the decline. Regardless, Garcia went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk during the 6-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. It was his […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Goes Deep In Loss

Texas Rangers shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa seems to be one of the few reliable bats for this offense right now. On Sunday, he went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the seventh inning of a 6-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics. The multi-hit performances continue to pile up for Kiner-Falefa who seems to always be […]

Jordan Lyles Hit Around By Athletics

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jordan Lyles struggled to get anyone out during Sunday's game against the Oakland Athletics. He went 5 1/3 innings, 10 hits allowed, six earned runs, four walks, and four strikeouts in the 6-3 loss. Lyles was an inning-eater in this one and threw 114 pitches before his departure. This season, Lyles […]

Randy Arozarena Likely To Return On Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena has been sidelined over the last few days after being placed on the COVID-19 injured list. Manager Kevin Cash mentioned that Arozarena could return as early as Tuesday. Arozarena has not exhibited any symptoms and has taken several negative tests. The Rays are off on Monday, but it sounds […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 8/9/21 (Premium Content)

Welcome in to Week 20 of the season! We've officially entered the dog days of summer post-Trade Deadline, and in theory we should see the contenders separate themselves even more from the teams that are mailing it in. I know I've started to notice much wider gaps in Vegas money lines, and while it can […]

PGA DFS Preview: 2021 Wyndham Championship

Hi RotoBallers! I'm Andy Lack and I'm very excited to be with you as a new member of the RB PGA team! In our ongoing attempt to expand and improve our PGA coverage, I will be dropping a 'Tournament Preview' every Monday morning. I hope this preview will give you a head start on your […]

Brad Boxberger Takes Loss To Giants In Rubber Match

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Brad Boxberger (4-3) allowed a run on two hits and struck out one in one inning, taking the loss Sunday versus the Giants. The right-hander allowed an RBI single to Tommy La Stella in the eighth inning, and that was the decisive play in the game. Boxberger's scoreless streak came to […]

Omar Narvaez Reaches Double Digit Home Runs

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Omar Narvaez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 5-4 loss to San Francisco. The backstop gave Milwaukee a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning with his 10th home run of the season. It's the second time in six seasons Narvaez has reached double-digits in long balls. He's been a […]

Lou Trivino Collects 18th Save On Sunday Versus Texas

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Lou Trivino pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday in a win over the Rangers. Trivino allowed a walk, but slammed the door Texas to pick up his 18th save in 20 tries this season. Trivino has been one of the better closers for fantasy as he's got a 1.88 ERA […]

Seth Brown Clubs Homer In Win Over Rangers

Oakland Athletics outfielder Seth Brown went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in a win over Texas on Sunday. The blast was Brown's 13th of the season as he's been a solid power bat off the bench for the A's. With Ramon Laureano (suspension) out for the season, Brown should see more playing time in left […]

Rashod Bateman Returns To Practice

Baltimore Ravens first-round wide receiver Rashod Bateman returned to practice Monday morning after missing a few days last week. The rookie wide receiver has received high praise from his teammates, specifically Sammy Watkins, who said that Bateman "is a pro already." Teammate Marquise Brown is also not practicing with a hamstring injury. Though Baltimore finished last […]