Kike Hernandez Homers Wednesday

Boston Red Sox utility man Kike Hernandez was back in the lineup batting leadoff against the Detroit Tigers after a day off Tuesday, and apparently the rest did him good as he went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a walk, and two RBI. The homer was his 15th of the year, and he's […]

Alcides Escobar Returns To Lineup Wednesday

Washington Nationals infielder Alcides Escobar returned to the starting lineup Wednesday, batting second and playing shortstop. He had missed the previous for games with a swollen right wrist. He went 0-for-3 with a walk in his first game back against the Philadelphia Phillies. Though he appears to have been displaced by Victor Robles at the […]

Carter Kieboom Homers For Second Time In Three Days

Washington Nationals third baseman Carter Kieboom homered again Wednesday, giving him two for the season, both of which have come in the last three games. Kieboom was 2-for-4 with two RBI against the Phillies for the game. Kieboom has played in just 12 games this season, with his playing time greatly increasing following the trade […]

Luis Garcia Homers Twice Wednesday

Washington Nationals infielder Luis Garcia continued to show off his potential Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with two solo homers against the Philadelphia Phillies. Garcia has been afforded just 45 at-bats this year, with 24 of those coming in the past week, and he's put together a slash line of .167/.200/.542 with three homers in those seven […]

Victor Robles Knocks Leadoff Homer

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles got off to an auspicious start Wednesday knocking the first pitch he was over the fence for a leadoff home run against Chase Anderson and the Philadelphia Phillies. He also walked in four plate appearances. The homer was just his second of the season. Robles has taken over as the […]

Paolo Espino Gives Up Season-High Six Runs

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Paolo Espino had his worst start of the year against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, giving up six hits on eight runs and a walk in five innings. He struck out three batters. Espino had previously been quite successful, never giving up more than three earned runs in an outing. Despite his […]

Mitch Haniger Adds Three Hits Wednesday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger picked up three hits against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, going 3-for-4 with a triple and a run scored. It's Haniger's first three-hit game since July 24, which is also the last time he hit a home run, with two of them in that game. Despite a slight drop-off in […]

Jameson Taillon Whiffs Season-High 10 Batters In No-Decision

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon was masterful despite not factoring into the decision in Wednesday's outing against the Orioles. Taillon tossed 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits. He walked just one batter and struck out a season-high 10, generating an impressive 18 swings and misses on 90 pitches. […]

Trent Grisham Bags Two Doubles Wednesday

San Diego Padres outfielder Trent Grisham went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and run scored Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics. Coming into the series on an 0-for-20 slide in his previous seven contests, Grisham collected four knocks and three RBI in the two-game series. Through 333 plate appearances, the 24-year-old owns a respectable .253/.339/.433 […]

Logan Gilbert Takes The Loss Wednesday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert was saddled with his third loss of the year Wednesday. He allowed three runs on four hits and four walks to the Tampa Bay Rays in five innings while striking out six batters. This is the second outing of Gilbert's young career in which he's walked four batters, an […]

Scottie Scheffler Looks To Stay Hot In Memphis

Scottie Scheffler has recorded three top-10 finishes in his last four starts on tour, two of those starts being major championships. Scheffler will be making his third career start at TPC Southwind, and had continued to better his performance. In his first start, Scheffler missed the cut, he followed that with a T43 in 2018, […]

Patrick Wisdom Drives In Three Runs

Chicago Cubs infielder/outfielder Patrick Wisdom went 3-for-4 with three RBI in Wednesday's victory versus the Colorado Rockies. Wisdom provided all three Cubs runs with a bases clearing double in the top of the fifth inning versus Jon Gray. Wisdom has come out of nowhere this season and has been a valuable member for both the […]

Cameron Champ Looks To Stay Hot At TPC Southwind

Cameron Champ missed five straight cuts before carding a T11 at the John Deere Classic, which he followed up with a win at the 3M Open two weeks ago. After the win, Champ said he had taken a step back during his struggles, and figured out how to enjoy the game again. Which is something […]

Marc Leishman Could Struggle At TPC Southwind

Marc Leishman loses strokes off the tee and tee to green, which doesn't bode well for TPC Southwind and the WGC-FedEx St. Jude. In his last two starts at TPC Southwind, Leishman has one great finish and one not-so-great finish. The question is which finish is more telling of Leishman's game at this course. In […]

Manuel Rodriguez Earns First Save

Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Manuel Rodriguez earned his first career save versus the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday evening. The Cubs called up Rodriguez when they dealt the bulk of their bullpen last week and he has now appeared in three games with Wednesday being his first save opportunity. Rodriguez took care of business and allowed […]

Abraham Ancer A Top-25 Lock At TPC Southwind

In three career starts at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude, Abraham Ancer has two career top-20 finishes. On the season, Ancer has 15 top-25 finishes, in 23 events, a 65% top-25 rate. Ancer is a top-30 player in strokes gained off the tee, approach, tee to green, and total. The only stat Ancer isn't elite in […]

Joe Musgrove's Victory Spoiled By Bullpen

San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove tossed six frames of one-run baseball Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics, settling for a no-decision. The right-hander struck out five in a crisp 99 pitches, yielding two hits and three walks. Musgrove's only mistake was a solo shot to infielder Jed Lowrie in the second inning, leaving with a […]

Alec Mills Earns Fifth Victory

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Alec Mills earned a quality start in Wednesday's victory versus the Colorado Rockies. Mills tossed six frames and allowed eight hits, two runs, two walks and struck out three on the evening. With the Cubs dealing starting pitcher Trevor Williams at the trade deadline, Mills should remain in the rotation for […]

Jose Abreu Crushes 19th Home Run

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss versus the Kansas City Royals. Abreu has been in a major funk at the plate during the second half and entered the contest with just four hits over his last 37 at-bats. The reigning American League MVP has […]

Lucas Giolito Struggles In Loss

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito struggled in Wednesday's loss versus the Kansas City Royals. Giolito has been having a strong second half of the season, but couldn't get it together on Wednesday. The right-hander had his second shortest outing of the season with four innings and allowed eight hits, six runs, zero walks […]

Sam Burns Too Cheap To Ignore At TPC Southwind

Sam Burns has yet to play a weekend at TPC Southwind in his career, but in 2021, he's guaranteed to do that. Burns should do more than just play the weekend, as his elite iron play could see him be in the mix come Sunday. Burns already has a win this season and continues to […]

Max Homa A Solid Sleeper At TPC Southwind

Max Homa carries a very cheap DFS price this week, likely due to his struggles at TPC Southwind in his career. Homa only has a best finish of T52 at TPC Southwind, but he has improved on his finish in each season since 2017. Homa has been great on approach this season, top-40 on tour, […]

Tyrrell Hatton Too Cheap To Ignore at TPC Southwind

Tyrrell Hatton carries a very cheap DFS price this week, for a guy of his talents. Hatton sits 15th on tour in strokes gained tee to green, something that cannot be ignored this week. Hatton is coming off a couple of rough starts at the U.S. Open and The Open, which is why he has […]

Patrick Cantlay A DFS Steal At TPC Southwind

Patrick Cantlay sits inside the top-10 in strokes gained tee to green and strokes gained total on the PGA Tour this season. Strokes gained tee to green is arguably the most important stat this week in Memphis. To get someone with Cantlay's ability tee to green, at his DFS price, is a no-brainer to have […]

Rory McIlroy Primed For A Solid Finish At TPC Southwind

Rory McIlroy is coming off a T4 finish at the Olympics last week and recorded a T7 at the U.S. Open in late June. In his career, McIlroy has two top-seven finishes at TPC Southwind but finished outside the top-45 last season. This season, McIlroy sits inside the top-10 in strokes gained off the tee, […]

Webb Simpson A Perfect Fit At TPC Southwind

Webb Simpson has played well the last two seasons at TPC Southwind, racking two top-12 finishes in back-to-back years. Of late, Simpson hasn't been great, but he did have a top-20 finish at The Open Championship a few weeks back. Simpson sits 39th in greens in regulation this season, and with his ability to drain […]

Daniel Berger Looking for Third Win At TPC Southwind

Daniel Berger should be considered a favorite coming into the WGC-FedEx St. Jude. Berger, who won the event in 2016 and 2017, has been playing well of late. Berger is coming off two top-10 finishes in his last three starts. Berger continues to be an elite iron player, as he sits 14th on tour in […]

Garrick Higgo Not An Option At TPC Southwind

Since his win at the Palmetto Championship, Garrick Higgo has only made two of five cuts on the PGA Tour. In those starts, Higgo hasn't finished better than T41, which came at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. With that, Higgo hasn't recorded a round in the 60s since the first round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, […]

Matt Harvey Exits Wednesday’s Start Early

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Matt Harvey (knee) was removed from Wednesday's start against the Yankees after tweaking his knee on a comebacker. He allowed two earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out one across four innings before exiting. Harvey threw 63 pitches, firing 43 for strikes. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said he […]

Corey Dickerson Drives In A Pair Wednesday

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Corey Dickerson drove in his first two runs with his new team on Wednesday as his club rolled to an 8-6 victory over the Indians. His two-run double in the first inning was his only hit of the ballgame as he finished the contest going 1-for-4 out of the sixth spot […]