Brett Phillips Homers Twice, Drives In Five Runs

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips went 2-for-4 with two home runs, five RBI, and a strikeout in Sunday's 9-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles. He took Orioles reliever Cole Sulsler deep in the seventh inning to trim Baltimore's lead 5-3. The 27-year-old later belted the go-ahead grand slam off Paul Frye to left-center field […]

DraftKings MLB Lineup Picks (8/9/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Hello RotoBallers! We have a nice-sized Monday main slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some good pitching options on this slate so we will need to figure out which one can get us a few strikeouts and a win while also choosing between some great […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for August 9th, 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 August 9th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/9/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

While DraftKings chose to embrace those weird people in Ohio and including the game starting an hour earlier in their main slate, FanDuel told them to piss up a rope. That leaves us with a rather small four-game slate today. We still have some surprisingly good options for a slate this small. The only rain […]

Bryse Wilson Throws Quality Start Against Reds

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Bryse Wilson recorded a quality start but earned the loss on Sunday, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out seven over six innings of work. Despite going 0-2 since being acquired by Pittsburgh in the trade that sent Richard Rodriguez to Atlanta, Wilson has put up […]

Ke'Bryan Hayes Homers In Loss Sunday

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes went 2-for-4 with a home run, one RBI and a run scored in a 3-2 loss to the Reds on Sunday. It was his first homer in over a month, as he's now slashing .254/.322/.394 with five home runs, two steals, 23 RBI and 26 runs scored over 58 […]

Madison Bumgarner Tosses Quality Start Sunday

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher recorded a quality start despite taking the loss on Sunday, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five over seven innings of work against the Padres. Bumgarner has been on a dominant run over his last five starts, going 2-2 with a 1.97 ERA, 0.906 WHIP […]

Tanner Houck Strikes Out Six In Rotation Tune-Up

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck made his first start since Martin Perez was demoted to the bullpen Saturday, lasting 3 2/3 innings and allowing one run on three hits and two walks to the Toronto Blue Jays. He struck out six batters. While Houck has not officially been added to the starting rotation, […]

Rafael Devers Scores Two Runs Against Blue Jays

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers went 2-for-4 with two runs scored against the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday. Devers has now scored 71 runs on the season to go with his 27 home runs, 82 RBI, and three steals. He's the top fantasy option at third base, despite producing just a .602 OPS over […]

Xander Bogaerts Scores Two Runs Sunday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts went 2-for-5 against the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday with two runs scored. Bogaerts has just six hits in 27 at-bats in August, and he's struggled to a .241/.320/.380 with three home runs in his last 30 games and 120 plate appearances. Even so, Bogaerts remains a top fantasy option […]

Jake Bauers Steals Base Sunday

Seattle Mariners first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers got the start in right field batting batting ninth against the New York Yankees Sunday, and went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base, his second of the season. Bauers has seen his playing time dip of late, with just 32 at-bats in his last 15 games, and […]

Patrick Corbin Takes Eleventh Loss Sunday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Patrick Corbin was handed his eleventh loss of the year against the Atlanta Braves Sunday, yielding five runs on five hits and a walk in six innings. He struck out five batters and allowed two home runs. Corbin has now given up eight home runs in his last three starts as […]

Ryan Zimmerman Has Three Hits, Drives In Two

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman had a strong game against the Atlanta Braves Sunday, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI. Zimmerman started at first base, sliding Josh Bell to the outfield. Zimmerman stands to have greatly increased opportunity for playing time if the Nationals are comfortable with Bell on the grass, which […]

Jake Cronenworth Powers Friars To Victory

San Diego Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth went 2-for-4 with a home run, and two RBI Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Cronenworth accounted for both Friar runs in the 2-0 victory, singling in second baseman Adam Frazier in the first inning before launching an offering from D-Backs starter Madison Bumgarner into the seats in the fourth […]

Matt Barnes Blows Save Sunday Against Blue Jays

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes blew his fifth save of the year Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, yielding two runs on one hit and a walk while striking out one in a third of an inning. It wasn't a banner day for Barnes, who blew a save on his second consecutive day, […]

Garrett Richards Middling In Bid To Retain Rotation Spot

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Richards entered Sunday's start against the Toronto Blue Jays with plenty of questions around whether he would remain in the rotation when Chris Sale is ready to return from the injured list. He responded by allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk in five innings. […]

Blake Snell Turns In Best Start Of Season

San Diego Padres starter Blake Snell shut out the Arizona Diamondbacks for seven innings Sunday, collecting a season-high 13 strikeouts. Easily his best start of 2021, the left-hander induced 25 whiffs while permitting just two hits and three walks. The outing marked Snell's second consecutive positive start and the fourth time he completed six-plus innings. […]

Kevin Plawecki Drives In Three Sunday

Boston Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki got the start behind the plate against the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday, batting sixth in the order. He went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, three RBI, and a run scored. With Christian Vazquez struggling mightily this season, Plawecki has slowly received more playing time. While it would not […]

J.D. Martinez Has Four Hits In Return

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez returned to the lineup Sunday after missing one game with COVID-like symptoms, and the rest seemed to do him good as he went 4-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI, and two runs scored. Despite having struggled over the last several weeks, Martinez now finds himself with hits in […]

Zach Davies Suffers Ninth Loss

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Zach Davies had a rough start in Sunday's loss versus the Chicago White Sox. Davies allowed three home runs and five runs in the top of the first inning and would finish with a line of seven hits, seven runs, one walk and two strikeouts in two innings. Davies has been […]

Drew Steckenrider Completes Two-Inning Save

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Drew Steckenrider completed a six-out save against the New York Yankees Sunday, his fourth save of the season in seven opportunities. It took Steckenrider just 24 pitches to accomplish that task, yielding one hit and striking out two. Steckenrider has had a resurgent year after joining the club as a non-roster […]

Paul Sewald Earns Seventh Win, Strikes Out Four In Relief

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Paul Sewald continued his breakout season against the New York Yankees Sunday, getting five outs in relief, four of which came via the strikeout. He didn't allow a baserunner. Sewald now has seven wins in relief this year, which has greatly increased his value, though most of his contributions come from […]

Yusei Kikuchi Shuts Down Yankees For Five Innings

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi didn't allow a run in five innings against the Yankees Sunday. Over 97 pitches, Kikuchi allowed four hits, three walks, and a hit-by-pitch while striking out six. He took a no-decision in the contest. Through two August starts, Kikuchi has allowed two earned runs in 11 innings with 11 […]

Dylan Cease Continues To Rack Up Strikeouts

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease earned his ninth win of the season versus the Chicago Cubs on Sunday evening. Cease went five innings and allowed five hits, three runs, three walks and struck out 10 on the evening. Cease has been having a very nice season and is now 9-6 with a 3.99 […]

Andrew Vaughn Continues To Enjoy The Second Half Of The Season

Chicago White Sox first baseman/outfielder Andrew Vaughn went 2-for-3 with a walk, two-run home run and three RBI in Sunday's victory versus the Chicago Cubs. Vaughn hit the third of three homers off of Zach Davies in the top of the first inning to give the White Sox a 4-0 lead at the time. Vaughn […]

Eloy Jimenez Hits Two Homers In Victory

Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez put together a big night in Sunday's victory versus the Chicago Cubs. Jimenez went 3-for-5 with two runs, two home runs and five RBI. Jimenez had a big series versus the Cubs and it looks like he is beginning to round into form at the plate. Jimenez returned to […]

Tim Anderson Picks Up Three Hits

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson went 3-for-5 with two runs, a double and solo home run in Sunday's victory versus the Chicago Cubs. Anderson was originally scheduled to get a day of rest, but was later inserted into the lineup when Leury Garcia was scratched from the lineup. Anderson would leadoff the game with […]

Albert Pujols Goes Yard In Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols went 1-for-3 with a walk and two-run home run in Sunday's victory versus the Los Angeles Angels. Pujols entered the game when third baseman Justin Turner (groin) exited the game after the first inning with a groin injury. Pujols then would crush a two-run blast off of rookie […]

Max Stassi Wears The Golden Sombrero Sunday

Los Angeles Angels catcher Max Stassi was hitless in four at-bats during Sunday's defeat to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He did walk once but was the victim of four strikeouts in the game. It's a night he'll want to forget but should get over soon with the year he's having. He's slashing .293/.371/.511 with 10 […]

Cody Bellinger Homers For Second Straight Game

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger went 1-for-4 with a two-run home in Sunday's victory versus the Los Angeles Angels. Manager Dave Roberts said on Saturday that Bellinger would mostly play against right-handers moving forward, but he got the start on Sunday with a lefty on the mound and outfielder Mookie Betts (hip) sitting with […]