Jake Bauers Homers Wednesday

Cleveland Indians first baseman Jake Bauers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's night's 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels. It was Bauers' second home run this month, but he is still hitting just .216 on the season and provides very little fantasy value to players at the moment.

Clayton Kershaw K’s Eight In No-Decision

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw picked up a no-decision on Wednesday evening versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. Kershaw went six innings and allowed two hits, two runs, one walk and struck out eight. The lefties only blemish was a two-run home run to Eduardo Escobar in the top of the fourth inning. Kershaw has […]

Tarik Skubal Strikes Out Nine Over Five Innings

Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal had one of his best outings of the year so far on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners. Skubal pitched five innings and allowed four hits, two walks and two earned runs while striking out a season-high nine batters. He earned his first win of the year to improve to 1-6. […]

Aaron Civale Goes Seven Innings Wednesday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Aaron Civale allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out eight across serving innings pitched in Wednesday night's 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Civale looked good in this one as one of the runs came off a solo shot by Angel's first baseman Jared […]

Nick Lodolo Strikes Out 11 Batters At Double-A

Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect Nick Lodolo continued to miss bats at a high rate during a dominant start on Wednesday. The young lefty allowed just one hit and posted an 11-1 K-BB ratio in 7 1/3 innings. Through three Double-A starts this season, he has a 0.57 ERA and has allowed just eight hits in […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 8

And the injuries just keep on piling up. As I'm wrapping this article up on Monday night, we've seen today alone Mike Trout exit with a calf strain, Taijuan Walker exit with side tightness, Kevin Pillar was hit in the face by a pitch, and Danny Duffy, Giancarlo Stanton, Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto and Huascar […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (5/20/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We’re primed for a single-game slate Thursday, as the Pacers and Wizards will battle it out in an elimination contest as the Eastern Conference portion of the play-in tournament concludes. FanDuel’s single-game format brings us a completely different roster format than we’re used to in conventional multi-game slates. I’ll outline a pair of candidates for […]

Vidal Brujan Slugs Another Homer At Triple-A

Tampa Bay Rays prospect Vidal Brujan's unreal 2021 season continued on Wednesday with three more hits, which included his sixth home run of the season. Through just 14 games, the 23-year-old is hitting .339 to go along with the power display. Known more for his speed after stealing at least 48 bags each year from […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/20/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 4-game early and 4-game main slate on tap tonight, and they are some rough slates. This article will focus on the main slate as usual, but you can listen to MLB DFS Quick Hits to get a breakdown for both of today's slates. Pitching is overall bad tonight, and the hitting spots […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/20/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Greetings RotoBallers! Another no-hitter last night! It's getting to the point where I feel like should predict it to happen and I got about a 50/50 shot of it happening! Could Trevor Bauer pitch a no-hitter tonight? Sure. But so could some other pitcher during the earlier slate. Check out some of our other articles […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 5/20/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/20/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/20/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

Marco Luciano Homers Twice At Low-A

San Francisco Giants prospect Marco Luciano may be starting to heat up after slugging two home runs on Wednesday. The 19-year-old shortstop now has three homers on the season and has seen seven of his 12 hits go for extra bases. Luciano has been swinging and missing a lot more than in the past and […]

Riley Greene Drives In Five Runs At Double-A

It's been a slow start to the season for Detroit Tigers outfield prospect Riley Greene but he had three singles and drove in five runs on Wednesday. The outburst spiked his batting average up to .259 on the season. Along with struggling to string together hits, Greene hasn't been hitting for power. Just two of […]

Alek Manoah Strikes Out 10 At Triple-A

Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Alek Manoah's strong start to the year continued on Wednesday. The big right-hander posted a K-BB ratio of 10-1 over six innings of work while securing his third victory of the season. Manoah gave up just one run —a solo homer — on four hits, which dropped his ERA to […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/20/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Thursday, so you know what that means, Day Baseball! As has become the norm, DraftKings has created a split slate with only 4 games in each of the day and night slates. While I'll focus most of the analysis on the night slate here, […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/20 - Monkey Knife Fight

The 2021 MLB Season is moving along nicely and we are having a ton of fun with pitcher strikeouts props so far. We will be here week in and week out offering up advice for some of the best prop picks in the industry with Monkey Knife Fight. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/20/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! It's crazy that we're already beginning Week 8 of the MLB season. Week 7 was a whirlwind for me and my Bell's Best Bets followers. When the dust settled, we went 26-23, but my propensity to wager on the favorites when I like their spots puts us down about 1.05 units on […]

Bubba's DraftKings DFS Breakdown - Daily MLB Quick Hits (5/20)

Welcome back to another edition of MLB DFS Quick Hits. Today we have a 4 game early and 4 game main slate to preview. Bubba (@bdentrek) will go over weather, totals, plays, and more to get your MLB DFS lineups ready. Be sure to subscribe to the MLB DFS Quick Hits, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/20/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/20 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Split-slate Thursday, and man it's one of the ugliest pitching slates I've seen this year. Here's the best I can do in term of giving advice, but there's not much to be confident about today. Good […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (5/20/21): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! It's Thursday, and that means we have yet another split slate of MLB games today with four games in the afternoon and four games on the main evening slate. While most of our MLB DFS coverage here at RotoBaller is geared towards the main slate, I wanted to give you […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (5/20): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is back and I am thrilled to be covering this sport over at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on DraftKings and FanDuel. If you are […]

Wade Miley Allows One Run In Loss To Giants

Cincinnati Reds left-hander Wade Miley allowed one run over 4 2/3 innings in a 4-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Miley struck out two, walked none, and scattered six hits in the loss. While Miley took a hard-luck loss, it was encouraging to see him bounce back following his worst start of […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for May 20th, 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 May 20th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for May 20th, 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 May 20th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Kyle Lewis Steals First Base of 2021

Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis stole his first base of the season Wednesday, swiping second off of the Detroit Tigers battery of Tarik Skubal and Eric Haase. Lewis also went 1-for-3 in the contest with a single, a walk, and two strikeouts. Lewis has gotten off to a slow start, with a .693 OPS through […]

Kyle Seager Goes Deep For The Ninth Time

Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager accounted for all of the Mariners' offense Wednesday, hitting a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning off Detroit Tigers starter Tarik Skubal. It was his ninth home run of the year, and Seager has now hit more home runs at T-Mobile Park than any other […]

Logan Gilbert Can't Finish The Third Inning

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert had a rough outing Wednesday, throwing 2 2/3 innings and allowing three runs on four hits and two walks while striking out two. He now has a 9.45 ERA over his first two major league appearances in 6 2/3 innings. Gilbert had trouble putting batters away in this one, […]

Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 12PM - Lineups Advice

It's officially baseball season... do you know who to start? RotoBaller's Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a live Q&A chat session on Thursday May 20th at 12:00 pm noon ET. Come join in on the fun and get your fantasy baseball questions answered, or just stick around for some MLB talk! All throughout the MLB season […]

Buster Posey Plates Three Wednesday, Continues To Hit

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey continued his hot season in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Reds, going 3-for-5 with two singles, a double, and three RBI. The veteran backstop is having quite the resurgent season at the plate, slashing an impressive .374/.451/.657 with eight home runs and 15 RBI. It is unlikely that Posey […]

Tyler Rogers Pitches Ninth Inning Wednesday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Rogers took the mound in the ninth inning of Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Reds. The Giants had a one-run lead going into the ninth inning, so Rogers would have seen a save situation had they not scored three runs in the top of the inning. Rogers allowed a […]