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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 Monday June 21st 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 […]

Kwang Hyun Kim Throws Four Good Innings On Sunday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Kwang Hyun Kim threw four strong innings in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. Kim allowed one run on three hits and a walk while striking out two. The only run Kim allowed and in fact the only run to score in the game came on Ronald […]

Nolan Arenado Has Three RBI On Sunday

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado drove in three runs on Sunday, all in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. Arenado went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk in Game 1, scoring a run and driving in the three runs. He then went 1-for-3 in Game 2, […]

Paul Goldschmidt Drives In Four On Sunday

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt drove in four runs, all in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. In that first game, he went 3-for-4 with a home run and two singles, scoring once and driving in four. In Game 2, he went 1-for-2 with a walk, getting one of only […]

Adam Wainwright Throws A Seven-Inning Complete Game

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright threw a seven-inning complete game in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. Wainwright allowed just one run on three hits and three walks while striking out 11. He threw 111 pitches, 69 for strikes, and seemed to be in control throughout the afternoon, even drawing […]

Anthony Bender Gets Five Outs On Sunday

Miami Marlins rookie relief pitcher Anthony Bender pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings on Sunday, facing just four batters and recording a strikeout. Bender came into the fifth inning with two runners on base but induced a double play and then pitched a perfect sixth inning. Bender has now thrown 19 1/3 innings and has yet […]

Rafael Devers Hits 18th Home Run

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers went deep yet again Sunday, hitting a solo shot in the top of the eighth inning of Boston's 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Devers has now homered in three of his last five games. He's slashed .357/.400/.786 over the last seven games, and is seemingly unstoppable […]

Tony Gonsolin Says He'll Make Next Start After Early Exit

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin (shoulder) says that he believes he'll be able to make his next start after exiting Sunday's outing early, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Gonsolin left his start against the Diamondbacks in the fourth inning with what was later described as "shoulder tiredness". After the game, Gonsolin […]

Jesus Aguilar Gets Two Hits On Sunday

Miami Marlins first baseman Jesus Aguilar got two hits on Sunday in a loss against the Chicago Cubs. Aguilar went 2-for-4 with two singles and was the only Marlin to record more than one hit and in fact the only Marlin to even reach base more than once. Aguilar has been heating up lately. He's […]

Shane McClanahan Strikes Out Eight In Quality Start

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Shane McClanahan looked sharp on the mound on Sunday, allowing just one run on three hits and one walk while striking out eight in six innings of work in a 6-2 loss to the Mariners. He recorded a season-high in strikeouts, as he now owns a 29 percent strikeout rate […]

Kike Hernandez Homers, Drives In Two

Boston Red Sox utility man Kike Hernandez had his second consecutive strong day at the plate Sunday, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk against the Kansas City Royals. It was his sixth home run of the year. Days like this have been few and far between for Hernandez, but perhaps […]

Zach Thompson Pulled After Four No-Hit Innings

Miami Marlins rookie starting pitcher Zach Thompson threw four innings of no-hit ball in Sunday's start against the Chicago Cubs. He was pulled after just 73 pitches, having allowed an unearned run on three walks and seven strikeouts. There was no logical reason for Thompson to come out of the game, but then you remember […]

John Axford Signs With Blue Jays Sunday

Free agent relief pitcher John Axford is in agreement with a deal to join the Toronto Blue Jays, according to Jamie Campbell of SportsNet. Axford last pitched in 2018, where he split the season with the Blue Jays and the Dodgers. At his peak he was a dominant closer for the Brewers, but his last […]

Nathan Eovaldi Takes Fourth Loss Sunday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi took the loss Sunday against the Kansas City Royals, dropping his record on the season to 7-4. He allowed four runs (three earned) in four innings on seven hits and one walk. He struck out four batters. Eovaldi pitched better than that line indicated, as his defense did […]

Shed Long Jr. Hits Walk-Off Grand Slam

Seattle Mariners utility man Shed Long Jr. was the hero Sunday, delivering a walk-off grand slam home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lead Seattle to a 6-2 victory. It was Long Jr.'s first home run of the season, and his only hit in four at-bats from the ninth spot in the […]

Luis Torrens Hits Fifth Homer Sunday

Seattle Mariners catcher Luis Torrens continued his hot-hitting ways Sunday, going 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two runs scored. The home run was his fifth of the year. Torrens has been very successful since coming back from Triple-A Tacoma, starting four of five games and going 7-for-16 with three homers in that […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Expected To Play Monday Night

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. (shoulder) is expected to return to the lineup for Monday night's series opener with the Dodgers, according to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union Tribune. Tatis exited Saturday's game after injuring his shoulder while diving for a ball, and then was held out of the lineup for […]

Jake Bauers Steals Base, Extends Hit Streak

Seattle Mariners first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers extended his hitting streak to a career-high nine games Sunday as he went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored against the Tampa Bay Rays. Bauers has been solid since coming over to Seattle from Cleveland, slashing .326/.356/.419 in 43 at-bats. He has three homers and one […]

Ty France Homers For Third Time In Six Games

Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France couldn't be any hotter. He is now slashing .478/.536/1.043 in his last seven games with three home runs after going 1-for-3 with a walk and his sixth home run of the year Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. France now has a nine-game hit streak and is showing he […]

Marco Gonzales Delivers Quality Start Sunday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales had one of his best starts of the season Sunday, throwing 6 1/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, only allowing two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out six. Gonzales now has a 5.10 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, and 42 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings on […]

Shohei Ohtani Blasts A Homer Against Detroit

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani continues to crank home runs as he nailed a two-run home run on Sunday. Ohtani has gone deep in three consecutive games, and he now leads the major league in home runs with 23. In addition, he's batting .272 with 54 RBI in 272 at-bats to go along […]

Will Smith Collects Another Save

Atlanta Braves closer Will Smith recorded his 13th save of 2021. Smith only had a one-run lead to work with, but he was able to shut down St. Louis on Sunday. The 31-year-old closer is successful in closing out 13 of 14 save opportunities. He has 38 punch outs and carries a 4.23 ERA in […]

Yonathan Daza Goes Deep In Sunday's Loss

Colorado Rockies outfielder Yonathan Daza went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in a 7-6 loss to the Brewers on Sunday. The Rockies were losing 6-0 heading into the bottom half of the sixth inning before Daza finally put Colorado on the board with a two-run dinger off of Eric Lauer. Trevor Story, C.J. Cron, and […]

Ronald Acuna Launches Home Run Sunday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna hit the 100th home run of his big league career as his club defeated the Cardinals 1-0 in the second game of a doubleheader Sunday. The 23-year-old has played in 378 contests knocking 100 balls out of the park. He is the sixth-fastest to reach this impressive milestone. The outfielder […]

Trevor Story Swats Sixth Homer Of The Year

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two strikeouts in a 7-6 loss to the Brewers on Sunday. Story was one of four Rockies to hit a home run in the bottom half of the sixth inning. Yonathan Daza hit a two-run shot before Story took Eric Lauer deep […]

C.J. Cron Goes Yard In Loss To Milwaukee

Colorado Rockies first baseman C.J. Cron went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer in a 7-6 loss to the Brewers on Sunday. Milwaukee jumped out to an early lead in this one, putting up six runs over the first six innings. But Colorado stormed back in the bottom half of the sixth as Yonathan Daza, Trevor […]

Chi Chi Gonzalez Shelled In No-Decision

Colorado Rockies right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez took a no-decision on Sunday when he allowed six runs on eight hits with two walks and four strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings in a 7-6 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Gonzalez had a rough go in this one as the Brewers were all over him from the outset. […]

Drew Rasmussen Optioned To Triple-A Durham

Tampa Bay Devil Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen was sent down to Triple-A Durham on Sunday. The 25-year old has pitched in 16 games this season, 15 with the Brewers and one with the Devil Rays. Tampa Bay needs to open a roster spot for Wander Franco's soon-to-be promotion. Rasmussen carries a 3.86 ERA in […]

Adalberto Mondesi Leaves Game Sunday With Potential Injury

Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi exited Sunday's contest as he felt something on his side that was bothering him. Mondesi recently came off the injured list, so the Royals will be highly cautious with the 25-year-olds health. Per manager Mike Matheny there is no information on Mondesi's issue currently. Before exiting the game, he […]