Kris Bryant Hits 15th Home Run In Loss

Chicago Cubs infielder/outfielder Kris Bryant went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's loss versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bryant crushed the second pitch of the game to deep left off of starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin. Bryant had been in a bit of a slump, but he has now hit two home runs in […]

Jake Arrieta Picks Up No-Decision On Friday

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta tossed a no-decision on Friday night versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. The veteran was hit hard on evening, but got out of some big jams. He finished with a line of five hits, two runs, three walks and four strikeouts. Arrieta remains 5-8 with an ugly 5.32 ERA. The […]

Tony Gonsolin Looks Sharp In No-Decision

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin had his longest outing of the season in Friday's no-decision versus the Chicago Cubs. Gonsolin made his fourth start of the season and allowed one hit, one run, two walks and struck out a season-high seven in four innings. It was Gonsolin's best start since returning from the […]

Mitch Haniger Scores, Drives In A Run Friday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger scored a run and drove in another Friday, going 2-for-6 against the Chicago White Sox. After a hot start to the season, Haniger has struggled mightily over the last month, slashing .238/.273/.385 over his last thirty games. This was his last multi-hit effort since June 10, when he homered twice. […]

Yusei Kikuchi Records Fifth Win Friday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi came one out shy of a quality start Friday, but was still credited with a victory after allowing one run on two hits and four walks against the Chicago White Sox. He struck out six batters and raised his record to 5-3. Kikuchi now has a 3.34 ERA, 1.04 […]

Chris Paddack Lit Up In His Shortest Start Of The Season

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack got chased in his shortest start of the year Friday, giving up five runs over just 2 1/3 innings against the Diamondbacks. It's a step back for the righty, who had been pitching better since mid-May after a rough beginning to the season. Paddack, who is 4-5 with a […]

Jake Fraley Goes Deep For The Fifth Time Friday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jake Fraley hit his fifth home run of the year Friday, going 1-for-3 with two walks, a run scored, and two RBI from the ninth spot against the Chicago White Sox. Fraley has been an all-category contributor this season, slashing .247/.444/.479 with five homers, five steals, 18 runs, and 18 RBI in […]

Gio Urshela Collects Two Hits In Return To Lineup

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Friday's loss to the Boston Red Sox. Urshela reached on a fielder's choice in the second inning, then scored a run on a DJ LeMahieu base hit. He later doubled and reached on an infield single. It's probably […]

Jake Bauers Reaches Base Three Times Friday

Seattle Mariners first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers continued his success since coming over from Cleveland Friday, going 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI against the Chicago White Sox while playing left field. Bauers has slashed .315/.351/.407 with one homer and one steal in 54 at-bats with Seattle, and while he's benefited from a .400 BABIP, […]

Dylan Moore Swipes Two Bags Friday

Seattle Mariners second baseman Dylan Moore swiped two more bags in Friday's contest against the Chicago White Sox, bringing his season total to 12. He's been caught twice. He also went 2-for-4 in the game, scoring two runs. Moore has not been able to get it going with the bat this year, slashing just .189/.290/.371 […]

Miguel Andujar Has Three-Hit Night

New York Yankees outfielder Miguel Andujar went 3-for-4 with a trio of base hits in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Andujar reached base three times but was unable to score a run as the Yankee offense stranded him. Still, he needed a game like this one, as he had fallen into a […]

J.P. Crawford Reaches Twice, Steals A Base Friday

Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford had another solid game Friday, going 2-for-6 with a stolen base against the Chicago White Sox. It was his third steal of the year in six tries. Crawford has been one of the hottest hitters in the league over the past month, slashing .333/.379/.525 with four homers and two steals […]

Luis Torrens Records First Career Multi-Homer Game

Seattle Mariners catcher Luis Torrens was responsible for four of the Mariners' nine runs Friday, going 2-for-5 with two home runs. It was his first career multi-homer game, and he has now homered five times in seven games since being called up from Triple-A Tacoma, slashing .375/.400/1.042 in that span. He's earning himself more playing […]

Yasmani Grandal Continues To Warm Up With Bat

Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal went 1-for-3 with a walk and solo home run in Friday's loss versus the Seattle Mariners. Grandal has been warming up and has at least one hit in seven of his last 10 games with two home runs over that span. Grandal is now slashing .175/.385/.419 with 12 home […]

Carlos Rodon Suffers Third Loss

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Carlos Rodon suffered a loss versus the Seattle Mariners on Friday. Rodon threw 104 pitches on the evening and allowed five hits, three runs, four walks and struck out eight in five innings. Rodon fell three outs short of a quality start, but he continues to have an impressive season. […]

DJ LeMahieu Plates A Pair Of Runs

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu drove in two runs in Friday's loss to the Boston Red Sox. LeMahieu stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded in the second inning and drove in two with a base hit to right field. The veteran infielder hadn't been hitting the ball as much to the […]

Domingo German Takes Loss Friday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Domingo German took his fifth loss of the season in Friday's defeat to the Boston Red Sox. German pitched four innings, allowing four runs, three earned, on five hits while walking one. He struck out a trio of batters. German was in trouble from the beginning of the game, surrendering […]

Garrett Whitlock Earns Win In Relief Friday

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Garrett Whitlock was credited with his third win of the season Friday, having pitched two innings of relief against the New York Yankees. He allowed just one hit and struck out two, dropping his season ERA to 1.49 with a 1.16 WHIP and 38 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings. With […]

Matt Barnes Records 16th Save

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes recorded his 16th save of the year Friday, closing the door against the New York Yankees. He pitched one innings, allowing two hits and striking out one. Barnes has been shaky of late, recording a 4.05 ERA and 1.80 WHIP in his last seven appearances, but he's been […]

Zack Britton Dealing With Hamstring Injury

New York Yankees relief pitcher Zack Britton (hamstring) sustained a hamstring injury Friday night, per manager Aaron Boone. Britton came up limping a bit after delivering his final pitch of the night and struggled to walk down the dugout steps when exiting the game. The veteran southpaw will be evaluated tomorrow to determine the severity […]

Adam Ottavino Locks Down 14th Hold

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Adam Ottavino has been very reliable all season, and Friday was no different. Ottavino pitched a perfect eighth inning against the New York Yankees, striking out two of the three batters he faced to lock down his 14th hold of the season. He now has a 2.64 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, […]

Martin Perez Knocked Out In The Fourth Inning

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Martin Perez was knocked out in the fourth inning Friday having recorded only 11 outs despite not allowing a single earned run. Three runs came around to score on six hits and two walks, but all were unearned. Perez also struck out three batters and received a no-decision. It's hard […]

Christian Vazquez Reaches Base Three Times Friday

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez reached base three times Friday, going 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI against the New York Yankees. Vazquez now has a very modest three-game hit streak, with multiple hits in the last two. He's struggled all year, but perhaps Vazquez is beginning to put things together. Fantasy managers […]

Mike Minor Shelled For Career-High Nine Runs

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Mike Minor was blasted Friday for a career-high nine runs as the Royals lost at Texas by a score of 9-4. The 33-year-old left-hander gave up 11 hits and struck out two over five innings. The shelling left him at 6-5 on the year with a 5.12 ERA. Minor, who […]

Hunter Renfroe Reaches Base Three Times, Drives In Two

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe reached based in all three of his plate appearances against the New York Yankees Friday, going 1-for-1 with a double, two walks, a run scored, and two RBI. What first seemed like a hot streak has now turned into sustained success for Renfroe, who is thriving with a .308/.392/.519 […]

Xander Bogaerts Drives In Two Friday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a double against the New York Yankees Friday, driving in two runs and scoring another. It's been a relatively tough stretch for Bogaerts, as he's produced only a .675 OPS over his last seven games, and his last home run came on June 15. Still, Bogaerts […]

Michael Chavis Leads Off, Steals A Base

Boston Red Sox utility man Michael Chavis led off for the second time in two games since being recalled on Friday, going 1-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base against the Yankees. The steal was his first of the season. The Red Sox have gotten little production from the top spot in the […]

Josh Bell Expected To Return To Lineup Saturday

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell (oblique) is expected to return to the lineup on Saturday after an MRI on his oblique showed no issues, according to Jessica Camerato of MLB.com. Bell was scratched from Thursday's lineup and then held out of Friday's contest due to an oblique issue. But it sounds like there's no […]

Marcus Semien Drives In A Pair Friday

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Marcus Semien knocked in a pair of runs on Friday as his club was defeated by the Orioles 6-5 in extra innings. His double in the seventh that cashed in two was his only hit of the ballgame as he finished the night going 1-for-5 with two strikeouts. Semien has […]

Alek Manoah Sharp In Friday’s No-Decision

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah was sharp during the team's extra-inning loss the Orioles on Friday, giving up just one unearned run over six frames of work. The 23-year-old gave up four hits and two walks while striking out six in the 97-pitch effort before leaving with a 3-1 lead. The Jays tacked […]