Stewart Cink To Lurk Around At Memorial

Stewart Cink can just linger around at most any tournament. It is why he is 8th in the FedEx Cup Standings. He won the RBC Heritage Open by doing the opposite. He held on for dear life and shot a clutch 70 on Sunday. It is that adaptability in 2021 that has served Cink well […]

Si Woo Kim Not One To Look At For Memorial

Si Woo Kim has trended in the wrong direction for weeks and that culminated in him withdrawing from the Colonial last week. Keep in mind, he missed the cut at the PGA with a 75-76 and missed a bunch of putts at the Byron Nelson. This is not the same golfer that was on the […]

C.T. Pan May Have Issues At Memorial This Week

C.T. Pan got better at Colonial last week as the tournament wore on. This week is a rough test at the Memorial. Pan driving the ball off the tee was problematic in the early rounds at the Charles Schwab. The fact he hits about 294 on this long course could present him with a few […]

Chris Kirk Still Struggling Heading Into Memorial

Chris Kirk looked like he had it together at Colonial for about three rounds last week and then Sunday happened. It was more than the 77, Kirk just could not do anything right. Suddenly he could not drive or hit accurately. Too many things went wrong. The last three tournaments (two missed cuts) have illustrated […]

Sam Burns A Wildcard At The Memorial This Week

Sam Burns was hot on tour with a first and second at Valspar and the Byron Nelson buoyed by incredible Thursday and Friday rounds and steady weekend play. Then, there came the withdrawal at the PGA. That front nine was so disastrous and it left Burns little choice. The question again is where is his […]

Branden Grace's Withdrawal Leaves Questions For Memorial

Branden Grace shot a 76 at Colonial and then withdrew from the tournament last week. The idea would be to see where he is even at this week and even then. Straying away from Grace may be a good plan. He did have a decent run of four weekends before a 78 on Sunday at […]

Harold Varner III May Not Fare As Well At Memorial

Harold Varner III from tee to green is one of the better golfers on tour (24th overall -- .949 strokes gained). He has solid numbers driving a ball 301 yards on average and getting on the greens at 67th. The problem always seems to come down to putting and often later in tournaments. When one […]

Jonathan India Steals A Base, Scores In Loss

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India went 1-for-3 with a steal and a run in a 17-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. The rookie infielder is now hitting .233 with three homers, 14 runs, 21 RBI, and three steals in 129 at-bats in his debut season. While his overall numbers aren't too exciting, […]

Cameron Tringale Interesting Option At The Memorial

Do not expect a top-five or ten finish from Cameron Tringale in Ohio come Sunday. However, the Californian lurked around the top-20 or so most of the weekend at the Charles Schwab before falling back to 33rd. He is one of the best at sand saves (15th) on tour and that could help him if […]

Tyler Naquin Homers Vs. Philadelphia

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tyler Naquin went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in a 17-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. Naquin went deep off of Phillies starter Aaron Nola in the second inning to get the Reds on the scoreboard. It has been an excellent start to the season for Naquin, […]

Adam Hadwin Could Have Some Potential At Memorial

Adam Hadwin could put in a decent weekend at Memorial but might implode too. After much bad play, the Canadian managed 66-67 at the Charles Schwab last week. His putter hurt him a bit on the weekend but Hadwin finished tied for 8th. A longer, tighter course this week likely means a lower finish but […]

Sonny Gray Strikes Out Eight In Lopsided Loss

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Sonny Gray allowed four runs (three earned) over 4 2/3 innings in a 17-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. Gray struck out eight and walked one while giving up two homers in the start. It wasn't Gray's finest outing of the season, but much of the credit for the lopsided […]

Christiaan Bezuidenhout Not Expected To Do Much At Memorial

Christiaan Bezuidenhout can putt a golf ball (fifth on tour with .866 strokes gained). However, he is not accurate off the driver or in the fairway and that could hurt a lot this week. The Memorial is an unforgiving course that makes a golfer pay for the errant tee to green play (119th at -0.008). […]

Billy Horschel Has Some Upside At Memorial

Billy Horschel will likely not be in that top tier to contend but a top-30 or so is not unreasonable at The Memorial. He excels at match play but not so much on Sunday. He was very good at the PGA (68-72) weekend but just a 72-67 at an easier Charles Schwab. His putting ranks […]

Victor Hovland Could Win The Memorial This Weekend

Victor Hovland is one of those "favorites" at 18 to 1 to win The Memorial this weekend. He is one of the few golfers out there that can drive the ball long and just straight enough on this demanding course (53rd and 69th). His 68.5% greens in regulation (27th) will help ease his putting fears. […]

Shane Lowry Could Lurk Around Top At Memorial

Shane Lowry has a tendency to just linger around in tournaments. At the PGA, his three-under 69 on Sunday lifted him to a fourth-place finish few saw coming. His final rounds in the past three tournaments have been rather good. The form is there at least. He won The Open two years ago but his […]

Matt Fitzpatrick Needs Putter To Contend At Memorial

Matt Fitzpatrick can be deadly accurate around the greens and on fairways but his length could hurt on this large 7500-yard course. Fitzpatrick can barely drive the ball 290 yards most of the time. Courses like the TPC and the PGA suited Fitzpatrick better because of his ability to play around the course. Driving short […]

Tony Finau Will Be Tested This Weekend At Memorial

Tony Finau can get to the weekend but can he finally perform consistently on Saturday and Sunday? That driving accuracy is a pesky detriment along with his putter sometimes. However, few get to the green as consistent as Finau does (23rd on tour). The golfer is one of the very select that have made all […]

Adam Scott Off His Game At Bad Time For Memorial

This could be another rough week for Adam Scott as some term The Memorial as a "fifth major". Scott missed the cut at the PGA and has not really contended much of anywhere in 2021 (best finish -- 10th). He drives the ball well enough at 308.3 yards (17th) but so many parts of his […]

Patrick Reed In For Challenging Week At The Memorial

Can Patrick Reed overcome his driver on a long course? His driving average is just over 290 yards but the rest of his game makes him dangerous in Ohio come the weekend. His strokes gained from putting is .923 (4th on tour). The biggest concern is Reed getting the ball on the green (172nd) but […]

Bryson DeChambeau Has Length And Game To Win At Memorial

Bryson DeChambeau drives the golf ball the best on tour at 322 yards. On a 7500+ yard course, that helps. He just has to keep the ball in the fairway. His accuracy is just 54.63% (172nd) but again that greens-in-regulation ranks better at 65th. DeChambeau leads the tour in overall strokes gained (2.105) and even […]

Rory McIlroy Expected To Contend At Memorial

Rory McIlroy has some question marks heading into this week's Memorial. He can drive the ball like almost no one (2nd -- 319 yards). The problem is that 55% accuracy (168th). Strokes gained tee-to-green is where McIlroy excels (13th) but his putting is just 82nd on the tour. It boils down to the putter this […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for June 2nd, 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 June 2nd, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for June 2nd, 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 June 2nd, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Charlie Blackmon Picks Up An RBI On Tuesday

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon went 1-for-4 with an RBI, a walk, and two strikeouts in a 3-2 win over the Rangers on Tuesday. Blackmon put the Rockies on the board in the bottom of the first inning with an RBI single off of Dane Dunning. It was his only hit of the day but […]

Yonathan Daza Collects Three Hits In Win Over Rangers

Colorado Rockies outfielder Yonathan Daza went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a strikeout in a 3-2 extra-innings win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday. Daza started in center field and hit second for the second game in a row. He collected three hits on the day, all singles, one of which drove in a run […]

Mychal Givens Picks Up The Win On Tuesday

Colorado Rockies right-hander Mychal Givens earned the win on Tuesday night when he worked a scoreless 11th inning while notching one strikeout in a 3-2 win over the Rangers. The Rockies held a 2-1 advantage until the eighth inning when Carlos Estevez surrendered a solo home run to Khris Davis that evened the score. Daniel […]

German Marquez Pitches Well In No-Decision

Colorado Rockies right-hander German Marquez took a no-decision on Tuesday when he allowed just one run on two hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in a 3-2 win over the Rangers. This was an excellent start by Marquez, who's now notched three-straight quality starts. He held the Rangers down over his seven innings of […]

Taylor Trammell Makes Immediate Impact With Homer

Seattle Mariners outfielder Taylor Trammell carried over his minor league success in his return to the majors Tuesday, hitting his fifth home run of the year off Oakland starter Chris Bassitt. He went 1-for-3 with a walk for the contest. Trammell raises his season OPS to .637 after this one, and it seems he will […]

Jarred Kelenic Goes Hitless From Six-Spot

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic was dropped to sixth in the lineup Tuesday, just one day after manager Scott Servais stated his intent to keep Kelenic leading off. In Tuesday's contest against Oakland, Kelenic went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, bringing his hitless streak to 28 at-bats. Kelenic has been the victim of some bad luck […]