NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (5/6): 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 […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for May 6th, 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 6th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for May 6th, 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 6th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 5/6/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/6/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/6/21 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 […]

MacKenzie Gore Making Triple-A Debut Friday

San Diego Padres top pitching prospect MacKenzie Gore will open the 2021 season in Triple-A El Paso and start Friday against the Tacoma Rainiers. Battling mechanical and command issues, El Paso manager Edwin Rodriguez admits Gore is "very close" but he'll need several strong outings before a potential promotion. In-line with the long term view […]

Mark Melancon Slams The Door Again

San Diego Padres closer Mark Melancon gathered his 11th save Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Spotted a two-run advantage, the wily veteran required 11 pitches to retire the side while allowing a harmless single. Leading the majors in saves, Melancon owns a stellar 0.60 ERA, 0.47 WHIP and career-best 30 percent strikeout rate in 15 […]

Jake Cronenworth Delivers Clutch Knock

San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth went 2-for-4 with two RBI Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cronenworth delivered a clutch two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning to cement the victory for the Friars, recording his eighth and ninth RBI. The 27-year-old has cooled off at the dish, slashing .263/.338/.381 with two […]

Randal Grichuk Continues Hot Streak

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Randal Grichuk went 3-for-5 on Wednesday driving in two runs while scoring another in the Blue Jays 9-4 win over the Oakland Athletics. Grichuk is in the midst of a sustained hot streak, accumulating 15 hits across the past 12 contests along with three home runs and 10 RBI. Considered an […]

Pat Valaika Continues To Heat Up Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles second baseman/shortstop Pat Valaika stayed hot at the plate in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Mariners, going 2-for-4 with a single, a solo home run, and two strikeouts. Valaika lined a seventh-inning Yusei Kikuchi fastball over the left-field wall for his first HR of the season. The 28-year-old has started picking things up […]

Trey Mancini Crushes Three-Run Home Run Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini stayed hot in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Mariners, going 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk. Mancini obliterated an eighth-inning Aaron Fletcher breaking pitch deep over the left-field scoreboard for his sixth long ball of the season. The 29-year-old had a slow start to the season […]

Jesse Winker Delivers Walk-Off Single Against White Sox

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker picked up the walk-off single in the bottom of the tenth inning Wednesday and drove in the only run of the game in the Reds' 1-0 victory against the Chicago White Sox. After missing one game due to a back injury on Sunday, Winker now has three hits, four runs […]

Luis Garcia Emerging In Houston

Houston Astros starter Luis Garcia continued to showcase his swing-and-miss stuff and struck out eight New York Yankees in 4 2/3 innings on Wednesday. Garcia only allowed two hits -- an RBI double and a home run, both of which came off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton. The only other baserunners Garcia allowed were via two […]

Luke Weaver Lit Up By Miami

Luke Weaver and the Arizona Diamondbacks were flattened Wednesday as the Miami Marlins rolled over them by the score of 8-0. Weaver was hit early and often, allowing six earned runs across four innings. All six runs were scored in the first two innings. Weaver entered Wednesday's contest with a mediocre 4.91 ERA and 1.29 […]

Matt Duffy Comes Up Big In Victory

Chicago Cubs infielder Matt Duffy went 3-for-4 with a walk, three runs scored, one RBI and a stolen base on Wednesday versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Duffy came up with a huge two-out RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning to tie the game at the time and he would eventually score the […]

Mitch Garver Swats Sixth Homer

Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 3-1 loss to the Rangers Wednesday. Garver demolished a Hyeon-Jong Yang fastball 429 feet at an exit velocity of 110.7 MPH for his sixth long ball of the season- and fourth in the last five contests. Garver has […]

Freddy Peralta Roughed Up In First Inning

Milwaukee Brewers hurler Freddy Peralta was roughed up while taking the loss on Wednesday in Philadelphia. He allowed five runs on four hits and three walks across four full innings but the Phillies took it to him early and scored all five runs in the first inning on a Rhys Hoskins RBI single and a Didi […]

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 6th 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 […]

Adbert Alzolay Whiffs Seven In Five Innings

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Adbert Alzolay put together a strong performance on Wednesday versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Alzolay went five innings and allowed three hits, two runs, one walk and struck out seven on the evening. Alzolay has now gone three starts in a row with allowing just two runs and recording a minimum […]

Alex Colome Pitches Two Scoreless Frames

Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Alex Colome turned in another effective outing despite his team's loss Wednesday. Colome tossed two scoreless frames, walking two batters and recording a pair of strikeouts. The veteran reliever has pitched three clean innings since being ousted from high-leverage situations- and could slowly be working his way back into those scenarios. […]

Lewis Thorpe Solid Despite Loss

Minnesota Twins pitcher Lewis Thorpe pitched well in a spot start despite being charged with the loss. Thorpe tossed five innings, allowing three runs on five hits with a pair of strikeouts compared to one walk. The Australian southpaw still hasn't quite found the velocity gains he made in the spring- but that hasn't stopped […]

Logan Webb Beat Up In Colorado

San Francisco Giants starter Logan Webb was roughed up in his start against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. Lasting less than four full innings, Webb gave up six earned runs on three hits and three walks in Colorado. Fantasy managers are always looking for the bright side in blowup starts, and Webb gave them that […]

Aaron Hicks Delivers Key Hit In Wednesday's Win

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored in a 6-3 win over the Astros. Hicks was busy in the bottom half of the eighth inning, delivering a clutch RBI single to break a 3-3 tie, then doubling and coming around to score on a Giancarlo […]

Alex Reyes Saves Another Game On Wednesday

St. Louis Cardinals closer Alex Reyes picked up his ninth save of the season and maintained a perfect 0.00 ERA in Game 1 of Wednesday's double header. Reyes pitched a perfect seventh inning, recording one strikeout to record an easy save in a three-run game. Reyes has yet to allow an earned run this season, […]

Call of Duty DFS Lineup Picks (5/6/21) - DraftKings Daily Fantasy

Hello there eSports DFS enthusiasts, and welcome back to RotoBaller's coverage of Call of Duty DFS contests for DraftKings! Welcome to the start of the third stage of the 2021 CDL Season! Back to another weekend of COD DFS! Paris did it again to me against Florida, Just cant nail Florida down to save my […]

Giancarlo Stanton Drives In Four

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton had another monster day at the plate in a win over the Astros. Stanton extended his hitting streak to 11 games- and notched his sixth multi-hit game in his last seven contests on Wednesday. The slugger clobbered a misplaced fastball from Luis Garcia 435 feet into left-center at […]

Casey Mize Confounds Red Sox

Detroit Tigers starter Casey Mize flashed his potential against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday and allowed only one earned run through six superb innings. The right-hander allowed just three hits along with four walks as he perplexed Red Sox hitters throughout the game. He induced weak contact although he struck out just three batters. […]

Jordan Holloway Earns His First Big League Win

Miami Marlins rookie pitcher Jordan Holloway pitched well on Wednesday and earned the first win of his major league career. Holloway came in to pitch second in a bullpen game for the Marlins and contributed three scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out three. Holloway has been excellent in his […]

Tony Finau Is A Consistent DFS Option

Tony Finau might have a hard time finding the winner's circle, but he's a consistent DFS option. Finau leads this week's Wells Fargo Championship in DraftKings points scored over the last 24 rounds while ranking second in strokes gained total. He heads to Quail Hollow off a top-10 finish at the Masters and a deep […]

Aroldis Chapman Converts Seventh Straight Save

New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman notched his seventh straight save in Wednesday's victory over Houston. Another game, another easy ninth inning for Chapman, who recorded two more strikeouts in the frame to give him 26 on the season against just three walks. The flamethrowing lefty still has yet to allow a run in […]