Austin Meadows Hits Second Homer Of Season

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows hit his second home run in as many days on Friday, as he finished 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in the Rays' 6-4 win over the Marlins. Meadows' home run in the sixth inning gave the Rays their first lead of the night, but they […]

Martin Jones Earns First Shutout On Friday

San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones logged his first shutout of the campaign, leading his team to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night. The 31-year-old continued his much improved play as of late, stopping all 30 shots faced in the contest. Jones, just 35% owned in Yahoo! leagues at the […]

Kyle Freeland Progressing Well In Shoulder Rehab

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland (shoulder) still has no official return date, but is progressing well in his rehab, according to Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post. Manager Bud Black said that Freeland is doing strengthening exercises in Arizona, and he is improving each day and increasing the intensity of his rehab. Freeland suffered […]

Buster Posey Says Hip Feels Better That It Has In A Long Time

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey said that his hip is feeling better than it has in a long time, and because of that he is able to turn on pitches better, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Posey underwent surgery in 2018 to treat a torn labrum and hip impingement, and […]

Ramon Laureano Leaves Game Early With Wrist Injury

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano (wrist) left Friday's game early after jamming his left wrist while diving into first base, according to Martin Gallegos of MLB.com. Laureano injured himself while trying to beat out a ground out to the pitcher, and while he went back out on defense in the top of the seventh inning, […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Friday, April 2

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during last night's slate. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

Anthony Edwards Extends Streak Of 20-Point Games

Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Anthony Edwards notched 20-plus points for a fourth consecutive game on Friday, going for 22 points on 9-for-14 shooting in a loss to Memphis. He was 2-for-3 from downtown and perfect at the line with two attempts. Edwards also had six assists in the game with three rebounds, two blocks and one […]

Karl-Anthony Towns Picks Up 30 Points, 16 Boards

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns had a fine evening against Memphis on Friday, notching a game-high 30 points and 16 rebounds in a 120-108. He added two assists, one steal and one block with 11-for-25 shooting from the field. KAT hurt his efficiency badly with a 1-for-8 effort from three-point range. He was a perfect […]

Jonas Valanciunas Grabs Ninth Consecutive Double-Double

Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas needed only 22 minutes of action to net his ninth consecutive double-double on Friday, finishing a 120-108 win over Minnesota with 19 points and 11 rebounds. He made his only three-pointer and shot 7-for-14 from the field. It was a real team effort by the Grizzlies, who had eight players […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for April 3rd, 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 April 3rd, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Mackenzie Blackwood Suffers Another Tough Loss

New Jersey Devils goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood took a second consecutive loss when his squad was beaten 2-1 in overtime by Washington on Friday. He saved 38 of 40 shots in the game and almost had a chance to test himself in a shootout, with the Capitals netting the game-winner just 21 seconds before the end. […]

John Carlson Reaches 10 Goals For Season

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson scored his 10th goal of the year in Friday's 2-1 overtime victory against New Jersey. He bagged Washington's opener and Dmitry Orlov finished off the game 4:39 into the extra frame. Carlson has now scored at least 10 times in four straight seasons. He has 32 points this term in […]

Jazz Chisholm Triples On Friday

Miami Marlins second baseman Jazz Chisholm hit a triple and scored a run in Friday's loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Chisholm also added a single and reached on a walk. He's been the Marlins best offensive player through two games so far after a solid spring that saw him get hot towards the end. […]

Starling Marte Bounces Back With A Three-Hit Game

Miami Marlins outfielder Starling Marte bounced back nicely on Friday, going 3-for-5 with a double and two singles. Marte had an awful Opening Day, striking out four times and looking completely overmatched on every swing. But he came back on Friday and showed why he should be a solid fantasy outfielder who can contribute in […]

Miguel Rojas Drives In Two Runs On Friday

Miami Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas had a good game on Friday, going 2-for-5 with two RBI. Both of his hits were singles, but one of them came in a critical seventh inning rally that was unfortunately later wasted by an Anthony Bass blown save. Rojas was in the leadoff spot in this one after hitting […]

Anthony Bass Blows His First Save Chance

Miami Marlins closer Anthony Bass blew the game on Friday in his first appearance in a Marlins uniform. Bass came into the ninth inning with a two run lead, but allowed four runs on four hits with just one strikeout. Bass looked easily hittable and wasn't fooling anyone on the mound in this one. He […]

Cristian Javier Allows Two Runs In First Start

Houston Astros starter Cristian Javier allowed two runs in 3 2/3 innings in the Astros 9-5 win over the A's on Friday. Javier was pulled after 73 pitches and struck out four batters in the game. Javier was brought along slowly in the spring and his pitch count should be slowly increased in the coming […]

Thaddeus Young Scores Season-High 25 Points

Chicago Bulls forward Thaddeus Young played one of his better games of the season in Friday's loss to Utah. Young scored a season-high 25 points, adding seven boards, three assists, and a steal while committing just one turnover in 33 minutes. The veteran forward shot 11 of 17 from the field and made 3 of […]

Jose Altuve Scores Four Runs In Win

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve went 3-for-3 with two walks and four runs scored in the Astros 9-5 win over the A's on Friday. Altuve reached base in each of his five plate appearances and was a spark to an offense that posted nine runs. Through the first two games, the former MVP is […]

Dom Nunez Blasts A Solo Home Run Vs. The Dodgers

Colorado Rockies catcher Dom Nunez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-6 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Rockies were getting no hit by Trevor Bauer until the seventh inning when they exploded for six runs, which all came via the long ball. Nunez took LHP David Price deep with a […]

Yuli Gurriel Shines With Three Hits

Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel went 3-for-3 with a home run and two walks in the Astros 9-5 victory over the A's. Gurriel went hitless in the first game of the season but busted out in this game. He went deep for his first home run of the season in the fourth inning and […]

Mike Trout Collects Two More Hits

Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout went 2-for-3 with one RBI, one run scored and two walks in the Angels loss on Friday. Trout is hitting the ball sharply in almost every at-bat thus far through the first two games of the season. It is only a matter of time before the All-World player […]

Shohei Ohtani Goes Deep In Loss

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani went 1-for-5 with a home run and two runs batted in as the Angels fell to the White Sox 12-8. Ohtani had a proposed triple changed to an error during his first at-bat but crushed a two-run home run in the ninth inning as the Angels tried to […]

Tim Anderson Goes Yard For First Time In 2021

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored on Friday versus the Los Angeles Angels. Anderson's home run came off of Angels closer Raisel Iglesias to give the White Sox a big insurance run in the top of the ninth inning. The All-Star enters the year […]

Yermin Mercedes Picks Up Five Hits

Chicago White Sox catcher Yermin Mercedes went 5-for-5 on Friday versus the Los Angeles Angels. Mercedes drew the start as the teams designated hitter and didn't disappoint in his season debut. All of his hits were singles and he also drove in a pair of runs to go along with a run scored. Mercedes has […]

Dallas Keuchel Struggles In Season Debut

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel struggled in his season debut on Friday versus the Los Angeles Angels. The veteran lefty left after allowing a single and a walk to start the bottom of the fifth inning. The veteran had a final line of four innings in which he allowed five hits, six runs […]

Michael Kopech Looks Well In Season Debut

Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech looked like he didn't miss a beat in his first appearance since 2018 after undergoing Tommy John surgery and electing to sit out the 2020 campaign. The former highly touted starter worked out of relief and that's the plan out of the gate this season. Kopech walked Mike Trout […]

Andrew Heaney Roughed Up In First Start

Los Angeles Angels starter Andrew Heaney lasted only three innings in the Angels 12-8 loss to the White Sox on Friday. Heaney ran into trouble early, allowing a grand slam to White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu. The left-hander was chased soon after, allowing seven runs total. Heaney possesses tantalizing strikeout ratios but this is […]

Jose Abreu Hits Grand Slam

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, a walk and two runs scored on Friday versus the Los Angeles Angels. The home run was the reigning MVP's first of the year and his 199th of his career. Abreu now has a hit in his first two games of the […]

Yoan Moncada Strikes Out Five Times

Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada had a nightmare of a night on Friday versus the Los Angeles Angels. Moncada finished 0-for-5 with five strikeouts on the evening and now has six strikeouts over his first two games. Moncada is coming off of a tough season and plate discipline has always been his weakness, […]