July 13, 2025
Colorado Rockies infielder
Thairo Estrada (thumb) remains out of the starting nine on Sunday when the Rockies conclude a series against the Cincinnati Reds. Estrada has been dealing with a thumb injury since July 7. This is Estrada's fifth-straight sitting out. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status, as the Rockies may opt to place him on the injured list after the All-Star break. Estrada also missed time earlier this season due to a fractured wrist. However, when on the field, he has been very productive. Through 29 games, Estrada has held a .284/.312/.397 slash line with seven doubles, two home runs, and one stolen base. This afternoon, the veteran infielder
Kyle Farmer is slated to cover the keystone. The Rockies are worth a look in DFS facing Cincinnati right-hander
Nick Martinez.
--Andy SmithSource: MLB.com
July 13, 2025
Texas Rangers infielder
Jake Burger (quadriceps) has been scratched from Sunday's lineup. Burger was initially expected to rejoin the starting nine on Sunday after sitting out on Saturday with a quadriceps injury. However, the team will opt to exercise caution and keep him out for the final game of the first half. Instead,
Alejandro Osuna will serve as the designated hitter and bat in the eight hole. Following a rough start to his tenure in Texas, Burger has begun to turn the corner at the plate. Over his last eight games, the slugger has posted a strong .323/.344/.452 slash line with one double and one home run. Under the hood, he holds a .467 xSLG, 13.4% barrel rate, and a 48.3% hard-hit rate, which suggests he should continue to enjoy a power surge in the second half. The Rangers are best to fade in DFS facing Houston right-hander
Hunter Brown.
--Andy SmithSource: Evan Grant
July 13, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals catcher
Ivan Herrera (hamstring) has been activated off the 10-day injured list and is in Sunday's lineup when they conclude a series against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon. The backstop has been out of action with a Grade 2 hamstring strain since June 20. While Herrera was not expected to return until the second half of the season, the Cardinals opted to give him the nod in the game before the All-Star break. This afternoon, he is serving as the designated hitter and batting in the two-hole. Throughout most of the first half, Herrera has seen time as a DH and not behind the plate due to his struggles defensively. However, in the batter's box, he has been very effective, boasting a .320/.392/.533 line. He is a solid option in DFS facing Atlanta starter
Davis Daniel.
--Andy SmithSource: MLB.com
July 13, 2025
Washington Nationals outfielder
James Wood will head to the bench for Sunday's series finale on the road in Milwaukee versus Brewers right-hander
Freddy Peralta.
Alex Call draws into the starting lineup in left field and will hit second against Peralta. The Nats will give Wood a day off heading into next week's All-Star break after he started in 174 straight games since joining the big-league roster. It makes sense, as the 22-year-old left-handed slugger will take part in the Home Run Derby and the All-Star game this coming week. The former second-rounder is one of the best young hitters in the game, but he's also gone hitless in his last three games and is batting .244 (10-for-41) with two home runs, five RBI, seven runs and a steal in 11 games in the month of July. Call has only faced Peralta once in his career and has only two homers in 175 at-bats in 2025.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July
13,
2025
The
Detroit
Tigers'
tentative
plan
for
the
second
half
of
the
season,
which
begins
on
Friday,
July
18,
in
Texas
against
the
Rangers,
is
for
right-hander
Reese
Olson
to
open
the
series
on
Friday
and
left-hander
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July 13, 2025
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman
Andrew Vaughn is getting the day off in Sunday's series finale against the visiting Washington Nationals at American Family Field.
Jake Bauers will make the start at first base and will bat sixth against Nationals right-hander
Jake Irvin. After flaming out with the Chicago White Sox as a former first-round pick, the Brewers traded for Vaughn this year, and he's taken full advantage of his opportunities in Milwaukee with
Rhys Hoskins (thumb) on the injured list. In just five games with the Brew Crew, the 27-year-old right-handed hitter has gone 6-for-14 with two home runs, two doubles, 10 RBI and three runs scored. He went 2-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI in Saturday's victory over Washington. Vaughn should continue to get chances at first base in Milwaukee, at least until Hoskins recovers from his thumb ailment.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July
13,
2025
The
New
York
Mets
announced
on
Sunday
that
they
reinstated
left-hander
Sean
Manaea
(elbow,
oblique)
from
the
60-day
injured
list
and
optioned
right-hander
Austin
Warren
to
Triple-A
Syracuse
in
a
corresponding
read more...
July 13, 2025
For a second race weekend in a row, Shane van Gisbergen is the heavy favorite to win the NASCAR Cup Series race. Last week at the Chicago Street Course, Michael McDowell looked like he could contend with SVG, but once McDowell had his mechanical issues, van Gisbergen went on to put on a dominating effort en route to his second win of the season. Now SVG is on the pole for Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma and is the heavy favorite to win his third race of the year. Can he get it done, though? SVG himself wasn't entirely confident after practice, saying it was a "bit of a worry" and that the No. 88 Chevrolet isn't very good--especially on the long runs. Of course, he said a similar comment after practice at Mexico City and went on to obliterate the field there. SVG should still be considered the most likely to win and dominate the race at Sonoma this weekend.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Jeff Gluck
July 13, 2025
Boston Red Sox infielder/outfielder
Ceddanne Rafaela is starting in center field and is batting sixth on Sunday in the series finale against the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays and right-hander
Ryan Pepiot at Fenway Park. Rafaela, who has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball for a while now, played second for the first time this year and hit out of the two-hole on Saturday with third baseman
Alex Bregman resting. The 24-year-old hit a walk-off homer in the ninth on Friday night and is currently in the midst of a nine-game hitting streak in which he's batting .429 (15-for-35) with four home runs, six doubles, 13 RBI, nine runs scored and two stolen bases in 36 plate appearances. Not only is Rafaela one of the hottest hitters in the game right now, but he's hit .364 with two RBI in 11 career at-bats against Pepiot. Keep him in your starting lineups.
--Keith HernandezSource: MLB.com
July 13, 2025
If you just look at finishing position, you'd think Tyler Reddick is pretty bad at Sonoma. His results in four career starts at this track are 19th, 35th, 33rd, and eighth. For one of the elite road course racers in the series, that's pretty bad. But finishing position doesn't tell the whole story. In two of those races, Reddick was running fourth before mechanical issues redetailed his day, and in terms of speed in the Next Gen era, he ranks seventh-best over those three races at Sonoma. This weekend, Reddick qualified eighth for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 and should be a solid top 10, if not top five contender. In practice on Saturday, the No. 45 Toyota ranked sixth-fastest in 10-lap average. As far as DFS goes, there are better options out there than Reddick, who is a bit pricy at $10,300 and with limited Place Differential upside, but you should still have some exposure if you're mass entering.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: Jayski
July 13, 2025
The Atlanta Braves have recalled right-handed pitcher
Davis Daniel from Triple-A Gwinnett, according to the team. Daniel is scheduled to start on Sunday for the Braves against the St. Louis Cardinals. The 28-year-old has pitched just one inning in the majors for Atlanta in 2025, but he's logged 76 2/3 innings (14 starts) at Triple-A. He's 5-7 with a 3.52 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and an unimpressive 8.8% K-BB% in the minors. The Braves optioned lefty reliever
Austin Cox to Triple-A as the corresponding move for recalling Daniel.
--Will BradySource: Atlanta Braves
July 13, 2025
Chase Elliott is an elite road course racer, and that is especially the case at Sonoma Raceway. Although the Hendrick Motorsports driver has never won in Wine Country, Chase has the third-best average finish (5.7) at Sonoma in the Next Gen era and ranks fourth-best in driver rating over that same time span. He consistently runs up front at this race track and that should be the case in this weekend's Toyota/Save Mart 350 as well. As far as practice goes, the No. 9 Chevrolet wasn't crazy fast on Saturday (15th-best) but Elliott had consistent speed over the course of a long run during that session. He qualified 13th for this weekend's race, which means there's some Place Differential upside for him in DFS contests as well as the finishing position upside. At $9,800 on DraftKings, Chase Elliott is a premier daily fantasy target on Sunday.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
July 13, 2025
Atlanta Braves designated hitter
Marcell Ozuna is not in the starting lineup on Sunday for his team's game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Sean Murphy will get the start at DH in his place and bat fourth. Ozuna has had somewhat of a strange season so far in 2025. His 16.2% walk rate would be the best full-season mark of his career by a significant margin, but his .396 slugging percentage is 150 points lower than the .546 mark he posted in 2024. In totality, Ozuna is hitting .239 with 13 home runs, 42 RBI, and 37 runs scored in 388 plate appearances. His .483 xSLG suggests he'll provide fantasy managers with a better power output in the post-All-Star break portion of the season.
--Will BradySource: MLB.com
July
13,
2025
TennnesseeTitans.com's
Jim
Wyatt
points
to
a
battle
to
watch
during
training
camp
being
the
one
between
Tennessee
Titans
running
backs
Julius
Chestnut
and
rookie
Kalel
Mullings
for
the
No.
3
role
read more...
July 13, 2025
After showing race-winning speed before mechanical issues struck at the Chicago Street Course last weekend, many people expected Michael McDowell to roll into Sonoma and look like one of the drivers to beat again. However, that was simply not the case this weekend. The No. 71 team was a little disadvantaged in practice on Saturday since they went out with the first group (and slower track conditions), but McDowell himself mentioned afterward that the speed just wasn't there in the race car this weekend. Now the question becomes, will the Spire Motorsports team be able to make the right adjustments for race day? Sonoma is one of the best tracks on the circuit for Michael McDowell, as he has had the best speed here in the Next Gen era and an average finish of 4.0 over the three races. Starting 15th and being priced at an affordable $9,300 on DraftKings, McDowell should be a solid DFS play on Sunday if he can just do his normal thing in the race.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
July 13, 2025
Minnesota Twins shortstop
Carlos Correa (ankle) is back in the lineup for his team's Sunday game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after being held out on Saturday. His return is excellent news for Minnesota, as it looked like Correa may have suffered a serious injury when Pirates outfielder
Tommy Pham collided with his lower leg in a play at second base on Friday night. Injuries have historically been an issue for Correa, but he's managed to largely stay healthy in 2025, logging 318 plate appearances so far. However, his production on the field is below his usual standard. Correa has posted a .261/.302/.385 slash line with seven home runs and 30 RBI.
--Will BradySource: MLB.com
July 13, 2025
Chicago Cubs third baseman
Matt Shaw is absent from the starting lineup for his team's Sunday afternoon game against the New York Yankees. Shaw has now been on the bench for four out of the Cubs' last five games and three straight, so this could be a more permanent role change for the struggling youngster. Utility man
Vidal Brujan is playing third and batting ninth today, while veteran
Jon Berti got the start at the hot corner on both Friday and Saturday. The 23-year-old Shaw won the Cubs' third base job out of Spring Training, but he's hit .199 with two home runs, 15 RBI, 28 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases. With the trade deadline nearing and the Cubs reportedly searching for upgrades, Shaw could soon be looking at a demotion to Triple-A.
--Will BradySource: MLB.com
July 13, 2025
Miami Marlins third baseman
Connor Norby (wrist) has been placed on the 10-day injured list with left-wrist inflammation, according to Daniel Alvarez-Montes of El Extrabase. Infielder
Graham Pauley was called up from Triple-A Jacksonville as the corresponding move and will start at third base and bat eighth for the Marlins in their Sunday game against the Baltimore Orioles. The 25-year-old Norby missed the start of the season due to an oblique strain, so this is his second trip to the injured list in 2025. In 273 plate appearances, Norby is hitting .241/.289/.364 with six home runs, 26 RBI, 33 runs scored, and seven stolen bases. It remains to be seen how long this latest injury will keep him sidelined.
--Will BradySource: El Extrabase - Daniel Avarez-Montes
July
13,
2025
Los
Angeles
Chargers
running
backs
Omarion
Hampton
and
Najee
Harris
are
locked
in
as
the
team's
top
two
RBs
entering
the
2025
season,
which
means
that
Kimaniread more...
July 13, 2025
The Boston Red Sox have traded catcher/outfielder
Blake Sabol to the Chicago White Sox for cash considerations, per MassLive's Chris Cotillo. The 27-year-old Sabol appeared in eight games this season for Boston, hitting .125 with a 38.9% strikeout rate. He wasn't much better in 167 plate appearances at Triple-A Worcester, slashing .167/.281/.299 with three home runs, 17 RBI, 15 runs scored, and seven stolen bases. Sabol is the rare catcher-eligible player with some speed, but he's not yet proven he can hit at the big league level. It does not appear as though he'll immediately have a spot on Chicago's 40-man roster.
--Will BradySource: Mass Live - Chris Cotillo
July 13, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Cam Hart (shoulder) missed most of the spring program while he rehab from offseason shoulder surgery, which made it hard to get a read on where the team's rotations stood during OTAs and minicamp, according to The Athletic's Daniel Popper. Hart and Tarheeb Still both had solid rookie seasons in 2024, but Donte Jackson and Benjamin St-Juste enter the picture as free-agent additions in 2025, while Ja'Sir Taylor and Deane Leonard return as veterans. It's unclear exactly how the Chargers plan to attack their cornerback rotations. Popper explains that they have plenty of choices. They could have a package with bigger bodies outside, they could have a package with smaller ball-hawking types, or they could mix and match.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
July 13, 2025
Christopher Bell is one of the elite road course racers in the NASCAR Cup Series, but he has struggled to put it all together at Sonoma Raceway. In four career starts in Wine Country, CBell has two top-10 finishes (in each of the last two seasons) but they were both ninth-place results--which is surprising considering he has posted five top-five finishes over the last 10 road course races overall. Eventually, though, Bell will get a great finish at Sonoma. Will that be this weekend? The No. 20 Toyota will roll off the starting grid from 10th-place for Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350, but Bell looked to have much better race speed than that in practice. In that session, he was seventh-best in five-lap average, third-best in 10-lap average, and second-fastest in 15-lap average. If those speeds hold true during the race, we should be looking at a career-best Sonoma finish out of Christopher Bell on Sunday.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
July 13, 2025
Ryan Blaney typically isn't the first driver that most people think of when it comes to the NASCAR Cup Series, but the Team Penske driver has been solid at Sonoma Raceway. Over the last seven races in Wine Country, Blaney has posted a top-10 finish five times, and in the three Next Gen races, he has two top-10 results and a driver rating over 100 in both of those events as well. This weekend, the No. 12 Ford showed good speed in practice (Blaney was fifth-best in five-lap average during practice) and then went out and qualified seventh for Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350. All signs point to this being a strong afternoon race for Blaney. As far as DFS goes, Blaney is strictly a tournament option due to his high starting position, but his strong track history makes him a very intriguing play on DraftKings, especially at his relatively cheap salary of $7,500.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
July 13, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates first base/outfield prospect
Tony Blanco Jr. (leg) was sent on a rehab assignment to the Florida Complex League Pirates, according to Anthony Murphy of Baseball America. Blanco Jr. has yet to log any game action this season as he recovers from a leg injury. He's just 20 years old and has not yet made it past the FCL, so Blanco Jr. is still a ways off from the Majors. Power is Blanco Jr.'s calling card, and MLB.com ranks him as the #21 prospect in the Pirates' system. In 109 plate appearances in the Complex League last season, Blanco Jr. slashed .305/.385/.505 with four home runs and 17 RBI.
--Will BradySource: Baseball America - Anthony Murphy
July 13, 2025
The Athletic's Daniel Popper doesn't think the Los Angeles Chargers' coaching staff will give wide receiver
Quentin Johnston too many chances to prove himself as a starter during training camp this summer. The first-rounder in 2023 is going to have to earn his chances, especially after the team added
Tre Harris in the second round in April and reunited with
Mike Williams in free agency. L.A. also took wideout DeAndre Lambert-Smith in the fifth round, and Harris, Williams and Lambert-Smith all primarily play on the outside, which is also where Johnston plays. Johnston improved from Year 1 to Year 2, but he still had frustrating moments, and drops remain an issue. Receiver is going to be a highly competitive position in training camp, so Johnston is really going to have to perform in order to retain a starting position in three-wide sets for the Chargers in 2025.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
July 13, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers rookie second-round wide receiver
Tre Harris is officially a holdout after not reporting with the rest of the team's rookies for the start of training camp, sources tell NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Harris and the Chargers continue to haggle over guaranteed money in his contract. It remains to be seen when something will get worked out for the 23-year-old, but for now, he's going to miss some developmental time in camp. Harris impressed the coaching staff during OTA and minicamp workouts, though, and he has the potential to make a fantasy impact in redraft leagues in his first year in the NFL with the Bolts in 2025, even in a run-first offense.
Ladd McConkey is the unquestioned WR1 for the Chargers, but Harris could be quarterback
Justin Herbert's go-to deep target if
Mike Williams and
Quentin Johnston continue to disappoint.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
July 13, 2025
Bubba Wallace is currently in the thick of the points standings for the final Playoffs spot, as the 23XI Racing driver heads into Sonoma this weekend with a two-point advantage over Ryan Preece for the final postseason position. However, it's going to take a lot of race car improvements for Bubba to maintain that lead. The No. 23 Toyota has struggled to find any speed at Sonoma this race weekend, as Wallace was just 27th-fastest in practice on Saturday and then followed that up with a 30th-place qualifying effort for Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350. When it comes to track history, Bubba does have three top-20 finishes at Sonoma over the last four races, but he hasn't started this far back at this track since the 2019 season, and he finished 26th in that race. The No. 23 team will likely need to make a risky strategy call in order for Bubba to get any track position on Sunday.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
July 13, 2025
Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson obtained a starting position of 11th after qualifying for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. It will be just the second time in his Cup Series career that he will begin a race at Sonoma outside of the top 10. In 10 races at the California road course, Larson has four top-10 finishes, including two victories. The No. 5 Chevrolet driver is the defending race winner of this week's race. After 19 races completed in the 2025 season, Larson has 12 top-10 finishes, which is the most of all drivers, and three victories. In practice, Larson ranked third in overall lap averages and displayed top-5 speeds in the five and 10 consecutive lap average categories. Larson is expensive to utilize in DFS this week, but his practice speeds do point to him being a driver who will compete for a top-5 finish at one of his better tracks in the Cup Series.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
July 13, 2025
The Boston Red Sox recalled right-hander
Richard Fitts from Triple-A Worcester on Saturday. The team placed righty
Hunter Dobbins (knee) on the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move. Dobbins is done for the year after suffering a torn ACL, which opens up the fifth spot in Boston's rotation for Fitts. The 25-year-old has made eight starts this year and gone 1-3 with a 4.28 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and 28:10 K:BB in 33 2/3 innings. That's passable back-end production, which is what the Red Sox are looking for in a Dobbins replacement.
--Connor ByrneSource: Boston Red Sox
July
13,
2025
Road
course
races
always
open
up
the
possibility
of
alternate
strategies
for
race
teams,
and
that
is
the
case
for
Ryan
Preece
and
the
No.
60
team
at
Sonoma
this
weekend.
Heading
into
the
Toyota/Save
Mart
350,
Preece
is
two
points
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