Johnny Cueto Gets Hit Around In Tuesday Loss

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto did not have his best start in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Cardinals. Cueto pitched six innings, allowing four runs on nine hits (including a two-run home run) and a walk with seven strikeouts. The veteran has had a decent but uninspiring season overall, compiling a 6-5 record […]

Ramon Urias Gets Two More Hits Tuesday, Heating Up

Baltimore Orioles second baseman/shortstop Ramon Urias had another solid day at the plate in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Blue Jays, going 2-for-4 with two singles. The 27-year-old has been making the most of his playing time with Freddy Galvis (quadriceps) on the injured list and is now slashing .291/.371/.453 with three home runs and […]

Pedro Severino Hits Fourth Homer Of Season Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles catcher Pedro Severino played his part at the plate in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Blue Jays. Severino went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk, and a strikeout. The backstop hasn't done much at the plate this season, slashing just .229/.310/.333 with four HR and 17 RBI. Severino currently offers little […]

Anthony Santander Hits Sixth Homer Of Season Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander got in on the action in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Blue Jays, going 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a strikeout. Santander obliterated a fifth-inning Trent Thornton fastball out onto Eutaw Street for his sixth long ball of the season. The 26-year-old has had a slow start to […]

Cedric Mullins Smacks 16th Homer Of Season Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins continued to produce at the plate in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Blue Jays, going 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk, and a strikeout. Mullins blasted a fifth-inning Steven Matz offering into the center-field seats for his 16th HR of the season. The All-Star has had a fantastic […]

Spenser Watkins Earns Win In First Career Start

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Spenser Watkins had a special game in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Blue Jays, earning the win in his first big-league start. Watkins pitched five innings, allowing one run on three hits and three walks with two strikeouts. The 28-year-old has never been much of a strikeout pitcher but did have a […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - WAR for Week 15

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week I will select an advanced stat, choose two top performers and two under-performers, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. As we near the All-Star break, I thought it made sense to focus on an all-encompassing metric for […]

Alex Dickerson Hits Pinch-Hit Home Run Monday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson made his lone at-bat count in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Cardinals, hitting a pinch-hit solo home run. Dickerson got the Giants on the board in the eighth inning, putting a Giovanny Gallegos fastball on the top of the right-field tin roof for his eighth HR of the season. […]

Kevin Gausman Takes Tough Loss Monday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman fell to 8-3 in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Cardinals. Gausman pitched well, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts over seven innings pitched. The All-Star has pitched extremely well this season and now has a 1.74 ERA over 17 starts. He is a […]

Maikel Franco Rolls Right Ankle Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles third baseman Maikel Franco (ankle) rolled his right ankle on the final play of Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Astros. He underwent X-rays after the game and the O's are expecting the results on Thursday's off-day. He is currently considered day-to-day. Franco has been a relative disappointment for fantasy managers but has been […]

Austin Hays Hits Pinch-Hit Homer Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays made his one at-bat count in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Astros, hitting an eighth-inning pinch-hit solo home run. Hays lined a Ryan Hartman fastball over the left-field seats to extend the O's lead to three. The 25-year-old has started to pick things up a bit lately and is now […]

Maikel Franco Collects Three More Hits Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles third baseman Maikel Franco posted his second consecutive three-hit game in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Astros. Franco went 3-for-4 with three singles and an RBI. He has started a mini hot streak, but is still slashing just .221/.265/.376 on the season with nine home runs and 42 RBI. Given how successful his […]

Matt Harvey Turns In Decent Start Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Matt Harvey put his team in a position to win in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Astros. Harvey pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts. While it isn't an exciting stat line, it was one of Harvey's better starts in some time. […]

Marco Luciano Hits Pair Of Homers Tuesday

San Francisco Giants shortstop prospect Marco Luciano had a huge game Tuesday with Low-A San Jose, belting a double, two home runs, and four RBI. Baseball's number 12 prospect is now slashing .278/.360/.568 with 12 HR and 36 RBI. It may be a while before fantasy managers see the 19-year-old in a Giants jersey, but […]

Kevin Gausman Takes Rare Loss Tuesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman fell to 8-2 in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Dodgers. Gausman pitched 5 innings, allowing three runs on three hits (including a solo home run) and five walks with four strikeouts. The matchup was a tough one and Gausman didn't pitch poorly, so fantasy managers should cut him […]

Ramon Urias Hits Two-Run Homer Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles second baseman/shortstop Ramon Urias had a nice day at the plate in Tuesday's 13-3 win over the Astros. Urias went 2-for-3 with a single, a two-run home run, and two walks. The 27-year-old has done a decent job at the plate this season, slashing .265/.359/.456 with three HR and 12 RBI. That being […]

Maikel Franco Plates Three Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles third baseman Maikel Franco had a nice day at the plate in Tuesday's 13-3 win over the Astros. Franco went 3-for-5 with a single, two doubles, three RBI, and a strikeout. The 28-year-old has been a disappointment at the plate after a stellar 2020 and is now slashing .213/.259/.371 with nine home runs […]

Anthony Santander Hits Fifth Homer Of Season Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander went 2-for-4 with a single, a solo home run, and a walk in Tuesday's 13-3 win over the Astros. He was also caught stealing. Santander drilled an eighth-inning Ryne Stanek fastball into the right-field seats for his fifth HR of the season. Santander has been a disappointment at the plate […]

Cedric Mullins Has Four-Hit Game Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins continued to act as a spark plug atop the O's lineup in Tuesday's 13-3 win over the Astros. Mullins went 4-for-5 with two singles, a double, a leadoff home run, two RBI, a walk, and a strikeout. The 26-year-old has been one of the few bright spots for the O's […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Relievers Swinging-Strike Rate for Week 14

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week I will select an advanced stat, choose two top performers and two under-performers, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. In week 9, I wrote an article about starting pitchers' swinging-strike rates (SwStr%) and this week I will show […]

Wilmer Flores Collects Four Hits Monday

San Francisco Giants second baseman Wilmer Flores had a nice day at the plate in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers, going 4-for-4 with three singles and a double. The 29-year-old is putting together a decent season, slashing .269/.335/.440 with seven home runs and 25 RBI. While he has done a nice job for the […]

Brandon Crawford Hits 17th Home Run Of Season Monday

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford continued his power surge in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers, going 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Crawford blasted a sixth-inning Trevor Bauer fastball to deep straight-away center for his 17th HR on the season. The veteran is having a huge season, slashing .252/.337/.531 with 51 RBI and […]

LaMonte Wade Jr. Hits Sixth Homer Of Season Monday

San Francisco Giants first baseman/outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. had a nice day at the plate in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers, going 2-for-4 with a single, a solo home run, and a strikeout. Wade Jr. lofted a third-inning Trevor Bauer offering just over the right-field wall for his sixth HR of the season. The […]

Adam Plutko Earns First Save Of Season Monday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Adam Plutko picked up his first save of the season in Monday's 9-7 win over the Astros. Plutko entered the game in the ninth inning up by three with one out and runners on first and second. He issued a walk to load the bases, then allowed a sac fly to […]

Paul Fry Earns Shaky Win Monday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Paul Fry made things interesting but ultimately earned the win in Monday's 9-7 game against the Astros. Fry pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning and stayed on to pitch the ninth with a five-run lead. He struck the first batter out, hit the next batter, then allowed three consecutive singles, two of […]

Cedric Mullins Steals Two Bags Monday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins had another nice game in Monday's 9-7 win over the Astros, going 3-for-5 with three singles, a strikeout, and two stolen bases. The 26-year-old has been a huge fantasy asset this season, slashing .315/.383/.537 with 13 home runs, 28 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. Mullins' combination of average, power, and […]

Austin Hays Hits Clutch Homer Monday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays had a great overall game in Monday's 9-7 win over the Astros, going 3-for-5 with two singles, a two-run home run, and a strikeout. He also robbed a second-inning HR. Hays clobbered a ninth-inning Brandon Bielak breaking pitch into the left-field seats to break the 4-4- tie and put the […]

Ryan Mountcastle Homers In Second Straight Game Monday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Ryan Mountcastle continued his hot streak in Monday's 9-7 win over the Astros, going 2-for-3 with a single, a two-run home run, three RBI, and two walks. Mountcastle smashed a fifth-inning Zack Greinke fastball to the opposite-field seats for his second HR in the last two games and his 14th on […]

Steven Duggar Plates A Run Sunday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Steven Duggar stayed hot at the plate in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the A's, going 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI, a walk, and a strikeout. The 27-year-old has hit well this season, slashing .326/.400/.574 with six home runs, 24 RBI, and six stolen bases. Duggar's combination of average, power, and […]

Sammy Long Takes Loss Sunday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Sammy Long fell to 1-1- in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the A's. Long pitched five innings, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts. The 25-year-old has had two solid starts and two lackluster starts with the Giants resulting in a 4.95 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and […]