Brandon Crawford Hits Three-Run Home Run Saturday

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford had a big day at the plate in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies, going 1-for-3 with a three-run home run, a walk, and a strikeout. Crawford turned on a sixth-inning Ben Bowden fastball, putting it into the right-field standing area of Oracle Park for his second HR of […]

Mike Yastrzemski Goes Hitless Again Saturday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski's early struggles continued in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies, as he went 0-for-3 with a walks and a strikeout. The 30-year-old has been a solid fantasy contributor since joining the Giants in 2019, but is hitting just .107 with a 37.5% strikeout rate to start the season. While […]

Logan Webb Does Not Factor In Saturday Start

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb took a no-decision in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies. Webb pitched five innings, allowing three runs on eight hits (including a two-run home run) and two walks with six strikeouts. The 24-year-old had a strong spring training, but has a 5.23 ERA over his first two starts, […]

Anthony Santander Hits Second Home Run Of Season Saturday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-4 extra-innings loss to the Red Sox. Santander went back-to-back with Trey Mancini, crushing a first-inning Garrett Richards breaking ball over the center-field wall for his second long ball of the season. Like most of his teammates, Santander is off to […]

Cesar Valdez Blows Save Saturday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Cesar Valdez blew his first save of the season in Saturday's 6-4 extra-innings loss to the Red Sox. Valdez came in to pitch the ninth inning up a run. He got the first out, but then allowed back-to-back singles. With runners on first and third, Valdez induced a ground ball to […]

Bruce Zimmermann Takes No-Decision Saturday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Bruce Zimmermann took a no-decision in Saturday's 6-4 extra-innings loss to the Red Sox. Zimmermann pitched six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits (including a solo home run) and a walk with four strikeouts. The 26-year-old now has a 4.50 ERA across his first two starts, both of which have […]

Trey Mancini Hits First Home Run Of Season Saturday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini hit his first home run of the season in Saturday's 6-4 extra-innings loss to the Red Sox. Mancini drilled a first-inning Garrett Richards offering to straight-away center for a solo homer. It was his only hit of the game. Mancini has gotten off to a slow start this season, […]

DJ Stewart Doubles In Saturday's Return From Injured List

Baltimore Orioles outfielder DJ Stewart (hamstring) was activated off the injured list Saturday and started in left field in a 6-4 extra-innings loss to the Red Sox. He went 1-for-3 with a double. Stewart was in a competition for playing time with Austin Hays (hamstring) during spring training, but he should see consistent playing time […]

Jake McGee Gets One-Out Save Friday

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee earned his third save of the season in Friday's 3-1 win over the Rockies. McGee came on up by two with two outs and the tying run on first base. He struck out Sam Hilliard on three pitches to end the game and cap off a great start by […]

Johnny Cueto Nearly Pitches Complete Game Friday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto had a great start in Friday's 3-1 win over the Rockies. Cueto pitched 8 2/3 innings, allowing a single run on four hits and a walk with seven strikeouts. The veteran took a shutout into the ninth inning, but allowed a leadoff triple and a sacrifice fly, got […]

Pat Valaika Goes Hitless Again Thursday

Baltimore Orioles second baseman Pat Valaika continued to struggle in Thursday's 7-3 loss to the Red Sox, going 0-for-2 with a walk. Valaika had a surprisingly strong 2020 season with the O's, but he now just has one hit on the 2021 season and is hitting .111. Valaika has never been a fantasy-relevant player other […]

Matt Harvey Takes Loss Thursday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Matt Harvey fell to 0-1 in Thursday's 7-3 loss to the Red Sox. Harvey pitched five innings, allowing four runs on seven hits (including a two-run home run) and a walk with five strikeouts. Harvey now has a 5.59 ERA on the season, but did have a good first start against […]

Pedro Severino Continues Hot Start To Season Thursday

Baltimore Orioles catcher Pedro Severino had another nice day at the plate in Thursday's 7-3 loss to the Red Sox. Severino went 2-for-4 with a single, a solo home run (his first of the season), and two strikeouts. The 27-year-old backstop has started all but one of the O's games behind the plate and is […]

Ryan Mountcastle Hits First Home Run Of Season Thursday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Ryan Mountcastle did his best to get his season going in Thursday's 7-3 loss to the Red Sox, going 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and two strikeouts. Mountcastle took a first-inning Eduardo Rodriguez fastball deep to right-center field for his first long ball of the season. The 24-year-old came into […]

Anthony Santander Hits First Home Run Of Season Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander did his part in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-innings win over the Yankees, going 1-for-5 with a solo home run and three strikeouts. Santander jumped on a fourth-inning Jameson Taillon fastball and put it over the right-field wall for his first long ball of the season. The 26-year-old is off to a […]

Paul Fry Earns First Save Of Season Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Paul Fry earned his first save of the season in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-innings win over the Yankees. Fry came on to pitch the 11th inning up by a run and actually only needed to retire two hitters, as the O's doubled off the automatic runner starting at second base. This was […]

Chance Sisco Hits Go-Ahead Single Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles catcher Chance Sisco played the hero in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the Yankees. Sisco came into the game in the top of the 11th innings as a pinch hitter and delivered an RBI single off of Chad Green to plate what would be the winning run. The 26-year-old has gotten just one […]

Cedric Mullins Hits First Home Run Of Season Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins continued his hot start to the season in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-innings win over the Yankees, going 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk, and a strikeout. Mullins destroyed a fourth-inning Jameson Taillon offering into the right-field seats for his first long ball of the season. It was just his […]

John Means Pitches Well In Tough Matchup Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means turned in a nice start in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-innings win over the Yankees. Means pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowing one run on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts on 93 pitches. Means has looked like the pitcher he was in 2019 through his first two starts in […]

Brandon Crawford Hits First Home Run Of Season Tuesday

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford scored the team's only run in Tuesday's 1-3 loss to the Padres, going 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a strikeout. The veteran launched a third-inning Yu Darvish fastball into the right-field stands for his first homer of the season. Hopefully, this will help get Crawford going, as […]

Aaron Sanchez Makes Strong Debut Tuesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez had a nice first start with his new team in Tuesday's 1-3 loss to the Padres. Sanchez pitched five innings, allowing a single run on six hits and no walks with four strikeouts. It was Sanchez's first start since 2019, so it was nice to see the strong […]

Rio Ruiz Hits Two-Run Home Run Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles second/third baseman Rio Ruiz saved his team from getting shut out in Tuesday's 2-7 loss to the Yankees, going 1-for-4 with a two-run home run (his first of the season) and two strikeouts. Ruiz took Lucas Luetge deep to right field with two outs in the ninth inning to finally get the O's […]

Freddy Galvis Continues Slow Start Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles shortstop Freddy Galvis had another lackluster day at the plate in Tuesday's 2-7 loss to the Yankees, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. The O's new shortstop is now hitting just .158 with six strikeouts to start the season. Galvis has never really hit for average, limiting his fantasy appeal, but fantasy managers should […]

Adam Plutko Pitches Three Innings Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Adam Plutko had a decent outing in Tuesday's 2-7 loss to the Yankees. Plutko came on in the fourth inning down by a run with no outs and the bases loaded. He got a double play out of the gate, then allowed two hits, but settled down from there. He ended up […]

Dean Kremer Has Rough First Outing Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer had a short first start of the season in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Yankees. Kremer pitched just three innings, allowing three runs on five hits (including a solo home run) and four walks with five strikeouts. The 25-year-old had a few good starts for the O's last season […]

Anthony Desclafani Turns In Solid First Start Monday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani had a nice debut with his new team in Monday's 3-2 win over the Padres. Desclafani pitched five innings, allowing one run on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts. The Giants weren't able to take the lead until later in the game, so Desclafani was saddled […]

Mike Yastrzemski Hits Pinch-Hit Home Run Monday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski (hand) had a big impact in Monday's 3-2 win over the Padres despite not starting. Yastrzemski was scratched from the lineup due to a sore hand, but pinch-hit in the seventh inning, hitting a solo home run off of Craig Stammen to give the Giants the lead. Yaz is […]

Jake McGee Earns Shaky Save Monday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Jake McGee earned his second save of the season in Monday's 3-2 win over the Padres. McGee entered the game in the ninth inning up by a run and got the first two outs, but then walked Manny Machado and hit Eric Hosmer before getting the final out. McGee's final […]

Ryan Mountcastle Strikes Out Two More Times Monday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Ryan Mountcastle continued to strike out at the plate in Monday's 0-7 loss to the Yankees, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. The 24-year-old now has seven strikeouts to go with a .125 batting average over the first four games of the season. This is obviously a small sample size, but Mountcastle […]

Maikel Franco Continues Slow Start Monday

Baltimore Orioles third baseman Maikel Franco continued his slow start to the season in Monday's 0-7 loss to the Yankees, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout. He is now hitting just .188 with one extra-base hit through the first four games of the season. Franco was signed by the O's late in spring training, so he […]