Brandon Belt Hits Two-Run Shot Off Bench

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt was on the bench again Friday, as the opposing San Diego Padres started left-hander Blake Snell. Belt made a late pinch-hit appearance, smashing a two-run home run off of right-handed reliever Nick Martinez. It was his sixth long ball of the year and his first since June 15. […]

Blake Snell Strikes Out Eleven Giants

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell was sharp Friday, allowing just one run on three hits and two walks while striking out 11 batters in a 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants. This earned Snell his first win of the season, improving his record to 1-5 in 9 nine starts. He now has […]

Nico Hoerner Goes Deep Friday

Chicago Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner hit a home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday, his fifth of the season. He didn't reach base in any of his three other plate appearances. Hoerner has performed admirably this year with a .757 OPS, five homers, and seven steals. He's been even better over his last 15 […]

Andres Munoz Strikes Out Three More

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Andres Munoz recorded three outs Friday, and all three of them were on strikeouts. He also allowed one hit. Munoz, who has the fastest average fastball in the major leagues, has been setting hitters down on strikes at a prodigious rate, with 75 percent of his outs in four July innings […]

Teoscar Hernandez Steals Two Bases Saturday

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez was active on the bases Friday, swiping two bags against the Seattle Mariners in a 5-2 loss. At the plate, he went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored. Hernandez now has five stolen bases on the season to go with nine homers, 28 runs, and […]

Eugenio Suarez Walks Off Blue Jays

Seattle Mariners third baseman Eugenio Suarez provided the exclamation point in a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, smacking a three-run walk-off home run to extend the Mariners winning streak to six games. Suarez was 2-for-5 in the game with an additional run scored. This is his 15th homer of the season, and his […]

Randy Arozarena Homers, Drives In Three

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena went deep Wednesday, launching his ninth home run of the season. He was 2-for-5 at the plate with the solo shot, a double, three RBI, and two runs scored. He is on the brink of reaching double digits in home runs to go with his 18 steals, a combination […]

Yandy Diaz Reaches Four Times Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Yandy Diaz reached base four times Wednesday night, going 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs scored. Diaz is a perennial on-base machine, and this season is no different as he is batting .295 and has walked 47 times in 298 plate appearances. Diaz is slashing .389/.484/.519 over […]

Miles Mikolas Takes Loss in Quality Start Wednesday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas was solid once again on Wednesday, allowing three runs on five hits and a walk in six innings while striking out four batters. Unfortunately, he didn't receive any run support from the offense, and he was assigned his seventh loss of the season against five wins. Mikolas has […]

Marcell Ozuna Homers, Continues Heating Up

Atlanta Braves outfielder/designated hitter Marcell Ozuna added another home run Wednesday night, his 17th of the season. Ozuna has now homered three times in his last four games and has a modest five-game hitting streak going. Ozuna's disappointing .708 OPS surely has fantasy managers in fits, but he does have a chance to eclipse his […]

Eddie Rosario Hits First Homer

Atlanta Braves outfielder Eddie Rosario hit his first home run of the season Wednesday night, smacking a solo shot off Miles Mikolas in the fifth inning of a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Rosario was 1-for-2 before being removed for a pinch hitter. It appears that Rosario will be used as a platoon […]

Hunter Dozier Homers, Drives In Three

Kansas City Royals corner infielder/outfielder Hunter Dozier hit his ninth home run of the year Wednesday night, a two-run shot off Houston Astros starting pitcher Cristian Javier. He also doubled, walked, and drove in one additional run in four total plate appearances. Dozier has slashed .291/.371/.545 with three homers, one steal, nine runs, and nine […]

Andrew Benintendi Steals A Base, Scores Thrice

Kansas City Royals outfielder Andrew Benintendi continued to build his trade value Wednesday night, going 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, three runs scored, an RBI, and a stolen base in a 7-4 win over the Houston Astros. Benintendi doesn't add much in the power or speed categories, with just three homers and two steals […]

Scott Barlow Locks Down 13th Save

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Scott Barlow locked down his 13th save Wednesday, allowing one hit and striking out two batters in one inning of work against the Houston Astros. Barlow has been successful in all but two of his save opportunities this season, and he has a 2.39 ERA and 1.04 WHIP to his […]

Merrill Kelly Solid In No-Decision Against Giants

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly threw a quality start against the San Francisco Giants Wednesday, allowing two runs on two hits and three walks in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out six batters. Kelly has now lasted at least six innings in six consecutive starts, with two earned runs or less in four of […]

Mitch White Allows One Hit In No-Decision

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Mitch White took the mound against the Colorado Rockies Wednesday night and led the club to a 2-1 victory by allowing just one hit in 5 2/3 innings. He did walk four batters, along with his six strikeouts. An elevated pitch count kept White from going deeper into the game, […]

Cody Bellinger Steals A Base, Adds Three Hits

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger led the way offensively in a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies Wednesday, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored. While Bellinger has largely been disappointing this (and previous) seasons, he has now reached double digits in both homers and steals with 11 long balls and […]

Eric Haase Hits Seventh Homer Tuesday

Detroit Tigers catcher Eric Haase was one of several Tigers with big days Tuesday, going 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in an 11-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. Hase now has seven home runs for the season, and has slashed .304/.340/.696 with five of those long balls over his […]

Cal Quantrill Roughed Up Tuesday

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Cal Quantrill had a rough day at the office Tuesday, allowing six runs (three earned) on eight hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out four batters and was saddled with his fifth loss of the season. After a very strong start to the year, Quantrill's performance has declined […]

Jack Suwinski Adds 14th Homer

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Jack Suwinski hit his 14th home run of the season in a 5-2 victory over the New York Yankees Tuesday night. The rookie went 2-for-4 at the plate with the two-run shot and an additional run scored. Suwinski is now second behind only Julio Rodriguez in homers by rookies this year. He […]

Darick Hall Continues Hot Start

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Darick Hall continued his auspicious start to his major league career Tuesday, going 3-for-5 with a double, three runs scored, and an RBI. Through 23 at-bats, Hall has seven hits, including three home runs, and he has scored six runs and driven in five. It seems unlikely that this level of […]

Nick Castellanos Scores Twice, Drives In Two

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos went 2-for-4 at the plate Tuesday, adding a double, two RBI, and two runs scored in an 11-0 win over the Washington Nationals. Despite having a strong April, Castellanos has scuffled his way through the rest of the campaign thus far, slashing .251/.301/.386 through 355 plate appearances with eight homers […]

J.T. Realmuto Launches Three-Run Shot

Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto got in on the action during an 11-0 drubbing of the Washington Nationals Tuesday, launching a three-run home run and also walking in three plate appearances. Realmuto has now homered in back-to-back games and has a modest four-game hitting streak to his name. With just a .704 OPS on the […]

Ryan McKenna Homers, Steals A Base

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Ryan McKenna made a strong all-around contribution in Tuesday's 10-9 extra-inning victory over the Texas Rangers, going 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run, a walk, a stolen base and three runs scored. It was his first home run and second stolen base of the season in 83 at-bats. McKenna has […]

Cedric Mullins Has Three Hits, Drives In Three

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins had a big day at the plate Tuesday, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two walks, three RBI, and two runs scored. He is slashing .345/.413/.527 over his last 15 games with seven multi-hit games in that span. This performance improved his OPS on the season to .734, which is considerably […]

Mitch Garver Homers For Second Straight Day

Texas Rangers catcher Mitch Garver (forearm) homered for the second straight day Tuesday, knocking his 10th long ball of the season and scoring another run in a 2-for-4 performance. Garver, who was said to be contemplating season-ending surgery on his forearm, has now recorded a .320/.370/.720 slash line with three home runs over his last […]

Nate Lowe Homers, Reaches Base Four Times

Texas Rangers first baseman Nate Lowe reached base four times Tuesday, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, three RBI, and two runs scored in a 10-9 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. The home run was his 12th of the season to go with 34 runs, 37 RBI, and a stolen base. Lowe has […]

Corey Seager Homers, Drives In Three Tuesday

Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager continued his recent strong stretch at the plate Tuesday, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored in a 10-9 extra-inning loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Seager now has 16 home runs this season, and has slashed .321/.387/.464 with three multi-hit performances in his last seven […]

Sandy Alcantara Goes Eight Innings Once Again In Win

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara is in a league of his own this season, and he showed it once again on Tuesday, as he went eight scoreless innings against the Los Angeles Angels to earn his ninth win of the season. He gave up just two hits and no walks while striking out 10 […]

Bryan De La Cruz Homers For Second Straight Day

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz went deep for the second straight day Tuesday, launching his sixth home run of the year. He did not reach base in either of his other two plate appearances during a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. De La Cruz now has a modest five-game hitting streak, […]