Elvis Andrus Launches First Homer Of 2021

Oakland Athletics shortstop Elvis Andrus went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Red Sox on Friday. The homer was Andrus' first of the season as his power has vanished in his first season in Oakland. The veteran shortstop was never an elite power hitter, but he was always good for […]

Frankie Montas Labors In No-Decision Versus Red Sox

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision versus the Red Sox on Friday. Montas allowed five hits and three walks while picking up just three strikeouts in the outing. On the season, Montas is 7-7 with a 4.63 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP, not the best […]

Didi Gregorius Homers In Return From Injured List

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Didi Gregorius went 1-for-3 with a solo homer, a walk, and a strikeout in a win over the Padres. Gregorius missed over a month with an elbow injury, but looked good in his return to the lineup on Friday. The veteran shortstop is having a down season as he's slashing just .231/.273/.338 […]

Jed Lowrie Cranks Homer Versus Former Team On Friday

Oakland Athletics second baseman Jed Lowrie went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in a loss to the Red Sox on Friday. Lowrie, who made his debut for Boston back in 2008, cracked a moonshot homer to dead-center as the veteran showed he still as pop in his bat. Lowrie has eight homers on the season […]

Zack Wheeler Settles For No-Decision After Latest Gem

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler pitched 7 2/3 innings of shutout ball on Friday, but had to settle for a no-decision as the combustible Philly bullpen couldn't hold the lead. Wheeler allowed just four hits and didn't walk a batter while whiffing nine in his latest brilliant outing. The right-hander owns a 2.05 ERA […]

Ranger Suarez Earns Win In Relief On Friday

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Ranger Suarez pitched 1 2/3 innings without allowing an earned run to pick up the win when the home team walked off in the 10th inning. Suarez was called on in the ninth when Jose Alvarado ran into trouble. Two of Alvarado's baserunners scored on Suarez's watch, so Suarez was tagged […]

Jose Alvarado Allows Three Runs To Blow Save Friday

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jose Alvarado allowed three runs in 2/3 of an inning to blow a save versus the Padres on Friday. The hard-throwing righty was called on for a four-out save; he got out of the eighth inning, but ran into trouble in the ninth starting with, as usual, a leadoff walk. Alvarado […]

Sean Manaea Takes Loss Versus Rangers On Thursday

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea allowed four runs on nine hits across five innings to take the loss versus the Rangers on Thursday. Manaea walked one and picked up six strikeouts, but he was plagued by the long ball as he gave two homers in this one. The right-hander is having a strong season […]

Lou Trivino Hangs On For Save Versus Rangers

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Lou Trivino allowed a run on three hits, but managed to escape trouble and earn his 13th save of the season. Trivino allowed a homer to the red-hot Joey Gallo, then proceeded to allow singles to the next two batters to bring the go-ahead run to the plate with only one […]

Chris Bassitt Spins Seven Strong Frames Versus Texas

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt fired seven innings of shutout ball against the Rangers to earn his ninth win of the season on Wednesday. Bassitt struck out seven as he continued his impressive 2021 season. The 32-year-old righty is 9-2 with a 3.04 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, and has 109 strikeouts in 106 2/3 innings, […]

Bryce Harper Launches Two Solo Homers In Loss

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs in a loss to the Marlins on Wednesday. Harper has been good this year as he's slashing a cool .275/.385/.512 with 13 homers in 58 games. Unfortunately, his fantasy production hasn't matched his elite hitting as he's got only 23 RBI despite his […]

Hector Neris Allows Two Runs In Sixth Inning

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Hector Neris allowed two runs, one earned, on three hits in the sixth inning of a loss to the Marlins on Wednesday. Neris was removed from the closer role last week and this performance isn't an encouraging sign for the right-hander. He's had a rough season with six blown saves already […]

Rough Fifth Inning Dooms Aaron Nola On Wednesday

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola pitched better than his stats would indicate on Wednesday as he allowed seven runs in 4 2/3 innings in a loss to the Marlins. Nola was dealing early in the game and racked up 11 strikeouts without walking a batter. He did give up a couple of solo homers […]

James Kaprielian Providing Spark In A's Rotation

Oakland Athletics pitcher James Kaprielian posted another quality start on Tuesday as he continues to be just what the A's - and fantasy managers - need from their starting pitchers. Kaprielian has pitched at least five innings and allowed three runs or less in eight of his nine starts this season, good for a 3.06 […]

Vince Velasquez Spins Seven Shutout Frames Versus Miami

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Vince Velasquez allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings to post his best start this season in a win versus the Marlins on Tuesday. Velasquez picked up seven strikeouts and didn't walk a batter as he improved to 3-2 on the season with a 4.22 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, and 71 […]

Jose Alvarado Allows Homer, But Hangs On For Save Vs Marlins

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jose Alvarado allowed two runs, but held on to collect his third save of the season Tuesday versus the Marlins. Alvarado was called on in the eighth inning to escape a jam left by Connor Brogdon. Alvarado picked up a strikeout to escape trouble and was sent back out for the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/30/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's an exciting Wednesday in Major League Baseball as we've got a big slate highlighted by some strong pitchers, some hitters ready to bust out, and Shohei Ohtani who will be doing both. It's been Sho' Time in New York the past two days as Ohtani has three homers in his first two games in […]

Spencer Howard To Start Games In Triple-A

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Spencer Howard was optioned to Triple-A to clear a roster slot for Jean Segura (groin), who was activated off the injured list. According to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki, Howard will start games with the goal of increasing his pitch count to the 100-pitch range. This is likely the best move for Howard's […]

Jean Segura Activated And Batting Second Versus Miami

Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Jean Segura (groin) was activated off the injured list on Tuesday and will start versus the Marlins. Segura will bat second versus Trevor Rogers, certainly a tough matchup having not played an MLB game since June 15. Before going down with a groin injury Segura was one of the hottest hitters […]

Ronald Torreyes Collects Two RBI Versus Reds

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Ronald Torreyes went 1-for-4 with two RBI in a loss to the Reds on Monday. It was a good game for the utility infielder who drove in his runs with a hit and an RBI groundout, but he's not someone to prioritize in fantasy. Torreyes is batting .271 but that comes with […]

Alec Bohm Stuffs The Stat Sheet Versus Reds

Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm went 2-for-3 with two RBI, a run scored, a walk, and a stolen base in a loss to the Reds on Monday. The sophomore infielder has really picked things up in June after a miserable start to the season. Bohm is batting .333 this month after barely hitting over […]

Spencer Howard Yanked In Third Inning Again

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Spencer Howard allowed four hits and two runs in 2 1/3 innings pitched in a no-decision versus the Reds. Howard has completed the third inning just once in his last three starts and is yet to record an out in the fifth inning this season. The 24-year-old has been excellent the […]

Ramon Laureano Goes Hitless In Leadoff Role

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano went 0-for-4 as the leadoff hitter against the Giants on Sunday. Laureano has led off in back-to-back games as the team tries to replace Mark Canha (hip) who landed on the injured list. Hopefully batting leadoff can spark Laureano's stolen base potential as the speedster hasn't swiped a bag since […]

Matt Chapman Extends Hit-Streak To 15 Games

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman stayed hot on Sunday by going 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in a win over San Francisco. Chapman ran his hit-streak to 15 games as he's got his batting average up to .230 after being below .200 earlier in June. The 28-year-old got off to a […]

Aramis Garcia Collects Two Hits, Drives In Two

Oakland Athletics catcher Aramis Garcia went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in a win over the Giants on Sunday. Garcia also caught a brilliant game from starter Cole Irvin as he's been solid as the backup catcher to Sean Murphy. It was a nice game for the 28-year-old backstop, but he's still […]

J.T. Realmuto Goes Hitless Versus Mets In Series Finale

Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto went 0-for-5 in a brutal afternoon at the plate versus Marcus Stroman and the Mets. Fortunately for Philadelphia, Realmuto was much better behind the plate as he caught another seven brilliant innings from Zack Wheeler. Fantasy managers don't care about that, however, as the star catcher has been slumping, now […]

Zack Wheeler Dominates Mets On Sunday

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler had a nice bounce-back effort on Sunday as he dominated the Mets to earn his sixth win this season. Wheeler was chased after three innings in his last start, but regained his form versus his former club as he fired seven shutout frames with eight strikeouts at Citi Field. […]

Archie Bradley Earns First Save On Sunday

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Archie Bradley allowed one run but nothing else to earn his first save of the season on Sunday. Bradley was summoned to protect a three-run lead at the Mets as the Philly bullpen had an eventful weekend in Queens. Manager Joe Girardi said on Friday that Neris would be removed from […]

Andrew McCutchen Swipes Two Bags Saturday Afternoon

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen went 1-for-2 with an RBI, two runs scored, and two stolen bases versus the Mets on Saturday. The Phillies were aggressive on the basepaths facing Mets ace Jacob deGrom; Philadelphia stole five bases on six attempts and McCutchen led the way swiping his fourth and fifth bags of the season. […]

Nick Maton Drives In Two Versus Mets

Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Nick Maton went 1-for-3 with two RBI in a loss to the Mets on Saturday. Maton singled off of Jacob deGrom in the second inning to score Andrew McCutchen and snap deGrom's scoreless-inning streak at 31 frames. He also drove in the go-ahead run with a sac-fly in the ninth inning, […]