Jake Diekman Picks Up Fourth Hold

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Jake Diekman allowed one hit and picked up one strikeout while earning his fourth hold of the season Saturday vs Houston. Diekman has been the A's primary setup man for closer Liam Hendriks and has been stellar thus far in 2020. Diekman has a 36 percent strikeout rate and is among […]

Marcus Semien Has Big Afternoon Saturday

Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien filled the stat-sheet Saturday with a big game vs the Astros. Semien went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored, and a stolen base in the all-around strong performance. Semien has gotten off to a slow start this season but has had back-to-back multi-hit games and still bats leadoff […]

Matt Chapman Stays Hot Vs Houston

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in a win vs the Astros Saturday. After a slow start, Chapman has been hot lately with eight hits in his last seven games and six runs scored in that span. Chapman is still batting just .211, but he's making […]

Liam Hendriks Picks Up Fifth Save

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Liam Hendriks allowed a run, but picked up his fifth save of the season Saturday vs Houston. Hendriks was called on to protect a three-run lead and allowed two of the first three batters faced to reach base, one of them scoring. That was all the Astros could muster, however, as […]

Frankie Montas Sharp Again Vs Astros

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas had another strong outing Saturday as he dominated the Astros to pick up his second win of the season. Montas spun seven shutout innings with five strikeouts and only allowed two hits and no walks. Last season, Montas upped his swinging-strike rate to over 11 percent and has carried […]

Matt Olson Wears Golden Sombrero Friday

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson had a rough night at the plate Friday going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts. Let's just call this an off-night for the lefty-slugger, as Olson has been crushing the ball to this point in the season. He already has four homers and 10 RBI and the statcast data suggests there […]

Marcus Semien Delivers Walk-Off Hit

Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien didn't have a great night Friday vs the Astros, but he was the hero in the 13th inning delivering a walk-off single to win the game. Despite the walk-off RBI, Semien went just 2-for-7 on the night as he has struggled in the early portion of this season. Semien is […]

Chris Bassitt Goes Seven Strong Innings Vs Houston

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt allowed one run in seven innings in a no-decision vs the Astros Friday. Bassit wasn't dominant, he walked three batters against just three strikeouts, but he kept a good lineup off balance all night to finish with a productive start for fantasy owners. Bassitt has now given up one […]

Ramon Laureano Has A Big Night Monday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano stuffed the stat sheet in an 11-1 beatdown of the Mariners Monday night. Laureano went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored, two RBI and a stolen base in the all-around great performance. The 26-year-old is off to a blistering start slashing .324/.419/.559 so far in the young season. Laureano […]

Khris Davis Busts Out Of Slump Vs Mariners

Oakland Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis broke out of his slump with a big game in Seattle Monday night. Davis went 2-for-3 and with two runs, two RBI and launched his first homer of the season in a beatdown of the Mariners. The night actually raised Davis' average to .125, but it was good for […]

Jay Bruce Homers Vs Yankees

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jay Bruce went 1-for-2 with two walks and a home run in a loss to the Yankees Monday. Bruce took Gerrit Cole deep to lead off the third inning to account for the only offense the Phillies could muster vs the Yankees ace. Bruce's days as a fantasy asset are behind him […]

Frankie Montas Dominates Mariners

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas fired seven strong innings while earning his first win of the season Monday night in Seattle. Montas allowed just one run and struck out nine in the dominant performance. Montas did struggle with his control a little, he issued four walks, but was able to generate 12 swinging strikes […]

Jake Arrieta Lasts Five Innings Vs Yankees

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jake Arrieta allowed three runs in five innings pitched at the Yankees on Monday. Arrieta allowed seven hits and struck out four without issuing a walk. Considering the matchup, this was an encouraging start for Arrieta in his season-debut, since the Phillies didn't play last week in the wake of the […]

Jake Arrieta To Pitch For Phillies Monday

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jake Arrieta will make his season debut Monday night at the Yankees, according to Jim Salisbury. The Phillies have only played three games this season due to playing the Marlins Opening Weekend, just prior to the Marlins' COVID-19 outbreak. Their schedule will resume Monday in New York and the team will […]

Matt Chapman Goes Hitless In Five At-Bats

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman has gotten off to a brutal start in 2020 and took another 0-for-5 Saturday night in Seattle. The 27-year-old struck out three times in the game while seeing his average drop below the Mendoza line to .188. Chapman was a dark-horse MVP candidate coming into the season after launching […]

Mike Fiers Pitches Well Vs Seattle

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Mike Fiers allowed two runs in six innings while taking a no-decision vs the Mariners on Saturday. Fiers allowed four hits and a walk while striking out three in a nice bounce-back performance after getting hit hard by the Angels in his first start. It was a good performance vs a […]

Chad Pinder Clubs Two-Run Homer

Oakland Athletics second baseman Chad Pinder went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in a win vs the Mariners Saturday. The A's were shut down by Yusei Kikuchi through six innings, but Pinder delivered a game-tying two-run homer off the first reliever the A's saw once Kikuchi was out. Pinder slashed .240/.290/.417 last […]

Liam Hendriks Pitches Clean Tenth For Save

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Liam Hendriks pitched a clean tenth inning to protect a one-run lead and earn his second save of the season. Hendriks induced two pop-ups and struck out J.P. Crawford to end the game, while keeping the automatic runner at second from crossing the plate to tie it up. He is now […]

Oliver Drake (RP, TB) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Oliver Drake has both saves for the team thus far in 2020, yet hasn't cracked the 30% mark in ownership. Some hesitation may be caused by the team he plays for as Tampa Bay is notorious for non-traditional bullpen roles […]

Marcus Semien Records Two RBI Friday

Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien went 1-for-4 with two RBI in a loss to the Mariners Friday. Oakland was shut down most of the evening, but Semien got the visitors on the board with a two-RBI triple in the eighth inning. Semien would score his fifth run of the season on a sacrifice fly by […]

Phillies Work Out At Citizens Bank Park

The Philadelphia Phillies re-opened their home ballpark for workouts after no new positive coronavirus tests were recorded Friday. The Phillies players now have no positive tests since they played the Marlins last Sunday. A coach and a clubhouse staffer tested positive early in the week prompting MLB to postpone this week's games. There hasn't been […]

Sean Manaea Hit Hard In Seattle

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea allowed six hits and four runs in just 4 1/3 innings vs the Mariners Friday. Manaea started the game with three scoreless innings, but the wheels came off in the fourth when three runs crossed the plate before he was lifted in the fifth with more traffic on the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/31/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's Friday which means another jam-packed MLB slate. We've got 12 games on the main slate which will provide no shortage of options on how to build our lineups. A rainout between the Reds and the Cubs on Thursday adds two more intriguing arms to the Friday slate as Luis Castillo and Yu Darvish will join a deep collection […]

Phillies Series Vs Toronto Postponed

Updating a previous report, the weekend series between the Phillies and the Blue Jays has been postponed after a Phillies coach and clubhouse staffer tested positive for COVID-19. The Phillies have suspended all workouts until further notice. The Phillies have not played since Sunday when they faced the Marlins after known COVID-19 cases were reported […]

Jesus Luzardo Set To Join Rotation After Solid Relief Outing

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo will be joining the A's starting rotation after his second solid relief outing Wednesday vs Colorado. Luzardo pitched 3 2/3 innings and allowed three runs, one earned, with five strikeouts. He threw 43 of 67 pitches for strikes and should be stretched out enough to start. Luzardo was behind […]

Phillies Suspend Workouts After Coach, Staffer Test Positive

The Philadelphia Phillies have suspended workouts at Citizens Bank Ballpark after Wednesday's round of testing showed a coach and a clubhouse staffer tested positive for COVID-19. All players tested negative, but this is still concerning after the Phillies played the Marlins on Sunday after known positive tests with Miami. Philadelphia's schedule is on hold due […]

Mark Canha Collects Two RBI Tuesday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Mark Canha went 1-for-2 with a walk and two RBI in a loss to the Rockies Tuesday. Canha is off to a sizzling start this season batting .357 with five RBI through five games played. The 31-year-old outfielder is coming off his best season in the Majors where he slugged .517 with […]

Ramon Laureano Off To Hot Start In 2020

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in a loss to the Rockies Tuesday. Laureano has seven hits so far this season and has reached base safely in all five games while only striking out twice compared to three walks. The sample size is still ridiculously small, but it's a good […]

No New COVID-19 Cases For Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies reported no new positive cases of COVID-19 from their round of testing on Monday. This is good news after the team played the Marlins on Sunday, after knowing four Marlins were held out of the game due to testing positive. The Phillies were scheduled to play the Yankees Monday and Tuesday night […]

Khris Davis Goes Hitless Again

Oakland Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts vs the Angels on Monday. That makes Davis 0-for-11 so far this season with five strikeouts and two walks. Davis launched 40-plus homers for three straight seasons from 2016-2018, but struggled mightily last season as his batting average plummeted to .220 with a ghastly […]