BOS • CF • #
Rafaela’s balls in play today left the bat at 105.6 and 104.2 mph, upping his season hard-hit rate to 46%. He’s also made big gains with his 17.6 percent strikeout rate and 6.4 percent walk rate. (He came in at 26.4 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively, as a rookie). His .239/.298/.345 line obviously isn’t great, but everything else is trending in the right direction.
about 16 hours ago
May 8, 2025 8:42 PM
BOS • DH
about 15 hours ago
Devers vented his frustration with general manager Craig Breslow, telling reporters including Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic that he doesn’t understand why the team would want him to change positions again after they already asked him to do so during spring training. Perhaps he’s unaware that first baseman Triston Casas suffered a brutal season-ending knee injury and they don’t have any viable replacements. Regardless, this isn’t the type of comment that’s going to gain him any respect or admiration in the clubhouse or the front office.
Source: Jen McCaffrey
BOS • DH
about 16 hours ago
Devers’ steal was his first of the year., and the homer off Jacob Latz was his first versus a left-hander. He now has six homers and 25 RBI in 39 games, and he leads the AL with 29 walks.
BOS •
about 16 hours ago
Bello allowed four hits, walked five and struck out only one, but he kept escaping. Even so, manager Alex Cora didn’t trust him to pitch out a fifth-inning jam with the Red Sox up 3-0. Justin Slaten took over with two on and two outs after a walk to Joc Pederson and got Adolis García to ground out to end the threat. Bello remained 2-0 with a 2.01 ERA. He’s struck out 13 and walked 12 in 22 1/3 innings. It’s likely that he’ll face the Tigers next.
TOR • CF
about 8 hours ago
Varsho has only played in seven games this year, but they’ve been seven good ones. He’s homered three times already, and his slugging percentage is a remarkable — and entirely unsustainable — .727 over 22 at-bats. Varsho has been a mediocre offensive player in his two seasons with the Blue Jays, but it’s possible at the age of 28 he’s having a breakout campaign. Far from a guarantee, but possible.
ATL • CF
about 10 hours ago
Harris II tripled in a run in the fifth, and he came up huge with an RBI single in the ninth that tied the game at 4-4 in a game Atlanta would win two innings later. The 24-year-old was due for a solid game, as he still is hitting a lackluster .229/.245/.354 at just under the quarter point of the season. Expect Harris II to go on a run soon, but even with this solid game, fantasy managers have a right to be disappointed with the production.
PHI • CF
about 10 hours ago
Marsh didn’t waste any time, smacking the first pitch that Manuel Rodriguez threw in the 10th inning for a go-ahead RBI double into left field. He then came around to score what would stand as the winning run on an RBI knock by Trea Turner. Marsh also singled and scored on Bryson Stott’s three-run blast in the eighth inning. The 27-year-old outfielder finished the night 2-for-4 and is now hitting .170/.274/.264 with one homer, seven RBI and zero stolen bases through his first 22 games on the season.
