HOU • 1B • #
Walker has been bumped from the cleanup spot for the first time this season after a brutal 19-game start where he’s batted .159 (11-for-69) with one homer and two RBI. He’s struck out a staggering 29 percent of the time in 79 plate appearances during that span. It’s too small of a sample size to draw any firm conclusions, but the Astros are going to make an effort to help him turn things around.
23 days ago
April 19, 2025 7:14 PM
HOU • 1B
about 11 hours ago
Walker is quietly 20-for-65 (.307) with two home runs and 11 RBI over his last 17 games. Of course, he was hitting .156 with two home runs and four RBI in the first 21 games of the season. Still, it appears the Astros’ big free agent acquisition is finally starting to figure it out at the plate after an injury derailed his spring training and slow start to the season.
HOU • C
about 11 hours ago
Diaz’ home run was his fourth of the season. The 26-year-old catcher was 2-for-33 (.061) with no home runs and one RBI in his first nine games this year. Since then, he’s 29-for-97 (.298) with four home runs and 20 RBI in 25 games. It looks like one of the best hitting catchers in all of baseball is back to normal after a slow start at the plate this season.
HOU •
about 11 hours ago
Blanco gave up two hits, walked one and struck out 11. It was a dominant performance for the 31-year-old right-hander. While Blanco had a 2.80 ERA last year, his xFIP was 4.09. This year, his ERA is 4.04 and his xFIP is 4.06 after eight starts. Blanco is a solid pitcher with more strikeouts (43) than innings pitched (42 1/3) this year, but it’s unlikely he’ll go on another run to get his ERA down under 3.00. Blanco is lined up to face the Rangers on the road next weekend.
LAD • 1B
about 8 hours ago
The 35-year-old slugger opened the scoring in the contest with a run-scoring double off of Zac Gallen in the opening inning. He tacked on a run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning and then clobbered a 405-foot solo shot off of Joe Mantiply in the seventh inning that extended the Dodgers’ advantage to 5-0. He has been absolutely sizzling at the dish this season, slashing .376/.437/.734 with nine homers and 33 RBI. The only thing that he hasn’t done from a fantasy perspective is run, with zero stolen bases in one attempt.
ATH • 1B
about 9 hours ago
It didn’t necessarily have anything to do with his exit, but Kurtz was checked on by the trainer today after jamming his glove hand into Orlando Cabrera’s body on a play at first base. His three at-bats before leaving produced two groundouts and a strikeout.
LAD • 1B
about 11 hours ago
Two of the three outs that Kopech recorded in the outing came via the strikeout and he threw 10 of his 14 total pitches for strikes. His fastball touched 99.7 mph twice during the ballgame. That’s a stark contrast to Friday’s appearance in which he walked all five hitters that he faced in his first rehab outing. It’s unclear how many more tune-ups he’ll need in the minor leagues before the Dodgers feel comfortable activating him from the injured list.
Source: Fabian Ardaya
