PIT • 3B • #
Hayes will get a day of rest — at least to begin Friday’s contest — as he’s picked up just three hits over his last seven games. He’ll get a breather while Jared Triolo plays third base and hits seventh.
25 days ago
April 18, 2025 7:43 PM
PIT • PH
1 day ago
Bart should have been 3-for-5. With runners on second and third and one out in the ninth inning, he laced a groundball in the hole at short that Nick Allen had to dive to stop. With the game on the line, Allen got up and threw home, too late to get the runner, but the official scoring ruled it a fielder’s choice, even though there was little chance Allen would have even thrown Bart out at first base. Still, Bart is hitting .291/.411/.379 on the season with 10 RBI and has been a rock-solid option in two-catcher leagues this year.
PIT • 3B
1 day ago
Hayes has had a solid month, going 24-for-79 (.304) with hits in 17 of 20 games since April 19th. He hasn’t been hitting for any power and has scored only one run in that span despite hitting mostly leadoff for the Pirates, so therein lies the issue with his fantasy value. Still, that batting average and four steals on the season can be worthwhile in deeper formats.
PIT •
1 day ago
Santana was brought in to face the bottom three hitters in Atlanta’s order in a tie game in the ninth inning and earned a win when the Pirates walked it off in the bottom of the inning. Santana has now pitched the ninth inning three days in a row after the Pirates made a managerial change. None of those appearances were against the middle of the order; that role has gone to David Bednar, but it’s clear that Santana will be in a position to pick up a few wins and saves even if Bednar keeps that high-leverage role.
MIN • 3B
1 day ago
Lee moved over to shortstop for Sunday’s with Carlos Correa scratched from the lineup. The 24-year-old infielder was a big part of the Twins’ comeback victory against the Giants on Sunday. Lee’s two-run home run in the fourth inning cut the Twins deficit to 3-2 and he scored the winning run in extra innings. Lee is hitting .253 with nine RBI and a .703 OPS on the season.
TEX • 3B
1 day ago
Jung took a fifth-inning pitch from Beau Brieske and hit it 392 feet at 107.4 mph for his fifth home run of the season. He also struck out twice, which has been a bit of an issue for him, and the 27-year-old is just 7-for-35 (.200) so far in May. With Jake Burger rumored to be on his way back to the big leagues, Jung will need to keep hitting to prevent himself from losing some starts to Josh Smith.
NYM • 3B
1 day ago
Vientos needed this one. With Brett Baty back up from Triple-A and hitting well, Vientos needed to incentivize the Mets to keep him in the lineup. He responded with his fifth home run and 17th RBI of the season. Vientos has continued to show strong plate discipline metrics all year and is getting good pitches to hit, but is simply not executing. With Luisangel Acuna also playing well and capable of playing third base, Vientos needs to take advantage of the favorable counts he’s been getting himself into if he wants to keep a full-time job.
