ATH • 1B • #
Soderstrom did his damage in the seventh inning of this one, launching a 3-2 slider from Brandon Eisert for a 374-foot (103.9 mph EV) solo shot that made it a 5-0 ballgame. It has taken the 23-year-old slugger just 19 games to match his home run output from the 2024 season where he swatted nine long balls in 213 plate appearances over 61 ballgames. He’s obviously not going to continue at this remarkable pace, but Soderstrom needs to be rostered and started in all fantasy leagues.
20 days ago
April 17, 2025 9:10 PM
ATH •
about 6 hours ago
The second run came in the sixth after Hoglund was pulled following his first walk of the game. Mitch Spence later gave up a three-run homer. Hoglund settled for three strikeouts, but he had 13 whiffs and a solid 28% CSW. Only five of the 18 balls in play against him were hard hit. One imagines he’ll stick around and face the Dodgers next week, but since the A’s have tomorrow and Monday off, it’s hard to say exactly how their rotation will shake out.
ATH • SS
about 6 hours ago
Wilson supplanted Lawrence Butler today, and it doesn’t seem like he’ll make his way down from the top of the lineup anytime soon, though he could always bat second, rather than first. The four hits today pushed his average up to .357, good for second in the majors. Unfortunately, he did experience a rare strikeout against Andrés Muñoz in his fifth at-bat, ending the game with the tying run on first.
ATH • RF
about 6 hours ago
Butler had led off in 33 of his 34 starts prior to today. Moving Jacob Wilson up to that spot made sense, but it was jarring to see Butler all the way down to sixth versus a right-hander; there wasn’t any reason for him to be hitting behind Miguel Andujar or JJ Bleday. We wouldn’t expect Butler to hit so low for very long.
COL • 1B
about 1 hour ago
Toglia’s homer is the fourth of the season. The 26-year-old also drew a walk while improving his slash to a still ugly .215/.273/.372 over the Rockies’ first 35 games. The home park is nice and Toglia certainly has some solid pop in his bat, but he doesn’t do the other things well enough to make him a quality fantasy option.
BOS • 1B
about 3 hours ago
Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters Gonzalez’s back tightened up on him following a scary-looking collision with Rangers infielder Josh Smith at the first-base bag during the sixth inning of Wednesday’s game. The encouraging news is that he appears to have avoided serious injury, but might need some extra time off to rest and recover over the next few days.
Source: Mac Cerullo
BOS • 1B
about 4 hours ago
Gonzalez was lifted from Wednesday’s game at Fenway Park following a nasty collision with Rangers first baseman Josh Smith while trying to beat out an infield single in the sixth inning. The positive news here is that both players were able to get back on their feet with Smith staying in the contest. Gonzalez, who was replaced by Abraham Toro at the cold corner to open the seventh inning, will undergo further evaluation and there should be an update on his status following the game.
Source: Mac Cerullo
