NYY • DH • #
Rice gets the nod over veteran Giancarlo Stanton to face Mets righty Frankie Montas on Saturday afternoon at Citi Field. The 26-year-old slugger made his 11th appearance at catcher earlier this week, which gives him eligibility there in some formats, which is a significant boost to his fantasy appeal moving forward.
about 22 hours ago
July 5, 2025 5:47 PM
NYY •
about 15 hours ago
Rodón didn’t fool many batters today; 12 of the 17 balls in play against him were hit hard, with eight of those checking in at over 104 mph. He gave up a grand slam to Brandon Nimmo in the first and later a two-run homer to Pete Alonso in the fifth. Rodón was 8-3 with a 2.49 ERA through 13 starts, but he’s 1-3 with a 5.34 ERA in his last six outings, five of which have turned into Yankees losses. In fact, the team now has a losing record, at 9-10, in his 19 starts this year. He’ll face the Cubs in his first-half finale.
NYY • RF
about 15 hours ago
Judge was able to remain in the game after being hit in the face by a thrown ball from Anthony Volpe that left him with a cut near his eye. It happened after the fifth inning as Judge was coming off the field; he usually does collect a baseball after each inning to throw to a fan, but he obviously didn’t see it coming this time.
NYY • 3B
about 17 hours ago
Candelario was released by the Reds after hitting just .113/.198/.213 in 91 plate appearances in 2025. The 31-year-old could be a bench option for the Yankees if he performs well in Triple-A with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but will need to be added to the 40-man roster in order to be promoted. It’s hard to imagine he’ll be fantasy relevant if/when he gets that promotion to New York.
LAD • DH
about 12 hours ago
Ohtani got three strikeouts while facing the minimum tonight. At the plate, he hit a couple of hard grounders for outs before finally singling off Josh Hader in the ninth. That failed to lead to a rally, though.
ARI • DH
about 16 hours ago
Grichuk entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Pavin Smith in the sixth inning and lined out to center field in his first plate appearance before plating two runs on an inside-the-park home run in the eighth inning. The 33-year-old outfielder is hitting .236/.276/.431 with five homers, 22 runs scored, and 18 RBI across 156 plate appearances.
PHI • DH
about 17 hours ago
Schwarber drew a walk in the sixth inning and scored on a two-run homer by Alec Bohm. He then added two insurance runs with a two-run blast of his own, taking Brent Suter deep in the eighth for his 27th homer of the season. The 32-year-old slugger is hitting .250/.382/.540 with 63 runs scored, 62 RBI, and eight steals over 393 plate appearances.
