CIN • SS • #
Evidently, the Rockies had no intentions of letting De La Cruz beat them in this one. He was down 0-2 in the first inning and took four straight balls to draw the walk. Then, he tripled in his next at-bat and enough was enough. Colorado walked him intentionally in his next three triple to plate. Weird, interesting, strange, and a big boon to his .853 OPS as we near the All-Star break.
about 18 hours ago
July 12, 2025 2:00 AM
CIN • RF
about 4 hours ago
Fraley returns to Cincinnati’s crowded position player mix ahead of Saturday’s game against the Rockies after missing just over two weeks recovering from a shoulder strain. The 30-year-old on-base machine figures to play regularly against right-handed pitching in a platoon role.
CIN • 1B
about 4 hours ago
This certainly qualifies as an unexpected surprise. Encarnacion-Strand has barely played for Cincinnati over the last week with Noelvi Marte emerging as the club’s starting third baseman and Spencer Steer occupying first base. The 25-year-old former top prospect is hitting just .208/.234/.377 with six homers and 19 RBI across 137 plate appearances over 36 games. The logical explanation here is that the Reds would rather have him playing everyday at the Triple-A level instead of languishing on the bench.
CIN •
about 18 hours ago
This is what it was supposed to look like from Burns. A home run by Ryan McMahon was literally the only blemish on his line here. Up until that blast, he’d struck out six batters through three innings with 11 swings-and-misses on his ledger. Then, he walked the lead-off batter in the fourth inning and McMahon socked a hanging curveball – one of only two curves he threw all game – out of the park. After that, Burns retired nine of the last 10 batters he faced. Ryan Ritter was the only one to reach base and it was on a measly infield single. Burns’ fastball was dominant in the zone and he had pinpoint command of his slider on the outer half against right-handed batters. Of course, this was against the Rockies, but it was still nice to see Burns flash his dominance and complete six innings for the first time as a big leaguer as he gears up for a huge second half.
MIN • SS
about 5 hours ago
No surprise here after Correa was diagnosed with a mild right ankle sprain that he suffered during Friday’s series opener. The 30-year-old shortstop seems like a virtual lock to sit out Sunday’s first-half finale for precautionary reasons, but there’s a decent chance he’s ready to return following next week’s extended All-Star break. It’ll be former top prospect Brooks Lee filling in at shortstop in his absence.
Source: MLB.com
MIN • SS
about 15 hours ago
The positive news for fantasy managers is that Correa appears to have avoided significant injury after suffering a scary-looking right ankle injury during Friday night’s contest against the Pirates. The Twins plan to keep him out of Saturday’s lineup as a precautionary measure and it wouldn’t be surprising if he sat out Sunday’s first-half finale as well. He’ll have plenty of time to recover during next week’s extended All-Star break.
Source: Dan Hayes
MIN • SS
about 15 hours ago
The Twins plan to keep him out on Saturday as a precautionary measure after suffering a scary ankle injury during Friday night’s contest against the Pirates, but fortunately it sounds like he was able to avoid serious injury. Look for him to be available off the bench on Saturday before returning to the Twins’ lineup for Sunday’s first half finale.
Source: Dan Hayes
