BOS •
1 day ago
It’s the second save of the season for Weissert. He came in to protect a two-run cushion, so a fielder’s choice off the bat of Anthony Volpe that scored Paul Goldschmidt didn’t hurt the Red Sox; just Weissert’s ERA. It seems unlikely he’ll get many more save chances, but that’s two in the last week.
BOS •
1 day ago
Impressive. Dobbins struck out five, and two of those punchouts came against Aaron Judge. He gave up only two hits — both singles — and issued one walk while throwing 52-of-82 pitches for strikes. Dobbins has been a quality find for the Boston rotation, and now has a 3.74 ERA and 42/11 K/BB for his trouble over 55 1/3 innings. Assuming the rotation order doesn’t change, he’s set to face off against the Giants in San Francisco on Friday.
BOS •
1 day ago
Impressive. Dobbins struck out five, and two of those punchouts came against Aaron Judge. He gave up only two hits — both singles — and issued one walk while throwing 52-of-82 pitches for strikes. Dobbins has been a quality find for the Boston rotation, and now has a 3.74 ERA and 42/11 K/BB for his trouble over 55 1/3 innings. Assuming the rotation order doesn’t change, he’s set to face off against the Giants in San Francisco on Friday.
NYY •
1 day ago
Rodón was better than his previous outing against Boston when he gave up five runs in as many innings, but there were still shaky moments from the southpaw. He walked a pair against his four strikeouts, and he was pulled in the sixth after throwing 92 pitches — 59 of those for strikes. It wasn’t a disastrous outing for Rodón, but another disappointing one just based on expectations set in the 2025 campaign. He’ll still take a strong 3.01 ERA into a scheduled start against the Angels on Thursday.
TEX •
1 day ago
Mahle will not only miss Sunday’s battle against Chicago, but is likely to be placed on the 15-day injured list. Kumar Rocker will take Mahle’s place in the rotation, and Mahle will likely not be back until around the All-Star break at the earliest.
Source: Evan Grant
TEX •
1 day ago
Rocker will make his return to the Texas pitching staff, and it comes at the expense of Tyler Mahle; who is likely headed to the injured list due to shoulder soreness. Rocker obviously has the stuff to be a strong fantasy option, and the White Sox lineup just as obviously offers opportunity. There’s certainly risk because of Rocker’s shaky command at times, but the risk comes with considerable potential reward.
Source: Evan Gratn
STL • 2B-3B
1 day ago
Gorman’s homer made it a 7-1 game in the fifth and ended Jose Quintana’s afternoon. With Brendan Donovan missing the last four games, Gorman has now gotten to start six straight games. Going into this stretch, he’d started just six of the Cardinals’ previous 21 games. He’s batting .321/.424/.714 in 33 plate appearances this month, so one imagines the Cardinals will stick with him after Donovan returns, which could result in less playing time for Jordan Walker, Alec Burleson and Pedro Pagés (since Iván Herrera would likely do less DHing).
STL •
1 day ago
Pallante was given seven runs of support, but the Cardinals still didn’t trust him to finish off the fifth with three runs already in during the inning. Kyle Leahy took over and retired William Contreras and Christian Yelich to end the rally. Pallante remained 4-3 with a 4.83 ERA. He’ll face the Reds next.
STL •
1 day ago
We wouldn’t say Helsley made it interesting today, but this is the fourth straight appearance in which he’s allowed a run. The previous three times, it resulted in blown saves. William Contreras did the damage today, hitting a 389-foot homer. There’s no way the Cardinals want to pull Helsley from the closer’s role, but he can’t keep giving up runs every time out.
MIL •
1 day ago
The last three earned runs came after Quintana intentionally plunked Willson Contreras in the fifth inning, and while it did sort of seem warranted, it might well have cost the Brewers the game, which they ended up losing by three runs. The goes as both Quintana’s shortest start and the most runs he’s allowed this season. He dropped to 4-2 with a 3.35 ERA ahead of a start against the Twins next weekend.
STL • 1B
1 day ago
The Brewers targeted Contreras after what must have been a brain fart caused him to back into the running lane while Caleb Durbin was coming down the line. The 5-foot-7 Durbin ran into Contreras’s backside and went flying, but he wasn’t seriously hurt and was able to stay in the game. It also probably didn’t help that Rhys Hoskins was hit by a pitch afterwards. Jose Quintana plunked Contreras in the upper arm in his next at-bat, at which point Contreras, who seemed fine with the whole thing, retrieved the ball and handed it back to the pitcher. Also fun: both William and Willson wound up trading solo homers in the ninth inning today, making it the first time the brothers have homered in the same game.
STL • 2B
1 day ago
Donovan has missed four consecutive games with a sprained big toe, but a carbon-fiber orthotic in his shoe has helped to ease his toe pain. The 28-year-old will likely need some maintenance days, but it’s a positive development that he can get back on the field this weekend.
Source: John Denton
NYM • 2B
1 day ago
Mauricio took Drew Rasmussen deep for a solo homer in the fifth inning, his second of the season. The home run broke a three-game hitless streak for the 24-year-old infielder. Mauricio will likely need to pick it up at the plate to avoid losing playing time once Mark Vientos (hamstring) returns from the injured list.
NYM • 2B
1 day ago
Baty led off the bottom of the third inning with a solo homer off Drew Rasmussen to put the Mets on the board. The 25-year-old infielder is hitting .222/.271/.424 with eight homers and 24 RBI across 171 plate appearances.
NYM •
1 day ago
A double and a hit brought a run in for the Rays in the third inning. Things then unraveled for Megill in the fourth. Junior Caminero took him deep for a solo homer to lead off the frame. The Rays would then bring three more runs in before Megill was pulled with two outs in the frame. The 29-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 3.95 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, and an 89/33 K/BB ratio across 68 1/3 innings. He’ll face the Phillies in Philadelphia on Friday.
ATL •
1 day ago
Instead, Sale will start against the Mets with that series beginning Tuesday and going through Thursday. The 36-year-old will get some extra rest, and also won’t be wasted against the worst team in baseball. Grant Holmes will start Sunday’s game instead.
Source: David O’Brien
HOU • RF
1 day ago
Smith’s grounder hit to the left side hit right in front of the plate, but at 107.5 mph off the bat, if had just enough to get through the infield. Smith also had a 105.8-mph lineout to center today. Since a five-game hitless streak from May 30-June 4, Smith has gone 8-for-28 with six RBI in his last six games. He’s not a consistent run producer just yet, but it’s only a matter of time.
HOU •
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The only damage came on a 345-foot homer from Brooks Lee. It’s Brown’s second career 10-strikeout game; he previous fanned exactly 10 against the A’s on May 26, 2023. It seems like he should have more of those, but he’s fanned nine on six occasions this year. Brown is tied for fifth in the majors with 105 strikeouts in 86 innings. He’ll likely face the Angels next Friday, unless the Astros want to move him up to take on the A’s on Thursday.
HOU •
1 day ago
Hader was given the ball in a 2-2 game and then got the win after the Astros walked it off in the bottom of the ninth. He’s 3-0 and a perfect 18-for-18 saving games, and it’d be a big surprise if he fails to become an All-Star for the sixth time next month.
TEX • RF
1 day ago
García doubled in the second inning, then led off the sixth with a base hit. With the game tied in the bottom of the 11th inning, García hit a sharp line drive to center field to bring home the game-winning run for the walk-off win. The 32-year-old slugger is hitting .221/.266/.383 with eight homers, 21 runs scored, 34 RBI, and seven steals across 256 plate appearances.
MIN •
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Both Hunter Brown and Ryan pitched seven innings of two-run ball, with the runs coming on two-run homers that were hit 339 and 345 feet respectively. In another ballpark, they probably both would have turned in scoreless outings. Ryan allowed just one hit besides the homer and struck out seven. He’ll likely make his next start at home against the Brewers.
MIN •
1 day ago
Duran has often been untouchable, but all three balls in play against him today were scorched and the two that turned into singles were enough to score Christian Walker, who walked with one out. Duran still has a 1.41 ERA this season, and his closing gig is awfully safe.
MIN • 3B
1 day ago
The homer makes it a good day, of course, but it was a 345-foot fly to left that was only a homer in one major league ballpark and probably a hit in just one other (it’d have gone off the Green Monster in Fenway). Lee struck out in his other three at-bats. He has been performing well on the whole lately, though; he’s batting .341/.372/.537 in 12 games this month.
TEX • 3B
1 day ago
Smith drew a walk in the first inning, then doubled to lead off the fifth before scoring on a double by Corey Seager. Smith knocked another double in the eighth and scored his second run on a throwing error. The versatile 27-year-old is having a solid season for the Rangers, hitting .287/.354/.444 with seven homers, 31 runs scored, 20 RBI, and eight steals across 241 plate appearances.
TEX •
1 day ago
Jackson was summoned to close out the game with a one-run lead over the White Sox in the top of the ninth inning. He gave up a one-out base hit and struck out the next batter before Robert Garcia replaced him for the final out. Garcia then gave up a double to tie the game before ending the ninth inning. Garcia should continue to work as the primary closer in Texas, though the situation could remain fluid with Jackson working into the mix.
TEX •
1 day ago
deGrom held the White Sox to just one baserunner through three innings before two hits, a double, and a sacrifice fly put two runs on the board for Chicago in the fourth inning. He settled in for two more scoreless frames, ending his day after six with six strikeouts. The 36-year-old right-hander has posted an incredible 2.19 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and an 80/17 K/BB ratio across 82 1/3 innings. He’ll take on the Royals in Texas on Thursday.
LAD •
1 day ago
That outing will come at some point next week. Sheehan is recovering from Tommy John surgery, but struck out seven over 3 1/3 innings in his most recent rehab start, and the Dodgers liked enough of what they saw to believe he can contribute to the rotation. Sheehan has some significant upside in his right arm, but fantasy managers will want to see the matchup before considering using the right-hander. It’s possible that outing could come against the Padres, and it might be best to take a wait-and-see approach if that’s the case.
Source: The Athletic
BAL • CF
1 day ago
Mullins knocked a base hit in the second inning, then later took Tyler Anderson deep for a go-ahead, two-run blast in the sixth. It was his first home run since May 19 as he missed roughly two weeks with a hamstring injury. The 30-year-old outfielder is up to 11 homers while hitting .236/.324/.462 with 34 RBI and eight steals over 222 plate appearances.
BAL • C
1 day ago
Sánchez made his return from the injured list and got the start at designated hitter, batting seventh on Saturday. The 32-year-old slugged his first home run of the season for the Orioles, taking Tyler Anderson deep for a solo shot in the sixth inning.
