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Charlie Morton (SP-ATL) got stuck with the no-decision on Monday despite tossing 5 2/3 shutout innings against the Tigers. Morton yielded four hits and three walks while racking up eight strikeouts, throwing 61 of his 104 pitches for strikes before...

Andrew McCutchen- OF- PIT- Stats- McCutchen went 1-for-3 with a walk yesterday. The hit was his 2000th for his career. In 2023 McCutchen is slashing .265/.381/.423 with 8 homers and 7 steals. His Statcast numbers are fairly close to those...

Kodai Senga, SP, NYM Senga bounced back after his rough 2.2-inning outing against the Blue Jays with a 7.0-inning gem against the Pirates. He gave up one unearned run on two hits but did walk four in the outing. Control...

Dylan Cease, SP (CHW) Cease completed six innings for the first time in his past three starts, allowing one run (a solo home run by Joey Wendle) in six innings, striking out seven batters. Cease's slider has been a little...

Carlos Correa (SS-MIN) went 2-4 with a solo blast against the Rays on Thursday. The 28 year-old has largely disappointed in his first season after re-signing with Minnesota as he's battled some minor injuries, logging a .210 average to go...

Elly De La Cruz has been called up to Cincinnati and is quite possibly the highest level prospect we're going to see debut this season. He went 1-for-3 in his debut with a double and two walks while hitting cleanup....

Sandy Alcantara-Marlins-SP Sandy Alcantara went 7 IP and gave up 5 ER on 6 H, 0 BB, and 7 K's against the Athletics. Alcantara has had a disappointing start to the year. He has a 5.07 ERA and 1.22 WHIP...

Justin Turner (DH-BOS) went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk against the Rays on Monday. Turner was one of the few bright spots for the Red Sox in their 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay during Monday's series finale...

Alex Cobb- P- SF- Hot- Cobb bounced back in strong fashion from a poor start the last time out. Last night he threw 7.2 scoreless IP against the Orioles. Cobb threw 70 of 103 pitches for strikes and allowed 5...

Jon Gray (SP-TEX) was outstanding once again on Friday, beating the Mariners with seven scoreless innings. Gray outdueled Luis Castillo in a 2-0 pitcher's duel, yielding just two hits (both singles) and one walk while striking out five. Gray was...

Ketel Marte, 2B, ARI Marte extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a 2 for 4 day against the Rockies. He hit a pair of doubles, walked, collected an RBI, and scored twice in the contest. Marte was scorching...

Masataka Yoshida (OF-BOS) shined during Boston's 5-4 loss to Cincinnati on Tuesday, going 2-for-4 with a double, a solo homer and two runs scored. Yoshida broke the ice with his solo shot in the bottom of the second, giving the...

JD Martinez homered again on Tuesday to put on bow on his insane month of May that saw him hit .310/.320/.704 with eight homers. Martinez has looked like prime JD Martinez again and has homered in three straight games. He's...

Zach McKinstry (2B/SS/3B/OF - DET) - McKinstry has emerged as Detroit's leadoff hitter over the last few weeks, reaching base 27 times over 12 straight starts. He's hitting 296/412/448 for the year, the exit velocity has jumped up into the...

Julio Rodriguez- OF- SEA- Hot- Rodriguez may finally be shaking off his sophomore slump. He went 2-for-5 with a homer, run, and RBI. Rodriguez extended his hitting streak to 7 games and has multiple hits in all but one of...

Grayson Rodriguez (SP-BAL) was demoted to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday, one day after the Rangers lit him up (3.1 IP, 8 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 6 K). The 23 year-old righty showed some good, bad, and ugly during his...

Michael Harris II went 2-for-3 at the plate with a homerun Tuesday, his second of the season. 2022's Rookie of the Year has had a dreadful start to the season, slashing .174/.247/.304 across 77 at-bats. In terms of batted ball...

Jorge Soler (OF-MIA) went 3-5 with a 2-run shot against the Rockies on Thursday. The 31 year-old slugger is seemingly in the midst of a comeback season as he now boasts a .261 average to go with 15 homers, 32...

Marcus Semien (SS-TEX) went 1-for-5 with a solo homer against the Pirates on Wednesday. Semien opened the game with a leadoff homer against Johan Oviedo, keying a three-run frame for Texas. The long ball proved crucial as the Rangers held...

Bobby Miller made his major league debut Tuesday and performed well in a matchup that certainly was not a favorable one on paper. He allowed just one run over five innings while striking out five batters. He With just four...

Lourdes Gurriel Jr., OF, ARI Gurriel went 4 for 4 with a homer and a double on Monday evening in Philly. The perfect night at the dish extended his hitting streak to twelve games and raised his average to .321...

Justin Steele-Cubs-SP Justin Steele went 6 IP and gave up 0 ER on 4 H, 1 BB, and 6 K's against the Phillies. Steele has a 2.20 ERA and 1.01 WHIP through 10 GS. It has been a strong start...

Lucas Giolito- P- CHW- Hot- Giolito's name has been coming up in trade rumors recently and he did nothing to reduce his value yesterday. Sure, it was against the Royals, but allowing 1 run on 6 hits and a walk...

Pete Alonso, 1B, NYM Alonso hit a Grand Slam on Friday for his only hit in five trips on the night. He now leads the league with 17 dingers while his 41 RBI rank second behind Adolis Garcia's 48. The...

Bo Bichette, SS (TOR) Bichette stood out in Toronto's otherwise lackluster offense Thursday. The superstar shortstop had three hits in his first three at-bats, including his ninth home run of the season. Bichette is on pace to post career highs...

Sonny Gray-Twins-SP Sonny Gray went 4 IP and gave up 2 ER on 5 H, 3 BB, and 4 K's against the Dodgers. Gray has a 1.64 ERA and 1.16 WHIP through 49.1 IP. He has been dominant this...

Seiya Suzuki, OF, CHC Suzuki had a huge day at the plate against the Astros on Wednesday, going 3-3 with 2 HR's, 3 RBI, and 2 BB's. That's 4 HR's in 4 games now for Suzuki, who is finally displaying...

Merrill Kelly (SP - ARI) - Kelly dominated the A's on Monday, allowing 4 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) over 7 innings with 1 walk and 9 K's to move to 4-3 on the year. This was Kelly's 3rd...

Teoscar Hernandez (OF-SEA) helped lift the Mariners to a 5-0 win over the Tigers on Saturday, going 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs. Hernandez extended Seattle's lead to 3-0 with his fourth-inning solo shot off Alex Faedo and tacked...

Cedric Mullins (OF-BAL) hit for the cycle on Friday, going 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, a homer, three RBIs and two runs against the Pirates. Mullins sparked Baltimore to a 6-3 win with his big day from the leadoff...

Kodai Senga (SP-NYM) struggled against the Reds on Thursday afternoon, taking the loss after giving up five runs on eight hits and one walk with seven strikeouts over five frames. Senga did not look sharp early on and got rocked...

Jesus Sanchez (OF-MIA) propelled the Marlins to a 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer. Sanchez delivered the big hit with his three-run blast off Merrill Kelly in the top of...

Aaron Nola had a good start against Toronto allowing just two runs over six innings with six strikeouts. He posted a 33% CSW and a 21% whiff rate, and he continued his stretch of five or more strikeouts to three...

Mitch Keller (SP-PIT) went the distance on Monday, ending Pittsburgh's seven-game losing streak by tossing a complete-game shutout against the Rockies at PNC Park. Keller dazzled the home crowd with his first career complete game, yielding just four hits and...

Roansy Contreras-Pirates-SP Roansy Contreras went 5 IP and gave up 5 ER on 9 H, 3 BB, and 4 K's against the Blue Jays. Contreras has a 4.74 ERA and 1.55 WHIP through seven starts. His strikeout rate has fallen...

Adolis Garcia- OF- TEX- Stats- Garcia went 1-for-4 with a walk, 2 runs, and a RBI in last night's game. He is slashing .244/.307/.479 with 8 homers and 33 RBI in 137 PAs. Garcia has improved his underlying metrics across...