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J.T. Realmuto- C- PHI- Cold- Realmuto went 1-for-4 yesterday with a triple. It was his first extra base hit since June 20. Since that date Realmuto has gone 4-for-38, striking out 8 times and walking twice. He has seen his...

Jonathan Schoop (1B-DET) went 2-4 with a homer, a walk, and 3 RBI against the White Sox on Saturday. The 29 year-old is putting together his best season since 2017, when he hit .293 with 32 homers and 105 RBI...

Lance McCullers Jr., SP (HOU) McCullers left the game with the Indians scoreless with one out in the 6th inning, but Brooks "Let-Inherited-Runners-Score" Raley allowed McCullers' two baserunners to score. McCullers finished with the following line: 5.1 IP, 6 H,...

Zack Wheeler settled for a no-decision on Friday against the Padres despite tossing 7 2/3 scoreless innings, limiting San Diego to four hits and no walks with nine strikeouts. Wheeler appeared to have his seventh win sewed up when he...

Jacob deGrom settled for another no-decision after allowing three runs on five hits and no walks with 14 strikeouts over seven innings against the Braves. The three earned runs were a season-high for deGrom, and all of them came in...

While the Roster may not be as star studded as other Teams, The Mariners continue to win. Let's check out how some of their Key Contributors have been doing following their 7-2 win Thursday. Yusei Kikuchi (SP-SEA) Kikuchi continued his...

Trea Turner hit for his third career cycle on Wednesday, going 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, a solo homer, four runs, and two stolen bases against the Rays. Turner became just the fourth player in MLB history with a...

Bobby Bradley (1B-CLE) went 2-3 with a pair of solo homers in the first half of Wednesday's doubleheader with Detroit. The 25 year-old has provided plenty of pop since being recalled from Triple-A, as was hitting .265 with 8 homers...

Trevor Rogers, Miami Marlins - Trevor Rogers allowed just two runs over 5.2 innings but dodged some bullets with four walks in the start, his first time walking four since his opening start of the season. He still struck out...

Jameson Taillon (SP-NYY) - The Taillon trade is looking like a big win for the Pirates at this point, with Roasney Contreras looking like a top-100 prospect and Taillon struggling. Tuesday, the right-hander was gifted with 11 runs, leading to...

Nick Castellanos, OF, CIN Castellanos went 3-5 with a double, a HR, and 7 RBI in a blowout win against the Phillies on Monday. Castellanos had only hit 2 HR's in his previous 30 games, but he did hit 13...

Shohei Ohtani (minor deity - LAA) - Ohtani only managed one hit in 5 trips to the plate on Monday, but that one was his 26th HR of the season. We were talking about him on the Fantistics Insider Baseball...

Max Kranick (SP-PIT) Kranick made his major league debut for the Pirates, firing 5 perfect innings, striking out 3. The Rookie wasn't afforded a shot at perfection as a lengthy rain delay forced the Pirates to go to the bullpen....

Shohei Ohtani (DH-LAA) went 3-4 with a double, a triple, a homer, a walk, a stolen base, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBI against the Rays on Sunday. The 26 year-old is breaking out in a big way in 2021...

Joey Gallo, Texas Rangers - Joey Gallo had a ridiculous game with two homers and two walks while driving in five runs. Gallo has been heating up over the last week with four homers in the last six days and...

Luis Castillo, SP, CIN Castillo struck out 6 in 7 shutout IP against the Brave on Saturday, as he continues to try and turn around his season. In the month of June, Castillo owns a 1.71 ERA and 32:12 K:BB...

Alek Manoah-Blue Jays-SP Alek Manoah went 6 IP and gave up 0 ER on 4 H, 2 BB, and 6 K's against the Orioles. Manoah has now made six starts and has a 3.34 ERA with a 1.11 WHIP. He...

The carnage is real, people! This week was a challenging one for several struggling closers and unfortunately, a pair of dedicated closers actually lost their jobs. Both Hector Neris and Stefon Crichton were removed from their roles (Crichton removed from...

Corbin Burnes (SP-MIL) earned a quality start against the Rockies on Friday afternoon as he allowed just 1 run on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 7 over 6 innings of work. The 26 year-old righty threw 61...

Matt Olson-Athletics-1B Matt Olson was 2-3 with 1 R, 2 BB, and 1 SB against the Rangers. Olson is having a monster season hitting .302 with 20 HR, 49 R, 53 RBI, and 2 SB. The power has been there...

Kyle Schwarber, OF, WAS The historic hot streak continued for Schwarber on Thursday as hit two more HR's against the Marlins, giving him a ridiculous 8 HR's over his last 5 games, and 12 in his last 13 games. After...

Jonathan Schoop (2B/1B - DET) - Schoop doubled and homered (his 5th in 8 games) on Wednesday, and that was after coming into the game hitting 365/422/811 for the month of June. He's frankly been terrific since mid-May, and I...

Charlie Morton, Atlanta Braves - Charlie Morton spun the best start of the season on Tuesday to win his seventh game of the season. Morton struck out 11 Mets' hitters over seven shutout innings and allowed just a single hit...

Wander Franco, SS, TB Franco made his long-awaited and much anticipated MLB debut for the Rays on Tuesday and he did not disappoint, going 2-4 with a double, a HR, and 3 RBI in a loss to the Red Sox....

Kyle Gibson, SP, TEX Gibson gave up two runs across 5.2 innings and improved his record to a perfect 5-0 on the season. The veteran righty is enjoying a career year so far in 2021. He currently owns a 2.17...

Rhys Hoskins- 1B- PHI- Hot- Hoskins has had a power surge over the last few days, slugging 3 homers in his last 4 games. He now has 15 homers for the season so is pretty much on track to reach...

Sean Manaea-Athletics-SP Sean Manaea went 5.1 IP and gave up 2 ER on 3 H, 2 BB, and 11 K's against the Yankees. Manaea has a 3.01 ERA and 1.21 WHIP through his first 15 starts. His strikeout rate is...

Kyle Schwarber powered the Nationals to a 5-2 win over the Mets on Sunday, going 3-for-4 with three homers and four RBIs. Schwarber one-upped himself on Sunday after slamming a pair of homers on Saturday. After giving Washington an early...

IN THE LINEUP Anthony Rendon is dealing with a strained triceps and returned to the lineup for the Angels on Saturday... Mitch Haniger dealt with a minor knee injury this week but has since returned to his normal spot in...

Adam Wainwright- P- STL- Stats- Wainwright's start got pushed to today with the rainout yesterday. He has pitched on 5 days' rest in 9 of his 13 starts this season and that might help explain why he has put up...

Carlos Correa went 1-for-3 with a solo homer, two runs scored, and a walk on Saturday vs. the White Sox. Correa's eighth-inning solo blast was the seventh and final run in Houston's 7-3 win over Chicago. The bomb was Correa's...

A Closer Look - Week 12 Don't look now, but we're down to just seven closer committees in major league baseball! That may seem like a lot, but considering that over one-third of the league had one earlier this year,...

Carlos Rodon (SP-CHW) was effective again, this time allowing 1 run on 3 hits and 3 walks while recording 8 punchouts over 7 innings on the mound against Houston on Friday. He tossed 67 of his 106 pitches for strikes...

Gregory Polanco went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk, and a stolen base against the Indians on Friday. Polanco helped fuel Pittsburgh's five-run first inning en route to an 11-10 victory with his seventh homer of the year. He...

Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU Altuve continued his ridiculous power surge on Thursday, going 2-3 with a HR in a blowout win over the White Sox. That's 8 HR's in the last 10 games for the diminutive second baseman, and 4...

Kevin Gausman, SP, SF Gausman gave up two runs in eight innings of work against the Diamondbacks on Thursday afternoon. The 30-year-old gave up four hits and struck out six on his way to improving his record to 8-1 on...