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Dean Kremer (SP-BAL) was sharp in a no-decision against the Phillies on Monday, firing seven innings of one-run ball. He gave up three hits and two walks while striking out three and throwing 61 of his 95 pitches for strikes....

Anthony Rizzo, 1B, NYY Rizzo had a big day at the plate on Sunday, going 4-4 with a HR, a double, and 2 RBI against the Royals. The homerun was Rizzo's first since May 20, ending a span of 45...

Tanner Bibee (SP-CLE) dazzled against the Phillies over 7 shutout innings, scattering 2 hits and a walk while recording 8 punchouts. The 24 year-old righty was efficient in tossing 73 of his 102 offerings for strikes in the outing. Bibee...

Nathaniel Lowe- 1B- TEX- Stats- Lowe went 1-for-2 with a homer and 2 walks. He is slashing .281/.370/.444 with 11 homers this season. In the 7 games since the All Star Game, Lowe has gone 11-for-24 with 2 homers, 9...

Christian Yelich, OF, MIL Yelich came up a triple shy of the cycle on Thursday afternoon, going 3 for 4 with three RBI. After three years of ineptitude, the 31-year-old is quietly having himself a solid 2023 campaign. He is...

Carlos Rodon, SP (NYY) Rodon struggled mightily on Wednesday. He not only allowed five walks but also gave up a pair of home runs. His final line: 4.1 IP, 6 ER, 3 K. He fell to 0-3 and has now...

Spencer Torkelson hit a pair of homers Tuesday and drove in five runs. 2023 hasn't been kind to Tork, but his month of July has been solid with a .283/.345/.566 slash line. His hard-hit rate is over 50% for the...

After spending more than a year at designated hitter, Bryce Harper (DH-PHI) is set to return to the field sometime this week. According to Phillies manager Rob Thomson, Harper will man first base for at least one game during the...

Manny Machado, 3B, SD Machado went just 1-7 across both games of a doubleheader against the Phillies on Saturday, but that one hit was his 300th career HR. Machado struggled for much of the first half of the season, but...

Corey Seager, SS, TEX Seager went 2 for 4 with a homer, a double, and two RBI on Friday night. The 29-year-old has been scorching at the plate since the start of July, hitting .405 (17-42) with three home runs...

Zach Eflin-Rays-SP Zach Eflin went 5 IP and gave up 2 ER on 4 H, 0 BB, and 5 K's against the Braves. Eflin has a 3.25 ERA and 0.99 WHIP through 102.1 IP. He has been everything and more...

Giancarlo Stanton (OF-NYY) powered the Yankees to a 6-3 win over the Cubs on Saturday, going 2-for-3 with two homers, three runs, three RBIs and a walk. Stanton enjoyed his first multi-homer game of the season, bashing a solo shot...

Giancarlo Stanton- OF- NYY- Cold- Stanton went 0-for-2 with a strikeout to drop his average below the Mendoza line to .199. He is only hitting .157 with 3 homers since coming back from the IL on June 2. In that...

Lance Lynn (SP-CHW) put together another stellar outing on Thursday, this time spinning 7 innings of scoreless baseball in which he surrendered but 1 hit and 1 walk while piling up 11 punchouts. The 36 year-old righty tossed 67 of...

Pablo Lopez, SP (MIN) Lopez took advantage of a weakened Royals lineup to deliver the best start of his career. He polished off a 100-pitch complete game shutout, allowing only four hits and striking out a career-high 12 batters. It...

Aaron Nola dominated the Rays on Tuesday, allowing one run over 7.1 innings with the only run coming off the bat of Wander Franco for the last batter he faced. He allowed just five hits in the game and tied...

Jose Abreu (1B - HOU) - Abreu doubled and homered to help the Astros come back and win a 12-11 slugfest on Monday, giving him a 10-game on-base streak. I apologize for doubting the power of the calendar! After 2...

Hunter Harvey-Nationals-RP Hunter Harvey pitched a perfect ninth for his 8th save of the year. He now has a 3.16 ERA and 1.00 WHIP through 37 IP. Harvey has the skills to be a closer (29% K and 8% BB)...

Kyle Schwarber- OF- PHI- Stats- Schwarber hit a grand slam yesterday in his 2-for-5 day. He also walked and scored a total of 3 runs besides the 4 RBI he picked up from the slam. It was Schwarber's 22nd homer...

James Paxton (SP-BOS) was stellar in his first start since exiting his previous outing because of knee soreness, firing 7.2 shutout IP against Toronto in which he scattered 3 hits and 2 walks while recording 7 punchouts. The 34 year-old...

Blake Snell-Padres-SP Blake Snell went 6 IP and gave up 2 ER on 3 H, 2 BB, and 10 K's against the Pirates. Snell has been brilliant since the beginning of May. He has a 2.33 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, and...

Shane Bieber (SP-CLE) settled for a no-decision on Thursday despite dominating the Royals over six shutout innings, yielding just two hits and one walk while striking out eight. Bieber outdueled Zack Greinke in a battle of former Cy Young winners...

Kevin Gausman (SP-TOR) took the loss on Tuesday despite pitching a gem against the Giants, holding them to one run on three hits and one walk while racking up 12 strikeouts over six innings. Unfortunately for Gausman, he got zero...

Justin Verlander (SP - NYM) - You might look at Verlander's box score from Monday and think that he was pretty decent, just not all that efficient, by throwing 5 shutout innings in a 2-1 loss to Milwaukee. Watching the...

Sean Murphy- C- ATL- Hot- Murphy didn't need any time to adjust to being back in the starting lineup yesterday. He went 2-for-4 with a walk and RBI. Murphy had been relegated to bench availability for over a week due...

Elly De La Cruz, 3B/SS, CIN De La Cruz hit for the cycle on Friday and finished the game with four RBI and three runs. The young Phenom has five multi-hit games during his current six-game hitting streak and is...

Joe Ryan, SP (MIN) Ryan threw 112 pitches in Minnesota's first complete game shutout since 2018. Coming off an outing where he gave up a season-high six runs to Detroit, Ryan was efficient and decisive, giving up only three hits...

Sandy Alcantara (SP - MIA) - Alcantara had one bad inning once again in Wednesday's start, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits in the 2nd but tossing up zeroes in the other 6 innings he pitched during the 6-3 loss...

Tyler Glasnow struggled in a big way against Baltimore over the first two innings, allowing six runs but rebounded very well over his last 2.1 innings to finish with seven strikeouts. Despite the damage against him, the Orioles didn't post...

Corbin Burnes (SP - MIL) - Burnes' recent hot streak came to a very abrupt end on Monday, as a 6-run 1st inning resulted in this final line against Arizona: 5 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3 K....

Chris Bassitt-Blue Jays-SP Chris Bassitt went 3.2 IP and gave up 3 ER on 7 H, 3 BB, and 2 K's against the Rangers. Bassitt has a 4.16 ERA and 1.20 WHIP through 88.2 IP. He is exceeding expectations (4.36...

Blake Snell- P- SD- Hot- Snell dominated the Rays last night, throwing 6 shutout IP and giving up 2 hits, walking 3, and striking out 12. He has 7 quality starts in his 14 outings, but those he hasn't gotten...

Kyle Hendricks (SP-CHC) picked up an easy win on Friday after tossing five innings of two-run ball against the Orioles at Wrigley Field. Hendricks improved to 2-2 with a 3.18 ERA as Chicago crushed Baltimore, 10-3. He surrendered five hits,...

Tyler Wells, SP, BALWells had another strong outing against the Blue Jays on Thursday allowing 2 ER's on 5 hits and 1 BB in 6.2 IP while striking out 8. This marks the 4th straight outing in which Wells has...

Michael Harris II, OF (ATL) It was a tale of two games on Wednesday as Harris was spectacular in the first game of a doubleheader, but he was silent in Game 2. After tallying three hits, including a home run...

Luis Matos is headed to the major leagues Wednesday with Mitch Haniger suffering a fractured forearm after being hit by a pitch on Tuesday. Matos struggled last season but has been outstanding this season, hitting .309 in AA before being...