With the A’s accepting their rebuild, they’ve made it clear their young players will take the majority of at-bats and innings going forward. On Saturday, the team matched some history. For the first time since 1914, three teammates hit their first major league home run in the same game. Hopefully you read this yesterday and […]

Trying to predict baseball can prove frustrating. Yankee Stadium is well-known as a hitters haven, and may prove to be one on Saturday. But on Friday night, Yu Darvish and Masahiro Tanaka hunkered down for an old-fashioned pitchers duel. Darvish struck out 10 over seven innings giving up only two hits before leaving due to […]

As the Dodgers wrapped up a sweep of the Mets, they set a franchise record hitting 15 home runs. Cody Bellinger chipped in with three during the series to take over the National League lead in home runs with 22 on the season. Aaron Judge leads the majors and the American League, hitting his 25th […]

Justin Verlander facing James Paxton seemed like a nice spot for each pitcher to do well on Wednesday night. Paxton started strong striking out the side in the second inning, and Verlander carried a perfect game into the sixth inning before Jarrod Dyson’s drag bunt single. While the Mets and Dodgers disagree about Yasiel Puig’s […]

Finding a lead each day can be difficult, but the Dodgers seem to be making it easy. Corey Seager launched three home runs (for the second time in his career), going 4-for-5 with three runs, a double and drove in six during another rout of the Mets. Their depth will serve them well, and this […]

At a time when the Dodgers need a spark, Cody Bellinger is the latest in a long line of heralded rookies to produce once promoted. Bellinger hit two home runs in a game for the fifth time this year to tie a Dodgers team record set by Mike Piazza. In the process, Bellinger tied Gary […]

Despite the rarity of hitting for the cycle, factoring in hitting a walk-off home run to complete one seems poetic. However, when Nolan Arenado replicated this feat on Sunday, it’s the 31st time a player’s done so according to MLB history. Arenado’s home run raised his season total to 15 and pushed his RBI count […]

Taking a moment to say thanks to my Dad, who supported me and inspired me to write. He still works hard as a purchaser for his company, despite staff cutbacks making him work longer days. My father did commercial spots and tried new things, setting a strong example to take chances. So thanks for everything. […]

After a slow start in the power department, Lorenzo Cain’s surged of late with two more home runs last night, raising his total to six over his last six games. He has hit nine of his 10 home runs since May 23rd over his last 87 at-bats. Cain is 13 for his last 30 (.433) […]

When Gary Sanchez made his assault on pitching launching 19 home runs during his first 50 games, it seemed much more mainstream. Cody Bellinger hit his 18th home, in his 47th career game and can tie Sanchez with one home run over his next three games, or break the record with two. Which could happen […]

Injuries continue to wreak havoc for fantasy owners this year, but depth can defray the damage. As a franchise, the Astros moved up players to bridge the injury gap which can be used as a blueprint for fantasy owners. Houston placed Lance McCullers Jr. on the disabled list to manage his innings. They used one […]

Fantasy baseball is a fickle game played by demanding owners. Clayton Kershaw won his ninth game of the season, on the road against a team who appeared in the World Series and forced him to grind out a victory. For some, this may not be enough since it was not vintage Kershaw. He did pitch […]

After watching Stephen Strasburg labor through five innings allowing six earned runs on three home runs, Dusty Baker and the Nationals still had a chance to win their game thanks to the offense. Justin Turner provided a bridge to the eighth, but ran into trouble to start the inning forcing Enny Romero into the game. […]

When Max Scherzer struck out Nomar Mazara in the fourth inning, he made history becoming the third fastest pitcher to reach 2,000 strikeouts with only Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson reaching it faster. Scherzer took the loss on Sunday to Texas, but the milestone should take some of the sting away from it. Speaking of […]

Harkening back to the olden days when Ernie Banks would be quoted to saying, let’s play two, Saturday provided two doubleheaders with the Mets sweeping the Braves and the A’s gaining a split with Tampa Bay in Florida. Steven Matz made his 2017 debut for New York, but after Atlanta moved up top prospect Sean […]

Trying to predict baseball is never easy. Friday night continued this premise. While Ervin Santana has pitched very well in the first half, his last start yielded seven runs in Los Angeles against the Angels. But, he turned the tide with a complete game shutout, his third of the season, with five strikeouts to lower […]

A marquee match-up during the day games with Clayton Kershaw opposing Stephen Strasburg at Chavez Ravine. Neither pitcher disappointed with each generating 14 swinging strikes. Strasburg took the loss working six innings giving up three hits, two runs (one earned), and a walk with eight strikeouts while lowering his ERA to 2.80 on the season. […]

On the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, Scooter Gennett will no longer forget the date either. Gennett became the first player in major league history with five hits, four home runs and 10 RBI in the same game. He’s the 17th player to hit four home runs and the 10 RBI means it’s the first time […]

One of the most difficult things to do when playing fantasy baseball is staying patient. A rough outing or cold stretch and owners make an impulsive decision to drop a player for the latest hot player rather than trusting the research spent in the preseason honing in on draft targets. Jeff Samardzija can be a […]

Not only has Houston won its last 10 games in a row, they’ve scored at least five runs in eight consecutive games, all on the road. After yesterday’s grand slam barrage, things calmed down, but two players finished with days similar to Jimmy Rollins. Zack Cozart became the first shortstop with two home runs and […]