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Ronald Acuna (OF-ATL) continued to impress in his rookie season, going 3-4 with a double, a homer, and two runs scored against the Pirates on Sunday. The 20 year-old phenom now boasts a .296 average, 23 longballs, 50 RBI, and...

On The Mound Tyler Skaggs threw from 80 feet on August 24th, which was the first time he had thrown since initially going on the DL on August 12th. The Angels said on Friday that he's not a close to...

Jon Gray: Gray pitched six innings and allowed two runs against the Padres on Saturday but only got one strikeout in the process. Gray has made headlines this season for his poor overall numbers but encouraging peripherals, and his ERA...

Eduardo Rodriguez (SP-BOS) was good in his return from the DL against the White Sox on Saturday, tossing 5.2 innings in which he gave up one run on three hits and a walk while fanning a dozen. The 25 year-old...

Tyler Glasnow(P-TB): Glasnow won after allowing one run on two his (one homer) and one walk with six strikeouts over seven innings against Cleveland. The tall right-hander has allowed one run or less in four of six starts since arriving...

Scott Schebler (OF-CIN) Schebler had a big night Friday going 3 for 5 with a double, home run and 2 RBIs. Schebler had been in a 2-20 slump since returning from a shoulder injury that kept him out over a...

Brewers lefty Wade Miley took a no-decision Thursday after allowing one run on five hits and one walk with six strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings. Miley finished August with a flourish, posting his longest start of the season while throwing...

Giancarlo Stanton (OF-NYY) Stanton went 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and a walk Thursday night. Stanton had been in a bit of a cold spell since home run number 32, going 5-35 with just...

Jake Arrieta-Phillies-SP Jake Arrieta went 3 IP and gave up 4 ER on 4 H, 3 BB, and 3 K's against the Nationals. Arrieta has pitched well this year for the Phillies with above average surface numbers (3.37 ERA). The...

Matt Chapman, 3B, OAK Chapman has been sizzling since the all-star break, hitting .342 with an OPS north of 1.100, including 11 HR's and 35 runs scored in a span of 37 games. He has benefited from a .398 BABIP...

Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians - Carrasco was dominant on Tuesday striking out 11 batters over 7.2 shutout innings, improving his season record to 16-7. This was an excellent rebound start from his 3.2 inning, 5 ER outing last time out...

At age 34, Nick Markakis is having his best season since he was 24. His double last night drove in his 82nd and 83rd RBIs on the season. His performance is likely the biggest surprise to me of 2018 -...

Luke Voit (1B-NYY) - Greg Bird is hitting .199/.288/.390 through Sunday and .104 in his previous 19 games. He may still have a future as a starter, but the Yankees are trying to win games, and right now, Voit is...

Chris Stratton (SF) - Starting pitcher Chris Stratton dominated a hot Diamondbacks offense on Monday night, shutting them out for 8 innings while allowing just 5 hits while walking none and striking out 6. The outing lowered Stratton's season ERAS...

Derek Holland (SP) SF - Perhaps we should have seen this coming.....after all, the park differential from Texas and Chicago to San Francisco is significant, and Holland is a flyball pitcher. This level of performance was still beyond my wildest...

Jason Kipnis: Kipnis had a tremendous day at the plate on Sunday and went 4-5 with a stolen base, an inside the park home run, three runs, four RBIs. Though his overall numbers don't quite show it, Kipnis has actually...

IN THE LINEUP Kurt Suzuki was hit by a pitch on the elbow on August 21st and has been held out of the lineup since with Tyler Flowers playing every day. Luckily tests on the 22nd showed no fractures in...

Maikel Franco- 3B- PHI- Idea- Franco has had success against RH pitchers, with a .292/.329/.515 slash line against them. The matchup against Marco Estrada and his .280/.333/.538 slash line with 14 homers allowed in 64.1 IP against RH hitters is...

Danny Jansen (C-TOR) went 2-3 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored against the Phillies on Saturday. Over 26 big-league at-bats, the 23 year-old backstop is now hitting .385 with five doubles, a home run, three RBI, and...

Evan Longoria- 3B- SF- Idea- Longoria has a .299/.339/.547 slash line with 7 homers in 117 ABs against southpaws. He has a good chance of improving those numbers facing Martin Perez. The Rangers' lefty has allowed 13 runs in his...

Luke Voit (1B-NYY) went 3-5 with a pair of two-run home runs against the Orioles on Friday. In limited playing time this season with the Cardinals and Yankees, Voit is batting .265 (9-34) with a three homers and nine RBI....

The fantasy baseball playoffs inch closer and we're still experiencing turmoil in the ninth inning! Here's a look into the week that was: Save Leaders This Week: Sergio Romo - 3 Jose Leclerc - 3 Bud Norris - 3 Blown...

Ronald Acuna Jr. (OF - ATL) Acuna hit a monster blast in the Braves' 5-0 win over the Marlins Thursday. The 432 blast was his 21st on the season, as he continues to wow the baseball world. Overall, the 20...

Freddy Peralta-Brewers-SP Freddy Peralta went 7 IP and gave up 0 ER on 3 H, 2 BB, and 7 K's against the Reds. Peralta has a 4.02 ERA with a 1.17 WHIP over 69.1 IP. The young right-hander is full...

Greg Bird, 1B, NYY Bird went 0-4 again on Wednesday, dropping his season BA to .202 and his August BA to a lowly .127 (9-71). His K% is high at 25.7% and he has suffered from a .234 BABIP which...

Michael Kopech, Chicago White Sox - Kopech looked incredible in his two innings for the White Sox on Tuesday, but rain rolled through and he was done after the delay. Kopech showed why he's one of the most exciting arms...

Braves righty Kevin Gausman won after allowing four hits and two walks with five strikeouts over eight shutout innings against the Pirates on Tuesday. Gausman notched his third straight win and quality start with one of his best outings of...

Stephen Gonslaves (MIN) - The Twins recalled starting pitcher Stephen Gonslaves from Triple-A on Monday. Gonslaves received a great matchup against the White Sox for his major league debut. Unfortunately, he was unable to deliver by lasting just 1.1 innings...

Alex Wood (SP-LAD) - Wood has allowed three or fewer runs in each of his last 12 starts, but considering he's been a 5-6 inning pitcher most of the year, that's hardly impressive. Wood lasted just four frames Monday, allowing...

Tony Kemp- OF- HOU- Idea- Kemp has a .289/.378/.461 slash line against RH pitching. Felix Hernandez hasn't thrown a quality start since June 25th and has a slash line of .254/.331/.522 against LH hitters, with 12 homers allowed in 59...

Paul DeJong: DeJong went 2-3 with a double, a stolen base, and three RBIs on Saturday against the Brewers. After slashing .285/.325/.532 and placing second in NL Rookie of the Year award voting last year, DeJong has struggled to produce...

Blue Jays righty Marcus Stroman is expected to be placed on the 10-day disabled list Sunday after leaving Friday's start early with a blister on his right middle finger. It was Stroman's third consecutive start in which he was forced...

Tim Anderson(SS-CHW): Anderson went 3-for-3 with a double, a triple, three runs, one RBI, one walk, and two stolen bases vs. the Royals. He is now at 15-20, so despite a .247 AVG and relatively weak counting stats, Anderson is...

Cole Hamels (SP-CHC) Hamels posted his 4th straight strong start since being dealt to the Cubs, tossing 7 shutout innings vs the Pirates allowing just 5 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2. While the strikeout totals weren't there...

Blake Snell (SP-TB) Snell continues to shut down opposing hitters, albeit in short outings. On Thursday he pitched five scoreless innings with six strikeouts for the second consecutive game. Coming into the game, Snell had three lackluster starts all season...

Diamondbacks righty Clay Buchholz won after pitching a complete game against the Padres, allowing just one run on five hits (one homer) and no walks with six strikeouts. Buchholz turned in his first complete game since 2015 by mastering the...