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Yusei Kikuchi, SP, TOR Kikuchi was dominant again against the Phillies on Tuesday allowing 1 ER on 4 hits and 0 BB's in 6 IP while striking out 7. Kikuchi has been getting excellent results for quite some time now,...

Juan Soto-Padres-OF Juan Soto was 0-5 against the Diamondbacks. Soto started off the year slow (April-.202 AVG with 5 HR, 19 R, 11 RBI, and 1 SB). He has since turned it around and is now hitting .268 with 24...

Sandy Alcantara, SP, MIA Alcantara went the distance on Saturday night against the Yankees, giving up one run and fanning ten. He now has two complete games in his last four starts and has gone 8+ in three of those...

Josh Lowe, OF (TB) Who would argue with me if I said Josh Lowe was the best 'Lowe' on the Rays? The outfield version has outplayed Brandon, the infield version, but doesn't seem to have the same respect yet in...

Michael Lorenzen, SP (PHI) The Phillies have to be feeling pretty good about their midseason trade. Lorenzen outdid his Phillies debut where he threw eight two-run innings. In his second start with the Phils Lorenzen tossed a 124-pitch no-hitter, blanking...

Bryce Harper played both ends of the double-header on Tuesday and he only got one hit, but it left the yard for his seventh homer of the season. That gives Harper two homers for the month already, after hitting just...

Carlos Correa, SS, MIN Correa went 2 for 4 with a homer, a double, and four RBI on Monday night in Detroit. After starting August 0 for 15, Correa has collected at least one hit and one RBI in each...

Brandon Woodruff- P- MIL- Hot- Woodruff had a successful return to the Milwaukee rotation. He last pitched in the majors on April 7 and then went down with a shoulder injury. Woodruff struck out the first 5 batters he faced,...

Nestor Cortes (SP-NYY) was effective against the Astros on Saturday afternoon as he returned from the IL after being sidelined for a little over two months because of a rotator cuff strain. As expected, the 28 year-old southpaw's workload was...

Trea Turner, SS (PHI) Turner made his second-straight appearance in the No. 8 spot in the Phillies lineup. After going 0-for-3 on Thursday, the $300-million shortstop, who currently has a 75 wRC+, was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Turner's struggles just...

Francisco Lindor-Mets-SS Francisco Lindor was 1-4 with an HR (22), 1 R, and 2 RBI against the Royals. Lindor is hitting .234 with 21 HR, 66 R, 65 RBI, and 17 SB. His plate skills are still above-average (21% K...

Ha-Seong Kim (2/S/3 - SD) - Kim singled, homered, and walked twice in the 11-1 drubbing of the Rockies on Wednesday. Kim is finally becoming the sort of player that we expected to see in his 3rd season since coming...

Tyler Glasnow (SP-TB) dominated the Yankees on Monday, holding them to one run on three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts over seven innings. The only run Glasnow permitted was a harmless fourth-inning solo shot by Jake Bauers, by...

Hunter Renfroe (OF-LAA) went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs against the Blue Jays on Sunday. Renfroe powered LA to a 3-2 victory by driving in all three of his team's runs. The first came on a sac fly...

Max Scherzer (SP - TEX) - Scherzer was dealt to the Rangers on Saturday for AA SS Luisangel Acuna and cash. At first glance, I don't love this for Scherzer's value. Yes, the 39 year old may be happier in...

Bo Bichette, SS, TOR Bichette went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI on Friday night. The 25-year-old has been on a tear the past three games, going 7 for 15 with three XBH (2 2B, 1 HR)...

C.J. Abrams-Nationals-SS C.J. Abrams was 1-4 with 1 R, 1 RBI, and 1 BB against the Rockies. Abrams has had a strong July (.342 AVG with 3 HR, 19 R, 7 RBI, and 11 SB). He turned his season around...

Triston Casas went 1-for-4 at the plate Tuesday. Casas is having a monster July with a .340/.441/.740 slash line and five homers. His July numbers have taken his season totals up to reasonable levels, with a .814 OPS and 14...

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)...