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Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt went 4-for-5 with three doubles, a run and two RBI against the Giants on Wednesday. Goldschmidt, who delivered his first four-hit performance of the season, has caught fire since his average dipped below the Mendoza...

Carlos Martinez, St Louis Cardinals - Carlos Martinez didn't have his best start in his return from the DL allowing two earned runs in four innings but he allowed nine baserunners (four hits, five walks) and ran his pitch count...

Jose Ramirez (3B - CLE) Ramirez collected just one hit in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Brewers, but it happened to be his 19th home run. Ramirez continues to solidify his spot both as one of the best players in...

It was a very light day of baseball on Monday, but here are a few NL notes to get you through the morning... Julio Teheran (SP-ATL) - It was an ugly Monday for Teheran and the Braves. Teheran was touched...

Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) - Giancarlo Stanton hit a homerun for the second consecutive day, a positive sign for owners who are desperately seeking a sign for the slugger to heat up. Stanton is slashing an ugly .248/.324/.482 with 13 homeruns,...

Steven Matz (SP) NYM - I have to admit, I was getting sort of close to throwing Matz into the Bill Pulsipher/Matt Harvey "Dustbin of Met History" a few weeks ago....there were some decent results from time to time, but...

Blake Snell(SP-TB): Snell took a no-decision after allowing two hits and no walks with 12 strikeouts over six scoreless innings against the Mariners. The left-hander hasn't allowed an earned run over his last three starts while posting an impressive 27:4...

IN THE FIELD The Braves have said that they are taking it literally day-to-day with Ronald Acuña and his injured knee. He sustained the injury last Sunday in Boston and reportedly was walking around the locker room with no sort...

Austin Romine- C- NYY- Idea- Romine has been getting some fairly frequent playing time and has made the most of it. He currently has a 10-game hitting streak that goes back to April 30. He has a .382/.500/.618 slash line...

Jesus Aguilar (1B-MIL) continued to rake on Saturday, going 3-3 with a double, homer, two RBI, and a walk against the White Sox. Since I wrote about him on May 25th (and suggested that you add him), he's gone 9-27...

Matt Olson(1B-OAK): Olson went 3-for-4 with two homers, five RBIs, three runs, and one walk against the Royals. After hitting 24 homers in 59 games last season, Olson had hit only nine in 57 games entering tonight. While his 41%...

Brandon Nimmo (OF-NYM) Nimmo went 2-4 with his 7th home run of the season Friday night. Following a 1-9 performance over 2 games during the Mets doubleheader Monday, Nimmo has rattled off 4 consecutive 2-hit games, scoring 4 runs and...

Andrew Heaney -Angels-SP Andrew Heaney went 5 IP and gave up 5 ER on 8 H, 1 BB, and 1 K's against the Tigers. Heaney came into the game with a 3.08 ERA over his first 46.2 IP and left...

Clayton Kershaw returned to action yesterday, going 5 IP allowing 4 hits in 1 ER. He threw just 62 pitches. It was a great, albeit short, start for Kershaw; however, I'm alarmingly concerned. According to ESPN, all of Kershaw's fastballs...

Nick Markakis, OF, ATL Markakis has opened the 2018 season on pace for his best season yet, as he is hitting .332 with 7 HR's and 38 RBI through the season's first two months. He hasn't hit .300 or reached...

Shohei Ohtani (SP-LAA) Rain delays should not be allowed during Ohtani starts. DON'T DEPRIVE US OF SHO-TIME!!! There were actually two delays in Wednesday's game, the second of which effectively ended the rookie's night. He left with a no-decision after...

Mark Reynolds (1B - WAS) Reynolds continued to be on fire since being brought in by Washington to fill in for Ryan Zimmerman at first base in the Nats 3-2 win over the Orioles Tuesday. Reynolds was 2 for 4...

Ian Kinsler (2B-LAA) Kinsler had a monster game Tuesday reaching base all 4 times he came up to the plate adding a single, double, home run and walk while scoring 3 and driving in 3. Kinsler entered the game hitting...

Matt Boyd (SP-DET) - Boyd lasted just five innings while throwing 102 pitches against the Angels Monday, but he held them scoreless and managed to pick up the W. Boyd allowed just two hits while walking three and striking out...

Mike Montgomery (CHC) - After Tyler Chatwood's second straight terrible start on Sunday, Mike Montgomery got the opportunity to start for the Cubs in place of Yu Darvish on Monday afternoon in Pittsburgh. Heading into the game, Montgomery had mixed...

John Hicks (C/1B) DET - Hicks has been playing consistently since May started, and he's hit in 8 of his last 10 after a lone single on Sunday. He's been murdering lefties to the tune of 345/444/586, exhibibting above-average exit...

Bryce Harper (OF - WAS) Harper smashed his 16th home run in the Nationals' 8-2 win over the Reds Sunday. On the season, Harper's slash line sits at .232/.379/.537 with 38 RBI and 34 runs. His 139 wRC+ shows...

Mitch Moreland (1B-BOS) Going from Hanley Ramirez to Mitch Moreland as the Red Sox everyday first baseman certainly doesn't seem like losing a whole lot offensively. Forget the whole contract situation and the financial reasons for designating HanRam for assignment....

Wei-Yin Chen (SP-MIA) Chen took a no decision Saturday vs the Nationals, tossing 7 and 1/3 innings allowing just 1 run on 3 hits while striking out 6 and walking 2. Chen was pulled following a Wilmer Difo home run...

Luis Severino: Severino was solid on Friday as he allowed one run and eight baserunners (4 walks) with five strikeouts over six innings against the Angels. Severino had been fantastic entering Friday's start and had posted a 2.35 ERA that...

Austin Meadows (OF-PIT) continued his scorching start to his MLB career, going 2-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored against the Cardinals on Friday. He is now batting .448 (13-29) with three homers, five RBI, six runs scored,...

Joey Votto-Reds-1B Joey Votto was 0-0 with a walk as a pinch hitter against the Pirates. Votto has picked it up of late but has started the year slowly with a .274/.396/.414 triple slash. The good news is that Votto...

Wilson Ramos (C - TB) The Rays' backstop was 3 for 4 with three RBI in the 6-3 win over the Red Sox Thursday. His RBI total sits at 24 on the season, and the three hits put his average...

Byron Buxton, OF, MIN What should we make out of Byron Buxton? He finally seemed to have turned a corner in the 2nd half last season when he slashed .300/.347/.546 with 11 HR's, 40 runs, 35 RBI, and 13 SB's...

Phillies right-hander Jake Arrieta won Wednesday after scattering seven hits and one walk with seven strikeouts over 6 2/3 shutout innings vs. the Braves. Coming off his shortest start of the season in which he lasted just three innings in...

Ozzie Albies, Atlanta Braves - Ozzie Albies scored all three of the Braves' runs Tuesday including his 14th homer of the season. Albies has been incredible this season slashing .286/.329/.586 with 34 RBI and six stolen bases to go along...

Mookie Betts (OF - BOS) Betts was 2 for 4 with three RBI and a run scored in the Red Sox 4-2 win over the Rays Tuesday. With the outing, Betts raised his Major League leading average to .368, as...

Juan Soto (OF-WAS) - Ronald Acuna, Soto, and soon, Vlad Guerrero Jr. It's a good year for great young talent. Soto struck out as a pinch-hitter in his first MLB at-bat on Sunday, but Monday proved just a bit better...

Aaron Judge - Aaron Judge launched his 12th homerun of the season on Monday night, effectively raising his three true outcome percentage to 52.9%, or roughly 20% higher than the league average. Judge is slashing .287/.417/.569 with 12 home runs,...

Lance McCullers Jr.-Astros-SP Lance McCullers Jr. went 7 IP and gave up 0 ER on 1 H, 2 BB, and 8 K's against the Indians. McCullers Jr. has turned things around recently and has a 3.20 ERA (3.44 SIERA) through...

Christian Villanueva- SD- 3B- Idea- Villanueva has been hot of late and his price is not reflecting that. He has three multi-hit games in his last four contests with 3 HR over the same time period. He will have the...