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Jorge Soler (OF-MIA) went 3-5 with a 2-run shot against the Rockies on Thursday. The 31 year-old slugger is seemingly in the midst of a comeback season as he now boasts a .261 average to go with 15 homers, 32...

Marcus Semien (SS-TEX) went 1-for-5 with a solo homer against the Pirates on Wednesday. Semien opened the game with a leadoff homer against Johan Oviedo, keying a three-run frame for Texas. The long ball proved crucial as the Rangers held...

Bobby Miller made his major league debut Tuesday and performed well in a matchup that certainly was not a favorable one on paper. He allowed just one run over five innings while striking out five batters. He With just four...

Lourdes Gurriel Jr., OF, ARI Gurriel went 4 for 4 with a homer and a double on Monday evening in Philly. The perfect night at the dish extended his hitting streak to twelve games and raised his average to .321...

Justin Steele-Cubs-SP Justin Steele went 6 IP and gave up 0 ER on 4 H, 1 BB, and 6 K's against the Phillies. Steele has a 2.20 ERA and 1.01 WHIP through 10 GS. It has been a strong start...

Lucas Giolito- P- CHW- Hot- Giolito's name has been coming up in trade rumors recently and he did nothing to reduce his value yesterday. Sure, it was against the Royals, but allowing 1 run on 6 hits and a walk...

Pete Alonso, 1B, NYM Alonso hit a Grand Slam on Friday for his only hit in five trips on the night. He now leads the league with 17 dingers while his 41 RBI rank second behind Adolis Garcia's 48. The...

Bo Bichette, SS (TOR) Bichette stood out in Toronto's otherwise lackluster offense Thursday. The superstar shortstop had three hits in his first three at-bats, including his ninth home run of the season. Bichette is on pace to post career highs...

Sonny Gray-Twins-SP Sonny Gray went 4 IP and gave up 2 ER on 5 H, 3 BB, and 4 K's against the Dodgers. Gray has a 1.64 ERA and 1.16 WHIP through 49.1 IP. He has been dominant this...

Seiya Suzuki, OF, CHC Suzuki had a huge day at the plate against the Astros on Wednesday, going 3-3 with 2 HR's, 3 RBI, and 2 BB's. That's 4 HR's in 4 games now for Suzuki, who is finally displaying...

Merrill Kelly (SP - ARI) - Kelly dominated the A's on Monday, allowing 4 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) over 7 innings with 1 walk and 9 K's to move to 4-3 on the year. This was Kelly's 3rd...

Teoscar Hernandez (OF-SEA) helped lift the Mariners to a 5-0 win over the Tigers on Saturday, going 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs. Hernandez extended Seattle's lead to 3-0 with his fourth-inning solo shot off Alex Faedo and tacked...

Cedric Mullins (OF-BAL) hit for the cycle on Friday, going 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, a homer, three RBIs and two runs against the Pirates. Mullins sparked Baltimore to a 6-3 win with his big day from the leadoff...

Kodai Senga (SP-NYM) struggled against the Reds on Thursday afternoon, taking the loss after giving up five runs on eight hits and one walk with seven strikeouts over five frames. Senga did not look sharp early on and got rocked...

Jesus Sanchez (OF-MIA) propelled the Marlins to a 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer. Sanchez delivered the big hit with his three-run blast off Merrill Kelly in the top of...

Aaron Nola had a good start against Toronto allowing just two runs over six innings with six strikeouts. He posted a 33% CSW and a 21% whiff rate, and he continued his stretch of five or more strikeouts to three...

Mitch Keller (SP-PIT) went the distance on Monday, ending Pittsburgh's seven-game losing streak by tossing a complete-game shutout against the Rockies at PNC Park. Keller dazzled the home crowd with his first career complete game, yielding just four hits and...

Roansy Contreras-Pirates-SP Roansy Contreras went 5 IP and gave up 5 ER on 9 H, 3 BB, and 4 K's against the Blue Jays. Contreras has a 4.74 ERA and 1.55 WHIP through seven starts. His strikeout rate has fallen...

Adolis Garcia- OF- TEX- Stats- Garcia went 1-for-4 with a walk, 2 runs, and a RBI in last night's game. He is slashing .244/.307/.479 with 8 homers and 33 RBI in 137 PAs. Garcia has improved his underlying metrics across...

Justin Steele (SP-CHC) turned in another gem on Friday, earning the win after tossing seven innings of one-run ball against the Marlins with just six hits and no walks allowed. Steele, who struck out four, improved to 5-0 with an...

Zach Eflin (SP-TB) dazzled against Pittsburgh on Thursday, blanking the Pirates over 7 IP in which he scattered 3 hits and issued no free passes while racking up 10 strikeouts. The 29 year-old righty threw 59 of his 90 offerings...

Brandon Pfaadt, SP, ARI Pfaadt struggled in his MLB debut on Wednesday, allowing 7 ER's on 9 hits (including 4 HR's) in 4.2 IP against the Rangers, while striking out 3 and walking 1. He had allowed 2 runs on...

Bryce Miller dominated the A's over six innings, allowing just two hits and one run and he was perfect through his first five innings. He also casually set the record for the most strikeouts in a Mariners' debut with 10....

Lamonte Wade Jr. (1B/OF - SF) - Wade homered for the 5th time in the past 10 games on Monday, pushing his slash line up to 260/443/575 through 98 PAs this year. This may seem crazy, but I'm not totally...

Matt Chapman (3B-TOR) continued his blistering start to the 2023 campaign with another big day at the plate on Sunday, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run and two RBIs. Chapman extended his hitting streak to seven games with his...

Nathan Eovaldi- P- TEX- Hot- Eovaldi turned in that rare achievement, the complete game shutout, against the Yankees yesterday. He allowed 3 hits, walked none, and struck out 8. Eovaldi was still hitting 98 mph in the 8th inning. He...

Aaron Nola, SP, PHI Nola hurled 8.0 innings of one-run ball in Houston on Friday night. He gave up just one hit, walked none, and struck out six in the contest. This was a very encouraging outing for the struggling...

Logan Webb-Giants-SP Logan Webb went 6 IP and gave up 2 ER on 7 H, 1 BB, and 7 K's against the Cardinals. He has now made six starts and has a 4.10 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. The ERA doesn't...

Zac Gallen (SP-ARI) continued his lights-out start to the season with another dominant outing on Wednesday, twirling 6 1/3 scoreless frames and racking up 12 strikeouts against the Royals. The 12 punchouts were a season-high for Gallen, who scattered four...

Luis Garcia tossed a gem against the best team in baseball, throwing six shutout innings with three hits allowed. He walked two batters and struck out seven. After three average starts to begin the season, Garcia has turned it on...

Spencer Strider, SP (ATL) Strider delivered one of the best pitching performances of the season on Monday, actually taking a no-hitter into the 8th inning before Jean Segura broke it up with a single. He finished with eight scoreless innings...

Nolan Gorman, 2B, STL Gorman went 2 for 4 with a three-run homer on Sunday afternoon in Seattle. The 22-year-old started the 2023 campaign as a fringe starter for the Cardinals but has hit himself into an everyday player (he...

Adolis Garcia (OF-TEX) had a huge day against the Athletics, going 5-5 with 2 doubles, 3 homers, 5 runs scored, and 8 RBI. The 30 year-old owned just a .208 average going into the contest, but now has a .260...

Joey Lucchesi (SP - NYM) - Lucchesi looked great in his return to the majors, shutting down a very heavily RH Giant lineup to pick up his first MLB win in 2 seasons. The 29 year old allowed 4 hits...

Madison Bumgarner (SP-ARI) was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks on Thursday after a brutal start to the 2023 campaign (10.26 ERA, 5.4 K/9, 8.1 BB/9, 7.43 xFIP across 16.2 IP). The 33 year-old southpaw is likely going to clear...

Andrew Vaughn, 1B (CHW) Vaughn hit his first home run of the season on Wednesday, and it was his third hardest-hit ball of the game. He also posted a 109-mph knock and a 106.2-mph flyout that went 404 feet. Vaughn...