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  • Tyler Nevin homers to lift A’s past Yankees
    Tyler Nevin walloped a two-run homer on Thursday, powering the Athletics to a 3-1 victory over the Yankees.

    Advice: Nevin went deep off Yankees southpaw Nestor Cortes in the third inning for his first round-tripper of the season. It wound up being enough run support for Oakland starter Alex Wood and a quartet of relievers, who combined to limit New York’s lineup to just one run in an impressive victory. Rotoworld Today, 6:44 pm
    Tyler NevinOAK - 1B,3B,OF
    W, 3-1 @NYY
    New Player Note
     
  • Goes deep in loss
    Lowe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 loss Seattle.

    Advice: Lowe reached down for a slider low in the zone to blast his first home run of the season. The first baseman has played in all five games since being activated off the injured list last Saturday. Rotowire.com Today, 5:42 pm
     
  • Salvador Perez powers Royals past Blue Jays
    Salvador Perez blasted a two-run homer on Thursday, powering the Royals to a 2-1 win over the Blue Jays in a rain-shortened five-inning affair.

    Advice: Perez’s two-run blast off Toronto starter José Berríos wound up being enough for Kansas City as the two teams waited out a nearly four-hour rain delay before the contest was finally called. The 33-year-old ironman is up to seven round-trippers on the season already and figures to cross the 30-homer threshold, if he can stay healthy. Rotoworld Today, 5:21 pm
     
  • Nolan Jones sits out Thursday with back issue
    Nolan Jones (back) remained out of the lineup for Thursday’s series finale against the Padres.

    Advice: It seems like Jones will be ready to return for this weekend’s highly-anticipated series against the Astros in Mexico City after sitting out a pair of contests against the Padres following an early exit from Tuesday’s game due to back stiffness. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now. There should be some clarity on his status at some point later this week. Rotoworld Today, 4:12 pm
    Nolan JonesCOL - 1B,OF
    W, 10-9 vs SD
    New Player Note
    DTD
     
  • Freddie Freeman scalds RBI double in Dodgers’ win
    Freddie Freeman went 2-for-3 with an RBI double on Thursday, lifting the Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the Nationals.

    Advice: Freeman has flown a bit under the radar with Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani justifiably stealing the early-season spotlight. However, his latest multi-hit performance puts his batting average back above the .300 mark for the first time this season. The 34-year-old fantasy stalwart has shown zero signs of slowing down at this stage of his career and remains an elite four-category contributor also capable of chipping in the occasional stolen base. Rotoworld Today, 4:06 pm
     
  • Joey Meneses posts three hits, RBI in losing effort
    Joey Meneses went 3-for-4 with an RBI on Thursday in the Nationals’ loss to the Dodgers.

    Advice: Meneses was one of the few bright spots for the Nationals in a low-scoring series finale against Los Angeles. The unheralded 31-year-old slugger’s eighth-inning single off veteran reliever Daniel Hudson was responsible for Washington’s lone run of the contest. Rotoworld Today, 4:03 pm
    Joey MenesesWSH - 1B
    L, 1-2 vs LAD
    New Player Note
     
  • Hunter Goodman hits three-run homer vs. Padres
    Hunter Goodman blasted a three-run homer in a victory over the Padres on Thursday.

    Advice: Goodman was just recalled Wednesday from Triple-A, and he has his first homer of the season. The 24-year-old hit seven homers over 20 games in Triple-A and has shown easy power in his right-handed bat, but there are reasons to worry that he’ll be a contributor in any other category. Rotoworld Today, 3:17 pm
    Hunter GoodmanCOL - 1B,OF
    W, 10-9 vs SD
    New Player Note
     
  • Elehuris Montero homers in win over Padres
    Elehuris Montero connected on a two-run homer against the Padres on Thursday.

    Advice: Montero blasted his first homer of the season with a two-run shot off Randy Vasquez. The 25-year-old has not been a useable fantasy option over the first month of the season, as even with the roundtripper he’s slashing an unhealthy .236/.288/.306 over 73 at-bats. Rotoworld Today, 3:17 pm
     
  • Harper has two hits, homers in win over Reds
    Bryce Harper went 2-for-3 with a walk and a two-run homer on Thursday in the Phillies’ win over the Reds.

    Advice: The home run was a 384-foot shot off Nick Martinez that left the bat at 101.4 mph. Harper also had a 112 mph single on the day and is now slashing .256/.347/.488 on the year with five home runs and 16 RBI. Expect the batting average to keep rising as Harper remains one of the best hitters for fantasy baseball. Rotoworld Today, 2:12 pm