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  • Nestor Cortes completes seven frames against A’s
    Nestor Cortes was charged with three runs over seven innings on Thursday in a loss to the Dodgers.

    Advice: Cortes gave up third-inning homers to Nick Allen and Tyler Nevin, which accounted for all of the damage against him in this one, but didn’t get any run support from New York’s offense. The 29-year-old lefty will bring a serviceable 3.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 32/5 K/BB ratio across 36 innings (six starts) into a road tilt on Tuesday against the Orioles. Rotoworld Today, 6:38 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
     
  • Locks down eighth save
    Clase earned the save Thursday against the Red Sox, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

    Advice: It's the fifth straight scoreless outing from Clase -- he's allowed just one hit while striking out eight in his last five innings. Overall, the right-hander is 8-for-10 in save chances this year with a stellar 0.69 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 14:1 K:BB over 13 innings. Rotowire.com Today, 1:50 pm
     
  • Clase locks down 8th save of the season
    Emmanuel Clase threw a scoreless ninth inning in a 6-4 win over the Red Sox.

    Advice: Clase struck out one and didn’t allow a baserunner in his one inning of work. He now has eight saves and a 0.69 ERA on the season. Considering how well the Guardians have been playing but that their offense doesn’t usually blow opponents out, Clase should be in line for quite a few save opportunities this season. Rotoworld Today, 1:42 pm
     
  • Hoskins has three hits, two RBI in win
    Rhys Hoskins went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI in a win over the Pirates on Thursday.

    Advice: Hoskins is hitting just .226/.320/.452 on the year but does have five home runs and 17 RBI in 23 games. He’s been making solid contact with a barrel rate of just under 13 percent and has just 20 strikeouts in his 23 games, so at some point, that level of quality contact will lead to a hot streak. Maybe this is the start of one? Rotoworld Today, 1:19 pm
     
  • Performance turning around
    Diaz went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Wednesday against the Tigers.

    Advice: Diaz got off to a slow start to the season, but he now has at least one hit in seven of his last eight starts. In that span, he also has four multi-hit performances and a .314 batting average. Counting stats haven't followed Diaz's turnaround at the plate, but as the locked-in leadoff hitter, that should also change as the season progresses. Rotowire.com Today, 7:07 am
     
  • Awarded fourth win
    Garrett (4-0) got the win over the Giants on Wednesday, allowing one run on two hits and one walk over two innings while striking out four.

    Advice: Garrett replaced Sean Manaea with two outs in the bottom of the fifth and retired Jorge Soler on the first pitch to end the inning. The reliever then needed only 12 pitches to get through the next frame before surrendering a solo homer to open the seventh. It marked the first earned run allowed on the season for Garrett, who is now tied for the major-league lead in wins. The right-hander has been outstanding out of the bullpen for New York thus far, posting a 0.71 ERA to go along with a 25:4 K:BB. Rotowire.com Today, 5:11 am
     
  • Blaze Alexander returns to lineup on Wednesday
    Blaze Alexander went 1-for-4 on Wednesday in his return to the lineup.

    Advice: Alexander was back at shortstop for Wednesday’s series finale against the Cardinals following a two-game absence due to right hamstring discomfort. It doesn’t sound like a concern moving forward. Rotoworld Today, 2:00 am
     
  • Spencer Turnbull strong for five in no-decision
    Spencer Turnbull turned in five innings of one-run ball and struck out eight Wednesday against the Reds.

    Advice: It was another sterling effort from Turnbull, but since Taijuan Walker is back, it might have been his final start for a while. The Phillies just aren’t prepared to make a change there, even though Turnbull has a 1.33 ERA in five starts. Rotoworld Yesterday, 9:57 pm