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  • Jake Cronenworth hits 10th homer in Padres’ win
    Jake Cronenworth homered, doubled and scored twice as the Padres topped the A’s 6-1 on Monday.

    Advice: Cronenworth has two homers in three games after going his previous 19 games without one. His exit velocity numbers have trended downwards after a surprisingly hot start in April, but he’s still performing better than his decline the previous two seasons indicated he would; he’s back up to .267/.331/.463 after tonight. He has as many homers (10) in 288 plate appearances this year that he did in 522 last season. Rotoworld Yesterday, 11:31 pm
     
  • Dylan Cease strikes out eight in win over A’s
    Dylan Cease won for the first time in a month after holding the A’s to one run in six innings on Monday.

    Advice: Cease surrendered eight hits, but only Tyler Soderstrom’s homer in the second did any damage. He struck out eight and walked one in moving to 6-5 with a 3.36 ERA. The eight strikeouts gave him 101 for the season, making him the third pitcher this year, after Tyler Glasnow and Garrett Crochet, to reach the century mark. Rotoworld Yesterday, 11:31 pm
     
  • Joey Estes gives up three runs, loses to Padres
    Joey Estes yielded three runs and eight hits in five innings Monday in a loss to the Padres.

    Advice: Estes probably deserved a little better tonight, but he was thoroughly outpitched by Dylan Cease while falling to 2-2 with a 4.78 ERA. He’ll remain in the rotation and face the Twins this weekend. Rotoworld Yesterday, 11:31 pm
     
  • JJ Bleday goes 0-for-5, fans four times
    JJ Bleday went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in the loss to the Padres on Monday.

    Advice: He also badly misread a fly to shallow center in the second inning, giving Manny Machado a single. With a solid .232/.315/.444 line in 271 plate appearances, Bleday isn’t in any danger of losing playing time at the moment. Tonight’s showing, though, was pretty ugly. Rotoworld Yesterday, 11:30 pm
     
  • Pitches well in no-decision
    Arrighetti allowed one run on four hits and three walks while striking out six batters over 5.2 innings in a no-decision against San Francisco on Monday.

    Advice: Arrighetti held the Giants scoreless through five frames and retired the first two batters he faced in the sixth before a walk and a run-scoring triple ended his outing. He fell just short of a quality start but nonetheless impressed in a battle with Giants rookie Kyle Harrison. Arrighetti did struggle a bit with his control again -- he's walked exactly three batters in each of his past four contests and is fifth-worst among qualified starters with a 12.1 percent walk rate on the campaign. The right-hander has put up respectable overall numbers of late, though, posting a 3.19 ERA and 36:16 K:BB over 31 innings across his past six starts. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:27 pm
     
  • Yields one run in quality start
    Harrison allowed one run on four hits and no walks while striking out three batters over 6.1 innings in a no-decision against Houston on Monday.

    Advice: Harrison had just nine whiffs and three punchouts in the outing, but he kept the Astros off the scoreboard until the seventh frame. The left-handed hurler finished with his second straight quality start and allowed fewer than three runs for the first time since May 7. Harrison hasn't given up more than four earned runs in any of his 14 starts this season, though, helping him maintain a respectable 3.96 ERA despite a mediocre 1.33 WHIP and 68:22 K:BB across 77.1 innings. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:16 pm
     
  • Adds steal Monday
    Blanco went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Yankees.

    Advice: Blanco got the start in left field but moved over to right when Hunter Renfroe left the game with a broken toe. With Renfroe likely for the injured list, Blanco could get first dibs on a starting role moving forward, though it's also possible the Royals call up Drew Waters from Triple-A Omaha since there is a chance for steady playing time. Blanco has done well in limited action this season with a .259/.323/.362 slash line and 14 steals over 66 plate appearances as a fourth outfielder. However, he's gone just 3-for-17 over his last 11 contests and would likely struggle to hit consistently in an everyday role. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:12 pm
     
  • Drives in three in win
    O'Hearn went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Monday's 5-2 win over the Rays.

    Advice: O'Hearn saw a seven-game hitting streak snapped Sunday, but he bounced back quickly. The 30-year-old helped the Orioles pull away Monday with a two-run double in the fifth inning and an RBI single in the seventh. O'Hearn continues to be a force versus right-handed pitchers, slashing .287/.344/.489 with nine home runs, 24 RBI, 25 runs scored, two stolen bases, six doubles and a triple over 189 plate appearances this year in a strong-side platoon role. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:08 pm
     
  • Patrick Bailey reaches four times in Giants’ win
    Patrick Bailey walked three times before singling in a run in the 10th as the Giants edged the Astros 4-3 on Monday.

    Advice: Offense is down plenty as is, but it’d be even worse if not for the Manfred Man skewing scoring in extra innings; this was a 1-1 game after nine before five runs scored in the 10th. Austin Slater delivered the game-winner for the Giants then after Bailey tied up the game with a sharp single up the middle. Bailey has missed some time this year, but he’s probably been the Giants’ best player in batting .280/.357/.424 in 42 games and playing Gold Glove-quality defense behind the plate. Rotoworld Yesterday, 11:05 pm