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  • Paul Goldschmidt slugs fourth homer Wednesday
    Paul Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and a walk against the Angels on Wednesday.

    Advice: After drawing a walk in the fourth, Goldschmidt ended the shutout in the sixth inning, putting the Cardinals on the board with a solo homer off Griffin Canning. The 36-year-old first baseman is slashing .206/.291/.300 with four homers, 20 runs scored, 15 RBI, and two steals across 181 plate appearances. Rotoworld Yesterday, 9:22 pm
     
  • Swats second homer
    Martinez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Phillies.

    Advice: Martinez went deep in the eighth inning, launching a 403-foot solo shot off Spencer Turnbull. It was the veteran slugger's second long ball of the campaign, both of which have come over is past five games. Martinez is batting .350 (7-for-20) with four RBI over that stretch. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 9:20 pm
     
  • Three-hit effort in win
    Madrigal went 3-for-4 in Wednesday's 7-1 win over Atlanta.

    Advice: All three hits were singles as Madrigal earned his fourth multi-hit effort in 39 contests this season. The infielder is slashing .234/.300/.281 with no home runs, nine RBI, four runs scored and one stolen base over 69 plate appearances. Madrigal had been limited to a bench role for much of the season, but he's receiving more playing time while Dansby Swanson (knee) is on the injured list and Nico Hoerner (hamstring) is out of the lineup. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 9:18 pm
     
  • Mike Yastrzemski slugs two-run homer in win
    Mike Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer to lead the Giants to a 4-1 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday.

    Advice: Yastrzemski put the Giants on the board with a two-run homer off Elieser Hernández in the third inning. He added a base hit in the seventh. The 33-year-old outfielder has hit leadoff for the last three games and could remain in the top spot against right-handed pitching. Yastrzemski is hitting .223/.286/.379 with four homers and 14 RBI across 113 plate appearances. Rotoworld Yesterday, 9:17 pm
     
  • Powers home three runs in win
    Harper went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two total runs and three total RBI in Wednesday's 10-5 win over the Mets.

    Advice: Harper missed Tuesday's contest against New York due to a migraine, but he didn't show any lingering effects of the ailment upon his return to the lineup. The first baseman belted a solo homer to left field in his first at-bat, then plated a pair of runs with a double in the fifth inning. Harper had been in a mini slump coming into the game with a .190 average and just one RBI over his previous five contests, but he appears to be back on track. He's tied for eighth in the majors with 10 homers and ranks 10th with 32 RBI on the campaign. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 9:15 pm
     
  • Freddie Freeman collects two hits, scores run in loss
    Freddie Freeman went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a walk against the Giants on Wednesday.

    Advice: Freeman drew a walk in the third inning, then knocked a base hit in the fifth. He reached for a third time with a single to lead off the eighth and came around to score on a single and a sacrifice fly. The 34-year-old first baseman is hitting .297/.408/.455 with four homers, 26 runs scored, 24 RBI, and one steal across 201 plate appearances. Rotoworld Yesterday, 9:15 pm
     
  • Hand injury considered minor
    The Mariners aren't concerned about Crawford's (oblique) right hand/wrist after he was hit by a pitch during Wednesday's game at Triple-A Tacoma, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Crawford's HBP forced him to make an early exit from Wednesday's minor-league game, but it appears he managed to escape the incident with no significant damage. The 29-year-old was expected to return from the IL ahead of Seattle's upcoming series versus the Orioles, though it remains unknown if those plans have changed as a result of his sore hand. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 9:09 pm
     
  • Continues strong offensive stretch
    Doyle went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run and a walk Wednesday in an 8-0 victory against San Diego.

    Advice: Doyle's second-inning solo shot put Colorado on the board, and a he crossed the plate again in the third following a one-out walk. The center fielder has reached base safely in eight straight contests and is batting .333 (9-for-27) with two homers, five RBI, nine runs and four stolen bases over that stretch. He still has a problematic 27.9 percent strikeout rate on the campaign, but it's been a more-tolerable 21.4 percent during the eight-game span. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 8:37 pm
     
  • Belts first big-league long ball
    Beck went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and five total RBI in an 8-0 win against the Padres on Wednesday.

    Advice: Beck came into Wednesday batting .191 with a 42.6 percent strikeout rate, but he was showing signs of breaking out with a four-game hitting streak while recording his first career RBI in his most recent contest. The 23-year-old may have announced his arrival with Wednesday's huge performance, during which he finished a triple short of a cycle. Beck doubled home two runs in the second inning, swatted a two-run homer in the sixth and added an RBI single in the eighth. The homer was his first as a major-leaguer, though he's flashed plenty of power in the minors, racking up 33 long balls across 177 contests since being drafted in 2022. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 8:30 pm