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  • Collects second RBI
    Stallings went 1-for-2 with an RBI on Sunday against the Astros.

    Advice: Stallings has served in a true backup role to Elias Diaz, as Sunday marked only his ninth start of the season. Stallings managed his second RBI of the season Sunday with a sacrifice fly in the second inning. He also has at least one hit in each of his last four starts. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 10:41 pm
     
  • Three RBI across weekend series
    Diaz went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI on Sunday against the Rockies.

    Advice: The Astros scored 20 runs combined across their two-game series against Colorado, and Diaz drove in three of those runs. His damage Sunday came late in the contest, as he drove in a pair of runners with a double in the eighth inning. Diaz now has at least one hit in five of his last seven games, and he's collected four extra-base hits (no home runs) in that span. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 10:28 pm
     
  • Homers in consecutive games
    Rutschman went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Athletics.

    Advice: Rutschman homered for the second game in a row, doubling his total for the year to four. The catcher also struck out three times Sunday and is now striking out at a 16.0 percent rate. He's added 17 RBI, 17 runs scored and a .318/.361/.455 slash line through 119 plate appearances. Rutschman has maintained more playing time than the average catcher this year, as manager Brandon Hyde has often put him at designated hitter when he's not behind the dish. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 9:57 pm
     
  • Snaps out of slump
    Kirk went 3-for-3 with a solo home run during Sunday's 3-1 win over the Dodgers.

    Advice: Kirk notched his first homer of the campaign, tagging Dodgers opener Michael Grove for a long ball in the second frame. The outburst was much needed for the slumping Kirk, who entered the contest 5-for-35 (.143) in his last 12 appearances and hitless during his last four games. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 8:07 pm
     
  • Knocks three hits
    Jeffers went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI in Sunday's win over the Angels.

    Advice: Jeffers knocked a double in the fourth inning followed by an RBI single in the fifth. He capped off his day with an RBI sacrifice fly in the eighth. He's collected multiple hits in three of his last five games, and Sunday was his second three-hit performance of the year. Jeffers boosted his slash line to .305/.392/.561 with 11 extra-base hits and 17 RBI through 97 plate appearances. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 7:13 pm
     
  • Blasts game-winning dinger
    McCann went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run during Sunday's 7-6 win over the Orioles.

    Advice: McCann's second career dinger came off Baltimore closer Craig Kimbrel in the ninth and served as the game-winner. The backup catcher has not seen many opportunities this season, accumulating only 16 at-bats thus far, but has collected two hits and a homer in two of his last three starts. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 6:19 pm
     
  • Blasts second homer
    Rogers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored during Sunday's 4-1 victory over the Royals.

    Advice: Rogers' sixth-inning two-out blast spelled the end of the day for Kansas City starter Michael Wacha and provided the winning margin for the Tigers. It was just the second multi-hit game for Rogers, who raised his season average to .164 with two homers and three RBI. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 5:33 pm
     
  • J.T. Realmuto clubs two-run homer in win Sunday
    J.T. Realmuto went 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBI on Sunday as the Phillies triumphed over the Padres in San Diego.

    Advice: The hard-hitting backstop victimized Padres’ right-hander Michael King for a 421-foot (107.2 mph EV) two-run shot in the sixth inning that extended the Phillies’ lead to 6-3. He also added an insurance run with an RBI single in the seventh inning. With his two-hit afternoon, Realmuto is now hitting .245/.292/.429 with five homers, 14 RBI and one stolen base (three attempts) on the season. Rotoworld Yesterday, 4:39 pm
     
  • Three hits in win
    Vazquez went 3-for-4 with one run scored and one steal in Sunday's win over the Angels.

    Advice: After hitting just .121 (4-for-33) with a home run through his first 11 games, he's hitting .474 (9-for-19) over his last five games. He continues to split playing time behind the plate with Ryan Jeffers, with Jeffers frequently getting starts at DH when Vazquez is behind the dish. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 4:30 pm