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  • Struggles in Philly
    Crochet (1-3) took the loss Friday against the Phillies, allowing seven runs on five hits and two walks across three innings. He struck out three.

    Advice: Crochet was done in by the home-run ball Friday -- he allowed a pair of three-run homers to Alec Bohm before Whit Merrifield led off the fourth with a solo shot, forcing Crochet out of the game. After an excellent start this year, the 24-year-old lefthander has now allowed 12 runs over 7.2 innings in his last two outings. Crochet's ERA is up to 5.61 despite an excellent 1.01 WHIP and 34:6 K:BB across five starts (25.2 innings). He'll look to bounce back in his next outing, currently scheduled for next week in Minnesota. Rotowire.com 5 minutes ago
  • Exits with injury
    Alvarez was removed from Friday's game against the Dodgers with an apparent left hand injury, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Alvarez stumbled while rounding first base during the top of the second inning and appeared to jam his left thumb while trying to regain his footing. He remained in the game to run the bases and eventually came around to score, but he was replaced behind the dish by Omar Narvaez once the Mets' defense took the field. He will presumably undergo imaging, and the team should offer an update on his status in the near future. Rotowire.com 10 minutes ago
  • Stellar vs. White Sox
    Turnbull (2-0) earned the win Friday against the White Sox, allowing one hit and two walks over seven scoreless innings. He struck out six.

    Advice: Turnbull held Chicago without a hit through six innings, eventually allowing a lone one-out single to Gavin Sheets in the seventh en route to a 7-0 Phillies victory. Turnbull has been a revelation in Philadelphia so far this season, holding opponents scoreless in three of his first four starts. The 31-year-old right-hander lowered his ERA to 1.23 with a 0.77 WHIP and 22:7 K:BB across 22 innings. Turnbull is currently on track for a road matchup with the Reds in his next outing. Rotowire.com 16 minutes ago
  • MJ Melendez homers, plates four in victory
    MJ Melendez hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs against the Royals on Friday.

    Advice: Rotoworld 19 minutes ago
  • Vinnie Pasquantino homers as Royals top Orioles
    Vinnie Pasquantino swatted a solo homer and scored three runs in a victory for the Royals on Friday over the Orioles.

    Advice: Pasquantino got the Royals on the board with a solo blast off Dean Kremer in the fourth inning. The 26-year-old also drew a walk, and the homer/free pass help improve his OPS to .900 over 64 at-bats. Pasquantino may never come close to matching the .295 average he put up as a rookie, but he won’t have to in order to be a strong fantasy option at first base. Rotoworld 19 minutes ago
  • Adley Rutschman swats grand slam in loss to Royals
    Adley Rutschman went 3-for-5 with a grand slam in a 9-4 loss by the Orioles to the Royals on Friday.

    Advice: With the Orioles trailing 6-0, Rutschman got the Orioles back into the game with a bases-loaded blast off Will Smith in the seventh inning. The 26-year-old has now homered twice in 2024, and he’s up to 11 RBI over the first 18 games. Rutschman may never be an elite power option, but this is obviously not a dink-and-dunk hitter, either. Rotoworld 19 minutes ago
  • Dean Kremer gives up pair against Royal
    Dean Kremer was charged for three runs in 5 2/3 innings of work while picking up a loss to the Royals on Friday.

    Advice: Kremer allowed just two hits, but he also walked three with only three strikeouts while throwing 50-of-91 pitches for strikes. He was able to hold Kansas City scoreless for the first three innings, but he allowed a solo homer to Vinnie Pasquantino in the fourth, and two more runs were charged to his account in the sixth. Kremer was better than his awful start Saturday against Milwaukee, but he was nowhere close to dominant. He gets the Angels next. Rotoworld 21 minutes ago
  • Alec Marsh blanks Orioles into sixth inning
    Alec Marsh didn’t allow a run while striking out six over 5 2/3 innings against the Orioles on Friday to pick up a victory.

    Advice: Marsh allowed just three hits with two walks. The right-hander gave up just one extra-base knock — a double by Antony Santander — in what was one of the best starts of the 25-year-old’s career. Marsh has now made two starts against Baltimore this year, and he’s allowed one run over 12 2/3 innings in those outings. He’ll try and replicate this success against the Blue Jays next week. Rotoworld 21 minutes ago
  • Travis d’Arnaud hits three homers in Braves’ win
    Travis d’Arnaud hit three homers to drive in six runs and power the Braves past the Rangers 8-3 on Friday.

    Advice: There weren’t any cheapies either, as d’Arnaud’s homers were projected at 429, 440 and 433 feet. With a chance at a fourth in the bottom of the eighth, d’Arnaud grounded out against Austin Pruitt. It’s d’Arnaud’s second career three-homer game, the other coming with the Rays in 2019. He had been without a homer in 48 plate appearances this season, but his OPS jumped from .561 to .819 tonight. Rotoworld 23 minutes ago