Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball

  • Fired seven innings
    Wacha (4-4) allowed two runs on six hits and a walk over seven innings Monday, striking out three and earning a win over Detroit.

    Advice: Wacha kept the Tigers off the board until Kerry Carpenter took him deep with a solo shot in the fourth inning. Colt Keith later added an RBI double in the seventh. Wacha has turned in three straight quality starts and earned a win in each one. Before this hot streak, he went 0-4 with a 7.01 ERA over a five-start span. The veteran righty is sporting a 4.45 ERA with a 47:18 K:BB through 56.2 frames. Wacha's next start is expected to be in Tampa Bay this weekend. Rotowire.com 6 minutes ago
  • Nolan Schanuel hits three-run homer in Angels’ win
    Nolan Schanuel went 2-for-5 and hit a three-run homer Monday as the Angels outlasted the Astros 9-7.

    Advice: Schanuel’s exit velocity numbers aren’t the least bit impressive, but he’s having enough success pulling flyballs that he’s now hit five homers, even though his longest drive of the year is 381 feet. We still wouldn’t want to roster him in mixed leagues at the moment, but it bodes well for the future. Rotoworld 9 minutes ago
  • Reid Detmers tagged for six runs by Astros
    Reid Detmers surrendered six runs in four innings Monday in a no-decision versus the Astros.

    Advice: Victimized by a couple of infield singles, Detmers was unfortunate not to be out of the inning before José Altuve hit a three-run homer in the second. Still, this was another disappointing outing for the 24-year-old, who has given up 32 earned runs over 31 2/3 innings in his last six starts. We still believe in Detmers as a useful mixed-league option, what with his 59/19 K/BB ratio in 54 1/3 innings this season, but he certainly doesn’t make it easy. Rotoworld 9 minutes ago
  • Carlos Estévez records save after allowing run
    Carlos Estévez picked up his seventh save despite giving up a run in the ninth Monday against the Astros.

    Advice: Estévez gave up two hits and a walk after the outstanding fortune of Jo Adell denying Yainer Diaz a possible homer or at least a double to begin the inning. Estévez is sporting a 5.17 ERA through 15 2/3 innings this season, and he’s lucky that neither Robert Stephenson (out for the season) or José Soriano (in the rotation) is currently an alternative in the closer’s role for the Angels. Rotoworld 9 minutes ago
  • Framber Valdez gives up three fifth-inning homers
    Framber Valdez was pounded for eight runs and three homers in five innings by the Angels in Monday’s loss.

    Advice: Valdez allowed just one run on four groundball singles through four innings tonight, but the fifth was a vastly different story. All three homers came in that inning, and it was really pretty amazing that he got to finish the frame while allowing seven runs. Valdez had a 2.88 ERA going into the fifth tonight, only to finish the game at 4.32. It’s the first time in his career that he’s allowed three homers and the second time that he’s allowed eight runs, with the other instance also coming against the Angels in 2020. Rotoworld 9 minutes ago
  • Ryan Pressly returns from finger injury
    Ryan Pressly returned to the mound Monday and worked a scoreless inning versus the Angels.

    Advice: Pressly hadn’t pitched in six days because of a sore finger. He has a 5.19 ERA in his setup role this season. Rotoworld 9 minutes ago
  • Luis Rengifo swipes two bags against Astros
    Luis Rengifo had two hits and two steals against the Astros on Monday.

    Advice: The second steal saw him jam his left hand into second base, leaving him with an injured middle finger in spite of the oven mitt he was wearing. He was in a lot of pain at first, but he was able to finish the game afterwards. Still, if he’s not in Tuesday’s lineup, this is probably the reason. Rotoworld 9 minutes ago
    Luis RengifoLAA - 2B,3B,SS,OF
    W, 9-7 @HOU
    New Player Note
  • Yainer Diaz does 2-for-4, scores twice in loss
    Yainer Diaz went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against the Angels on Monday.

    Advice: Diaz was also robbed of a possible homer by Jo Adell at the right field wall in the ninth. That was actually his softest hit ball of the night. His EVs in the game were 110.7 mph, 107.8 mph, 103.7 mph and 98.4 mph. His hard-hit rate now stands at 51%, which is particularly impressive in combination with a 14% strikeout rate. Rotoworld 9 minutes ago
    Yainer DiazHOU - C,1B
    L, 7-9 vs LAA
    New Player Note
  • Drives in three runs
    Verdugo went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Monday's loss to Seattle.

    Advice: Verdugo opened the scoring with a two-run double in the first inning and later knocked an RBI single. After posting an .804 OPS in his first 29 games, he's struggled in 17 games this month, going 15-for-64 (.234) with five extra-base hits. Overall, he's now slashing .255/.328/.406 with 10 doubles, 24 RBI and a 19:20 BB:K through 46 games. Rotowire.com 18 minutes ago
    Alex VerdugoNYY - OF
    L, 4-5 vs SEA
    New Player Note