Patrick Bailey went 2-for-5 with a solo homer in the Giants 11-3 win over the Cardinals on Tuesday.
Bailey has been nothing short of amazing since being called up in late May. The 24-year-old backstop is hitting .323/.353/.585 with three homers in the first 19 games of his young career. Fantasy managers are crossing their fingers, hoping he will get more starts going forward.
Willson Contreras went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts in the Cardinals' 11-3 loss to the Giants on Tuesday.
Contreras looks lost at the plate right now and is hitting 5-for-62 in his last 19 games. The Cardinals have constantly inked his name into the fifth spot in the batting order. After Tuesday night's disaster, many fantasy managers wonder what the Cardinals will do to break him out of his slump.
J.D. Davis suffered a right ankle sprain during Tuesday's contest against the Cardinals.
Davis suffered the injury while sliding into third base during the third inning on Tuesday night. It was a brutal inning overall for the Giants, as they also lost Mitch Haniger to a fractured forearm as he was drilled by a pitch from Jack Flaherty. The severity of Davis' sprain is not yet known, but it seems increasingly likely that he'll wind up on the injured list.
Elias Diaz hit a bases-clearing double in Colorado's 7-6 win over Boston on Tuesday.
He also tripled, though he was stranded in scoring position twice. Diaz's batting average has made him a wall above-average starter in fantasy, and today's 2-for-5 effort raised his overall line to .296/.352/.461. Diaz had been struggling of late, hitting .186 in his last 15 games, so hopefully this can get him going again.
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Going up against the Rangers is no easy task but the x-year-old was able to keep the score close on Tuesday night. The only damage was a solo homer from Nathaniel Lowe and a two-run homer from Corey Seager. He generated eight swinging strikes on 93 pitches, registering a 26 percent CSW. He faces a tough matchup next Tuesday as he goes toe-to-toe with the Dodgers at home.
Cody Bradford struck out three, walked one, and allowed one earned run on two hits but did not factor into the decision on Tuesday.
Bradford was called up before game time after Jon Gray was scratched with a blister. After throwing 99 pitches on Friday in Triple-A, he wasn’t expected to stay in the game long. He kept the Angels off the board until the third inning after he allowed a leadoff double to veteran catcher Chad Wallach. Taylor Ward drove him in on a sacrifice fly to center. The Rangers hope Jon Gray is ready to go this weekend, but if not, Bradford could face the Blue Jays at home. Until his role is more defined, fantasy managers can leave him on the waiver wire.
Zach Neto went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in a 7-3 win over the Rangers.
Neto's two-run blast game in the ninth inning of Jose Leclerc traveled 396 feet with an exit velocity of 100 mph. The 22-year-old is now hitting .259/.338/.431 with six homers, which is impressive from a player drafted less than a year ago.
Devin Williams suffered a blown save against the Twins on Tuesday, giving up four runs on three hits and walking one without recording an out.
Well, that was less than ideal. Williams gave up two homers, walked one, and allowed a single as the Brewers lost their fifth game in a row. Williams has been terrific all season -- with a 2.08 ERA -- but man this one stings.
Corey Seager went 3-for-5 with a homer and two runs scored in a 7-3 loss to the Angels on Tuesday.
With the three-hit night, Seager raised his average to .357. Since coming off the IL last month, he has smacked six homers and driven in 30 runs. Absolutely outstanding and leaves many to wonder how stuffed his back of the baseball cards stats be if he didn't miss time in April.
Giancarlo Stanton clobbered his sixth home run of the season on Tuesday night, helping to power the Yankees to a one-run victory over the Mets.
Stanton opened the scoring in the slugfest with his 408-foot (110.2 mph EV) solo shot off of Max Scherzer in the top half of the first inning. That would be his only hit in four at-bats on the evening. For the season, the 33-year-old slugger is hitting just .234/.289/.519 with six long balls and 13 RBI in his first 21 ballgames.
DJ LeMahieu clobbered a two-run homer on Tuesday night, helping to power the Yankees to a come-from-behind 7-6 victory over the Mets.
LeMahieu helped to get the comeback effort started with a 396-foot (106.6 mph EV) two-run blast off of Max Scherzer in the fourth inning that trimmed the Yankees' deficit to two runs at 5-3. That was his only hit in four at-bats on the day, but played a major role in the comeback win. On the season, the versatile infielder is now slashing .236/.297/.394 with seven long balls and 23 RBI.
Luis García went 1-for-3 and drove in the Nationals' lone run in Tuesday night's loss to the Astros.
The 22-year-old infielder plated Lane Thomas with an RBI single off of Bryan Abreu to get the Nationals on the board in the eighth inning. That would be the extent of their scoring in the ballgame though. He's having a solid season at the dish -- slashing .276/.313/.390 with five homers, 29 RBI and three stolen bases.
Chas McCormick went 1-for-4 and belted a solo home run on Tuesday night, helping to propel the Astros to victory over the Nationals.
McCormick launched the Astros' fourth solo home run in the ballgame -- tagging Thaddeus Ward for a 392-foot (100.4 mph EV) solo shot in the eighth inning that extended the Astros' lead to 5-1. He's now slashing .228/.313/.447 with six homers and 17 RBI on the season.
Martín Maldonado went 1-for-3 and walloped a solo home run on Tuesday night as the Astros defeated the Nationals.
Maldonado did his damage off of right-hander Chad Kuhl in the seventh inning -- crushing a 372-foot (104.2 mph EV) solo shot that increased the Astros' edge to 3-0. That would be his only hit in four at-bats on the night. For the season, the light-hitting backstop is slashing a woeful .188/.271/.295 to go along with four long balls and nine RBI.
Kutter Crawford allowed four runs in four innings against the Rockies on Tuesday.
A pair of two-out singles in the second inning and a walk to Ryan McMahon eventually led to Elias Diaz clearing the bases off the Green Monster. It's not surprising to see Crawford pulled early as he was already at 80 pitches and is still trying to ramp up his pitch counts as he transitions from the bullpen. He increased his walks allowed on the season (6 before the game) by 50 percent with three walks tonight, and raised his ERA to 4.20. It looks like Crawford's next start will be against the Twins on Monday.
Chase Anderson pitched 4 1/3 innings against the Red Sox on Tuesday, giving up three earned runs and striking out six.
He left with the bases loaded after mostly breezing through his first four innings outside of a Pesky Pole homer to Rafael Devers. Jake Bird allowed one of the inherited runners to score. Anderson's strikeout rate is wildly low and his walk rate is high, so the underlying peripherals don't support this, but he hasn't given up more than three runs in any of his six starts for the Rockies thus far. Anderson (2.72 ERA) will be a fade on Sunday in his next start against the Braves.
Pierce Johnson was asked to hold a one-run lead in the 10th inning against the Red Sox and notched his 11th save of the season.
The 10th inning was not without drama. After a three-run top of the 10th, Matt Carasiti gave up a two-run homer to Rafael Devers to immediately cut the lead to a run. Carasiti then walked Jarren Duran, so the Rockies summoned Johnson and he got a quick flyout from Christian Arroyo before striking out Reese McGuire. He cut his ERA to 7.11 and this should not be read as an endorsement of him getting back the closer job as he didn't start the inning.
Randal Grichuk went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI against the Red Sox on Tuesday.
His two-run double in the 10th staked the Rockies to a lead they would not relenquish. Grichuk has started 10 of 11 games for the Rockies this month and is hitting .316/.383/.451 in 133 plate appearances. He likely won't keep hitting like this, but anyone who plays games in Coors Field and is hot is at least potentially streamable.
Chris Bassitt was knocked out after just three innings on Tuesday night after giving up eight earned runs and three homers.
It was an 11-hit onslaught by the Orioles that included two-run shots by Adam Frazier and Ryan O'Hearn, then Bassitt loaded the bases in the third inning and allowed a grand slam to Gunnar Henderson that just scraped over the wall in left-center. It was a fairly surprising implosion from Bassit as he had multiple pitch clock violations and had allowed just two earned runs in his last two starts. His ERA now up to 4.02, Bassitt's road will not get any easier on Sunday as he's slated to take on the Rangers.
Dean Kremer pitched six innings against the Blue Jays on Tuesday, allowing two earned runs and striking out six in a win.
After allowing a Vladimir Guerrero RBI single in the first inning, Kremer settled in and got out of the jam before being gifted eight runs of support in his first three innings. He's got a 4.74 ERA on the season, but has cut that to 3.79 over his last seven starts with a 1.34 WHIP, but remains a tough streamer option with a .380 expected wOBA allowed on plenty of hard contact. Kremer currently figures to start against the Cubs on Sunday morning on Peacock.