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Fantasy Baseball Daily Update: Tuesday (7/26)

Fantasy Baseball Daily Update: Tuesday (7/26)
Adrian Beltre

Adrian Beltre hit two home runs Monday, including a walk-off blast

As the season moves into its final months, every game matters a bit more, and teams need to be able to close out contests. There are walk-off victories almost every night, but with the margins being so tight in the playoff races, a game-winning hit could provide, or take away, significant momentum. A pair of walk-off victories will open this daily update for July 26, 2016.

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Recap

Rangers come back to earn walk-off victory against Athletics
Adrian Beltre hit a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, as the Rangers erased a 5-1 deficit and earned a 7-6 victory over the Athletics. Beltre finished 4-for-5 with two home runs, three runs scored, and three RBI while Ian Desmond had a home run and Rougned Odor finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base for Texas. Danny Valencia hit a three-run home run in the first inning for Oakland, finishing 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, and three RBI, while Billy Butler finished 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

White Sox hit Cubs’ ace, earn walk-off win
After the White Sox scored four runs off Jake Arrieta, the Cubs came back to tie the game at four before the White Sox rebounded to earn a walk-off 5-4 win over the Cubs. Tyler Saladino finished 2-for-4 with a double and had the game-winning RBI single while Todd Frazier had a three-run home run for the White Sox. Arrieta (12-5) did strikeout six batters in six innings. Anthony Rizzo had the game-tying RBI and Javier Baez had a two-run home run and stolen base for the Cubs.

Blue Jays ride great pitching performance to beat Padres
Aaron Sanchez allowed three hits and two walks in seven scoreless innings, striking out seven batters in a 4-2 win over San Diego. Sanchez (11-1) now has a 2.72 ERA this season. Kevin Pillar finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored, and an RBI, and Devon Travis finished 2-f0r-2 with a walk, double, run scored, and RBI for Toronto. Colin Rea (5-5) allowed three runs on five hits in six innings, while Alex Dickerson finished 3-for-4 with a double and home run for San Diego.

Phillies shut down Marlins
Jeremy Hellickson allowed one hit and one walk in six scoreless innings on Monday as the Phillies beat the Marlins 3-0. Hellickson (7-7) saw his ERA drop to 3.65. Tommy Joseph had a double and RBI, and Cameron Rupp and Maikel Franco each walked three times for Philadelphia, with Franco also doubling and scoring a run. Jarred Cosart allowed three hits in five scoreless innings to earn a no-decision, while J.T. Realmuto and Giancarlo Stanton had the only hits for Miami.

Yankees win pitcher’s duel against Astros
Michael Pineda allowed one run on five hits in seven innings, striking out eight batters and walking two to the lead the Yankees to a 2-1 win over the Astros. Pineda (5-9) saw his ERA drop to 5.00 while Carlos Beltran, Austin Romine, and Didi Gregorius each had doubles for New York, with Romine driving in the go-ahead run. Dallas Keuchel (6-10) allowed two runs on six hits in 7 2/3 innings, striking out five batters without a walk, and George Springer had a solo home run for Houston.

What to Watch For

There is not a very strong matchup on Tuesday’s schedule, so we’ll go with Chris Tillman and the Orioles facing Chad Bettis and the Rockies, mostly due to the O’s RHP. Tillman has won each of his last four starts and is 14-2 with a 3.18 ERA and 1.19 WHIP this season. Bettis has fired three straight quality starts and has quality starts in five of his last seven starts to have a respectable 3.46 ERA in July. Danny Salazar, Kyle Hendricks, and Steven Wright will also pitch today.

Chris Zolli is a correspondent at FantasyPros. To read more from Chris, check out his archive and follow him @thezman2010.

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