Fantasy Baseball News

Christian Moore went 1-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with a three-run home run.

Fantasy Impact: Moore has heated up of late, driving in runs in four of his last six contests. The 23-year-old remains another disappointing bat in the Angels lineup late in the season, slashing .186 with two home runs, 18 RBI, four runs scored, and one stolen base across 36 games.

Wade Meckler went 4-for-5 in a 7-5 win over the Mariners with one double, one triple, and two runs scored.

Fantasy Impact: Meckler has caught fire at the plate of late, recording hits in seven of his last eight contests. The 26-year-old has offered manager Kurt Suzuki one of the more stable bats as part of an underperforming Angels lineup, slashing .306 with three home runs, 27 RBI, 42 runs scored, eight stolen bases through 96 games.

Reid Detmers allowed two hits and two walks while striking out seven over six scoreless innings in Friday's win over the Mariners.

Fantasy Impact: Detmers continues a strong stretch of late, allowing one earned run or less in seven of his last nine trips to the mound. The left-hander has provided manager Kurt Suzuki with one of the few impactful arms as part of a disappointing Angels rotation as the season nears its end, carrying a 3.36 ERA and 1.04 WHIP with a 7-8 record and 10.3 K/9 ratio across 32 starts.

Yunior Marte allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four over five innings in Friday's loss to the Dodgers.

Fantasy Impact: Marte has offered mixed results on the mound of late, allowing three earned runs or more in two of his last four contests. The right-hander remains another inconsistent option in the Giants rotation for manager Tony Vitello down the stretch, posting a 4.44 ERA and 1.40 WHIP with an 0-2 record and .825 OPS allowed across five appearances.

Jacob deGrom allowed eight earned runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out five over four innings in Friday's 10-2 loss to the Twins.

Fantasy Impact: deGrom continues a strong stretch of late, allowing two earned runs or less in four of his last six trips to the mound. The right-hander has frustrated for much of the season with inconsistent command as part of an underperforming Rangers rotation for manager Skip Schumaker, posting a 4.20 ERA and 1.14 WHIP with an 11-11 record and 11.1 K/9 ratio across 31 starts.

Jac Caglianone went 3-for-5 against the Guardians with a double, two RBI and one strikeout.

Fantasy Impact: After Friday's loss, Caglianone is batting .286 with 23 home runs, 73 RBI, 70 runs scored and seven stolen bases across 141 games. During his current five-game hit streak, he's piled up 10 hits, four runs scored and three RBI.

John Rave went 1-for-3 in loss to the Guardians with two runs scored, one walk, and one stolen base.

Fantasy Impact: After Friday's loss to Cleveland, Rave is batting .232 with six home runs, eight stolen bases, 13 RBI and 26 runs scored across 51 games. He's started nine of his team's last ten games.

Carter Jensen went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Guardians with two home runs, two runs scored, five RBI and one strikeout.

Fantasy Impact: Through 148 games, Jensen is batting .237 with 27 home runs, 81 RBI, 79 runs scored and two stolen bases while posting a .339 wOBA and a .291 BABIP. Through 40 career September games, Jensen is batting .316 with 11 homers, 14 doubles, 30 runs scored and 33 RBI.

Robert Gasser allowed one earned run on one hit and one walk while striking out nine over six innings in Friday's win over the Cardinals.

Fantasy Impact: Gasser continues a strong stretch of late, allowing one earned run or less in five of his last six trips to the mound. The left-hander has provided manager Pat Murphy with another reliable arm in the Brewers rotation late in the season, carrying a 3.87 ERA and 1.19 WHIP with a 5-5 record and 8.5 K/9 ratio through 21 appearances.

Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 in loss to the Guardians with a home run, one run scored, two RBI and a walk.

Fantasy Impact: Through 150 games, Perez is slashing .229/.273/.382 with 21 homers, 77 RBI, 50 runs scored and one stolen base. Ten of his homers have come in the second half where he's been much better.

Noah Cameron allowed six earned runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out three over five innings in Friday's loss to the Guardians.

Fantasy Impact: Cameron allowed eight hard-hit balls, including two homers, and picked up just four whiffs over 101 pitches. He concludes his season with a 4.11 ERA and 1.23 WHIP with an 9-8 record across 31 starts. He'll figure to be a prominent part of Kansas City's rotation in 2027.

Will Smith went 3-for-4 in a 2-0 win over the Giants with one strikeout.

Fantasy Impact: After Friday's win over the Giants, Smith is batting .259 with 10 home runs, 34 RBI, 34 runs scored and a 12.5% walk rate across 72 games. He's still splitting pretty regularly with Hunter Feduccia, but Smith has been hitting when in the lineup. In 20 September games, he's batting .288 with eight XBH.

Teoscar Hernandez went 1-for-4 in a 2-0 win over the Giants with a home run, a run scored and one RBI.

Fantasy Impact: Through 123 games, Hernandez is batting .268 with 16 home runs, 64 RBI, 66 runs scored and five stolen bases across 436 at-bats. It's been slow-going for him for most of the season, but he's picked it up in September. Over his last 22 games, he's batting .354 with eight XBH, 13 runs, 18 RBI and three steals.

Munetaka Murakami went 3-for-4 in a win over the Rockies with two home runs, two runs scored, and three RBI.

Fantasy Impact: Murakami has caught fire at the plate, driving in runs in seven of his last eight contests. The rookie continues to flash an explosive power stroke despite battling strikeout issues for much of the season for manager Will Venable, carrying an .834 OPS with 35 home runs, 77 RBI, 81 runs scored, and one stolen base across 125 games.

Tarik Skubal allowed zero earned runs on three hits and zero walks while striking out 10 over seven innings in Friday's 2-0 win over the Giants.

Fantasy Impact: After the win, Skubal ends his regular season a 2.72 ERA and 0.96 WHIP with a 12-7 record across 26 starts. This marks the fourth straight year with an ERA below 3.00, WHIP below 1.00 and strikeout rate above 30%.

Sean Burke allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out seven over 5 1/3 innings in Friday's win over the Rockies.

Fantasy Impact: Burke continues a strong stretch on the mound of late, allowing two earned runs or less in five of his last six trips to the mound. The right-hander remains one of the more stable arms as part of an inconsistent White Sox rotation for manager Will Venable, carrying a 3.34 ERA and 1.20 WHIP with an 11-7 record and 9.7 K/9 ratio across 32 appearances.

Ivan Herrera went 1-for-4 in Friday's 8-4 loss to the Brewers with a solo home run, a run scored and one RBI while striking out three times.

Fantasy Impact: After Friday's loss to Milwaukee, Herrera is slashing .244/.355/.386 with 19 homers, 69 RBI, 97 runs, eight steals, a .332 wOBA and a 10.6% walk rate across 159 games. He leads all catchers in stolen bases and runs scored.

Luis Gastelum allowed one earned run on one hit and one walk while striking out two on 27 pitches in Friday's 8-4 loss to the Brewers.

Fantasy Impact: After Friday's loss, Gastelum now has a 4.42 ERA and 1.25 WHIP with one hold and no saves across 35 appearances. He gets plenty of whiffs and will look to carve out a nice bullpen role for himself in 2027.

Brandon Young was good enough to keep things interesting, but not good enough to get rewarded for it.

Fantasy Impact: Brandon Young allowed one earned run on two hits and three walks while striking out six over five innings in Friday's loss to the Yankees. Young will finish the 2026 season with a 9-6 record, 3.56 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, and 133 strikeouts in 28 games.

Dylan Beavers went 1-for-5 in a loss to the Yankees with a home run, a run scored and an RBI while striking out twice.

Fantasy Impact: After Friday's loss, Beavers is batting .228 with nine home runs, 44 RBI, 41 runs scored and five stolen bases across 104 games.