Fantasy Baseball News

Jo Adell went 1-for-2 in a 6-4 loss to the Tigers on Tuesday with a home run, two walks, one run scored, and two RBI.

Fantasy Impact: Adell ripped a solo shot for the Guardians in the eighth inning, his first homer for Cleveland since they acquired him at the trade deadline from the Angels. Through 118 games, he's batting .235 with 17 homers, 64 RBI, 50 runs scored, and three steals alongside a .301 wOBA.

Chase DeLauter went 3-for-5 in a 6-4 loss to the Tigers on Tuesday with a home run, a run scored, and one RBI.

Fantasy Impact: DeLauter did what he could, but the Guardians still came up short on Tuesday. The rookie launched a solo shot to tie the game at 1-1 in the third inning, a blast that traveled 424 feet with an exit velocity of 104.6 MPH. After Tuesday's loss to Detroit, DeLauter is batting .281 with 13 home runs, 57 RBI, 47 runs scored, and seven stolen bases across 102 games.

Tanner Bibee allowed five earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four over 6.1 innings in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Tigers.

Fantasy Impact: Bibee only allowed one run through the first four innings before he was undone by a three-run fifth. After the outing, he owns a 3.99 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with a 4-12 record across 25 starts. Bibee's next start will be Sunday against the Padres.

Bailey Ober allowed five earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Orioles.

Fantasy Impact: Ober struggled against the Orioles, allowing two runs in each of the first and second innings. After the loss, Ober now has a 4.64 ERA and 1.23 WHIP with a 7-4 record, 6.1 K/9, and a 2.68 K:BB across 18 starts. His next start will be Monday against Atlanta.

Eury Perez allowed three hits and two walks while striking out seven over seven scoreless innings in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Fantasy Impact: After giving up four runs in his previous start, Perez bounced back nicely, allowing just three hits and tossing his sixth quality start over his last seven starts. Since the All-Star break, he owns a 2.32 ERA and 1.00 WHIP with 33 strikeouts across 31 innings. His next scheduled start is on Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds.

Pete Fairbanks recorded a 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Fantasy Impact: Fairbanks faced the minimum three batters, striking out Brandon Lowe, forcing Bryan Reynolds to fly out and getting Spencer Horwitz to ground out. He now has seven consecutive outings without allowing a run, giving up just one hit and two walks during that span.

Esteury Ruiz went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Fantasy Impact: Ruiz drew the start in right field and made the most of his opportunity, hitting a 384-foot homer off Paul Skenes in the third inning, swiping a bag in the fifth, and coming around to score. In just 10 at-bats in August, he has four hits with two extra base hits and three stolen bases. He's someone to continue monitoring as with Kyle Stowers (hamstring) on the injured list, he's liekly to see more playing time which makes him an intriguing waiver wire pickup for those in need of stolen bases.

Mariners manager Dan Wilson said Matt Brash is throwing lightly on the mound. (Source: Brady Farkas on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: The Mariners are not calling it a bullpen. Brash remains on track to return in early September.

Carlos Vargas made a rehab appearance for Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday. (Source: Brady Farkas on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Vargas continues on his rehab assignment. He remains on track to be activated later in August.

Nolan McLean allowed four runs (two earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out seven across six innings in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Fantasy Impact: The majority of McLean's trouble came in the third inning, as Kyle Tucker kicked off the inning with a solo shot before the Dodgers scored two more runs. The right-hander leads all rookies with 159 strikeouts on the year while owning a 3.42 ERA and 1.13 WHIP across 136.2 innings. His next scheduled start is on Monday against the San Diego Padres.

Gabe Speier was unavailable on Tuesday due to back discomfort. (Source: Ryan Divish on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Speier is day-to-day for now.

The Angels pulled Sebastian Rivero off his rehab assignment. (Source: Rhett Bollinger on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Rivero's hand hasn't been responding as expected. He remains without a clear timetable to return.

Yusei Kikuchi and the Angels will discuss if he needs another rehab start. (Source: Rhett Bollinger on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Kikuchi said he felt fine physically after his latest rehab start with Triple-A Salt Lake. He could be activated later this week or next week.

Alex Bregman went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, three runs scored and one RBI in Tuesday's 8-6 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Fantasy Impact: Bregman hit a 374-foot shot off Orlando Ribalta in the sixth inning for his 13th homer of the season. He's been great at the plate over his last eight games, recording a hit in seven of them while launching two homers.

Seiya Suzuki went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, one run scored and two RBI in Tuesday's 8-6 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Fantasy Impact: Suzuki hit an RBI double in the fourth inning before following it up with a solo homer in the eighth, his 20th of the season. He's put together a fantastic season, slashing .271/.362/.479 across 102 games.

Pete Crow-Armstrong went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-6 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Fantasy Impact: Crow-Armstrong’s homer came off Jake Irvin in the third inning, a 437-foot shot over the right-field fence. The 24-year-old owns a .285 AVG and .932 OPS on the year with 27 homers and 30 stolen bases.

Nico Hoerner went 2-for-3 with a double, one run scored, one RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 8-6 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Fantasy Impact: Hoerner has recorded a hit in three straight games and has two stolen bases during that span. He continues to put together an excellent second half of the season, owning a .379/.400/.526 slash line with three homers and five stolen bases across 24 games.

Shota Imanaga allowed four runs on six hits and no walks while striking out five across 4.2 innings in Tuesday's 8-6 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Fantasy Impact: Imanaga gave up more than two runs in a game for the first time since June 24. The issue for him was the long ball, as he allowed three homers: a two-run shot by C.J. Abrams in the first inning, a solo homer by Jacob Young in the third and a solo shot by Dylan Crews in the fifth. In 137.1 innings this season, the lefty owns a 3.74 ERA and 1.10 WHIP with 130 strikeouts. His next scheduled start is on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Oneil Cruz went 0-for-3 with a walk in a rehab game for Double-A Altoona on Tuesday.

Fantasy Impact: Cruz could be activated from the injured list later this week.

The Angels signed RHP Hagen Danner to a minor league contract.

Fantasy Impact: Danner will add depth with Triple-A Salt Lake in the Angels organization.