Fantasy Baseball News

Josh Bell went 2-for-4 in Sunday's 5-1 win over the White Sox with a stolen base, a run scored and two RBI.

Fantasy Impact: After Sunday's win over Chicago, Bell is now batting .257 with 17 home runs, 83 RBI, 68 runs scored and two stolen bases across 131 games. He's hitting .291 with 12 RBI over his past 15 contests.

Luke Keaschall went 2-for-3 in Sunday's 5-1 win over the White Sox with a home run, a walk, one run scored and one RBI.

Fantasy Impact: He hit a solo homer in the seventh inning to push Minnesota's lead to 5-0. After Sunday's win, Keaschall is batting .274 with nine home runs, 41 RBI, 63 runs scored and 15 stolen bases across 128 games. The young infielder is putting together a solid all-around fantasy season this year.

Zebby Matthews allowed one earned run on five hits and no walks while striking out five over 8.1 innings in Sunday's 5-1 win over the White Sox.

Fantasy Impact: Matthews brought a shutout into the ninth inning but an RBI single by Braden Montgomery ended that. Matthews has been dealing of late, having allowed just three earned runs over his past three starts. After the win, he has a 4.58 ERA and 1.26 WHIP with a 9-8 record through 19 starts. He will get a rematch against the White Sox in his next start, which is scheduled for Saturday.

Nathaniel Lowe went 1-for-4 in an 11-1 win over the Royals on Sunday with a home run, a run scored, and three RBI.

Fantasy Impact: Lowe connected for a two-run shot in the first inning to give Cleveland an early 3-1 lead. After Sunday's win over Kansas City, Lowe is slashing .259/.322/.463 with 15 home runs and 52 RBI across 104 games.

Jose Ramirez went 2-for-3 in Sunday's 11-1 win over the Royals with a home run, two runs scored, four RBI and a walk.

Fantasy Impact: Ramirez did what he does best: punish mistakes and make the box score look ugly for the other side. That was his first homer since June 6 as he has struggled a bit with his power since returning from a broken bone in his hand. After Sunday's win over Kansas City, Ramirez is slashing .243/.339/.393 with 11 home runs, 48 RBI, 61 runs scored and 31 stolen bases across 103 games.

Jo Adell went 3-for-4 in Sunday's 11-1 win over Kansas City with a double, a walk, one run scored and three RBI.

Fantasy Impact: Adell did his part to keep the Royals buried, flashing just enough plate discipline to make the box score look unfair. After Sunday's win over the Royals, Adell is batting .240 with 20 home runs, 83 RBI, 56 runs scored and four stolen bases across 134 games. He has two homers and 17 RBI in his past 15 games.

Chase DeLauter went 4-for-4 in an 11-1 win over the Royals on Sunday with two doubles, three runs scored and one RBI.

Fantasy Impact: DeLauter seems to be over his hamstring issues as he was playing right field on Sunday. After Sunday's win, DeLauter is batting .293 with 13 home runs, 60 RBI, nine stolen bases, a .359 wOBA and a .324 BABIP across 115 games. He's hitting .392 with a homer and four RBI across his past 15 contests.

Steven Kwan went 2-for-3 in Sunday's 11-1 win over the Royals with a double, three runs scored and a walk.

Fantasy Impact: After Sunday's win, Kwan is slashing .275/.377/.336 with two home runs, 27 RBI, 68 runs scored and nine stolen bases across 127 games. He's been red hot of late, hitting .452 over his past seven contests.

Parker Messick allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks while striking out five over six innings in Sunday's 11-1 win over the Royals.

Fantasy Impact: Messick cruised while getting plenty of run support in the easy win. After the win, he now has a 2.46 ERA and 1.02 WHIP with an 11-8 record and 161 strikeouts across 27 starts. Messick's next start will be Saturday against the Tigers.

Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Pirates 5-4 win over the Cardinals on Sunday.

Fantasy Impact: Valdez got the scoring going with a two-run blast in the second inning. He is up to 16 home runs on the season.

Mason Montgomery earned the save on Sunday against the Cardinals.

Fantasy Impact: Montgomery needed just 11 pitches to retire the Cardinals in order for his seventh save on the season.

Braxton Ashcraft allowed two runs on six hits over five innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a win on Sunday against the Cardinals.

Fantasy Impact: Ashcraft was removed after 71 pitches. That'll be something to monitor moving forward with a start against the Angels next.

Mason Miller blew the save on Sunday against the Rays.

Fantasy Impact: This one goes in the scoreboard as a blown save for Miller, but it wasn't all his fault as a ball went in and out of Samad Taylor’s glove for a home run. It was the second blown save on the season for Miller.

Robbie Ray allowed one run on three hits over six innings with four strikeouts and three walks in a no-decision on Sunday against the Rays.

Fantasy Impact: Ray was in line for the win until Mason Miller blew his second save of the season. He is scheduled to face the Yankees next.

Logan Gilbert allowed three runs on six hits over five innings with four strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Sunday against the Blue Jays.

Fantasy Impact: Gilbert was not given any run support by the Mariners lineup. He'll take a 3.42 ERA into his next outing against the Athletics.

Pete Alonso left Sunday’s game against the Athletics after being hit in the head by a pitch. (Source: Matt Weyrich on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Alonso will be further evaluated heading into Monday. He appears to have avoided anything serious.

Sonny Gray is being skipped Tuesday for his next start. (Source: Tim Healey on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Gray is likely to make his next start on Saturday.

Mark Vientos went deep three times for Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday.

Fantasy Impact: Vientos is 9-for-23 with five home runs on his rehab assignment. He could be activated this upcoming week.

Konnor Griffin went 1-for-3 and played seven innings at shortstop Sunday in his first appearance for Double-A Altoona.

Fantasy Impact: Griffin is eligible to be activated on Friday.

Riley Greene singled and walked twice in his second game for Triple-A Toledo on Sunday.

Fantasy Impact: Greene is likely to be activated on Tuesday.