Fantasy Baseball News

Blake Snell allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out 10 over six innings in Tuesday's win over the Royals.

Fantasy Impact: Snell allowed only one hard-hit ball and picked up 15 whiffs on 84 pitches in his return to the rotation. It was just his second start all season due to an elbow injury, but he should be good to go for the home stretch. He'll face the Rockies in Colorado early next week.

Jake Irvin allowed five earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four over 3.1 innings in Tuesday's loss to the Cubs.

Fantasy Impact: After the loss, Irvin now has a 5.79 ERA and 1.32 WHIP with a 2-6 record across 14 starts. Irvin continues to struggle, pitching to a 6.75 ERA over his last seven games.

Dylan Crews went 1-for-5 in Tuesday’s loss to the Cubs with a solo home run, a run scored, an RBI and two strikeouts.

Fantasy Impact: After Tuesday’s game, Crews is batting .218 with 10 homers, 26 RBI, 39 runs scored and seven stolen bases across 69 games. Crews continues to struggle with strikeouts, tallying 11 over his last seven games.

Jacob Young delivered some rare thunder but it came in an 8-6 defeat.

Fantasy Impact: Young went 2-for-3 against the Cubs with a home run, a double, a run scored and an RBI. After Tuesday's loss, Young is batting .245 with 10 homers, 43 RBI, 45 runs scored and 13 stolen bases across 106 games.

CJ Abrams went 1-for-5 in Tuesday's loss to the Cubs with a home run, a run scored, two RBI and a strikeout.

Fantasy Impact: Through 117 games, Abrams is batting .286 with 29 homers, 91 RBI, 75 runs scored, 21 steals, a .385 wOBA and a .320 BABIP. Abrams has a .310 average with six RBI and six runs scored over his last seven games.

Andrew Kittredge struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Twins.

Fantasy Impact: After Tuesday's win, Kittredge now has a 3.57 ERA and 1.33 WHIP with a 7.6 K/9, six saves, three blown saves and seven holds across 41 appearances. Kittredge appears to be the favorite to receive the bulk of the closing opportunities for the Orioles moving forward.

Brandon Young allowed one earned run on six hits and three walks while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday's win over the Twins.

Fantasy Impact: After the victory, he now owns a 3.33 ERA and 1.32 WHIP with a 9-3 record across 20 starts. Young needed a strong bounce back performance after allowing three or more earned runs in his last two starts. He is slated to make his next start against Tampa Bay.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 3-for-4 in a 5-2 win over the Twins with a home run, one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base.

Fantasy Impact: After Tuesday's win, Encarnacion-Strand is batting .271 with four home runs, 13 RBI, six runs scored and one stolen base across 19 games. He has made the most of his opportunities and should continue to see a fair share of playing time until Blaze Alexander returns.

Gunnar Henderson went 3-for-5 in a 5-2 win over the Twins with a home run, a double, two runs scored and two RBI.

Fantasy Impact: After Tuesday's win, Henderson is batting .216 with 19 home runs, 70 runs scored, 49 RBI and nine stolen bases across 119 games. Henderson has struggled with the bat all season, so fantasy managers will hop that this performance is a step in the right direction.

Pete Alonso went 3-for-4 with a home run, one walk, one run scored, two RBI and one strikeout in Tuesday's win over the Twins.

Fantasy Impact: After Tuesday's win over Minnesota, Alonso is batting .256 with 26 home runs, 77 RBI, 73 runs scored and five stolen bases across 120 games. Alonso has put together a great last three games, tallying seven hits, including three home runs, over 11 at-bats.

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.