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Braves ace Max Fried (ankle) expected back for Game 1 of playoffs
Braves manager Brian Snitker said Fried is sore but additional tests on the ankle were negative. Fried was making his final regular-season start for the NL East champions and hoping to boost his Cy Young Award credentials before starting Game 1 of his team’s first-round series. He lasted only one inning against the Marlins, tweaking […]
Continue readingMax Fried leaves Braves’ victory; Atlanta manager Brian Snitker doesn’t think ankle injury is serious
ATLANTA — Max Fried sat glumly in the dugout after the first inning, pondering another potential blow to the Atlanta Braves’ beleaguered rotation with the NL playoffs just a week away. Dansby Swanson hit a three-run home run, and the Braves cruised to their third straight win over the Miami Marlins 9-4 on Wednesday in […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday’s games
Please note, the teams will flip-flop home team designation in the pair of Keystone State twin bills. The third doubleheader is in South Beach with the Marlins hosting the Nationals. Who would have though this series would be integral for the Marlins in their quest to win the NL East while the defending champs are […]
Continue readingBoston’s Tanner Houck wins MLB debut as Red Sox blank Miami Marlins
Houck, the first-round draft pick of the Red Sox in 2017, struck out seven and walked three on 86 pitches. The 24-year-old righty became Boston’s 15th starting pitcher this season. “For me, getting to go out there and get to warm up the first time definitely had the heart pounding a little bit more than […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Thursday’s games
Here’s a look at Thursday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Sandy Alcantara (R), rostered in 40% of ESPN leagues, Miami Marlins vs. Philadelphia Phillies: After getting roughed up in his first start since coming off the COVID IL, Alcantara bounced back in his last outing, spinning […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday’s games
Here’s a look at Saturday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in less than 50% of ESPN leagues. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Dakota Hudson (R), rostered in 40% of ESPN leagues, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs: Hudson, who sports a 2.77 ERA over five starts, is […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday’s games
Normally, the sage approach is targeting batters in doubleheaders since you have the chance for more than one game’s worth of stats. The conundrum this season is if the player only appears once, you run the risk of getting only six innings if the home team is leading. As such, the players featured all have […]
Continue readingSource: Another Marlins player tests positive for coronavirus, raising total to 19
The Miami Marlins on Thursday had another player test positive for the coronavirus, bringing the team’s total to 19, a source confirmed to ESPN. In all, the Marlins have had 17 players and two coaches test positive over the past week, sources confirmed to ESPN. All games for the team have been postponed through Sunday […]
Continue readingSources: MLB requiring teams to add coronavirus protocol compliance officers
Following the coronavirus outbreak that infected nearly half of the Miami Marlins’ roster and prompted the temporary suspension of the team’s season, Major League Baseball is encouraging players not to leave hotels in road cities except for games, mandating the use of surgical masks instead of cloth masks during travel and requiring every team to […]
Continue readingSome MLB games postponed after Marlins’ coronavirus outbreak
Major League Baseball has postponed two games scheduled for Monday night and one for Tuesday because of a coronavirus outbreak among the Miami Marlins. Both games of the Marlins’ opening home series against the Baltimore Orioles are off, as is Monday’s Philadelphia Phillies’ home game against the New York Yankees. Miami just completed a series […]
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