This is not how the San Diego Padres would have preferred to draw up their first postseason series victory since 1998. They played three wild-card games against the St. Louis Cardinals and their starting pitchers threw a combined six innings. They used eight pitchers in a Game 1 loss, used nine pitchers in the wild, […]
Continue readingStammen and eight fellow relievers combined on a four-hitter in a brilliant, record-setting effort that sent the Padres over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 Friday night in the deciding Game 3 of their National League Wild Card Series. The Padres won a postseason series for the first time in 22 years and advanced to face […]
Continue readingThe final twin bill is in San Francisco with the Giants hosting the Padres. The two clubs will also flip-flop home team designation with the hosts serving as the away team in the nightcap. Good luck entering the final weekend of the 2020 season. It was a bumpy road, but we made it. Here are […]
Continue readingGood luck on the third to last Sunday of the season. Here are the day’s picks to click, all available in more than half of all ESPN leagues. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Michael Pineda (R), rostered in 36% of ESPN leagues, Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Indians: Pineda has […]
Continue readingHitter matchup ratings for the next 10 days Week 8 hitting ratings Week 8 pitcher rankings and two-start pitcher rankings The 2020 season’s penultimate week includes 11 rescheduled games, 10 of which make up games postponed for COVID-19 reasons and one for protests for racial justice, and that leads to an even busier week than […]
Continue readingSome of the best of their craft are on the hill Monday, led by Jacob deGrom, Gerrit Cole and Shane Bieber. This will be the fourth straight time deGrom has faced the Marlins, the first time that’s happened since 1929, when the New York Giants’ Freddie Fitzsimmons took the hill against the Cincinnati Reds in […]
Continue readingSpeaking of which, Monday presents an interesting slate as there are just nine games, yet there’s an abundance of upper-tier pitching taking the hill. In fact, the aggregate ERA of the projected starters is 2.85 with a 1.06 WHIP in a total of 401 innings. That’s essentially a standard season of Jacob deGrom and Gerrit […]
Continue readingLook for some runs to be scored Friday night as over half the pitching field registers a projected Game Score of 50 or below. Even so, there are a handful of arms in a good spot to add to your lineup. Batters are plentiful as always. Good luck this weekend. Here are Friday’s highlighted options, […]
Continue readingHere’s a look at the day’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Kevin Gausman (R), rostered in 15% of ESPN leagues, San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics: Gausman’s 4.05 ERA over four appearances (three starts) doesn’t […]
Continue readingHere’s a look at the day’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> Alec Mills (R), rostered in 39% of ESPN leagues, Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals: Friday’s game between these division rivals was postponed due […]
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