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DFS Roundtable: When to take the highest-salary pitcher

Derek Carty, Renee Miller, Todd Zola and Joe Kaiser answered those questions and more in our first MLB roundtable discussion. Note: This was conducted before games on Tuesday, August 4. Carty: Let’s start with the basics and go from there. Because pitchers score more points than hitters and because you only get two of them, […]

Los Angeles Angels starter Reid Detmers records immaculate inning against Texas Rangers

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels starter Reid Detmers became the first pitcher in seven years with a no-hitter and an immaculate inning in the same season, achieving the latter against the Texas Rangers on Sunday. The Rangers matched the 1979 San Francisco Giants as the only lineups to have three immaculate innings thrown against […]

MLB playoffs 2021: Houston Astros timeline from sign-stealing scandal to another World Series

As the 2021 MLB playoffs continue, one half of the World Series is set: The Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 5-0 Friday night to win the American League Championship Series and advance to their third Fall Classic in five years. Houston won its only championship in 2017, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday

The nominations for the 2021 ESPYS are full of NFL players. Cast your votes today. Best Athlete, Men’s Sports • Tom Brady makes the cut Best NFL Player • Brady, Rodgers, Donald or Henry? Best Team • Can Tampa Bay take the title? Best Play • Murray and Metcalf magic Best Breakthrough Athlete • Herbert […]

For Dodgers, back in front of full Houston stadium, Astros scandal still lingers: ‘It’ll always be something weird there’

“It’ll always be something weird there,” Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes said in his pregame videoconference with the media. “Those games were important to us, obviously. I know it’s a while ago, but I don’t know, there’s something weird there. It’s different coming back. You just wanna beat these guys. That’s what we’ll go out there […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Saturday

Here are Saturday’s top streaming options, focusing on players rostered in fewer than 50% of ESPN leagues. Huascar Ynoa (R), rostered in 30% of ESPN leagues, Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs: Ynoa fired five scoreless frames against Washington in his first start of the season, and he followed that up with six innings of one-run […]

Is New York Yankees rotation after Gerrit Cole reliable enough?

Early on in his start Monday night against the Toronto Blue Jays on a clear evening in Dunedin, Florida, New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole was fighting to get in a good groove. He allowed a run in the first inning on two opposite-field ground-ball singles and an infield groundout, but it was more the […]

Zack Greinke hopes Houston Astros’ wins will silence fans’ boos

Zack Greinke helped the Houston Astros hush an unwelcoming crowd in Oakland on Thursday night and said he hopes the team can silence some of the haters by continuing to win. Greinke pitched six shutout innings, Michael Brantley and Alex Bregman homered back-to-back in the eighth, and the Astros beat the reigning American League West […]

Oakland Athletics place Trevor Rosenthal, Mike Fiers on 10-day IL

The Athletics also announced that right-hander Mike Fiers had been placed on the 10-day IL. Rosenthal joined the Athletics this offseason on a one-year, $11 million contract, with sources telling ESPN’s Jeff Passan at the time that the right-hander chose the higher annual salary and save opportunities over other multiyear options. Rosenthal, 30, was 1-0 […]

Texas Rangers deal SS Elvis Andrus to Oakland Athletics for slugger Khris Davis

The Oakland Athletics have acquired shortstop Elvis Andrus and another player from the Texas Rangers for designated hitter Khris Davis and a pair of prospects, the teams announced Saturday. The A’s will also receive $13.5 million, sources confirmed to ESPN, and minor league catcher Aramis Garcia in the deal. Catcher Jonah Heim and right-hander Dane […]

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