Beltran, whose 16 career postseason home runs are an MLB record, never got the chance to swing for the fence. Kolten Wong, who pinch ran for Allen Craig after the hobbled pinch hitter singled to lead off the inning, was picked off by Red Sox closer Koji Uehara to end the game and seal the a 4-2 Boston victory in St. Louis.
At this point in the season, most of the MLB storylines revolve around the pennant race but a star rookie on one of the worst teams in baseball also deserves your attention, at least for one night.
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This week’s top fantasy baseball pitcher streaming and daily fantasy sleeper picks, matchup dates (especially weekend series matchups) subject to change. Monday, August 12: Wade Davis vs. MIA: Davis has settled down of late, putting up a 2.40 ERA and 12 K over his last 15 IP. He’s faced Miami once before, allowing just one
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This week’s waiver wire is very pitcher heavy with many a young arm shining with four months of baseball under their belt. Let’s take a look at baseball’s up-and-coming pitchers and one aging, soon-to-be-suspended third baseman. Jarred Cosart (10%): Cosart has been nothing short of stellar since being called up by the Astros, putting up
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It’s trade week in baseball which means by Thursday all of us will have plenty of new waiver wire targets to look at. With every trade comes an opportunity for a young player to step into a featured role. Today, the only person getting a trade bump is Jose Cisnero, the new default closer for
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It’s a short week with just one weekend series per team but that doesn’t mean we can’t find some great pitcher streaming picks to help out your pitching line for the week. With the extra rest, most teams are throwing their best guys first so this is a shortened list—but there are plenty a hidden
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Bill Petti of fangraphs.com recently released his monthly Velocity Decline Trends for the month of June. He compiled a sizable list of starting and relief pitchers that have lost at least one mph on their fastball since June of 2012. Petti explains: “pitchers who experience at least a one mph drop in their four-seam fastball velocity in a month
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