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Rotoworld:
09.14: Brendan Rodgers ripped a two-run home run Tuesday as the Rockies downed
MVP?
Rotoworld:
09.15... Salvador Perez went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and an RBI single in Tuesday's 10-7 win over the A's.
Spin:
The Royals could have easily, easily given up on this one after falling
behind 6-0 heading into the bottom of the third inning. Instead, they
fought their way through the big deficit to ultimately take the lead on
Perez's three-run home run in the sixth inning. The All-Star backstop's
huge blast put his crew out in front with an 8-7 lead which they would
not relinquish before game's end. On the whole this season, the All-Star
slugger is slashing .275/.316/.542 with 43 home runs and 109 RBI over
the course of 143 games played. Just a fantastic overall season for the
31-year-old catcher.
He handles the interview part flawlessly.
https://nypost.com/2021/09/15/yankees-gleyber-torres-makes-another-error-after-move-to-second/
A rough second half. 9.39 ERA, three losses, including last night, in his last eight games. Back in May, his seventh win tied him for the league lead. Or if it didn't, it put close.
2021 line is painful to watch. The BABIP is brutal but so is the walk rate. The K rate is more like his first two seasons rather than his two great seasons. Probably related to a previous shoulder injury. The question remains what happens next year. Buying opportunity in roto or still too hyped to be a great bargain?
September 14, 2021
Pittsburgh Pirates – David Bednar hit the IL tonight with a right oblique strain. Chris Stratton should get the bulk of the save chances for the remainder of the season, as it would be foolish for Bednar to pitch again in 2021.
Updated hierarchy: *Stratton | Shreve | Kuhl.
*=closer-by-committee
Givens has been scored on in only 2 out of 17 appearances and one of those was 3 Runs in 1/3 of an inning when they were already trailing and he hadn't pitched in a week( a loooooooong time for a reliever to go without work).
Desparation signing by Padres ... https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/09/padres-sign-ross-detwiler-to-major-league-contract.html
It feels like after the 2021 earnings formulae are determined, his 2021 earnings will be even higher ... 45 SBs! GOLD!
09.14... Jesse Winker (intercostal) has been cleared to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Louisville.
Spin: Winker has been sidelined for about a month with an intercostal strain, but he's finally ready to get back in game action. If all goes well this week, he could return as soon as this weekend against the Dodgers. That's big as the Reds attempt to secure the second Wild Card spot in the National League. Fantasy managers should be pretty happy too.
The Chihuahuas released right-handed pitcher Brett Kennedy.
Kennedy, 27, was drafted by the Padres in the 11th round in 2015, out of Fordham University. Kennedy moved up through the system and reached the big leagues in 2018, when he appeared in six games. This season, Kennedy has pitched primarily for El Paso and struggled mightily. In 13 games (10 starts) for El Paso, Kennedy pitched to a 10.35 ERA, allowing a staggering 46 earned runs in 40 innings.
The Chihuahuas released veteran infielder Nick Tanielu.
Tanielu, 29, signed with the Padres as a minor league free agent prior to the 2021 season. The former Ranger farmhand hit .233/.299/.415 with 14 homers and 42 RBI in 88 games for the Chihuahuas.
sets ML record in the expansion era for hit batters in a season now 23 and counting
Ninety-seven pitches after eight. The hit came in the fifth.
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Yesterday's Top Performers
Pitchers:
Alek Manoah* (TOR): 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 10 K, 90 GmSc
Sandy Alcantara* (MIA): 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 7 K, 87 GmSc
Adam Wainwright (STL): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 4 K, 65 GmSc
Logan Gilbert (SEA): 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 9 K, 62 GmSc
Paolo Espino (WSN): 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 6 K, 59 GmSc
View All of Yesterday's Pitchers at Baseball-Reference.com
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Peter claimed him in the September draft in the XFL on Sunday night (with the 7th pick). I thought, "Siri? Are you serious?" then looked him up. With money to spare (Peter was almost tapped out), I claimed him in the ADL on Monday.
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Yesterday's Top Performers
Batters:
Jose Siri* (HOU): 4-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R
Yordan Álvarez* (HOU): 2-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R
Mitch Haniger* (SEA): 4-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Teoscar Hernandez (TOR): 5-5, 2 R
Paul Goldschmidt (STL): 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB
Evan Longoria (SFG): 2-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R
Miguel Sano (MIN): 3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Justin Turner (LAD): 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Alex Bregman (HOU): 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Jose Altuve (HOU): 2-3, 2 RBI, 3 R
View All of Yesterday's Batters at Baseball-Reference.com
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That's now back-to-back three-hit performances by Grichuk, pushing his slash line in September to .419/.472/.613 through 13 contests. The entire Toronto offense seems to be locked in all at once as the team pushes for a playoff spot, making even lesser names like Grichuk must-starts in most fantasy formats.
He took over the major-league home run lead with an absolute missile, hooking an Adam Conley pitch just over the wall in the left-field corner on a line drive that left the yard in an incredible 3.3 seconds. Guerrero not only has 45 homers, one ahead of Shohei Ohtani, he also leads the American League in batting average at .318 -- leaving him just four RBI behind Jose Abreu for a potential Triple Crown. As an added bonus, he also leads all of MLB with 114 runs.
He took Ryan Yarbrough deep in the fifth inning, giving the Jays a 5-0 lead at the time. Bichette has a six-game hit streak going during which he's slashing .423/.444/.769 with three of his 24 homers on the year -- a blistering pace to be sure, but merely above average on a Toronto squad that as a team boasts a ridiculous 1.044 OPS in September.
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The game continued for another five innings after Freddy and Wily departed.
Yesterday's Top Performers
Pitchers:
Jordan Lyles* (TEX): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 7 K, 77 GmSc
Freddy Peralta* (MIL): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 9 K, 77 GmSc
Wily Peralta (DET): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K, 71 GmSc
Jose Berrios (TOR): 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 4 K, 69 GmSc
Triston McKenzie (CLE): 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 7 K, 68 GmSc
View All of Yesterday's Pitchers at Baseball-Reference.com
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