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MLB Playoffs ALCS: Verlander overpowers A’s in Detroit’s 3-1 win

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Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers throws a pitch against the Oakland Athletics during Game One of the American League Divisional Series at Comerica Park on October 6, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (October 5, 2012 – Source: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images North America) DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander threw a fastball that caught a bit [...]

MLB: AL Roundup – White Sox beat Twins 5-3

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Francisco Liriano #58 of the Chicago White Sox delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning on September 15, 2012 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (September 14, 2012 – Source: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images North America) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Francisco Liriano took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Paul Konerko homered and [...]

MLB: AL Roundup – White Sox beat Tigers 6-1

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Starting pitcher Jose Quintana #62 of the Chicago White Sox tags out Austin Jackson #14 of the Detroit Tigers after Jackson was caught in a run down while trying to steal second base during the first inning at U.S. Cellular Field on September 10, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. (September 9, 2012 – Source: Brian Kersey/Getty [...]

MLB: AL Roundup – Orioles beat the White Sox 5-3

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Starting pitcher Zach Britton #53 of the Baltimore Orioles throws to a Chicago White Sox batter during the first inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 30, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. (August 29, 2012 – Source: Rob Carr/Getty Images North America) BALTIMORE (AP) — Zach Britton struck out a career-high 10 in eight [...]

Fantasy Baseball Week 18 (8/6-8/12)

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Division Leaders Heading into All-Star Break
AL East – New York Yankees
AL Central – Chicago White Sox

AL West – Texas Rangers
AL Wildcard -Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics

NL East - Washington Nationals
NL Central – Cincinnati Reds
NL West – San Francisco Giants
NL Wildcard – Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves

Daily Starting Lineups
Daily Baseball Data
MLB Depth Charts
Baseball Monster


Pitching Probables

August 6
August 7
August 8
August 9
August 10

August 11
August 12

Can’t decide which utility player to use?  Don’t know which relief pitcher to leave in?  Did your player recently get injured and now you don’t know if you should hold onto him or use the waiver wire?  If you have ANY roster questions, don’t hesitate to leave a comment!

Teams Playing 7 Games This Week:
Schedule info courtesy of Baseball Monster

Team Games Home Away Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
ARI 7 3 4 @PIT @PIT @PIT @PIT WAS WAS WAS
BAL 7 7 0 SEA SEA SEA KC KC KC KC
BOS 7 3 4 TEX TEX TEX @CLE @CLE @CLE @CLE
CHC 7 4 3 @SD @SD @SD CIN CIN CIN CIN
CIN 7 0 7 @MIL @MIL @MIL @CHC @CHC @CHC @CHC
CLE 7 7 0 MIN MIN MIN BOS BOS BOS BOS
DET 7 4 3 NYY NYY NYY NYY @TEX @TEX @TEX
HOU 7 7 0 WAS WAS WAS WAS MIL MIL MIL
KC 7 0 7 @CHW @CHW @CHW @BAL @BAL @BAL @BAL
NYY 7 0 7 @DET @DET @DET @DET @TOR @TOR @TOR
PIT 7 7 0 ARI ARI ARI ARI SD SD SD
SF 7 3 4 @STL @STL @STL @STL COL COL COL
STL 7 4 3 SF SF SF SF @PHI @PHI @PHI
WAS 7 0 7 @HOU @HOU @HOU @HOU @ARI @ARI @ARI

 

  • The Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, and Pittsburgh Pirates play all 7 games at home this week.
    • The Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, and Philadelphia Phillies play all 6 games at home this week.
  • The Cincinatti Reds, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees and Washington Nationals play all 7 games on the road this week.
      • The Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies and Seattle Mariners play all 6 games on the road this week.

Two Start Pitchers
For a break down of each pitcher, check out Fantasy Alarm post

Starting Pitcher First Start Second Start
Arroyo, Bronson SP CIN @ MIL @ CHC
Bedard, Erik SP PIT vs. ARI vs. SD
Britton, Zach SP BAL vs. SEA vs. KC
Cain, Matt SP SF @ STL vs. COL
Capuano, Chris SP LAD vs. COL @ MIA
Chen, Bruce SP KC @ CHW @ BAL
Cook, Aaron SP BOS vs. TEX @ CLE
Corbin, Patrick SP ARI @ PIT vs. WAS
Cueto, Johnny SP CIN @ MIL @ CHC
Darvish, Yu SP TEX @ BOS vs. DET
Detwiler, Ross SP WAS @ HOU @ ARI
Diamond, Scott SP MIN @ CLE vs. TB
Gallardo, Yovani SP MIL vs. CIN @ HOU
Garza, Matt SP CHC @ SD vs. CIN
Hughes, Phil SP NYY @ DET @ TOR
Jackson, Edwin SP WAS @ HOU @ ARI
Karstens, Jeff SP PIT vs. ARI vs. SD
Keuchel, Dallas P HOU vs. WAS vs. MIL
Kluber, Corey RP CLE vs. MIN vs. BOS
LeBlanc, Wade SP MIA @ NYM vs. LAD
Lester, Jon SP BOS vs. TEX @ CLE
Lyles, Jordan SP HOU vs. WAS vs. MIL
Lynn, Lance RP STL vs. SF @ PHI
McAllister, Zach SP CLE vs. MIN vs. BOS
Mendoza, Luis RP KC @ CHW @ BAL
Miley, Wade SP ARI @ PIT vs. WAS
Niese, Jonathon SP NYM vs. MIA vs. ATL
Nova, Ivan SP NYY @ DET @ TOR
Parker, Jarrod SP OAK vs. LAA @ CHW
Pomeranz, Drew SP COL @ LAD @ SF
Porcello, Rick SP DET vs. NYY @ TEX
Sanchez, Jonathan SP COL @ LAD @ SF
Sheets, Ben SP ATL @ PHI @ NYM
Shields, James SP TB vs. TOR @ MIN
Stults, Eric RP SD vs. CHC @ PIT
Tillman, Chris SP BAL vs. SEA vs. KC
Vargas, Jason SP SEA @ BAL @ LAA
Verlander, Justin SP DET vs. NYY @ TEX
Villanueva, Carlos SP TOR @ TB vs. NYY
Weaver, Jered SP LAA @ OAK vs. SEA
Westbrook, Jake SP STL vs. SF @ PHI
Wood, Travis SP CHC @ SD vs. CIN
Worley, Vance SP PHI vs. ATL vs. STL
Zito, Barry SP SF @ STL vs. COL

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Fantasy Baseball Week 18 (8/6-8/12)

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Division Leaders Heading into All-Star Break
AL East – New York Yankees
AL Central – Chicago White Sox

AL West – Texas Rangers
AL Wildcard -Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics

NL East - Washington Nationals
NL Central – Cincinnati Reds
NL West – San Francisco Giants
NL Wildcard – Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves

Daily Starting Lineups
Daily Baseball Data
MLB Depth Charts
Baseball Monster


Pitching Probables

August 6
August 7
August 8
August 9
August 10

August 11
August 12

Can’t decide which utility player to use?  Don’t know which relief pitcher to leave in?  Did your player recently get injured and now you don’t know if you should hold onto him or use the waiver wire?  If you have ANY roster questions, don’t hesitate to leave a comment!

Teams Playing 7 Games This Week:
Schedule info courtesy of Baseball Monster

Team Games Home Away Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
ARI 7 3 4 @PIT @PIT @PIT @PIT WAS WAS WAS
BAL 7 7 0 SEA SEA SEA KC KC KC KC
BOS 7 3 4 TEX TEX TEX @CLE @CLE @CLE @CLE
CHC 7 4 3 @SD @SD @SD CIN CIN CIN CIN
CIN 7 0 7 @MIL @MIL @MIL @CHC @CHC @CHC @CHC
CLE 7 7 0 MIN MIN MIN BOS BOS BOS BOS
DET 7 4 3 NYY NYY NYY NYY @TEX @TEX @TEX
HOU 7 7 0 WAS WAS WAS WAS MIL MIL MIL
KC 7 0 7 @CHW @CHW @CHW @BAL @BAL @BAL @BAL
NYY 7 0 7 @DET @DET @DET @DET @TOR @TOR @TOR
PIT 7 7 0 ARI ARI ARI ARI SD SD SD
SF 7 3 4 @STL @STL @STL @STL COL COL COL
STL 7 4 3 SF SF SF SF @PHI @PHI @PHI
WAS 7 0 7 @HOU @HOU @HOU @HOU @ARI @ARI @ARI

 

  • The Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, and Pittsburgh Pirates play all 7 games at home this week.
    • The Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, and Philadelphia Phillies play all 6 games at home this week.
  • The Cincinatti Reds, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees and Washington Nationals play all 7 games on the road this week.
      • The Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies and Seattle Mariners play all 6 games on the road this week.

Two Start Pitchers
For a break down of each pitcher, check out Fantasy Alarm post

Starting Pitcher First Start Second Start
Arroyo, Bronson SP CIN @ MIL @ CHC
Bedard, Erik SP PIT vs. ARI vs. SD
Britton, Zach SP BAL vs. SEA vs. KC
Cain, Matt SP SF @ STL vs. COL
Capuano, Chris SP LAD vs. COL @ MIA
Chen, Bruce SP KC @ CHW @ BAL
Cook, Aaron SP BOS vs. TEX @ CLE
Corbin, Patrick SP ARI @ PIT vs. WAS
Cueto, Johnny SP CIN @ MIL @ CHC
Darvish, Yu SP TEX @ BOS vs. DET
Detwiler, Ross SP WAS @ HOU @ ARI
Diamond, Scott SP MIN @ CLE vs. TB
Gallardo, Yovani SP MIL vs. CIN @ HOU
Garza, Matt SP CHC @ SD vs. CIN
Hughes, Phil SP NYY @ DET @ TOR
Jackson, Edwin SP WAS @ HOU @ ARI
Karstens, Jeff SP PIT vs. ARI vs. SD
Keuchel, Dallas P HOU vs. WAS vs. MIL
Kluber, Corey RP CLE vs. MIN vs. BOS
LeBlanc, Wade SP MIA @ NYM vs. LAD
Lester, Jon SP BOS vs. TEX @ CLE
Lyles, Jordan SP HOU vs. WAS vs. MIL
Lynn, Lance RP STL vs. SF @ PHI
McAllister, Zach SP CLE vs. MIN vs. BOS
Mendoza, Luis RP KC @ CHW @ BAL
Miley, Wade SP ARI @ PIT vs. WAS
Niese, Jonathon SP NYM vs. MIA vs. ATL
Nova, Ivan SP NYY @ DET @ TOR
Parker, Jarrod SP OAK vs. LAA @ CHW
Pomeranz, Drew SP COL @ LAD @ SF
Porcello, Rick SP DET vs. NYY @ TEX
Sanchez, Jonathan SP COL @ LAD @ SF
Sheets, Ben SP ATL @ PHI @ NYM
Shields, James SP TB vs. TOR @ MIN
Stults, Eric RP SD vs. CHC @ PIT
Tillman, Chris SP BAL vs. SEA vs. KC
Vargas, Jason SP SEA @ BAL @ LAA
Verlander, Justin SP DET vs. NYY @ TEX
Villanueva, Carlos SP TOR @ TB vs. NYY
Weaver, Jered SP LAA @ OAK vs. SEA
Westbrook, Jake SP STL vs. SF @ PHI
Wood, Travis SP CHC @ SD vs. CIN
Worley, Vance SP PHI vs. ATL vs. STL
Zito, Barry SP SF @ STL vs. COL

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MLB: AL Roundup – A’s pound reeling Rangers 12-1

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Jarrod Parker #11 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Texas Rangers at O.co Coliseum on June 4, 2012 in Oakland, California. (June 3, 2012 – Source: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images North America) OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Jarrod Parker held Texas hitless until the eighth inning and Brandon Inge drove in four runs in [...]

Diamondbacks acquire Cahill from Athletics in five-player trade

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Starter Trevor Cahill #53 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on September 27, 2011 in Seattle, Washington. (September 26, 2011 – Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / MLB) — The Arizona Diamondbacks were quiet at the Winter Meetings, but active after landing pitcher Trevor Cahill [...]