5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For June 25th
Each week we'll be providing you with insight into the best (and worst) baseball players to play in your fantasy baseball league.
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Each week we'll be providing you with insight into the best (and worst) baseball players to play in your fantasy baseball league.
Monday night, the San Francisco Giants come home to host their arch rivals, the hated Los Angeles Dodgers, at AT&T Park.
Ryan Vogelsong (6-3) gave up three runs and seven hits over seven innings, walked none and struck out six in his first regular-season start against the Angels.
Tommy Milone pitched a three-hitter for his first career complete game, Yoenis Cespedes had two hits and an RBI in his return to the Oakland lineup and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday night.
Lew Wolff said he is frustrated but will let Major League Baseball take its course regarding a possible move to San Jose.
Eight days ago Brandon Belt was hitting .224, shaking his head after most at-bats and working tirelessly before batting practice to try to level out his swing.
Los Angeles battered Barry Zito (5-5) for eight runs on nine hits in just 3 1-3 innings, starting with Albert Pujols' first-inning homer before the pitcher had recorded an out.
Brandon McCarthy showed no signs of an ailing shoulder in seven impressive innings, winning his third straight start and sixth consecutive decision to lead the Oakland Athletics past the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 on Tuesday night.
Less than a week after tossing the first perfect game in San Francisco Giants history, Matt Cain pitched a series of jokes on The Late Show With David Letterman Monday.
Ryan Theriot had three hits and drove in two runs for the Giants, who rewarded Matt Cain (9-2) for his resilience in his first start since throwing the 22nd perfect game in major league history against Houston last Wednesday.
Players are dropping like flies this week. One of my teams lost Alex Avila, Drew Stubbs, Brandon Beachy and Brandon Morrow to injury. I'm going to stash all four of those players, but some won't have the luxury to do so – here are some players worth an add if you need to fill in for an injury.
Casper Wells and Jesus Montero greeted Lincecum with long first-inning home runs, Franklin Gutierrez's infield single in the sixth gave Seattle the lead for good and the Mariners snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-4 win over the San Francisco Giants.
Brandon Moss homered in his fourth consecutive game, Travis Blackley earned his first victory in nearly eight years and the Oakland Athletics beat the San Diego Padres 10-2 on Friday night to extend their longest winning streak of the season.
The San Francisco Giants opened a three-game interleague series with a 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
Manny Ramirez is a free agent again after he asked the Oakland Athletics to release him and the team granted his request on Friday.
Maligned for a disappointing 2-7 start to the season in San Francisco, Tim Lincecum is still beloved in Seattle from his high school days at suburban Liberty High to his college career across town at Washington.
Huff sprained his right knee while trying to jump over the dugout railing and join the postgame celebration of Matt Cain's perfect game Wednesday night.
Jarrod Parker allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings and Brandon Moss drove in three runs, helping the Oakland Athletics beat the slumping Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Thursday.
Matt Cain pitched the 22nd perfect game in major league history and first for the Giants on Wednesday night, striking out a career-high 14 batters and getting help from two running catches to beat the Houston Astros 10-0.
Brandon Inge hit a go-ahead two-run double during a three-run ninth inning, and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8 Wednesday night.
Madison Bumgarner had a season-high 12 strikeouts and hit his first major league home run to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
Bartolo Colon settled down after a rough start to pitch effectively for five innings, Brandon Moss hit two home runs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Tuesday night.
The Giants have no plans to rest struggling right-hander Tim Lincecum or send him to the bullpen to work out his problems.
The free agent wires get barer and barer as the season progresses. That makes every move at this point of the season more and more important. Make sure you're the one grabbing the right guy off the scrap heap, not putting the big get back onto the waiver wire.
Joe Saunders held Oakland to one earned run over six innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to a season-long five games with a 4-3 victory over the Athletics on Sunday.
