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| POSITIONS | TOP TIER | MID TIER | VALUE TIER |
| PITCHERS | Framber Valdez - $45 | Joe Musgrove - $45 | Adrian Houser - $34 |
| HITTERS | Austin Riley - $23 | Jonathan India - $18 | Jonathan Schoop- $10 |
| HITTERS | Freddie Freeman - $21 | Nick Castellanos - $20 | Ryan McMahon - $12 |
FD | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | Framber Valdez | Joe Musgrove | Adrian Houser |
| Hitters | Austin Riley | Jonathan India | Ty France |
| Hitters | Nick Castellanos | Mookie Betts | Jonathan Schoop |
DK | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | Framber Valdez | Joe Musgrove | Adrian Houser |
| Hitters | Austin Riley | Jonathan India | Adam Duvall |
| Hitters | Freddie Freeman | Nick Castellanos | AJ Pollock |
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Max Muncy went 1-for-4 and swatted a solo home run on Sunday afternoon as the Athletics defeated the Orioles.
Muncy capped off the scoring in the ballgame with a 431-foot (104.7 mph EV) solo shot off of Bryan Baker in the eighth inning. That was his only hit in four at-bats on the afternoon. For the season, the 22-year-old rookie infielder is slashing a disappointing .188/.216/.341 with three homers and eight RBI in his first 88 plate appearances with the A’s.
Jacob Lopez pitched well in a no-decision against the Orioles on Sunday afternoon, allowing just one unearned run on four hits over four innings.
The 27-year-old left-hander racked up five strikeouts on the afternoon while issuing a pair of free passes. The only run that the Orioles scored in the contest came on a pickoff error in the second inning. Lopez needed 91 pitches to get through four innings though, which caused the A’s to go to their bullpen in the fifth inning and cost Lopez a shot at a victory. He got 13 swings and misses on the afternoon — seven of those on his slider — while posting a CSW of 32 percent. Lopez now sports a 6.00 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and a 31/12 K/BB ratio over 24 innings on the season. He’ll do battle against the Royals his next time out in Kansas City on Saturday.
Michael Kopech tossed a scoreless ninth inning against the Cardinals on Sunday.
It wasn’t a save situation because the Dodgers led by four runs, but Kopech finished the game for Los Angeles with Kirby Yates pitching in the seventh inning and Tanner Scott in the eighth inning. Does this mean Kopech is the closer now? Well, maybe, but at the very least he’s firmly in the mix for saves, which muddies the situation for all three relievers.
Jeff McNeil homered twice, doubled and knocked in four runs Sunday in the Mets’ 13-5 takedown of the Rockies.
McNeil has hit three of his six homers the last two days. His exit velocity numbers aren’t any better than usual this year, but he’s pulling the ball more frequently and also striking out less than ever. It’s led to an excellent .257/.355/.533 line so far. That .276 isolated slugging percentage is more than twice as high as his .125 mark over the previous three years. Alas, while things are definitely looking up here, McNeil unfortunately does not have any games remaining against the Rockies.
Tylor Megill picked up a win at Coors Field by allowing two runs in five innings against the Rockies on Sunday.
While Mets hitters were combining to hit six homers, Megill allowed none to Colorado. He’s surrendered just five in 64 2/3 innings on the season. Throw in the outstanding 30% strikeout rate, and it’s kind of surprising he’s not doing better than a 3.76 ERA. Alas, it’d held him back that he has far weaker numbers with men on base than with the bases empty. He remains a fair mixed-league play anyway, and he’ll get the Rays next.
Paul Blackburn picked up his first career save by allowing three runs over four innings in Sunday’s blowout of the Rockies.
The smart ballclub let one pitcher throw four innings to finish the 13-5 game today. The other wasted four of its five best relievers. Poor Victor Vodnik, who has already missed six weeks with shoulder inflammation this season, made 36 pitches over two innings after having already pitched Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Blackburn might be good for a couple of more saves like this over the course of the year. There’s the chance he’ll be needed in the rotation at some point, but with Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea on the way back, the Mets would prefer that not be the case.