

Houston Astros outfielder Chas McCormick went 3-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs, a stolen base, and three total runs scored in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. He took Corbin Burnes deep in the fifth inning to give the Astros a 4-1 lead. The 29-year-old later smashed another solo shot off Bryan Baker in the bottom of the eighth inning for the second long ball of the game. The 29-year-old had his best game of the season and is now slashing .225/.286/.358 over 133 plate appearances in 2024. McCormick has collected a hit in three of his last five games and can be used as a streamer while swinging a hot bat.



Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto (calf) was removed from Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers with left calf tightness. He injured himself on a sliding stop of a ground ball. The 23-year-old also fouled a ball off his leg earlier in the game. Neto was able to walk off under his power. He went 0-for-1 with a strikeout before exiting. Michael Stefanic replaced him in the fourth inning. The severity of Neto's injury is unknown, and he is considered day-to-day. Stefanic should see an uptick in at-bats with Neto sidelined, but he is not on the fantasy radar after slashing .231/.310/.269 over eight games in 2024.


St. Louis Cardinals infielder Brendan Donovan went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 9-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. He blasted a solo shot off Giants relieve Luke Jackson in the bottom of the seventh inning to put the Cardinals up 8-4. His home run traveled 422 feet with an exit velocity of 107.4 mph. The 27-year-old has now homered in three of his last four games. He is hitting .458 (11-for-24) with three home runs, eight RBI, and three runs scored over his previous five games. Donovan is slashing .262/.329/.415 with eight home runs, 37 RBI, and 34 runs scored in 70 games. Fantasy managers should continue to start Donovan in all league formats while he's on this torrid stretch.


New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge continued his recent power surge in an 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Judge went 1-for-4 with a homer, a walk, and three RBI to help power the Yankees to the win. The veteran's homer was a two-run shot off Atlanta starter Charlie Morton in the first inning, giving the Yankees an early 2-1 lead in the contest. Judge is putting together an MVP-caliber season, hitting .301 with 28 homers, 59 runs, 70 RBI, and five steals over 276 at-bats. He has seven homers over his past 15 games and should be locked into fantasy lineups moving forward.


Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang was a lone bright spot in his team's 6-4 loss to the San Diego Padres on Saturday. Turang went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and a walk, although he was caught stealing twice in the loss. The 24-year-old infielder blasted his second career grand slam off reliever Jhony Brito in the ninth inning to make the game appear closer than it actually was. Turang is enjoying a breakout season, hitting .296 with five homers, 38 runs, 31 RBI, and 26 steals across 257 at-bats.
