New York’s torpedo bats lit up Rays pitching in a historic 13-3 rout, tying a franchise record with nine homers in a single game and coming just one shy of MLB’s 10-homer mark set earlier this year. Three of the nine came in the first inning as Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton all went deep off Shane Baz after a rain delay at Steinbrenner Field, with Judge notching his 40th of the season.

午後 Bellinger and Stanton added later blasts, while Jazz Chisholm Jr., Ben Rice and Jose Caballero contributed. Caballero hit his second homer in the ninth to seal the milestone. Across MLB history there have been only a handful of nine-homer games, and the Yankees now own half of those instances. They also sit atop MLB in homers with 204, ahead of the Dodgers’ 187, underscoring a power surge that has reshaped expectations despite sitting five games behind Toronto in the AL East.

Manager Aaron Boone’s involvement in those nine-homer games is a talking point, and the club’s power burst followed a weather-driven start to the day. While the Blue Jays hold the division lead, the Yankees have shown signs of turning a brutal stretch around, winning five of six. The lingering question for fantasy players: which Yankee bats—Judge, Bellinger, Stanton, Caballero, and Chisholm Jr.—are best positioned to sustain this pace the rest of the season?

This game reinforces the Yankees’ upside when the lineup is firing. It also highlights the depth behind the big three, with Caballero delivering a second homer and Chisholm Jr. contributing despite unconventional rosters. For fantasy managers, October potential already feels tangible, even as the division race tightens.

San Diego snapped a four-game slide behind Nick Pivetta’s six innings of stingy work, a 5-1 win at Petco Park that showcased the Padres’ balanced attack and late-inning bullpen work. A leadoff homer by Jung Hoo Lee gave the Giants a quick early edge, but Pivetta quieted the opposing lineup and piled up 10 strikeouts, allowing just three hits and two walks. San Diego answered in the first, knotting the game on an RBI-groundout from Manny Machado after Fernando Tatis Jr. reached on an error. The Padres pulled away in the fourth as Iglesias delivered a go-ahead single, then Machado’ double set the stage for O’Hearn’s RBI knock and a subsequent scoring sequence that extended the lead to 4-1. Arraez contributed, and Diaz and Tatis Jr. added key moments to seal the 5-1 win.

Machado and O’Hearn paced the offense with two hits apiece, scoring a run and driving in a run apiece. The lineup depth was on display as multiple Padres recorded hits, with the bullpen of Morejon, Adam and Suarez closing it out by surrendering only a single hit while striking out two. For fantasy gamers, the performance solidifies Machado as a steady fantasy asset and elevates O’Hearn to everyday-at-bat status, while Pivetta’s high strikeout upside makes him a viable streaming option in favorable matchups. The Padres now look ahead to a rematch with the Giants in the next game, aiming to keep the momentum rolling.

Kai-Wei Teng faces a tough assignment in San Diego as the Giants take on Nick Pivetta and the Padres at Petco Park. Teng owns a 9.90 ERA and 5.52 FIP through 10 innings, with eight strikeouts and eight walks, and his last start vs San Diego was brutal (seven runs, six earned in 1 2/3). Pivetta counters with a 2.87 ERA, 3.27 FIP, and 144 strikeouts in 141.1 innings; in his most recent outing he allowed one run on three hits with five Ks over six frames. This game leans toward pitching mastery, but Teng must limit free passes and avoid the big inning if he’s to keep fantasy managers hope alive against a Padres lineup that can punish mistakes.

The 6:40 p.m. PT start in Petco Park features regional and national coverage (NBCS Bay Area and MLB Network) with radio on KNBR and KSFN. At 61-64, the Giants visit the 69-56 Padres in a late-season showdown with real implications for both teams’ rotations and bullpens. For fantasy players, Pivetta is the solid cash-game staple, while Teng represents a high-variance dart throw whose upside depends on command and a cleaner bounce-back start.

In short, this duel screams volatility but also upside for those willing to ride the pitcher who minimizes walks and avoids the plate-damaging mistake. Expect Pivetta to carry a reliable floor with strikeout potential, while Teng will need to redirect his control to deliver a surprise quality outing and a favorable fantasy result in a game that could tilt on a single inning.

Padres swept by Dodgers in a three-game weekend set at Dodger Stadium, two games decided by a single run and the middle contest a 6-0 Dodgers win. San Diego now shifts three games to Petco Park with a chance for redemption and to regain ground in the NL West, where they sit one game back of Los Angeles.

Fernando Tatís Jr. delivered a 3-for-11 line with two walks in the series, yet acknowledged the Padres didn’t play their best, citing untimely hits, costly baserunning decisions and too many strikeouts. Despite the skid, Tatís Jr. remains adamant: they’ll face the Dodgers again, there’s plenty of baseball left, and this roster can m—anything.

The Padres have dropped four in a row since opening against the Giants, heading into a three-game home stand with the division rival. The mood is a mix of frustration over execution and belief in the talent to flip the script soon, especially with the coming head-to-head stretch against a familiar foe.

Padres host Giants at Petco Park with Nick Pivetta taking the mound after a season of elite strikeouts and solid run prevention, while Kai-Wei Teng looks to rebound from a rough prior start against San Diego. The night opened with a three-homer charge from the San Francisco lineup—Heliot Ramos, Rafael Devers, and Wilmer Flores—spotting the Giants an early cushion that San Diego could not fully erase. The betting edge leans toward the home club, who combine recent August splits against righties with a favorable park factor that boosts their lineup’s upside in fantasy lineups and daily bets.

Fantasy angles center on Pivetta’s high strikeout ceiling (7+ Ks in six of his last eight) and Teng’s shaky form, which could yield a short leash if the innings slip again. The Padres’ offense has shown life at home and against right-handed pitching, while the Giants’ reverse splits and early power provide potential for sneaky fantasy value from Ramos, Devers, and Flores if they stay hot. The Padres are favored to win, with the -1.5 line offering a slate-ready avenue for stacking Padres bats alongside Pivetta’s punchouts.

In DFS and betting terms, target Pivetta for strikeouts and a probably clean line, and consider Padres stacks if you expect Teng to yield loud hits early. Watch for late bullpen leverage and park-driven runs, which can swing a tight game in either direction. The Padres' home prowess and San Francisco’s occasional fatigue in this venue favor a smoother Padres win and a higher-probability pass for the -1.5 play.