Week 24 in fantasy baseball centers on hot hitters and smart waiver plays. Nimmo rides a long hit streak and high-four-bag power; Gilbert mashes in SF with a late-season surge that boosts his value in many leagues. Matos has ignited the Giants since returning, flashing power and a strong contact rate. Swanson and Wells supply middle-infield and catcher depth, while Peraza brings speed, making the week ripe for strategic adds.

Monasterio’s streak looks fragile if Joey Ortiz returns, but his multi-position eligibility keeps him relevant in deeper formats. Target these names on the wire or in DFS: Nimmo, Gilbert, Matos, Swanson, Wells, Peraza, and Monasterio, with Matos and Nimmo likely the safest bets for Week 24.

Shane Bieber’s Rogers Centre debut for Toronto sparked playoff intensity amid a sold-out crowd, but Milwaukee spoiled the night 7-2 in a potential World Series preview. Bieber worked 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits with six strikeouts, opening strong by fanning the first three batters. Andruw Monasterio blasted a sixth‑inning homer off Bieber, tightening the game as Toronto’s offense stalled. A Black Cloud game feel lingered as Daulton Varsho left shaken after being hit by a 96.9 mph sinker, though X‑rays came back negative. Toronto’s rotation, including Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt, remains a talking point as the Jays look to deepen a breakneck, high-stakes stretch.

The atmosphere, the roof‑open dynamics, and Bieber’s adjustment to Rogers Centre’s weather quirks were central off-field storylines, while Schneider praised Bieber’s poise and the club’s growing bullpen cohesion. The weekend showdown between league‑leading teams continues Saturday with Game 2, underscoring how this game served as a microcosm of October baseball: elite arms, timely hitting, and the unpredictable theater of a postseason‑leaning crowd.

For fantasy studs, Bieber’s line remains encouraging—quality innings with strikeouts and run prevention, even in a loss—while Monasterio’s power flash for Milwaukee signals the Brewers’ ability to disrupt, and Varsho’s health update adds a note of caution for Jays’ lineups. This game’s echoes will resonate as teams square off again in a high-leverage, early-September sprint.

Shane Bieber’s Toronto debut was sturdy but the Jays dropped a 7-2 decision to Milwaukee. He worked 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits with six strikeouts, mixing four-seamers, sliders, changeups and cutters after Tommy John surgery. Dalton Varsho left with a pinkie injury, adding a wrinkle to Toronto’s lineup as they chase a postseason spot. Andruw Monasterio and Brice Turang supplied the Brewers’ offense, while Toronto’s bullpen struggled after Bieber exited.

Fantasy takeaway: Bieber’s health and workload will shape his rest-of-season value, especially with the Jays’ playoff push and Varsho’s status in question. Monasterio and Turang’s early-execution night underscores Brewers’ depth, while Toronto will lean on Bieber to anchor a late-season run and rotate in alternatives as Varsho recovers.

Milwaukee routed Toronto 7-2 behind a five-run sixth that started with Andruw Monasterio’s solo shot and was capped by Isaac Collins’ two-run double. Freddy Peralta dazzled for six innings, one hit with eight Ks, and the bullpen finished it off. Toronto’s offense briefly flickered as Davis Schneider produced a seventh-inning two-run single, but the Jays bullpen surrendered the decisive runs. Up next: Gausman vs Priester. Fantasy angle centers on Monasterio, Collins, and Yelich stepping up in the Brewers’ order, with Peralta anchoring a strong pitching slate.