Oakland Athletics starter Brett Anderson allowed two runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings of work during a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Anderson struck out three batters while walking one. The 31-year-old has been effective out of the Athletics' rotation this season. He owns a 9-5 record to go along with a 3.79 ERA, 1.29 [...]

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Brett Anderson allowed two hits and two walks over 7 2/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts in a victory against the Los Angeles Angels. He improved to 8-5 while lowering his ERA to 3.92, throwing 63 of his 100 pitches for strikes. Anderson has actually been much better on the road than at home, going 4-2 with a 3.46 ERA and .239 opponent batting average across 54 2/3 innings over nine road starts. He likes to face the Halos, too, as he is 2-0 with 13 2/[...]

We're halfway there in the baseball season, but hopefully your fantasy team is living on more than a prayer. (By Jove, that's terrible. Apologies.)Unless it's a points league, categories are starting to take more precedence at this point. Every hitter on this week's Cut List comes with a list of categories in which a need indicates greater or lesser use for the player to be on your team.Stats are through Friday, June 28. [...]

So we're two and a half months into the season, and a lot of pictures are becoming more clear. Some players have been lost to injury time, plenty are underperforming, and there are of course new faces rising. No matter the situation, it could be time for a roster refresh--but not just the hum-drum obvious waiver wire adds.Throughout the season, you want to get the jump on your competition and sniff out the breakout players before they break out. That's what this list is all about--using some in-[...]

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Brett Anderson allowed two earned runs, seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings in a no-decision on [...]

So we're two months into the season, and a lot of pictures are becoming more clear. Maybe you hitched your wagon to Joey Votto and are in need of a corner infielder? Perhaps you've been riding George Springer to success but are now stuck without your best outfielder for weeks. No matter the situation, it could be time for a roster refresh--but not just the hum-drum obvious waiver wire adds.Throughout the season, you want to get the jump on your competition and sniff out the breakout players befo[...]

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Brett Anderson (oblique) is on track to make his next start on Friday against the Rangers. Anderson was pulled as a precaution in his last outing. The 31-year-old southpaw is 6-4 on the year with a 3.95 ERA, 1.38 [...]

Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin said that starting pitcher Brett Anderson (side) should be OK moving forward after being pulled as a precaution on Saturday with a side/rib issue that he was dealing with this week. The left-hander allowed six hits (one homer) and three earned run while walking two and fanning two in the loss to the Astros in 5 1/3 innings on Saturday before he was pulled. Anderson is 6-4 on the year with a 3.95 ERA, 1.38 [...]

So we're two months into the season, and a lot of pictures are becoming more clear. Maybe you hitched your wagon to Joey Votto and are in need of a corner infielder? Perhaps you've been riding George Springer to success but are now stuck without your best outfielder for weeks. No matter the situation, it could be time for a roster refresh--but not just the hum-drum obvious waiver wire adds.Throughout the season, you want to get the jump on your competition and sniff out the breakout players befo[...]

Oakland Athletics left-handed starting pitcher Brett Anderson allowed just one earned run with five hits and four walks while striking out four batters over 6 1/3 innings in a victory Sunday against the Seattle Mariners, improving to 6-3. He threw 69 of his 110 pitches for strikes while throwing first-pitch strikes to 17 of his 26 batters. It was his first quality start in four outings dating back to a blowout win on May 3 in Pittsburgh. However, he has been an innings eater, lasting at least s[...]