Top Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pitcher Pickups for March 29: Justin Slaten, Jeffrey Springs, Jose Alvarado, Jose Soriano, MacKenzie Gore and More
Looking at how pitchers fared on March 28 and then looking at the most-added waiver options.
After looking at the top fantasy baseball performances from hitters, along with the top waiver wire options, let's do the same thing for pitchers.
Like we did in yesterday's story, and will all season, we'll cover all pitchers, whether they are rostered in 100% of leagues or 0%.
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Rays 3, Rockies 2
Ryan Pepiot started for Tampa Bay, working the first six innings. He allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk, while striking out eight.
Pete Fairbanks eventually earned the win after working around two walks in a scoreless ninth inning.
Kyle Freeland started for Colorado, striking out seven over six scoreless innings. He allowed just two hits and didn't walk a batter.
Tyler Kinley pitched next and was charged with a blown save. Victor Vodnik eventually took the loss after allowing a walk-off homer.
Blue Jays 8, Orioles 2
Kevin Gausman tossed six innings to earn the win for Toronto. He allowed two runs on three hits and one walk, while punching out four.
Charlie Morton took the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk across 3 1/3 innings. He struck out three batters.
Pirates 4, Marlins 3
Mitch Keller got the win after working six innings for Pittsburgh. He allowed a run on five hits and one walk, while striking out four.
Caleb Ferguson and Ryan Borucki earned holds before David Bednar picked up the save. Bednar allowed two runs in the final frame.
Connor Gillispie was the losing pitcher after working the first five innings for Miami. He gave up four runs (three earned) on four hits and four walks. Gillispie also struck out four batters.
Rangers 4, Red Sox 1
Jack Leiter grabbed the win for Texas after working the first five innings. He allowed a run on five hits and a walk, while punching out four.
Shawn Armstrong, Marc Church, Hoby Milner and Jacob Webb all earned holds for Texas. Luke Jackson bounced back from a tough Opening Day to claim the save.
Tanner Houck took the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits and three walks over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out two batters.
Mets 3, Astros 1
Tylor Megill was the winning pitcher after striking out six over five frames for the Mets. He allowed a run on three hits and one walk.
Reed Garrett, A.J. Minter and Ryne Stanek earned holds before Edwin Diaz claimed his first save.
Hunter Brown took the loss for Houston after pitching the first six frames. He allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks, while punching out seven.
Diamondbacks 8, Cubs 1
Merrill Kelly got the win after pitching the first 5 1/3 innings for Arizona. He allowed a run on three hits and four walks, while punching out just one.
Jameson Taillon took the loss, getting rocked over 4 1/3 innings. He allowed six runs on nine hits. Taillon didn't walk a batter, but only struck out one.
Padres 4, Braves 3
Dylan Cease started for San Diego, but lasted just 4 1/3 innings. He allowed three runs on four hits and two walks, while punching out seven.
Jason Adam eventually earned the win after striking out three in a scoreless frame. Robert Suarez picked up his second save.
Reynaldo Lopez started for Atlanta, working the first five innings. He gave up three runs on nine hits and two walks, while striking out one.
Dylan Lee took the loss after allowing a run in an inning of work.
Athletics 7, Mariners 0
Jeffrey Springs picked up the win for the Athletics after punching out nine over six scoreless innings. He gave up just three hits and one walk.
Luis Castillo was the loser after allowing two runs on three hits and two walks over five frames. He struck out four.
The Mariners' bullpen allowed five runs in the final three innings.
Dodgers 8, Tigers 5 (10 inn.)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto started and struck out 10 batters over five innings for Los Angeles. He allowed two runs on five hits and two walks.
Tanner Scott blew a save after giving up a run in the ninth inning. Luis Garcia got the win after allowing two runs (one earned) in the 10th.
Jack Flaherty started for Detroit, working the first 5 2/3 innings. He allowed two runs on three hits and two walks, while striking out five.
Beau Brieske was charged with a blown save and loss after allowing five runs (four earned) in the 10th. He gave up a walk-off three-run homer to Mookie Betts.
Top Waiver Wire Options
The top waiver wire pitcher of the day is Boston reliever Justin Slaten - he's up 8.43%.
LA Dodgers' Blake Treinen is up 6.58%, while LA Angels' Jose Soriano is up 5.76%. Athletics' Springs got a 5.03% boost.
Texas' Leiter is up 3.59% today, while Chicago White Sox' Sean Burke is up 3.09%. Washington's MacKenzie Gore is up 2.98% after his great start on Opening Day.
Athletics' Luis Severino is up another 2.91% today. Philadelphia reliever Jose Alvarado was added in 2.83% of leagues.
Arizona's Kelly is up 2.72%, while Philly starter Jesus Luzardo is up 2.59%. New York Mets' Griffin Canning got a 2.57% boost, as did Athletics' Osvaldo Bido.
Tampa Bay's Zack Littell is up 2.24% today. San Francisco's Justin Verlander is up 2.1%, while Cincinnati reliever Tony Santillan got a 1.95% boost. NY Mets' Megill is up 1.85%.
