Top Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pitchers to Add for April 8: Tylor Megill, Hayden Wesneski, Jose Alvarado and More
Looking at how pitchers fared on April 7 and then looking at the most-added waiver options.
After looking at the top fantasy baseball waiver wire hitter performances, and top waiver wire hitters overall, let's now check out how pitchers fared on Monday, April 7.
We'll cover all pitchers, not just ones who could be waiver wire pickups. I'll also throw in some of the most-dropped pitchers at the end of the story.
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Tigers 6, Yankees 2
Casey Mize moved to 2-0 after striking out six batters over six innings. He allowed a run on four hits and three walks.
Carlos Rodon was the losing pitcher after allowing six runs (five earned) on four hits and three walks over six frames. He did rack up eight strikeouts, but is now 1-2 on the season.
Pirates 8, Cardinals 4
Carmen Mlodzinski earned his first win after striking out six over five innings. He surrendered a run on five hits and two walks.
Thomas Harrington worked the final four frames to claim the save. He gave up three runs on four hits and a walk, while punching out five.
Matthew Liberatore took his first loss after allowing five runs on eight hits over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked none.
Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 2
Jose Berrios earned his first win after tossing seven innings for Toronto. He gave up a run on four hits and three walks, while punching out two.
Richard Fitts took the loss for Boston, which was his second this season. He allowed three runs on six hits and four walks over six innings. Fitts struck out four.
Nationals 6, Dodgers 4
MacKenzie Gore earned his first win after punching out seven over six innings. He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk.
Eduardo Salazar earned a hold and Kyle Finnegan later claimed his fourth save after working around two hits and a walk. Finnegan got the final five outs.
Dustin May took the loss for LA, but pitched pretty well. He allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks, while striking out one.
Mets 2, Marlins 0
Kodai Senga claimed his first win after tossing five scoreless innings. He surrendered five hits and two walks, while striking out four.
Danny Young and Jose Butto earned holds before Ryne Stanek got his first save of the season.
Valente Bellozo took the loss after allowing a run on five hits and two walks over 3 2/3 innings. He struck out two batters, but left the game at 76 pitches already.
Cubs 7, Rangers 0
Justin Steele improved to 3-1 after tossing seven scoreless innings. He allowed three hits and two walks, while striking out eight batters.
Nathan Eovaldi took his first loss after giving up three runs on four hits and two walks over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out four along the way.
Royals 4, Twins 2
Michael Lorenzen earned his first win after tossing six solid innings. He gave up a run on five hits, while striking out three and walking none.
Hunter Harvey and Lucas Erceg earned their third and fourth holds, respectively. Carlos Estevez then picked up his third save despite allowing a run in the ninth inning.
Simeon Woods Richardson took his first loss after allowing four runs on eight hits and four walks over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out six batters.
Orioles 5, Diamondbacks 1
Zach Eflin earned his second win of the season after working the first six frames. He allowed a run on four hits, while striking out one and walking nobody.
Zac Gallen was the losing pitcher after surrendering five runs on seven hits and four walks over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out two batters.
Mariners 4, Astros 3
Logan Gilbert started for Seattle, working 5 2/3 innings and striking out seven. He allowed a run on a hit and two walks.
Trent Thornton earned a hold before Gregory Santos was charged with a blown save. Santos also earned the win and then Andres Munoz worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning to claim his fourth save.
Hayden Wesneski struck out five over seven solid innings. He gave up two runs on three hits and no walks.
Tayler Scott earned a hold, but also was charged with the loss. Bryan Abreu was charged with the blown save after allowing Scott's baserunners to score.
Reds 2, Giants 0
Hunter Greene was the winning pitcher after striking out seven over 8 2/3 scoreless innings. He allowed just four hits and one walk.
Tony Santillan retired the only batter he faced to pick up his first save.
Logan Webb left with a no decision after working seven scoreless innings. He allowed four hits, while striking out 10 and walking none.
Camilo Doval was charged with the loss after giving up two runs in 1/3 of an inning.
Padres 5, Athletics 4
Michael King earned his second win after tossing the first 5 2/3 innings for San Diego. He allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out just two.
Adrian Morejon, Jeremiah Estrada and Jason Adam earned holds before Robert Suarez got his fifth save.
Luis Severino took his second loss after giving up five runs on eight hits over seven innings. He struck out three and didn't walk a batter.
Top Waiver Wire Pitchers
Kansas City's Kris Bubic is the top waiver wire pitcher at the time of publication for a second straight day. He's up 8.09% today.
New York Mets' Tylor Megill was added in 7.89% of leagues. Houston's Wesneski is up 7.18%.
Philadelphia's Jose Alvarado is up 6.48% today. San Francisco's Landen Roupp was added in 5.53% of leagues.
Washington's Mitchell Parker got a 4.82% boost, while Toronto's Chris Bassitt was added in 4.29% of leagues. Detroit's Mize is up 4.15%.
Pittsburgh's Andrew Heaney was added in 3.33% of leagues. Texas' Luke Jackson got another 3.21% boost, while LA Dodgers' May is up 3.16%.
Chicago Cubs' Matthew Boyd is up 3.02% today. Colorado's Kyle Freeland was added in 2.8% of leagues. Tampa Bay's Shane Baz rounds out the 25-player waiver list - he's up 2.58% today.
Most-Dropped Fantasy Pitchers
Houston's Ronel Blanco is the most-dropped pitcher at the time of publication, down 6.2% today.
Detroit's Jackson Jobe was let go in 5.2% of leagues, while Houston's Spencer Arrighetti is down 4.8%. Arrighetti broke his thumb during batting practice on Monday, so he'll be likely headed to the injured list.
Toronto's Jordan Romano is down another 4.8% today. New York Yankees' Will Warren was dropped in 4.2% of leagues.
Cincinnati's Carson Spiers is down 3.8% today, as is San Francisco's Jordan Hicks. New York Mets' David Peterson was dropped in 2.9% of leagues.
Atlanta's AJ Smith-Shawver is down 2.7% today. Milwaukee's Nestor Cortes is down 2.4% after landing on the injured list.
