Next Level Matchup

Matthew Berry and Cassidy Hubbarth go Next Level to discuss Brandon Beachy's fantasy value the rest of the season and pitchers to stream this weekend.

FanGraphs: Brandon Beachy's risky approach

Brandon Beachy is trying a new approach, and it's working exceptionally well, as he leads starting pitchers in ERA. But there's one red flag: Pitchers who induce few swing-and-misses don't tend to sustain success, and Beachy may be no different.

SNB Preview

The Sunday night broadcast on ESPN pits the Nationals against Braves in Atlanta at 8 p.m. ET, and features two of the hottest pitchers in baseball: Gio Gonzalez and Brandon Beachy.

Runs could be scarce in Nats-Braves series finale

The Talented Mr. Roto: Highs and Lows

Matthew Berry on 10 players he liked more or less than the rest of the gang in ESPN Fantasy mid-May re-rankings.

Reds' Keystone Combo Blasts Beachy

From Elias: Brandon Phillips hit a pair of home runs and Zack Cozart homered once as the Reds defeated Brandon Beachy and the Braves, 4-3. Beachy retained the NL lead in earned run average despite an increase from 1.33 to 1.77 in the loss. But he allowed as many home runs on Tuesday night as he had in his previous 17 starts combined, dating back to last August.

Marlins Get Beachy-ed

From Elias: Brandon Beachy improved his won-lost record to 5-1 and lowered his ERA to a major-league low 1.33 in his shutout against the Marlins on Thursday. Only two other Braves pitchers have had an ERA under 1.50 in their first eight starts of a season since the team moved to Atlanta: Greg Maddux in 1994 (1.13) and Buzz Capra in 1974 (1.06). Each of those pitchers led the major leagues in ERA in those seasons.

MLB - How they Won (Beachy)

Brandon Beachy threw first pitch strikes to just 12 of 32 hitters (37.5 percent), the lowest percentage in a start in his career. Despite this, he went to a 3-ball count in just one plate appearance, and Marlins hitters were 1 for 20 in at-bats which started with a first pitch ball.

MLB - Beachy Joins Hudson, Maddux, Glavine