The lead
Thursday, April 23, 2026 stacked high-event games back to back: 18-run shootouts in New York and Denver, a 10-inning walk-off in Chicago, and a one-hitter in San Francisco that still moved the needle for AthX Engine pitching totals. The New York Mets and San Diego Padres led the team fantasy board after 10-8 wins, while Tyler Glasnow and Tanner Scott anchored the mound leaderboard for Los Angeles. We verified the card on MLB.com and ESPN.
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Top team fantasy scores (Thursday, April 23, 2026)
Team fantasy points and runs below are AthX Engine totals for April 23, 2026.
| Rank | Team | AthX team FP | Runs scored-allowed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Mets | 26 | 10-8 | Mets vs Twins |
| 2 | San Diego Padres | 25 | 10-8 | Padres vs Rockies |
| 3 | Chicago Cubs | 24 | 8-7 | Cubs vs Phillies |
| 4 | Atlanta Braves | 23 | 7-2 | Braves vs Nationals |
| 5 | New York Yankees | 21 | 4-2 | Yankees vs Red Sox |
| 6 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 20 | 3-0 | Dodgers vs Giants |
| 7 | Detroit Tigers | 19 | 5-4 | ESPN box: MIL @ DET |
| 8 | Texas Rangers | 18 | 6-1 | ESPN box: PIT @ TEX |
| 9 | Minnesota Twins | 17 | 8-10 | ESPN scoreboard |
| 10 | Colorado Rockies | 16 | 8-10 | ESPN scoreboard |
Top pitchers (AthX Engine, April 23, 2026)
| Rank | Player | Team | AthX pitching FP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Glasnow | Dodgers | 18 | Dodgers vs Giants |
| 2 | Cam Schlittler | Yankees | 17 | Yankees vs Red Sox |
| 3 | JR Ritchie | Braves | 16 | Braves vs Nationals |
| 4 | Javier Assad | Cubs | 15 | Cubs vs Phillies |
| 5 | Tanner Scott | Dodgers | 14 | Dodgers vs Giants |
| 6 | Jacob deGrom | Rangers | 13 | ESPN box: PIT @ TEX |
| 7 | Devin Williams | Mets | 12 | Mets vs Twins |
| 8 | Logan Webb | Giants | 11 | ESPN box: LAD @ SF |
| 9 | Grant Taylor | White Sox | 10 | ESPN box: CHW @ AZ |
| 10 | Brant Hurter | Brewers | 9 | ESPN box: MIL @ DET |
Top hitters (AthX Engine, April 23, 2026)
| Rank | Player | Team | AthX hitting FP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Sheets | Padres | 19 | Padres vs Rockies |
| 2 | Bo Bichette | Mets | 18 | Mets vs Twins |
| 3 | Miguel Andújar | Padres | 16 | Padres vs Rockies |
| 4 | Dansby Swanson | Cubs | 15 | Cubs vs Phillies |
| 5 | Andrew Benintendi | White Sox | 14 | ESPN box: CHW @ AZ |
| 6 | Evan Carter | Rangers | 13 | ESPN box: PIT @ TEX |
| 7 | Corey Seager | Rangers | 12 | ESPN box: PIT @ TEX |
| 8 | Riley Greene | Tigers | 11 | ESPN box: MIL @ DET |
| 9 | Spencer Torkelson | Tigers | 10 | ESPN box: MIL @ DET |
| 10 | James Wood | Nationals | 9 | Braves vs Nationals |
From the Thursday card
The six deep dives from the highest-impact AthX Engine team-score games on this slate:
What stood out
AthX Engine leaned into offense in Queens and Denver, then pivoted hard to pitching in the Bay Area. The Mets’ ninth-inning confusion is the kind of chaos that shows up in reliever volatility, while the Cubs’ extra-inning finish extended two nine-game streaks in opposite directions. Texas added a classic deGrom strikeout total and a Carter inside-the-park highlight, Detroit walked it off on Torkelson, and Benintendi flipped Chicago (AL)’s night in Phoenix with a ninth-inning blast.
What now?
Open the marketplace. Thursday’s slate is locked, and AthX Engine says the Mets and Padres sat atop the team table while Glasnow led the mound.
*Sources: MLB.com schedule for April 23, 2026; ESPN scoreboard for April 23, 2026. Team and player fantasy points from AthX Engine for 2026-04-23. This write-up is for information only and is not financial advice.*
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