Eighteen runs in Houston. A dropped fly in Cincinnati. deGrom at 2,000.
Thursday had an 18-3 that owned the team board, a ninth inning that nearly broke Great American Ball Park, and Jacob deGrom reaching 2,000 career strikeouts on a one-hitter. Zach Neto led every hitter. The Los Angeles Angels still sat alone atop the team table by a margin the rest of the slate could not touch.
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Top team fantasy scores (Thursday, August 20, 2026)
| Rank | Team | AthX Engine team FP | Final | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Angels | 36 | 18-3 | Angels vs Astros |
| 2 | New York Yankees | 14 | 6-1 | Yankees vs Orioles |
| 2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 10-9 | Cardinals vs Reds |
| 4 | Milwaukee Brewers | 13 | 7-4 | Brewers vs Mariners |
| 4 | Kansas City Royals | 13 | 6-2 | Royals vs Athletics |
| 6 | Toronto Blue Jays | 12 | 5-1 | Road win at the Rays |
| 7 | Cleveland Guardians | 11 | 5-2 | Home win vs Giants |
| 8 | Texas Rangers | 7 | 2-0 | Rangers vs Nationals |
| 8 | Atlanta Braves | 7 | 2-0 | Road shutout at White Sox |
| 10 | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 9-10 | Loss in the ninth; McLain still ranked among hitters |
Los Angeles's 36 came on 18 runs and 18 hits. New York and St. Louis tied at 14 on a sweep night and a wild 10-9. Milwaukee and Kansas City tied at 13. Texas only scored 7 team points in a 2-0 because shutouts with two runs do not fill a team board the way a rout does. deGrom still owned the pitcher table.
Top pitchers (AthX Engine, August 20, 2026)
| Rank | Player | Team | AthX Engine pitching FP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob deGrom | Rangers | 30 |
| 2 | Shane Bieber | Blue Jays | 26 |
| 3 | Grayson Rodriguez | Angels | 24 |
| 4 | Grant Holmes | Braves | 21 |
| 4 | Gerrit Cole | Yankees | 21 |
| 6 | Ryan Yarbrough | Yankees | 18 |
| 7 | Gavin Williams | Guardians | 15.66 |
| 8 | Anthony Kay | White Sox | 14 |
| 9 | Aaron Ashby | Brewers | 13 |
| 10 | Didier Fuentes | Braves | 11 |
deGrom's six one-hit innings and 10 strikeouts sat at 30. Bieber's seven innings scored 26 in Toronto's 5-1. Rodriguez scored 24 while the Angels scored 18. Holmes and Cole tied at 21 from shutout and near-shutout wins. Yarbrough's three perfect innings behind Cole landed sixth. Length and zeroes still wrote the top five.
Top hitters (AthX Engine, August 20, 2026)
| Rank | Player | Team | AthX Engine hitting FP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Neto | Angels | 17 |
| 2 | Garrett Mitchell | Brewers | 12 |
| 3 | Matt McLain | Reds | 11 |
| 3 | Spencer Jones | Yankees | 11 |
| 5 | Jordan Walker | Cardinals | 10 |
| 5 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Royals | 10 |
| 7 | Ezequiel Duran | Rangers | 9 |
| 8 | Luis García Jr. | Yankees | 8 |
| 9 | Corey Seager | Rangers | 7 |
| 9 | Kazuma Okamoto | Blue Jays | 7 |
Neto's five hits and seven RBI sat alone at 17. Mitchell's three-hit night scored 12. McLain's grand slam in a loss still tied Jones at 11. Walker and Witt tied at 10 from the Cardinals' survival act and the Royals' sweep. Three Angels also scored 7 (Grissom, Meckler, Frazier) just outside this top 10 cut.
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What stood out
The team board had a runaway again. Los Angeles's 36 sat 22 points ahead of the next clubs. Neto owned the hitter table the way Milwaukee's lineup owned Tuesday. Different week, same shape: one blowout, then a cluster of competitive wins.
The pitcher board did not belong to the 18-3 alone. deGrom's milestone one-hitter scored 30. Bieber scored 26 without a featured recap. Rodriguez still landed third with 24 while his offense scored 18. Cole and Holmes filled the length spots from 6-1 and 2-0 wins.
McLain was the loudest name from a losing club. Kay cracked the pitching top 10 in a White Sox shutout loss. Cincinnati still made the team top 10 at 7 despite the ninth-inning collapse.
What now?
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*Sources: AthX Engine daily scoring for August 20, 2026; MLB.com schedule; ESPN scoreboard; linked AthX game recaps. AthX Engine fantasy scoring is for information only and is not financial advice.*
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