Pitchers owned Wednesday. One pitcher in particular.
September 2, 2026 was a 15-game Wednesday slate, and the two games that ran past midnight on the West Coast — Cardinals at Dodgers, Yankees at Angels — were the best ones. Both went extras. Both ended with road teams scoring multiple times in the 10th.
On the AthX Engine board, Cam Schlittler's eight innings and nine strikeouts separated the pitching card cleanly from everyone else. Andrew Painter had a gem that a solo homer stole. Henry Bolte hit two in a game the Athletics turned into a nine-run blowout. The Toronto Blue Jays put up the day's best team score by shutting out Cleveland 11-0.
Top team fantasy scores (Wednesday, September 2, 2026)
| Rank | Team | AthX Engine FP | Final | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto Blue Jays | 25 | 11-0 | Blue Jays vs Guardians |
| 2 | Atlanta Braves | 21 | 9-0 | Road shutout of Washington |
| 3 | Detroit Tigers | 19 | 11-6 | F/10 win over Minnesota |
| 4 | Athletics | 19 | 9-2 | A's vs Rangers |
| 5 | New York Mets | 19 | 10-4 | Road win at Tampa Bay |
| 6 | Seattle Mariners | 16 | 8-3 | Series sweep at Boston |
| 7 | Milwaukee Brewers | 16 | 9-5 | Road win at Chicago Cubs |
| 8 | Miami Marlins | 15 | 9-6 | Comeback win in Kansas City |
| 9 | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 7-3 | Series win over San Diego |
| 10 | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 8-6 | Cardinals at Dodgers |
Toronto sits at the top because an 11-0 win does what it does for team scoring. Atlanta's shutout of Washington comes second. The Mets, Tigers and A's all posted 19 FP on different kinds of offensive nights.
Top pitchers (AthX Engine, September 2, 2026)
| Rank | Player | Team | AthX Engine FP | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Schlittler | Yankees | 29 | 8.0 IP, 2 R, 9 K, 0 BB |
| 2 | Andrew Painter | Phillies | 27 | 7.0 IP, 0 R, 6 K, 0 BB |
| 3 | Hayden Wesneski | Astros | 25 | 7.0 IP, 5 K |
| 4 | Reid Detmers | Angels | 23 | 7.0 IP, 1 R, 8 K, 0 BB |
| 5 | Dylan Cease | Blue Jays | 22 | 6.0 IP, 0 R, 4 K, 0 BB, W |
| 6 | Trevor Rogers | Orioles | 21.66 | 6.2 IP, 2 R, 11 K |
| 7 | Jacob Lopez | Athletics | 13 | 6.0 IP, 2 R, 7 K, W |
| 8 | Landen Roupp | Giants | 13 | 5.0 IP, 4 K |
| 9 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Dodgers | 10 | 7.0 IP, 4 R, 8 K |
| 10 | Tomoyuki Sugano | Rockies | 11 | 6.0 IP, 4 K |
Five pitchers threw seven or more innings Wednesday. Schlittler led at 29 FP because eight innings and nine strikeouts and zero walks is a different conversation. Painter's 27 is the more interesting line because he threw seven scoreless innings into a 1-0 loss — one McCann homer off the reliever who followed him. Trevor Rogers' 21.66 with 11 strikeouts belongs in the top five on any night.
Top hitters (AthX Engine, September 2, 2026)
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | AthX Engine FP | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Bolte | OF | Athletics | 19 | 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB |
| 2 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 1B | Blue Jays | 13 | 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3-for-4 |
| 3 | Freddie Freeman | 1B | Dodgers | 12 | 1 HR (1st since July 3), 3 RBI |
| 4 | Carter Jensen | C | Royals | 12 | 2 HR, 2 RBI |
| 5 | Ronald Acuña Jr. | OF | Braves | 12 | 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB |
| 6 | Rafael Devers | DH | Giants | 10 | 1 HR (32nd), 1 RBI, 10-game hit streak |
| 7 | JJ Bleday | OF | Reds | 11 | 1 HR (22nd), 2 RBI |
| 8 | Alika Williams | IF | Athletics | 10 | 1 HR, 3 RBI |
| 9 | Juan Brito | SS | Reds | 10 | 1 HR (first career), 3 RBI, 1 SB |
| 10 | Sean Murphy | C | Braves | 11 | 1 HR, 4 RBI |
Bolte's two-homer day in Arlington was the standout hitting performance. Guerrero's five-RBI night in an 11-0 win checks second. Freeman's homer ends a 47-game drought, which earns its own table slot even if it came in a loss.
Six featured games from Wednesday
Other games: Braves 9, Nationals 0; Mariners 8, Red Sox 3; Mets 10, Rays 4; Giants 5, Pirates 4 (F/10); Tigers 11, Twins 6 (F/10); Marlins 9, Royals 6; Brewers 9, Cubs 5; Astros 2, White Sox 0.
What stood out
Schlittler's outing is the card's story and his ERA (2.04) keeps declining in September. Painter posted more FP with seven scoreless and lost on one pitch. That's the job description for a No. 2 starter on a contender in September.
The AL wild-card race is a mess. Toronto, Baltimore and Texas are all 1 1/2 back of Cleveland after Wednesday's results, and all three have a shot with a month left. The Orioles wasting Rogers' 11-strikeout performance in Denver is the kind of thing that stings in the final standings.
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*Sources: ESPN scoreboard; MLB.com schedule; AthX Engine daily fantasy points (September 2, 2026 game date); linked AthX game recaps and ESPN box scores. Information only; not financial advice.*
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