The lead
Friday, May 1, 2026 gave AthX Engine a full 15-game board with blowouts, comebacks, and a pitcher-led night at the top of the team table. The Pittsburgh Pirates climbed to No. 1 with 20 AthX Engine team FP after a 9-1 win over Cincinnati that snapped a five-game skid.
Mitch Keller led pitchers with 25 AthX Engine pitching FP. Kazuma Okamoto led hitters with 15 AthX Engine hitting FP as part of a two-homer night in Minnesota.
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Top team fantasy scores (Friday, May 1, 2026)
Team fantasy points and run lines below are AthX Engine totals for May 1, 2026.
| Rank | Team | AthX team FP | Runs scored-allowed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 20 | 9-1 | Pirates vs Reds |
| 2 | Chicago White Sox | 17 | 8-2 | White Sox vs Padres |
| 3 | New York Yankees | 15 | 7-2 | Yankees vs Orioles |
| 4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 7-2 | Cardinals vs Dodgers |
| 5 | Toronto Blue Jays | 14 | 7-3 | Blue Jays vs Twins |
| 6 | Cleveland Guardians | 14 | 8-5 | Guardians vs Athletics |
| 7 | Milwaukee Brewers | 14 | 6-1 | MLB Gameday |
| 8 | Atlanta Braves | 13 | 8-6 | MLB Gameday |
| 9 | Kansas City Royals | 11 | 7-6 | MLB Gameday |
| 10 | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 6-5 | MLB Gameday |
Top pitchers (AthX Engine, May 1, 2026)
| Rank | Player | Team | AthX pitching FP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitch Keller | Pirates | 25 | Pirates vs Reds |
| 2 | Jacob Misiorowski | Brewers | 23.33 | Six-run night vs Washington (Gameday) |
| 3 | Will Warren | Yankees | 23.33 | Yankees vs Orioles |
| 4 | Zack Wheeler | Phillies | 23 | 6-5 vs Miami (schedule) |
| 5 | Shane McClanahan | Rays | 22 | 3-0 vs Giants (Gameday) |
| 6 | Jacob Webb | Cubs | 13 | Held D-backs in 6-5 win (Gameday) |
| 7 | Colin Rea | Cubs | 11.33 | Same slugfest |
| 8 | Matthew Liberatore | Cardinals | 10.66 | Cardinals vs Dodgers |
| 9 | Devin Williams | Mets | 10 | Mets 4-3 vs Angels (schedule) |
| 10 | Cade Smith | Guardians | 9.33 | Guardians vs Athletics |
Top hitters (AthX Engine, May 1, 2026)
| Rank | Player | Team | AthX hitting FP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazuma Okamoto | Blue Jays | 15 | Blue Jays vs Twins |
| 2 | Bryson Stott | Phillies | 12 | 6-5 vs Marlins |
| 3 | Julio Rodriguez | Mariners | 12 | 7-6 loss vs Royals (Gameday) |
| 4 | Jordan Walker | Cardinals | 12 | Cardinals vs Dodgers |
| 5 | Bryan Reynolds | Pirates | 11 | Pirates vs Reds |
| 6 | Chase DeLauter | Guardians | 10 | Guardians vs Athletics |
| 7 | Carlos Correa | Astros | 9 | 3-1 loss at Boston (schedule) |
| 8 | Munetaka Murakami | White Sox | 9 | White Sox vs Padres |
| 9 | Pete Alonso | Orioles | 9 | Yankees vs Orioles |
| 10 | Brent Rooker | Athletics | 9 | Guardians vs Athletics |
From the Friday card
What stood out
The team leaderboard loved pitching in Pittsburgh, hitting in Chicago's road trip, and star volume from the Yankees and Cardinals on the same number. Keller clearing 25 pitching FP on a 104-pitch masterpiece matched Pittsburgh's need to stop a losing streak. Okamoto and Walker gave Friday two different shapes of hitter ceiling: pull-side power in the AL and line-to-line contact against the defending champs.
Rows six through ten still matter. Julio Rodriguez produced on a losing Mariners night, Brent Rooker surfaced on both sides of a comeback game, and Wheeler plus McClanahan showed how aces can hold the pitcher table even when their recaps did not make the six-game feature cut.
What now?
May 2 continues weekend series with bullpens stretched and rotations turning over. Keep Keller, Warren, and Misiorowski on one watchlist for swing-and-miss trends, and stack Okamoto, Walker, and DeLauter on another for hitter form.
For the previous night's package, see AthX Top Pitchers, Hitters & Team Scores (April 30, 2026).
*Sources: MLB.com schedule, ESPN scoreboard, the six linked recaps and Gameday finals, Associated Press via CBS Sports where cited in recaps, and AthX Engine daily scoring. AthX Engine daily scoring is for information only and is not financial advice.*
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