First two homers in Denver, seven scoreless in Washington, and two more at Wrigley
September 16, 2026 was a 15-game Wednesday. Ethan Salas hit his first two major league homers in a 9-3 at Coors Field. ESPN called him the youngest catcher in major league history with a multi-homer game. Zack Wheeler threw seven scoreless a day after Philadelphia put a starter on the injured list. Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 43rd and 44th and passed Billy Williams on the Cubs' left-handed homer list.
That is the board: a team table San Diego owned with 18 FP, a pitcher table Wheeler owned with 25, and a hitter table that started in center field at Wrigley.
Top team fantasy scores (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)
| Rank | Team | AthX Engine FP | Final | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Padres | 18 | 9-3 | Padres at Rockies |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | 16 | 7-1 | Orioles at Mets |
| 3 | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 8-4 | Cubs vs Braves |
| 4 | Seattle Mariners | 15 | 7-2 | Mariners at Angels |
| 5 | Texas Rangers | 14 | 7-3 | Rangers vs Red Sox |
| 6 | Cincinnati Reds | 13 | 6-2 | Elly De La Cruz's two-run homer paused a Dodgers clinch (ESPN) |
| 7 | Cleveland Guardians | 12 | 6-3 | Petey Halpin's three-run homer; first place in the AL Central (ESPN) |
| 8 | Toronto Blue Jays | 12 | 5-1 | Max Scherzer ended Detroit's six-game streak (ESPN) |
| 9 | Kansas City Royals | 11 | 5-2 | John Rave and Michael Massey homered; Houston into a West tie (ESPN) |
| 10 | San Francisco Giants | 10 | 6-5 (10) | Drew Gilbert's two-run homer in the 10th (ESPN) |
San Diego sits first because a 9-3 with two Salas homers fills a team table the way a 3-0 does not. Baltimore's sweep in Queens is second. Chicago and Seattle tied at 15. Texas is fifth at 14 after Eovaldi walked in from the bullpen. Wheeler's Phillies finished 13th at 9 FP and still owned the pitcher board. That split is the night.
Top pitchers (AthX Engine, September 16, 2026)
| Rank | Player | Team | AthX Engine FP | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | Phillies | 25 | 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 5 K, 1 BB |
| 2 | Shota Imanaga | Cubs | 24 | 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 8 K, 0 BB |
| 3 | Zebby Matthews | Twins | 24 | 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 8 K, 2 BB |
| 4 | Chris Bassitt | Orioles | 20.66 | 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 6 K, 1 BB |
| 5 | Anthony Molina | Giants | 18.66 | 5.2 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 6 K, 1 BB |
| 6 | Daniel Lynch IV | Royals | 17 | 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 1 BB |
| 7 | Parker Messick | Guardians | 15 | 6.0 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 8 K, 0 BB |
| 8 | Robbie Ray | Padres | 15 | 6.0 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 6 K, 2 BB |
| 9 | Nathan Eovaldi | Rangers | 14 | 4.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB |
| 10 | Max Scherzer | Blue Jays | 12 | 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 K, 3 BB |
Wheeler at 25 FP is the card, and it came in a 3-0 after Philadelphia lost Luzardo to the IL. Matthews threw six scoreless and still took a no-decision in a 13-inning 5-4 Twins win. Molina threw 5 2/3 scoreless and also got a no-decision in San Francisco's 10-inning 6-5. Eovaldi's 14 FP came in four relief innings after his walk-up song played in the sixth. The ranking is the line. It is not who started.
Top hitters (AthX Engine, September 16, 2026)
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | AthX Engine FP | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | OF | Cubs | 17 | 3-for-4, 2 HR, 1 3B, 3 RBI |
| 2 | Alex Bregman | 3B | Cubs | 14 | 3-for-4, 1 HR, 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI |
| 3 | Jakob Marsee | OF | Marlins | 13 | 2-for-3, 1 HR, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 SB |
| 4 | Ethan Salas | C | Padres | 13 | 2-for-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI |
| 5 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 1B | Orioles | 12 | 3-for-4, 1 HR, 2 2B, 2 RBI |
| 6 | Petey Halpin | OF | Guardians | 10 | 2-for-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI |
| 7 | Gabriel Moreno | C | Diamondbacks | 9 | 3-for-4, 1 HR, 1 2B, 1 RBI |
| 8 | Josh Naylor | 1B | Mariners | 9 | 2-for-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 SB |
| 9 | Elly De La Cruz | SS | Reds | 9 | 1-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI |
| 10 | Samad Taylor | 2B | Padres | 8 | 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 SB |
Crow-Armstrong took the hitter board on two homers and a triple. Bregman was a single short of the cycle in the same 8-4. Salas's first two homers sat fourth. Jefry Yan's 12 FP as a Mets reliever (three hitless innings) and Jack Ralston's 10 FP as a Marlins reliever (two innings, four strikeouts) were filtered off this table. The hitter board is for bats.
Six featured games from Wednesday
What stood out
The pitcher board and the team board split again. Wheeler led everyone in a 3-0 that ranked 13th among teams. Matthews threw six scoreless in a 13-inning game he did not win. Molina did the same in extras in St. Louis. Eovaldi put four relief innings on a 7-3 and sat ninth.
The hitter board rewarded the two-homer nights and the near-cycle. Crow-Armstrong and Bregman did both in the same box score. Salas did it in his second full start behind the plate. Halpin's three-run shot moved Cleveland into first in the Central and sat sixth among hitters. Yan and Ralston leaked onto the hitter feed before the filter. That is the version of Wednesday the recaps followed, plus the 3-0 the team table would have skipped.
What now?
Wednesday's AthX Engine scores are a record of that slate. Use them to compare nights, then check roles and news before you treat any board as more than production.
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*Sources: AthX Engine daily scoring for September 16, 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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