Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds for April 4: Hunter Goodman, Taijuan Walker, Wilmer Flores, Nick Lodolo, Ben Rice and More

Only five MLB games were played on Thursday, April 3, so we'll combine our hitter and pitcher waiver wire story into this article.

Hitters owned in 98% of fantasy leagues or less will be discussed, while pitchers of all own percentages will also be included. We'll check out the FantasySP waiver wire list before wrapping up.

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Red Sox 8, Orioles 4

Kristian Campbell, Triston Casas and Wilyer Abreu were all at three or more fantasy points for Boston.

Campbell hit a two-run homer among his two knocks. Casas added a two-run homer among his two knocks, but also struck out twice. Abreu singled, walked, scored twice and struck out once.

Tanner Houck started for Boston, striking out six over four frames. He allowed three runs on five hits and two walks.

Zack Kelly pitched next and earned the win. Justin Wilson earned a hold before Boston added to its lead.

Cedric Mullins and Jackson Holliday helped lead the Orioles. Mullins hit a solo homer, walked once, was hit by a pitch, stole a base, scored twice and struck out once. Holliday had a double and a run scored.

Charlie Morton fell to 0-2 despite striking out 10 over five innings. He surrendered five runs on six hits and two walks.

Phillies 3, Rockies 1

J.T. Realmuto and Bryson Stott had three or more fantasy points for Philly.

Realmuto had three singles, a walk, two stolen bases and a run scored. Stott added two singles and a walk.

Taijuan Walker got the win after working six scoreless innings for Philly. He allowed three hits and a walk, while striking out four batters.

Orion Kerkering and Jordan Romano earned holds before Jose Alvarado claimed his first save. Alvarado allowed a run on three hits and a walk in his frame.

No Colorado hitter had over two fantasy points.

Antonio Senzatela gave up an unearned run over 5 1/3 innings, but that was enough to take the loss. He surrendered 10 hits, while striking out three and walking none.

Astros 5, Twins 2

Jeremy Pena, Brendan Rodgers and Victor Caratini all had five or more fantasy points for Houston.

Pena hit a solo homer, while Rodgers doubled among his three hits and drove in three runs - Rodgers was caught stealing and struck out once. Caratini had a double among his two hits and two runs scored.

Hunter Brown got his first win after striking out eight over six frames. He allowed two runs on five hits and no walks.

Bryan King and Bryan Abreu earned holds before Josh Hader got his third save. Abreu struck out two and picked up his third hold.

Byron Buxton was the only Minnesota hitter to tally three fantasy points. He had two hits, a stolen base, a run scored and a strikeout.

Joe Ryan was the losing pitcher after giving up four runs on five hits and a walk over five innings. He struck out six along the way.

Yankees 9, Diamondbacks 7

Trent Grisham, Ben Rice and Jasson Dominguez all had over three fantasy points for New York.

Grisham hit a two-run homer and double among his three hits - he drove in three runs total. Rice doubled, walked twice, stole a base, scored twice and struck out once, while Dominguez doubled among his two hits, scored a run and struck out once.

Carlos Carrasco earned the win after working 5 1/3 innings. He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks, while punching out five.

Mark Leiter Jr. later earned a hold after Ryan Yarbrough allowed a grand slam. Luke Weaver picked up the save after getting the final four outs.

Geraldo Perdomo and Jose Herrera tallied three or more points for Arizona. Perdomo was the one who hit the grand slam - he also struck out once. Herrera singled, walked and scored a run.

Merrill Kelly took the loss after giving up nine runs on nine hits and three walks over 3 2/3 innings. He struck out two batters and allowed three homers.

Brewers 1, Reds 0

Sal Frelick led Milwaukee at the plate as a fantasy hitter. He singled twice, drove in a run and stole a base.

Nestor Cortes got his first win after striking out six over six scoreless frames. He allowed just one hit and two walks.

Elvis Peguero and Bryan Hudson earned saves before Joel Payamps claimed his first save.

No Cincinnati fantasy hitter even scored two points.

Nick Lodolo started for Cincy and took the tough loss after allowing an unearned run on four hits over 6 2/3 innings. He struck out four and walked none.

Top Waiver Wire Options

Colorado's Hunter Goodman is the top waiver wire pickup at the time of publication. He's up 6.73% today.

Los Angeles Angels' Jose Soriano is up 4.72%, while New York Mets' Tylor Megill was added in 3.87% of leagues. San Fran's Wilmer Flores got a 3.62% boost.

Philly's Walker is up 3.38% after his good outing on Thursday. New York Yankees' Rice got added in 3.35% of leagues. Arizona's Perdomo is up 2.85%.

St. Louis' Ivan Herrera is up another 2.77% today - he was the top pickup on Thursday. San Francisco's Camilo Doval got a 2.62% boost after earning a couple early-season saves.

Philly's Edmundo Sosa was added in 2.57% of leagues, while San Fran's Jordan Hicks is up 2.55%. Boston's Campbell is up another 2.36% today.

Tampa Bay's Zack Littell is up 2.06%, while Los Angeles Dodgers' Michael Conforto was added in 2.04% of leagues. Cleveland's Gavin Williams is up 2.03% today leading into a start.

Cincinnati's Lodolo got a 1.9% boost after his strong start on Thursday. Baltimore's Mullins is up 1.61%.

Chicago White Sox' Martin Perez and Los Angeles Angels' Kyren Paris are each up 1.55% today. Boston's Walker Buehler was added in 1.39% of leagues.

LA Dodgers' Tommy Edman is up 1.33%, while Baltimore's Dean Kremer got a 1.29% boost. Texas' Luke Jackson was added in 1.2% of leagues.

San Francisco's Justin Verlander is up 1.16% today. Texas' Jack Leiter rounds out the list with a 1.15% increase.