MLB.com fantasy expert Fred Zinkie fielded questions from fans during a live Twitter chat (at @fantasy411) on Monday. Read through the best of the Q&A below. Questions and answers have been edited for clarity.

The Cubs have terminated the stadium disc jockey who played the song, “Smack My B – – – – Up,” after Aroldis Chapman’s outing Sunday night at Wrigley Field.

David Ross is 39 years old and in his 15th season in the Major Leagues. He has been a member of the Cubs for less than two seasons and still somehow seems to know everyone. Maybe it’s because he knows there are only so many mornings like this left before it’s all over.

Ted Williams remains the last player to finish a season with a .400 average, doing so when he hit .406 in 1941. But while he won the American League batting title by a whopping 47 points that year, his efforts fell short in the league’s Most Valuable Player Award voting.

Good news for the Blue Jays, the Indians, the Rangers, the Nationals, the Cubs, the Giants: Since the expanded postseason format was instituted in 1995, 81.7 percent of the teams that were leading their division on Aug. 15 went on to qualify for the postseason. On the other hand, there has been a lot more fluidity with the Wild Card berths.

The Astros return to Houston for the shortest homestand of the season, a brief two-game set against a former National League division rival beginning on Tuesday. That gives Jose Altuve exactly two days to give the home crowd what it wants — to witness the star second baseman reach 1,000 hits for his career, in (near) record time.

There should be more than a few standing ovations and a few tips of the cap as the Phillies and Dodgers play a three-game series this week. In preparation for a week of Chase Utley memories, here are eight of Utley’s greatest moments with the Phils.

With just about six weeks remaining in the season, 17 teams are either leading their division or are within five games of the division or Wild Card lead. That covers teams that are running away with their divisions (Cubs, Nationals), teams that have come on strong in the second half (Mariners, Tigers) and even some teams that tore it down at the Trade Deadline and are technically rebuilding — specifically, the Yankees, who are a mere 4 1/2 back in the AL Wild Card race.

A batting barrage led by the second three-homer game from Mookie Betts this season was quite a sendoff for the Red Sox as they wrapped up their homestand by dominating the D-backs, 16-2, on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. Dustin Pedroia went 5-for-6 and scored three times from the leadoff spot.

Michael Fulmer knew he’d have a lot of family and friends driving from Oklahoma City to watch him pitch on Sunday — maybe 40-50 people, he guessed, from texts and calls he received. He also knew he had a flight back to Detroit to catch after the game.

Andrew Miller has been with the Indians for two weeks and he still is not sure whose name will be called when the bullpen phone rings. That is fine by the towering left-hander, considering Cleveland is featuring a formidable late-inning combination.

At an age when many players reach their peak, Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon is producing for average and power like never before.

After earning his career-high 16th win of the season, Rick Porcello still has no idea what losing at home feels like this year. Backed by the Red Sox’s all-too-familiar powerful offense in a 16-2 win for a series sweep over the D-backs, Porcello improved to 12-0 at Fenway Park.

A rejuvenated Wily Peralta didn’t need much run support, but Ryan Braun provided more than enough with six RBIs as the Brewers avoided a sweep by beating the Reds, 7-3, on Sunday afternoon at Miller Park.

Snakebit starter Brett Anderson’s return to the Dodgers was brief and bitter, as he allowed first-inning home runs to Jordy Mercer and Sean Rodriguez before leaving with a sprained left wrist in an 11-3 loss to the Pirates on Sunday.

Kyle Seager knocked in four runs and Wade LeBlanc allowed three runs over six innings as the Mariners took the series finale from the A’s on Sunday. Khris Davis hit his 30th home run for Oakland, and Brett Eibner and Ryon Healy also went deep for the A’s.

After a career-high 120 pitches against the D-backs on Tuesday, Steven Matz walked over to Mets manager Terry Collins with a simple message: “I needed that.” After having battled inconsistencies over his previous few starts, something had finally seemed to click.