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7/20/07

Batting

Casey Kotchman - 1/4 with a double (17). He now has a 5 game hitting streak and his double yesterday was his first extra base hit in over a month. He also has only 2 strikeouts in his last 18 at bats. Looks like he's starting to see the ball better.
Delmon Young - 2/4 to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. No steals, no home runs and only 1 walk during this time though.
Chone Figgins - 2/4 to extend his hitting streak to 5 games.
Ramon Vazquez - 3/4 with a double (8). He's filling in for Michael Young, and has been hitting well lately, hitting safely in 5 of his last 6 games.
Vernon Wells - 2/4 with his 25th double.
Aaron Hill - 2/3 with a triple (2). He's hitting .389 since July 7th with 4 doubles and a home run.
Bobby Abreu - 1/3 with a double (19). After a 0-13 streak, he's now 3 for his last 7 and is actually hitting .314 since June 1st with 13 doubles and 5 home runs.
Magglio Ordonez - 2/4. He's 6 for his last 15.
Jason Kubel - 3/4 with a double (17) and a home run (8). Breaking a 0-15 streak.
Placido Polanco - 3/6 with a double (21).
Dustin Pedroia - 3/5.
A.J. Pierzynski - 3/4 with 3 RBI. He's 11 for his last 25.
Tony Graffanino - 2/4 with a double (7) and a home run (8). Weeks might have a difficult time winning the job back if he continues to hit like this.
Andruw Jones - 2/3 with a home run (19). His 5th home run in his last 10 games.
Jeff Franceour - 2/5 and he's 5 for his last 11.
Barry Bonds - 3/3 with 2 home runs (19). Slump over.
Jacque Jones - 4/5. He's not playing full time and even when he does, he has limited power and speed.
Alfonso Soriano - 3/5 with 2 doubles (27). Breaking out of a 1-16 slump.
Aramis Ramirez - 3/5 with a double (18). He has a 5 game hitting streak and his average is up to .320.
Troy Tulowitzki - 1/5 with a home run (11). He hit 2 home runs from April 1st through June 6th and has hit 9 from June 7th through July 20th. The 22 year old has progressed quickly.
Ruben Gotay - 3/4. He's up to .354 on the year, and it's tough to hit .300 with 36 k's in 152 at bats.
Rafael Furcal - 3/6 with a double (17).
James Loney - 3/5. He's hitting .374 on the year with 11 walks and 14 k's.
Matt Kemp 2/5 with a home run (5). He's 11 for his last 21 with 2 home runs and only 1 strikeout. Also, no walks during this time.
Carlos Beltran - 2/5 with a home run (17). He's 4 for his last 12 after a 2/19 slump.

Pitching

Kelvim Escobar - 7.2 IP, 9 hits, 3 walks and 5 k's. He's allowed a total of 2 earned runs in his last 3 starts.
Andy Sonnanstine - 7 IP, 8 hits, 0 walks and 6 k's. He has a very impressive 44/7 k/bb ratio through his the first 9 games of his career. He's somehow given up 11 home runs in those 9 starts which he should cut down on in the future.
C.C. Sabathia - 6 IP, 9 hits, 1 walk and 2 k's. Another poor outing, but he did get his 13th win. A possible buy low candidate from some people that might be looking to sell.
Jeremy Bonderman - 6.2 IP, 9 hits, 1 walk and 6 k's. In his last 4 starts, he's allowed a total of 8 earned runs and has a 27/5 k/bb ratio.
Daisuke Matsuzaka - 5 IP, 2 hits, 6 walks and 6 k's. Struggled with his control - he had walked a total of 5 hitters in his previous 4 starts.
Javier Vazquez - 6.1 IP, 9 hits, 2 walks and 5 k's. He's 4-0 in his last 5 starts with 36 k's and only 7 walks.
Yvonni Gallardo - 6 IP, 3 hits, 2 walks and 4 k's. He's filling in for Sheets and should be a regular starter for at least the next month.
Tim Hudson - 7 IP, 5 hits, 1 walk and 3 k's. Good control numbers, but strikeouts (81 in 136 innings) aren't impressive. In short, he looks like the old Tim Hudson again.
Chris Young - 7 IP, 2 hits, 3 walks and 6 k's. All of his walks were issued to Ryan Howard. Lowered his ERA to 1.85. Has to be the front-runner for the NL Cy Young.
Cole Hamels - 7 IP, 2 hits, 1 walk and 3 k's. A total of 5 k's in his last 2 starts.

7/19/07

Batting

Paul Konerko - 1/5 with his 20th home run. He s hitting .338 with 13 home runs, 25 walks and 22 k's since June 4th.
Akinori Iwamura - 3/4 with 3 more singles.
Delmon Young - 2/4 to continue his hitting streak which is now up to 9 games.
Reggie Willits - 2/4 to break an 0-9 skid. His average was down to .305.
Kurt Suzuki - 0/4. He's 0/6 since taking over the starting catching job. He was a very good plate discipline guy during his time in the minor leagues, so he should adapt quickly.
Magglio Ordonez - 2/4 with a double (36) and a home run (15).
Michael Cuddyer - 4/4 with a walk. His 2nd 4/4 performance in the past week.
Dustin Pedroia - 3/5 with a double (22).
Manny Ramirez - 2/4 with a home run (14). He has hit in 6 of the 7 games since the All-Star break and is hitting .385 with 3 home runs during that time.
Billy Butler - 2/3 with a double (9). He has 3 doubles in his last 4 games and only one strikeout in his last 19 at bats.
Alex Gordon - 2/4. He went 5/10 during the series against Boston.
Ichiro Suzuki - 2/5 with a double (15).
Corey Patterson - 3/4 to extend his hitting streak to 7 games. Since the All-Star break he is hitting .500 (14 for 28) with 2 home runs and 2 steals.
Alex Rios - 4/5 with a triple (4).
Bobby Abreu - 2/4 to break a 0-13 streak.
Hideki Matsui - 2/4 to extend his hitting streak to 13 games.
Rajai Davis - 2/4. The rookie isn't playing full time, but with 7 walks and 5 steals in only 45 at bats he could be a good buy for a team looking for steals down the stretch if he starts playing full time. Don't expect many (any) home runs though - he had a total of 21 in over 2,200 minor league at bats.
Brad Hawpe - 1/4 with a home run (17). Quietly putting up good numbers.
Andre Ethier - 1/2 with a home run (8) and 2 walks. He's trying to fight off...
Matt Kemp - 1/1 to extend his hitting streak to 5 games. He's 9 for 16 during that time.
Ryan Howard - 2/3 with a home run (25). On fire since his return from the DL.
Pat Burrell - 2/4 with a double (13). He continues to stay hot.
Edgar Renteria - 4/7.
Andruw Jones - 3/6. He's hitting .309 this month with 6 home runs.
Ryan Church - 2/4 with a double (27).
Dmitri Young - 1/2 with 2 walks to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.
Cliff Floyd - 2/3 with a double (6). His playing time is limited, but when on the field he's been very productive. albeit with limited power.
Carlos Delgado - 2/4 with a home run (15). He's heating up.

Pitching

Mark Buerhle - 6.1 IP, 10 hits, 1 walk and 3 k's. It wasn't pretty, but he picked up his 7th win and lowered his ERA to 2.91 on the year.
Scott Kazmir - 7 IP, 3 hits, 1 walk and 6 k's. He's only allowed 1 earned run in his last 2 starts combined. His strikeouts have never been a concern, and his control was much better last night.
Lenny DiNardo - 7 IP, 3 hits, 3 k's. He's been very good in his last 3 starts with a 0.98 ERA, but only 8 k's in total.
Roger Clemens - 6 IP, 9 hits, 1 walk and 3 k's. His ERA is back under 4.00.
Ian Snell - 6 IP, 5 hits, 1 walk and 6 k's. He also gave up 2 home runs and has given up 5 in his last 2 starts combined.
Jeff Francis - 7 IP, 6 hits, 0 walks and 6 k's. His best start this month.
John Smoltz - 7 IP, 5 hits, 2 walks and 11 k's. First start back from the DL was a good one.
Aaron Harang - 7.2 IP, 10 hits, 2 walks and 8 k's. The most hits he's allowed in a game since April.
Kip Wells - 8 IP, 2 hits, 2 walks and 4 k's. His first start since the end of June, and his best of the season.
Chris Capuano - 7 IP, 4 hits, 2 walks and 5 k's. His best start since June 2nd.
Matt Cain - 4 IP, 4 hits, 5 walks and 3 k's. He's now 3-11 despite a sub 4.00 ERA.
Carlos Zambrano - 5 IP, 2 hits, 2 walks and 3 k's. Running his record to 12-7.
Greg Maddux - 5 IP, 4 hits, 6 k's. Vintage Maddux - only needed 65 pitches.

7/18/07

Batting

Alex Gordon - 3/4 with a double (16). As we said yesterday, he's been showing signs of heating up lately.
Julio Lugo - 3/4 with 2 doubles (5) to extend his hitting streak to 7 games. During this time he's 14 for 26 with 3 steals.
Mike Lowell - 3/4 with a double (23) to extend his hitting streak to 7 games.
Curtis Granderson - 3/3 with a double (27). He now has a 6 game hitting streak during which time he is 12 for 23 with 4 doubles, a triple and a home run.
Jhonny Peralta - 3/5 to extend his hitting streak to 5 games during which time he is 10 for 21.
Jim Thome - 3/6 with a double (10). His 2nd consecutive 3-hit game.
Ryan Garko - 2/2 with a home run (12). He now has a 11 game hitting streak and is 18 for 39 during this time with 3 home runs.
Michael Young - 5/5 with 2 doubles (25). He now has extra base hits in back/back games for the first time since June 1st.
Kenny Lofton - 3/5 with a triple (3).
Mark Teixeira - 0/1 with 4 walks. Lofton/Young and Tex were on base 14 times in 17 plate appearances last night.
Frank Thomas - 3/4 with a double (14). His average (.258) is the highest it's been since the end of April due to a .333 average in July. Strangely enough, his 2 walks and 10 k's during the month is his worst ratio during any month this season.
Melky Cabrera - 3/4. Hitting for a decent average, but no power or speed.
Vernon Wells - 1/4 with a walk. With Reed Johnson back in the lineup Wells has been moved back into the #3 hole. A strange move considering his 1.044 OPS in the leadoff spot vs. .672 hitting 3rd. Rios moves back to the 2nd spot in the order after putting up a 1.131 OPS in the 3-hole.
Jose Vidro - 3/4 with his 13th double. He has a total of 16 extra base hits on the year, 4 of which have come since July 6th. He's doing his best to hold off the inevitable Adam Jones promotion.
Nick Markakis - 4/5 with a double (27). He's hot.
Corey Patterson - 2/5 to extend his hitting streak to 6 games (5 of which have been multi-hit games).
Jay Gibbons - 2/4 with a home run (6). A very disappointing season, and he's now a part-timer.
Ty Wigginton - 4/4 with a double (20). His 2nd straight 4/4 game and he's boosted his average almost 20 points during that time.
B.J. Upton - 3/4 with a walk. He's been moved up to the third spot in the order and is 7 for 11 since his return from the DL.
Delmon Young - 2/4 to extend his hitting streak to 9 games. He's closing in on .300.
Chone Figgins - 3/4 with a steal (25).
Ron Belliard - 2/4 with a home run (5) to extend his hitting streak to 10 games.
Dmitri Young - 2/4 with his 26th double to extend his hitting streak to 9 games.
Hunter Pence - 2/5 with a home run (12). He has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, but his walk rate is still a concern.
Eric Byrnes - 3/5 with 2 doubles (18).
Tony Graffanino - 2/3 with a home run (7). He's taking over the 2b job from Rickie Weeks for the time being.
Garrett Atkins - 3/5 with a home run (13)
Troy Tulowitzki - 2/5. He has hit safely in 9 of his last 10 games.
Hanley Ramirez - 2/3 with a double (25) and a home run (15).
Carlos Delgado - 2/4 with a walk. He's hitting .365 with 2 home runs in July and more importantly, has 7 walks vs. 5 strikeouts.
Brandon Phillips - 3/5. One day after his 11 game hitting streak was broken. He's hitting .362 with 5 home runs in July.
Kelly Johnson - 2/4 with a double (16) and a triple (7). He's up to .290 on the year and is improving his strikeout rate each month. Down to 15% in June/July vs. 20% in Apr/May.
Shane Victorino - 5/7 with a triple (3) to extend his hitting streak to 8 games. A breakout season for the 26 year old.
Aaron Rowand - 5/6 with 3 doubles (27) and a home run (13).
Pat Burrell - 2/4 with a home run (12). He's hitting .483 since July 2nd with 4 home runs.
Chase Utley - 3/6 with 2 doubles (39).
Matt Kemp - 2/5 to extend his hitting streak to 4 games.

Pitching

Matt Garza - 7 IP, 3 hits, 1 walk and 3 k's. He still hasn't given up an earned run this season.
Nate Robertson - 7 IP, 3 hits, 2 walks and 5 k's. He's been inconsistent, but should be good for wins.
Chad Gaudin - 6 IP, 8 hits, 6 walks and 4 k's. His 2nd straight game allowing 5 runs - which shouldn't be a surprise. He now has 74 k's and 59 walks on the year.
Andy Pettitte - 7 IP, 7 hits, 3 walks and 7 k's. After consecutive 8 run outings to open the month, he's rebounded nicely in his last 2 starts, allowing only 4 runs combined.
Roy Halladay - 7 IP, 5 hits, 3 walks and 6 k's. His best start since the end of June. His 10 wins mask an average ERA, WHIP and strikeout total.
Jeremy Guthrie - 6 IP, 6 hits, 3 walks and 3 k's. A nice rebound after his last start - a 3.2 inning affair.
Jamie Shields - 7 IP, 7 hits, 1 walk and 2 k's. He has only 4 k's in his last 13 innings.
Barry Zito - 7 IP, 5 hits, 0 walks and 8 k's. The last time he didn't walk anyone in a start was June 16th. Of 2006!
Orlando Hernandez - 7 IP, 2 hits, 2 walks and 4 k's.
Bronson Arroyo - 7 IP, 3 hits, 2 walks and 9 k's. Tying his season high in strikeouts.

7/17/07

Batting

Dustin Pedroia - 2/4 with his 4th home run. His first extra base hit in 10 days and his first home run in a month. Good average, but limited home run power.
Manny Ramirez - 1/4 with his 13th home run. He now has 2 home runs since the break.
Jose Guillen - 2/4 with a double (16). He now has a 7 game hitting streak.
Ichiro Suzuki - 2/3 with a walk and a stolen base (24).
Josh Fields - 2/3 to break a 3/24 slump.
Jermaine Dye - 2/5 with a double (15). His 3rd straight 2-hit game.
A.J. Pierzynski - 2/5 with a double. He has had 2 hits in 3 of his last 4 games.
Jim Thome - 3/4 with a double (9). He's 6 for 18 since the break.
Victor Martinez - 1/3 with a home run (17).
Franklin Gutierrez - 4/5 with a double (3) and a home run (5). His numbers in the minors were good, but not great. He's been a good doubles hitter and that should translate to home runs at some point down the road.
Johnny Damon - 0/4. He's aged quickly, hitting .219 since June 1st. On the bright side, he does have a 8 game 'walking' streak during which time he has 10 walks and only 1 strikeout.
Hideki Matsui - 2/4 with a home run (14). He now has 6 home runs in his last 10 games and has an 11 game hitting streak.
Travis Buck - 1/2 with a double (12) and 2 walks. His 3rd game back from the DL, and he looks like he's back to normal, hitting doubles and taking walks.
Mark Teixeira - 2/4. He has a 6 game hitting streak overlapping his time on the DL.
Jeremy Hermida - 2/4. He's been hitting well since July 1st, hitting .360 with 3 home runs.
Chris Duncan - 2/3 with a home run (18). He's 7 for his last 15 with 2 home runs and a 4/3 bb/k ratio.
Yuniel Escobar - 3/4 with a walk. He's 5 for 9 in the last 2 games, but looks like a singles hitter with limited OBP ability. He's only 24, so he might be worth a flier in keeper leagues, but don't expect much in 2007, but 52 extra base hits and 7 steals in 656 minor league at bats doesn't excite me.
Edwin Encarnacion - 2/5 breaking an o for 12 streak.
Chris Young - 2/4 with his 14th home run. He's picked it up since the break, going 5 for 14.
Mark Reynolds - 2/4 with his 7th home run.
Lance Berkman - 2/4. His 2nd straight 2-hit game and his average is up to .265 on the year.
Dmitri Young - 2/3 with his 9th home run. He now has an 8 game hitting streak during which time he has only 5 strikeouts.
Michael Barrett - 3/4. He's starting to hit well in San Diego, 6 for his last 20 with 2 doubles and only 1 strikeout.
Ryan Doumit - 2/5. He's 8 for his last 23 with 3 home runs, but his 42 k's in 175 at bats shows that he will be a streaky hitter. Ride him while he's hot - especially since he's a catcher.
Matt Kemp - 1/4 with his 4th home run. He's making it tough to keep him out of the lineup.
Jeff Kent - 1/2 with his 12th home run. Quietly having a productive season.
Chase Utley - 2/4 with his 37th double. He's on pace for 65 doubles.

Pitching

Kason Gabbard - 9 IP, 3 hits, 1 walk and 8 k's. He never had a 'breakthrough' minor league campaign and actually struggled with his control putting up a bb/9 of 4.0 during his minor league career. One area in which he excelled however is hr/9, which for his minor league career was only 0.62. If he sticks in the rotation, he will get wins and could be a solid sleeper in AL-only leagues. He's 3-0 already.
Kei Igawa - 5 IP, 7 hits, 4 walks and 7 k's. A new career high in strikeouts.
Rich Hill - 8 IP, 4 hits, 2 walks and 3 k's. His longest outing in over a month.
Tim Lincecum - 6.1 IP, 2 hits, 5 walks and 8 k's. His 37 walks in only 78 innings is a concern, but the 87 k's make up for it.
Brad Penny - 7 IP, 4 hits, 3 walks and 8 k's. His 2nd highest strikeout total of the season.

7/16/07

Batting

Billy Butler - 1/4 with his 7th double. He now has a 6 game hitting streak and has only 5 strikeouts in his last 36 at bats to go along with 3 walks.
Alex Gordon - 1/3 with a walk. He's mired in another slump, going 3 for his last 19, but he also has 3 walks vs. 3 k's during this same time period. His strikeout rate decreased every month from April through June, so this may be your last chance to 'buy low'.
Ryan Garko - 2/3 with his 11th home run to extend his hitting streak to 9 games. He's been an extra base hit machine lately with 8 of his 26 extra base coming during this streak. Walk rate is still a concern with him though - only 17 in 253 at bats this year.
Mark Teahan - 2/4. He has a 4 game hitting streak and has quietly been putting up decent numbers. His power has been much lower than expected however, with only 26 extra base hits in 336 at bats. Not great numbers for an OF/CI.
Eric Chavez - 2/4 with his 15th home run. Good power numbers on the year, but a ton of strikeouts and he still can't hit lefties.
Joe Mauer - 3/4 with his 6th stolen base. Taking a page out of Russell Martin's playbook, and is running at the highest rate of his career.
Jermaine Dye - 2/4 with 2 home runs (15). He is now 7 for 17 with 3 home runs since the All-Star break.
Nick Markakis - 2/4 with a double (26) and a stolen base (10). He's now 16 for his last 35 with a 6/4 bb/k ratio and 6 extra base hits.
Chone Figgins - 3/4 with 3 steals (24).
Brandon Wood - 0/3. Top Angels prospect called up with Kendrick on the DL again.
Mark Teixeira - 2/4 with his 13th home run. His first game back from the DL.
Hideki Matsui - 2/5. He now has a 10 game hitting streak during which time he has hit 5 home runs.
Brendan Harris - 0/3 with 2 walks. He is only 3 for his last 17, but he has 5 walks and only one strikeout during this time. His walk rate on the year is over 8% for the first time. This is a very good sign for future production.
B.J. Upton - 3/4 with a double (17). He's 4 for 7 with 4 walks since his return.
Carlos Pena - 2/5 with a home run (22). Second straight game with a home run.
Ty Wigginton - 4/4 with a double. Overall numbers are unimpressive, but he does have middle infield eligibility in some leagues.
Curtis Granderson - 3/5 with a double (26) and a stolen base (10).
Marcus Thames - 2/4 with a home run (11). He's been full time lately and is 6 for his last 17 since the All-Star break, but does have 6 strikeouts during that time as well.
Gary Sheffield - 2/3 with a double (15) and 2 stolen bases (16).
Lyle Overbay - 3/3 with a double (16). He has a 4 game hitting streak since his return from the DL.
Coco Crisp - 2/4 for his 2nd consecutive 2-hit game.
Edgar Renteria - 4/5 with a stolen base (9). His average is approaching .330, but his power isn't anything special.
Derrek Lee - 3/3 with his 7th home run.
Miguel Cabrera - 2/2 with 2 home runs (21) and 2 walks.
Ryan Church - 2/3. He's now 7 for his last 17.
Mike Jacobs - 2/4 with his 11th double. He's been on fire lately, going 11 for his last 25.
Matt Kemp - 3/4 with a triple (2). He's not officially a starter, but he's making it tough to ignore him. It would make sense for the Dodgers to trade away an outfielder at the trade deadline to add a power bat in the middle of the lineup which could open up a full time spot for Kemp.
Dave Roberts - 3/4 to extend his hitting streak to 9 games. During this time he is hitting .389 with 4 steals.
Brian Giles - 3/4 with a walk. In his last 4 games he's 8 for 16 with 3 walks.
Milton Bradley - 2/5. In his 4 games with San Diego, he is 6 for 15 with 2 walks. No extra base hits yet.
Kaz Matsui - 2/5 with a double (11).
Corey Hart - 2/4. His first multi-hit game since June 3oth.
Albert Pujols - 3/5 with 2 home runs (20).

Pitching

Fausto Carmona - 7 IP, 8 hits, 2 walks and 4 k's. He's been solid in 3 July starts after closing June on a bad note. He even has 17 strikeouts in his last 18.1 innings during his personal 3 game winning streak.
Boof Bonser - 6.1 IP, 5 hits, 3 walks and 6 k's. A good player to target in the 2nd half - he's put up good strikeout numbers this year, but has been very inconsistent.
Dan Haren - 6 IP, 7 hits, 3 walks and 3 k's. It might be time to sell high on him, his last 5 starts have been unimpressive, with 36 hits allowed in 31.1 innings with a 20/10 k/bb ratio.
Jered Weaver - 7 IP, 4 hits, 2 walks and 6 k's.
Jeff Weaver - 5 IP, 10 hits, 3 walks and 4 k's. His worst start since May.
Justin Verlander - 7 IP, 8 hits, 1 walk and 6 k's. He's continuing to keep that strikeout rate up.
Josh Beckett - 8 IP, 7 hits, 2 walks and 8 k's. He now has 29 k's in his last 27 innings, but is somehow only 2-2 during this time.
Scott Olsen - 5 IP, 6 hits, 5 walks and 2 k's. He has walked 5 batters in 2 of his last 3 starts.
Oliver Perez - 6 IP, 6 hits, 3 walks and 6 k's. First start back from the DL was a good one.
Brandon Webb - 5.2 IP, 11 hits, 2 walks and 10 k's. His control has been hurting him lately, walking 2 or more hitters in each of his last 5 starts vs. only twice in his previous 5.
Adam Wainwright - 7 IP, 6 hits, 2 walks and 5 k's. He's been very inconsistent this year and, at 25 years old, that should be expected.

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