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7/8/07

Batting

Julio Lugo - 3/3 with a double (13), a home run (5) and a stolen base (22). He's not going to end the year under .200 but his career OPS 0f .728 is telling.
Gary Sheffiled - 3/4 with 2 doubles (14) and a home run (21). He enters the all-star break with an average over .300 and more than 20 home runs.
Johnny Gomes - 4/4 with 2 doubles (10) and a home run (8).
Robinson Cano - 2/4 with a 6th home run. He's 7 for his last 17 with 2 home runs, but overall a disappointing first half for the free swinger.
Nick Markakis - 2/4. I expect good numbers in the 2nd half - but his first half was borderline average for a mixed league fantasy outfielder with a walk rate around 8% and an extra base hit percentage just below 10%.
Ichiro Suzuki - 2/5 with his 5th triple. He ends the first half at .359.
Jose Guillen - 3/5. He's one guy disappointed to get a 3 day break, going 18 for his last 31.
Adrian Beltre - 2/5. Another hot Seattle bat - he enters the break having gone 12 for his last 20 with 3 home runs.
Jim Thome - 3/4 with his 14th home run.
Scott Hatteberg - 4/5 with his 8th home run. Decent power numbers so far with 23 extra base hits in 223 at bats. Career high numbers across the board - .318/.409/.493 are all career bests.
Chris Duncan - 2/3 with his 13th double.
Ryan Zimmerman - 2/4 with his 14th home run.
Ryan Braun - 3/3 with his 14th double. He's had a great rookie year so far, but still strikes out too much.
Shane Victorino - 2/5 with his 11th home run.
Pat Burrell - 2/3 with his 11th home run. He has 3 home runs in his last 14 at bats.
Kaz Matsui - 2/4 with his 3rd home run. An outstanding first half - no power though.
Jason Bay - 2/4 with his 13th home run. Looks like he's starting to get hot. He's been striking out at the highest rate of his career and his power and speed are both down. He's either due for a big 2nd half or the worst season of his career. I'd take a shot and buy low.
Aramis Ramirez - 2/4 with his 14th double. He's numbers aren't as impressive as they would be if he hadn't spent time on the DL - he's a big time power hitter and could be undervalued with only 15 home runs in the first half.
Russell Martin - 2/2 with his 11th home run. We expected him to be a top catcher this year, but even we didn't expected a .300 average and a potential 20/30 season.
Andre Ethier - 2/3 with his 7th home run. He's losing time to Matt Kemp, but he's still a decent NL-only option.
Jose Reyes - 2/5 with 2 steals (46).
Chris Burke - 2/4 with his 2nd home run. He's 5 for his last 10 with a triple and a home run.
Hunter Pence - 2/5 with his 6th triple. He enters the break with a .342 average and only 10 walks.

Pitching

Chien-Ming Wang - 6.1 IP, 5 hits, 2 walks and 3 k's. His 9th win of the year and his ERA now stands at 3.36. He continues to defy conventional thinking.
Daniel Cabrera - 6 IP, 6 hits, 5 walks and 8 k's. Another mixed outing - his highest strikeout total since April 3rd, but 5 more walks. Will he ever reach his potential? Still only 26.
Josh Towers - 8 IP, 3 hits, 4 k's. Best outing of the season, and his control has been outstanding in the first half with only 11 walks in 71 innings.
Paul Byrd - 8.1 IP, 4 hits, 2 k's. Out-dueled by Towers, he has even better control numbers in the first half with only 6 walks in 102 innings.
Javier Vazquez - 9 IP, 8 hits, 0 walks and 8 k's. Quietly put up a good first half with 108 K's in 116 innings. His last 4 starts before the break resulted in a 3-0 record with 33 k's and 3 walks in 32 innings.
Aaron Harang - 8 IP, 6 hits, 1 walk and 8 k's. Solid, but unspectacular, first half.

7/7/07

Batting

Jason Bartlett - 3/6 with 4 runs scored.
Joe Mauer - 4/6 with his 16th double. His average is back to .313 after his best game since returning from the DL.
Torii Hunter - 3/4 with his 18th home run & 2/3 with his 19th home run in game 2. He also walked twice on the day.
Jason Kubel - 2/3 with a home run (7) and 7 RBI. He now has a 5 game hitting streak during which time he has 2 home runs and 3 walks.
Paul Konerko - 3/3 with 2 doubles (17) and a home run (16). He's been on fire lately.
Josh Fields - 3/5 with a double (6) and a home run (5). It's early in his career, but 40 strikeouts in 104 at bats is a big concern.
Carl Crawford - 2/4 with a double (21) and a steal (22). He's hit well since being moved into the #2 spot in the lineup going 6 for 17 during that time.
Delmon Young - 3/5 with 2 doubles (19). His 3rd consecutive 3-hit game, but he hasn't walked since June 28th.
Alex Gordon - 3/4 to break a 0-11 slump. Has 8 k's and no walks in his last 5 games.
Curtis Granderson - 3/4 with his 15th home run.
Marcus Thames - 1/3 with his 9th home run in only 123 at bats. He has a 5 game hitting streak, during which time he has 3 home runs 15 at bats.
Melky Cabrera - 3/5. He has a 6 game hitting streak during which time he is 13 for 27 with a double and a home run.
Johnny Damon - 2/4 with 2 stolen bases (15). He's had a very poor first half, but has hit in each of his last 7 starts.
Robinson Cano - 3/4. He is 8 for his last 17 with 2 home runs.
Nick Markakis - 3/4 with his 24th double. He's 8 for his last 19 with 3 doubles and a 4/3 bb/k ratio.
Vernon Wells - 2/4 with his 13th home run. On fire since being moved to the leadoff spot.
Adrian Beltre - 5/5 with 2 doubles (21) and 2 home runs (12).
Ryan Braun - 2/5 with 2 home runs (10). NL Rookie of the Year?
Xavier Nady - 3/4 with a double (15) and a home run (14). His 2nd consecutive 3 hit game. His average is up to .292 on the year, but his 15/61 bb/k ratio is reason for concern.
Ryan Doumit - 2/4 with his 16th double. He's not getting consistent playing time, but with 22 extra base hits and 17 walks in 163 at bats, he certainly should be.
Brad Hawpe - 4/6 with his 15th home run.
Troy Tulowitzki - 2/6 for his 3rd consecutive 2-hit game.
Brandon Phillips - 3/5 with his 17th home run.
Russell Martin - 2/4 with his 10th home run.
Hanley Ramirez - 3/6 with 2 home runs (14).

Pitching

Jon Garland - 3.1 IP, 11 hits, 3 walks and 12 runs. The numbers speak for themselves.
Jamie Shields - 7.2 IP, 7 hits, no walks and 6 k's. He has a 31/0 k/bb ratio in his last 4 starts. Also - first start since May in which he didn't allow a home run.
Andrew Miller - 7 IP, 3 hits, 4 walks and 6 k's. His 4-2 record and 3.30 ERA look very good, but his 25/17 k/bb ratio is a concern - he is young though.
Matt Garza - 6 IP, 5 hits, 3 walks and 6 k's. The best start of his young career.
Kameron Loe - 6 IP, 5 hits, 3 walks and 3 k's. Since June 14th he is 4-0 with a 1.60 ERA, but he has 16 strikeouts and 11 walks during this time.
Jeff Weaver - 5 IP, 4 hits, 2 walks and 4 k's. His rebound continues.
Dave Bush - 7 IP, 7 hits, 2 walks and 7 k's. He's 4-1 with a 2.54 ERA since June 15th with a 21/9 k/bb ratio.
Kyle Lohse - 9 IP, 4 hits, 2 walks and 5 k's. His last 2 starts have resulted in only 9 hits in 16 innings along with 13 strikeouts.
Wandy Rodriguez - 9 IP, 4 hits, 1 walk and 8 k's. He could be inline for a big second half - he has 90 k's vs. 26 walks in 104.2 innings on the year. His downfall has been consistency.

7/6/07

Batting

Placido Polanco - 3/5 with his 19th double. He's hitting .335 on the year and with only 16 strikeouts in 323 at bats, he should easily keep his average over .320 on the year. Doesn't provide any power or speed though.
Gary Sheffield - 2/3 with his 20th home run.
Magglio Ordonez - 3/4 with his 35th double. Can he break the
Victor Martinez - 2/3 with his 15th home run. The best catcher in the AL continues his run towards a career high in home runs.
Marlon Byrd - 1/1 with 3 walks.
Brad Wilkerson - 0/4 with 4 k's. In his last 19 at bats, he has 11 strikeouts and 4 home runs.
Reggie Willits - 1/4. He's 3 for his last 26 with only 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. The dream season may be coming to an end.
Chone Figgins - 0/4. He's 3 for his last 16 and has finally cooled off.
Melky Cabrera - 3/5 with his 4th home run. He has a 5 game hitting streak during which time he is 10 for 22 with 2 extra base hits.
Hideki Matsui - 2/5 with his 10th home run. He now has a 3 game hitting streak with home runs in each of the last 2 games.
Shannon Stewart - 2/4 with his 10th double.
Jose Guillen - 3/4 with his 14th double. He's 14 for his last 28.
Delmon Young - 3/4 with his 17th double.
Akinori Iwamura - 2/4 to extend his hitting streak to 5 games. A bad sign though is his 1/6 bb/k ratio during this time.
Mike Lowell - 5/6 with his 14th home run bumping him back over .300 on the season for the first time since June 17th. He's 8 for his last 13 with 2 home runs.
Jacoby Ellsbury - 2/2. Now 6 for 16 in his major league career.
Coco Crisp - 2/5 with a double (13) and a home run (5). He now has a 7 game hitting streak and is 25 for his last 58 with 4 doubles, a triple and 4 home runs to go along with 3 stolen bases.
Tadahito Iguchi - 3/4 with a double (14) and a home run (5).
Geoff Jenkins - 2/3 with his 13th home run. His first home run since June 15th.
Adam LaRoche - 3/4 with a double (23) and 2 home runs (13). He's on fire - and his numbers are quickly starting to look respectable.
Jermey Hermida - 2/4 with a double (9) and a home run (8). He's showing signs of heating up, going 6 for his last 17 with 2 home runs.
Craig Biggio - 2/5 with his 24th double. He's been on fire lately as well, going 18 for his last 39. No steals or home runs, but his average is now looking respectable.
Carlos Delgado - 4/4. He's hit in 5 of his last 6 games and finally has his average over .240.
Dmitri Young - 2/4 with his first triple. I wish I saw that....
Ryan Zimmerman - 2/3. He's starting to heat up, going 9 for his last 22 with 2 doubles and a home run.
Chipper Jones - 2/3 with 2 home runs (15). He's having an outstanding season.
Jeff Franceour - 2/5 with his 9th home run. He's hitting well lately, but has reverted to his old ways with only 3 walks in the last month.
Josh Hamilton - 2/3 with his 14th home run.

Pitching

Justin Verlander - 7 IP, 6 hits, 0 walks and 7 k's. He continues to strikeout batters at a very good pace and has now run his record to 10-3 on the year.
Kelvim Escobar - 7 IP, 3 hits, 3 walks and 8 k's. He also has 10 wins to go along with an improved strikeout ratio over the last month.
Josh Beckett - 6 IP, 9 hits, 1 walk and 9 k's. A season high in k's, but he has also given up 19 hits in his last 11 innings pitched.
Adam Wainwright - 7 IP, 5 hits, 3 walks and 4 k's. He's been inconsistent, but picked up his 7th win.
Byung-Hyun Kim - 6.1 IP, 3 hits, 2 walks and 7 k's. He's allowed only 7 hits in his last 12.2 innings while striking out 10.

7/5/07

Batting

J.D. Drew - 2/4 with 2 doubles (14). He hit cleanup yesterday as Manny was given the day off. He's been hitting well since June 7th with 12 of his 21 extra base hits coming during that time.
Mike Lowell - 2/4 with his 13th home run. His first home run in a few weeks and his slugging percentage since June 1st is under .400. His strikeout rate has also increased to his normal career level - so sell high if you still can.
Josh Fields - 2/4 with his 4th home run. He now has a 4 game hitting streak during which he's 6 for 15 with 2 doubles and 2 home runs.
Brian Roberts - 3/5 to raise his average to .325. He's having a great year and his only drastic improvement from 2006 is his walk rate (12% vs. 8%), his extra base hit percentage (8%) and strikeout percentages (12%) have remained constant.
Jay Gibbons - 2/4 with his 4th home run. He's been terribly inconsistent in the 1st half, but is a good buy low candidate in deeper leagues.
Jose Guillen - 3/4 with a triple (1). He's been heating up lately, going 11 for his last 24 with only 3 strikeouts.
Vernon Wells - 2/4 with a double (22) and a home run (12). He's enjoying the leadoff spot for Toronto, with 5 home runs in only 40 at bats.
Troy Glaus - 0/1 and left the game early with a foot injury.
Marlon Byrd - 3/3 with his 8th double. He's looking like the 2007 version of Gary Matthews. He's been playing full time since the end of May and is finally fulfilling some of the promise he showed as a minor leaguer with Philadelphia.
Carlos Guillen - 3/4 with a triple (5). Having an outstanding season.
Dmitri Young - 3/4 with a home run (8).
Ryan Zimmerman - 2/3 with a home run (13).
Stephen Drew - 2/4 with his 18th double. He has a 3 game hitting streak now with 2 doubles during that time.
Chris Duncan - 2/4 with his 16th home run. He has only 228 at bats this season and has 28 extra base hits and 32 walks.
Brendan Ryan - 2/4 with his 2nd home run. His career high in home runs during his minor league career is 2 so don't expect too much.
Miguel Montero - 2/4 with his 6th home run. His bat is starting to come around, he's 10 for his 28 with 2 home runs, 2 walks and only 2 strikeouts. He's only 23 and his bat hasn't been a strong point during his minor league career.
Edwin Encarnacion - 2/4 with a walk. He is hitting .310/.375/.448 since his recall.
David Wright - 3/4 with his 15th home run.
Garrett Atkins - 4/5 with his 13th home run. He's starting to look like the 2006 Garrett Atkins since May 26th, hitting .309/.382/.603 during this time.
Troy Tulowitzki - 3/6 with a double (13) and a home run (9). His numbers have been very good since mid-June hitting .355/.424/.632 with 6 home runs since June 13th.
Hunter Pence - 2/5 with his 11th home run.
Pat Burrell - 2/4 with his 10th home run. He's now 3 for his last 8 with 2 home runs. Not playing full time though.
Ryan Braun - 2/4 with his 8th home run. Braun/Fielder will be an impressive duo in that lineup for years to come.
Adam LaRoche - 2/3 with his 11th home run. He's 14 for his last 33 with 5 doubles and 3 home runs. He also only has 4 strikeouts during this time.

Pitching

Mike Mussina - 6 IP, 5 hits, 0 walks and 5 k's. He gave up 4 runs, but he has pitched well in his last 6 starts with a 7.2 k/9 and a 1.04 WHIP. He's 2-3 during this time, but he is starting to look like the Mike Mussina of old.
Jarrod Washburn - 8 IP, 5 hits, 1 walk and 5 k's. He's allowed only 3 earned runs in his last 3 starts, but has only a 10/5 k/bb ratio in 21 innings during that time.
Dustin McGowan - 7 IP, 4 hits, 2 walks and 4 k's. He's been hit or miss in his last 4 starts.
Kenny Rogers - 5.1 IP, 7 hits, 3 walks and 3 k's. Not good numbers, but he runs his record to 3-0 and lowered his ERA to 1.04.
Matt Chico - 7 IP, 4 hits, 0 walks and 4 k's. He's unscored upon in his last 13 innings and has allowed only 1 run in his last 3 starts. He had a very unimpressive minor league career, with a k/9 of under 6.5 during 3 different seasons at AA.
Matt Cain - 5.2 IP, 9 hits, 2 walks and 6 k's. He's now 3-9 with a 3.53 ERA on the year.
Cole Hamels - 7 IP, 8 hits, 0 walks and 8 k's. His best start since June 12th, if healthy he's one of the best in FLB.
Chris Young - 7 IP, 5 hits, 0 walks and 9 k's. He has 29 strikeouts in his last 20 innings and is looking like a solid Cy Young candidate in the NL. He's now 8-3 with a 2.00 ERA and 99 k's in 103.2 IP.

7/3/07

Batting

Bobby Abreu - 3/4 with his 5th home run. He's been relegated to the 7th spot in the order lately due to a 2 for 21 slump. Could this be the start of another hot streak?
Melky Cabrera - 2/4 with a walk. He's hitting 2nd for the Yankees and now has 2 consecutive 2-hit games.
Josh Fields - 1/3 with his 3rd home run. He is starting to see the ball better with zero strikeouts in his last 2 games. His longest streak of the year.
Corey Patterson - 4/4 with 2 doubles (18). He's been a disappointment this year, but does have 15 steals.
Jacoby Ellsbury - 2/2 with his 1st stolen base. He has no strikeouts and 2 walks so far in his major league career - he's a Juan Pierre-type with no power.
Shannon Stewart - 3/5 to raise his average over .300. He's been on fire lately - hitting in 8 consecutive games during which time he is 19 for 38 with 3 home runs.
Dan Johnson - 3/4 with his 10th home run. He now has 4 home runs in his last 5 games. He has great OBP numbers this year and his power is finally starting to come around. He's not a 30 home run type, but provides good bang for his buck, especially in AL-only leagues.
Vernon Wells - 4/5 with 2 home runs (11).
Frank Thomas - 3/5 with an RBI. He's starting to get better results at the plate, with a 6 game hitting streak, but he has been striking out at a slightly higher pace in 2007 (20%) than he did in 2006 (17%).
Adam Lind - 2/4 with a walk. He now has a 3 game hitting streak, during which time he is 5 for 12.
Ben Fransisco - 3/3 with a double (2) and a home run (2). He's 6 for his last 10 with 2 doubles and 2 home runs.
Esteban German - 2/3 with a double (10). He's 7 for his last 15, but isn't looking like a big fantasy contributor this year with only 5 steals and 15 extra base hits.
Ryan Zimmerman - 2/4 with his 19th double. He's 5 for his last 12 with 2 doubles, but he hasn't drawn a walk since June 13th.
Damien Miller - 4/5 with 2 home runs (3) and 7 RBI. Great night, but don't expect a repeat.
Ryan Braun - 1/5 with his 7th steal. He's looking more like the next David Wright than Alex Gordon.
Hunter Pence - 2/5 with his 9th home run.
Russell Martin - 4/5 with his 20th double and 16th stolen base.

Pitching

Roger Clemens - 8 IP, 2 hits, 1 walk and 4 k's. His best start of the year, but it's important to note that he has only 4 stikeouts in 2 games against AL teams.
Fausto Carmona - 6 IP, 4 hits, 2 walks and 8 k's. His best strikeout performance of the season. ERA of almost 6 during the month of June, but did actually improve his strikeout numbers during that time.
Al Reyes - 0.2 IP, 2 hits, 2 walks and 4 runs. He's been getting hit around pretty well lately with 9 hits allowed (3 home runs) in his last 4.1 innings. His ERA has doubled during this time.
Ted Lilly - 7 IP, 3 hits, 3 walks and 5 k's. His walks have increased in his last 2 starts, with 8 in his last 13 innings vs. 18 in his first 92.1. A sign of trouble?
Jason Hirsh - 6 IP, 3 hits, 1 walk and 2 k's. After walking 11 in his previous 15.1 innings, this was a big step forward, but he has been too inconsistent to count on.
David Wells - 6.2 IP, 5 hits, 3 walks and 6 k's. A season high in strikeouts.

7/2/07

Batting

Akinori Iwamura - 2/4. He's been very consistent this year - continuing to get on base at close to a .400 clip (.395) and hasn't shown any power. He also started to strike out more frequently with 10 in his last 10 games vs. 24 in his first 35 games.
Carl Crawford - 2/4. Crawford keeps plugging along - he's not having an impressive season, mainly due to a rapid increase in his strikeout rate(20% in 2007 vs. 14% in 2006), but is still a solid power/speed combination.
Johnny Peralta - 2/4 with his 14th home run. He's now 5 for his last 13 and is continuing to rebound from his poor 2006 season.
Billy Butler - 2/4. The 21 year old has been showing signs of life lately with a 4 game hitting streak and 2 multi hit games over the weekend. His bb/k ratio is ugly (1/13), but he is young. Not a great option at this point, but keep an eye on him.
Paul Konerko - 2/4 with his 15th home run and 2 walks. He had a great June, hitting 7 home runs and walking 17 times compared to only 15 k's. His overall numbers aren't impressive, but that will change by the end of the year.
Jack Cust - 3/4 with his 14th home run. He's been hitting well lately with hits in 8 of his last 10 games (5 of which have been home runs).
Eric Chavez - 2/5 to extend his hitting streak to 5 games. Very streaky hitter and he has only 3 strikeouts in his last 6 games to go along with 3 doubles. Home runs should follow soon.
Kurt Suzuki - 2/4. Suzuki will likely replace Kendall behind the plate in 2008, but he's making a case for the job in 2007 as well. He's played sparingly since being called up during the middle of June, but already has more home runs (2) on the year than Kendall.
Dustin Pedroia - 2/4 with a walk while leading off. Pedroia makes a lot of sense at the top of the Red Sox order - and his run production should increase accordingly.
Josh Willingham - 5/5 with no extra base hits. He has solid extra base hit and walk numbers. He's older than you think at 28, but is a viable candidate for a breakout second half.
Hanley Ramirez - 1/5 and is back in the leadoff spot. He was ok in the 3-hole, but he is one of the top leadoff guys in the game. Look for improved production in the coming weeks.
Hunter Pence - 4/5 with his 21st double. He had been slumping a bit lately going 3 for his last 20 in his previous 5 games.
Lance Berkman - 2/3 with a double (7) and a home run (14). Expect a huge 2nd half - his June numbers (.298/.377/.596) are indicative of what you should expect.
Brandon Phillips - 1/4 with his 15th home run to join the 15/15 club. His bb/k numbers are terrible, but it hasn't affected his fantasy value yet.
Ken Griffey Jr. - 2/4 with his 22nd home run. Reminding us of 1996.
Chris Duncan - 3/4 with his 15th home run. He's quietly slugging over .500 and is on pace for 30+ home runs.
Derrek Lee - 3/4. He's hitting .347, but has only 1 extra base hit in his last 10 games.
Carlos Delgado - 2/3 with a double (19) and a home run (13). He had a good June from a power standpoint, but also had only 4 walks during the month and hit .220.
Ryan Klesko - 3/5 with a double (13) and a home run (5). He now has a 7 game hit streak and is having his best season since 2004. His extra base hit and walk rates are both very solid.
Adam LaRoche - 3/4 with a double (21). He's heating up, going 9 for his last 17 with 4 doubles and 2 home runs.
Rafael Furcal - 2/5 with his 2nd home run and 9th stolen base. A disappointing season so far - power has been non-existant and speed has been unimpressive.
Matt Kemp - 2/4 with a home run (2). His bb/k numbers are pretty bad, but everything else looks like he should be playing full time.

Pitching

Jamie Shields - 6.1 IP, 6 hits, 0 walks and 10 k's. He has struck out 25 in his last 18.1 innings and now has 110 k's vs. only 19 walks on the year.
Cliff Lee - 8 IP, 4 hits, 2 walks and 9 k's. His best strikeout performance of the year, but he has pitched well since June 8th with 26 strikeouts and 11 walks in 32 innings. He's 3-1 with a 3.09 ERA during that time.
Andy Pettitte - 1.2 IP, 9 hits, 8 runs, 1 k.
Jeff Weaver - 8 IP, 7 hits, 1 walk and 3 k's. He finally got his ERA down below 7.00 and has given up only 2 ER in his last 3 starts.
Jeremy Guthrie - 8 IP, 4 hits, and 7 k's. He's now starting to put up solid strikeout numbers as well with 22 in his last 22.1 IP (against only 2 walks).
John Lackey - 7.1 IP, 4 hits, 3 walks and 5 k's. He hasn't pitched all that well since June 6th, but while pitching for the hottest team in baseball he has managed to still be an effective fantasy option. His stock could be low if you are looking to buy.
Jeremy Bonderman - 8 IP, 6 hits, 1 walk and 7 k's. He could be one of the top pitchers in baseball in the 2nd half - 89/21 k/bb ratio in 98 innings so far this season.
Scott Baker - 8 IP, 3 hits, 1 walk and 3 k's against Detroit. His third consecutive solid start, he's allowed only 4 ER and 10 hits in his last 20 innings.
Kameron Loe - 6 IP, 6 hits, 2 walks and 1 k. Loe has also been hot lately with a 4-0 record and a 1.96 ERA in his last 4 starts. Strikeouts are a concern though - in his last 2 starts, he has only 2 strikeouts against 4 walks.
Wandy Rodriguez - 7 IP, 3 hits, 2 walks and 4 k's. He's been inconsistent this year, but the talent is there. Could be a good sleeper for 2008.
Homer Bailey - 3.2 IP, 7 hits, 5 walks and 2 k's. He now has walked 19 in 23.1 innings. If you'd paid attention to his minor league numbers this isn't a huge surprise. His numbers in AAA weren't overly impressive.
Ryan Ludwick - 2/4 with 2 home runs (6). He could be a decent home run threat if given enough at bats, but he has very poor walk and strikeout skills, so temper your enthusiasm.
Jason Marquis - 7 IP, 4 hits, 1 walk and 5 k's. His 59/31 k/bb ratio doesn't inspire a lot of confidence, but he has drastically reduced his h/9 to 7.5 (from a career average of 9.3).
Tim Lincecum - 7 IP, 3 hits, 12 k's. He has 20 k's and only 7 hits allowed in his last 2 starts.
Chad Billingsley - 7 IP, 3 hits, 9 k's. He's a potentially big strikeout pitcher - and should only get better.

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