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6/10/07

Batting

Bobby Abreu - 2/4 with a walk and his 9th steal. I'm not sure that is actually news anymore - he's been on fire for the last week.
Johnny Damon - 2/5 with his 11th steal. He's now 9 for his last 25 and seemingly has benefited from now being the full time DH.
Robinson Cano - 3/5 with his 18th double. He's been on fire lately, like the other Yankees mentioned above - he's up to .275 on the season now.
Aaron Rowand - 2/4. He's up to .322 on the year.
Josh Fields - 2/3. He's filling in for Joe Crede.
Lance Berkman - 3/5 with his 3rd double.
Carlos Guillen - 2/5 with a double (15) and home run (8). He's had a great year, and has been very consistent. Outstanding bb/k ratio (23/30).
Placido Polanco - 4/5. He's making it tough to ignore him, with a .345 average and everything, but his 1 steal and 2 stolen bases aren't going to help much. Bottom line, he's better in real life than in fantasy, and unless you are looking for help in average and can afford to take a hit in the other categories, he's not worth grabbing.
David Wright - 2/4 with his 11th home run. His 3rd straight game with a home run.
Michael Young - 2/5. He's now 11 for his last 20.
Brian Roberts - 3/5 with 2 steals (21). He's the top 2B in the AL.
Kaz Matsui - 2/5. He hasn't shown much power, but has had a hit in every game during the month of June with a 2/3 bb/k ratio and 3 steals.
Travis Buck - 3/5 with his 10th double. He's 7 for his last 9 with 3 doubles and is now leading off the Oakland lineup.
Jim Edmonds - 2/5 with his 5th double and 7th home run. His power has significantly improved lately.
Chone Figgins - 4/6 with 2 steals. He's on fire.
Howie Kendrick - 2/5. He's 9 for his last 21 and is starting to live up to his potential.
Edgar Renteria - 3/4 with his 9th home run. He's putting together a career season so far with a .322 average to go along with his 9 home runs.
Mark DeRosa - 3/4. He'll get the bulk of the time at 3B with Aramis Ramirez out.
Delmon Young - 2/5 with his 13th double.
Jhonny Peralta - 2/5 with his 12th home run.
J.D. Drew - 3/5. His 2nd consecutive big night.
Stephen Drew - 2/4 with his 3rd home run. He's been a disappointment, and there aren't many positives signs when looking at his 2006 numbers. His walk rate and extra base hit rates are both poor.

Pitching

Roger Clemens - 6 IP, 5 hits, 2 walks and 7 k's. Good start, but it was against Pittsburgh.
Jon Lieber - 9 IP, 3 hits, 11 k's. Wow - one of the best starts of his career, by far.
Jason Jennings - 7 IP, 6 hits, 1 walk and 6 k's. His 3rd start since returning, and his k/bb ratio of 11/3 is solid, and he lowered his ERA to 2.70.
Johan Santana - 7 IP, 7 hits, 5 k's and he took the loss vs. Washington. Who would've predicted that?
Ben Sheets - 7 IP, 5 hits, 2 walks and 6 k's. He's continuing to improve his strikeout numbers with 13 in his last 13 innings.
Jeremy Guthrie - 8 IP, 6 hits, 1 walk and 6 k's. He continues to impress and hasn't allowed more than 3 ER in any of his 7 starts to go along with a 30/6 k/bb ratio.
Dan Haren - 7 IP, 5 hits, 6 k's. He lowered his ERA to 1.58 and has picked up his strikeout rate with 15 in his last 14.2 innings.
Jamie Shields - 7 IP, 6 hits, 9 k's. His best strikeout performance since April.
Shawn Marcum - 6.2 IP, 7 hits, 3 k's. He left early with an injury - and his status is day/day.
Derrek Lowe - 9 IP, 4 hits, 3 k's. He was outdueld by Marcum and the Toronto bullpen, but lowered his ERA to 3.20 in the process.

6/9/07

Batting

Nick Markakis - 2/4 with a home run (9). He has a 5 game hitting streak, during which he's hitting .364 (8 for 22). Remember - he had a big 2nd half in 2006.
Willy Taveras - 2/5 with 2 steals (15). He now has a 13 game hitting streak and in the last 5 games he actually has 3 of his 7 extra base hits.
Jason Kubel - 1/4 with a home run (4) and 3 RBI.
Ryan Zimmerman - 2/4 with 2 RBI's. He's been hitting the ball well lately.
Ryan Church - 2/5 with his 21st double.
Dmitri Young - 3/5. He's having the best season of his career and is up to .338.
Carlos Delgado - 1/3 with his 10th home run. Home runs in 3 of his last 6 games.
Chris Burke - 2/4 with his 10th double in his first start since being recalled. He has 11 extra base hits and 8 walks in 85 at bats so there are a few promising signs. It's unlikely he'll play regularly this season though with Biggio and Pence blocking his path.
Johnny Damon - 2/5. He now has multiple hits in 3 of his last 4 games and is hitting .350 during that time.
Michael Young - 3/4 with a walk. He's on fire.
Ian Kinsler - 1/4 with his 11th home run. His first since May 13th. He will get better throughout the rest of the season. His bb/k ratio of 26/33 is very good and his 10 steals and 11 stolen bases make him a valuable commodity at second base.
Corey Hart - 1/4 with his 4th home run. Since he reclaimed his starting job, he's 15 for 39 with 3 home runs and 5 steals.
Ryan Braun - 1/4 with his 4th home run.
David DeJesus - 3/5 with a double (13). He hasn't progessed this year as you may have expected - his extra base hits project to be less than they were in 2006, and his walks are about even.
Delmon Young - 3/5 with his 12th double. His average is all the way up to .268 due to his recent 9 for 20 streak.
J.D. Drew - 3/5 with 2 home runs and 7 RBI. He finally had the breakout game we've been waiting for. He should still end up around .290 with a very good OBP.
Yuniesky Betancourt - 2/4 to extend his hitting streak to 19 games.
Chone Figgins - 3/6 with 3 steals. He leadoff with Willits on the bench due to interleague.
Howie Kendrick - 3/4 with 2 doubles (5). He now has a 4 game hitting streak and is 7 for his last 16 with 3 extra base hits.
Casey Kotchman - 2/3 with 2 doubles (13). He has a 5 game hitting streak during which he's 8 for 14.

Pitching

Jeff Francis - 7 IP, 5 hits, 1 walk and 6 k's. His last 4 hits have produced essentially the same numbers with less hits than innings pitched, one or two walks and 3-6 k's. He has been very good since the beginning of May with 35 k's and 11 walks in 58.1 IP and only 3 home runs allowed.
Steve Trachsel - 6 IP, 7 hits, 1 walk and 6 k's. A nice rebound from his last start. His previous season high in strikeouts was 2, so while this start looks promising, be cautious. He has a 23/36 k/bb ratio which is about as ugly as you will see for someone with an ERA under 4.00.
Jorge Sosa - 8 IP, 4 hits, 2 walks and 5 k's. He now has 6 wins on the season in 8 starts. He will continue to be a good candidate for wins each time out, but his 27/15 k/bb ratio doesn't look promising.
Dan Wheeler - 1 IP, 2 k's and his 11th save.
Matt Capps - 1.1 IP, 3 hits, a walk and the loss. It wasn't a save opportunity, and this was his first run given up since he took over the closer's role.
Eric Gagne - 1 IP, 2 strikeouts and his 6th save. He now has 6 saves on the year and 15 k's in 15 innings. His 15/7 k/bb ratio isn't anything special, but the 15 k's are a very good sign and in his last 7.2 IP, he's only walked 2. He's showing signs of his previous dominance. But can he stay healthy?
J.P. Howell - 5 IP, 8 hits, 3 walks and 9 strikeouts. His strikeouts are promising, and the 24 year old has 16 k's in 13 innings against only 3 walks so far.
Josh Beckett - 8 IP, 5 hits and 8 k's. He's looking like the Cy-Young frontrunner. He's now 9-0.
Homer Bailey - 5 IP, 5 hits, 4 walks and 3 k's. A decent debut. He should only get better from here, but his walk rate was concerning in AAA and that may give him some problems this year.
Brad Penny - 7 IP, 5 hits, 7 k's. His best strikeout performance of the season other than his May 7th start, during which he struck out 14. He other high mark? 4.
Dustin McGowan - 7 IP, 4 hits, 4 k's. That's 4 consecutive solid starts for the 25 year old, and his first without any walks.

6/8/07

Batting

Alex Gordon - 4/4 with a double (10) and a triple (2). He's been very inconsistent, but we are seeing some signs of why he was so highly touted. Even with a sub-.200 average, his extra base hit percentage of 8% and walk rate of 11% are signs of good things to come once his luck turns around.
Alex Rios - 1/3 with his 14th home run. Best outfielder in Toronto? I think so.
Delmon Young - 2/5 for the 3rd consecutive game. He's closing in on .260 for the year.
Bobby Abreu - 2/4 with a walk to extend his 6 game hit/walk streak.
Edwin Encarnacion - 4/4 with a double (8) and home run (4). He's marching towards .300 on the season.
Troy Tulowitzki - 3/5 with a double (10) and home run (3). After a disappointing start to the season, he's now up to .275, but his power numbers (only 16 extra base hits) limit his fantasy value for 2007. Keep in mind that he's only 22 years old.
Matt Holliday - 4/5 - he's 7 for his last 8 and is up to .360 on the season with 22 doubles and 10 home runs.
Chris Iannetta - 2/4. We had expected him to be a top 10 catcher this year, but he lost playing time early and hasn't been able to win it back yet. His bb/k ratio is very good (13/17) and his extra base hit percentage (8%) is good considering that his average is below .200. He'll turn it around, and if he gets playing time he will be a great bargain.
Lance Berkman - 1/4 with his 8th home run. He's heating up.
Carlos Delgado - 3/5 with two doubles (12) and a home run (9). His average has been disappointing, but the power numbers are still there.
Pat Burrell - 2/5 with his 7th home run.
Michael Young - 2/4. He continues to improve that average.
Curtis Granderson - 3/5 with 2 triples. He now has 12 triples on the year!
Gary Sheffield - 2/5 with his 16th home run.
Magglio Ordonez - 3/5 to raise his average to .367.
Connor Jackson - 2/4 with a triple (1) and a home run (4). His slugging is up to a respectable .453 on the season due to 12 extra base hits in his last 16 games.

Pitching

Fausto Carmona - 7 IP, 7 hits, 1 walk and 5 k's. He's now 7-1 on the year with a 3.10 ERA. You can't argue with those results, but his 33 k's in 75.1 innings concerns me.
A.J. Burnett - 7 IP, 7 hits, 3 walks and 13 k's. A weird night, k's were dominant, but he allowed a lot of baserunners and didn't factor in the decision. Burnett has always been a very good strikeout pitcher, but has been derailed by injuries and inconsistency. His k/9 over 10 is the best of his career, but at the same time, his walk rate is amongst the worst of his career.
Edwin Jackson - 6 IP, 4 hits, 2 walks and 6 k's. He was once a top prospect, and his strikeout numbers this year have been good. This, however, was the best start of his season.
Curt Schilling - 9 IP, 1 hit, and 4 k's. Schilling and Johnson are both pitching like it's 2003 again. Well, not really, Schilling's k/9 rate is his lowest since 2000, but he's getting by with his great control.
Joe Blanton - 7.1 IP, 4 hits, 3 walks and 2 k's. His 2nd consecutive 1-0 start, but this time he was on the losing side. His ERA in June is 0.56.
Mike Mussina - 6 IP, 4 hits, 4 k's. He's been very inconsistent this year.
Ian Snell - 7 IP, 3 hits, 3 walks and 7 k's. He hasn't allowed more than 4 runs in any start this year.
John Maine - 7 IP, 6 hits, 0 walks and 2 k's. Not a typical John Maine start - his lowest strikeout total of the season and only his 2nd start without any walks. Interestingly enough, the other start with no walks was a week ago. If he can continue this trend he could be very valuable.
Rich Hill - 8 IP, 3 hits, 1 walk and 11 k's. He's had 3 great starts in a row now after his worst 3 starts of the year. A good sign for someone nearing 200 innings for their career.
Jonathan Broxton - 0.1 IP, 5 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks and 1 strikeout. That is how you blow a save.

6/7/07

Batting

Howie Kendrick - 1/4 with his 3rd home run. He's been a disappointment this season with an OPS under .700 and an average under .200 since his return from the DL.
Orlando Cabrera - 2/5. He hit out of the 3-hole yesterday with Willits leading off and Figgins batting 2nd.
Michael Cuddyer - 3/4 with with his 11th double and 8th home run. He'd co0led down lately and had been 2 for his previous 16. He's a solid 25/30 home run guy. He's improved slightly on his '06 breakout season, mainly in his walk rate.
Johnny Damon - 2/5 with 2 doubles (9). He's 5 for his last 10 and is now the full time DH since Giambi has gone on the DL.
Bobby Abreu - 1/3 with his 3rd home run and a walk. His 6th straight game with a walk AND a hit. The home run was his first since May 16th.
Josh Fields - 0/3 in his first game since being called up to replace Joe Crede who was placed on the 15 day DL.
Jay Gibbons - 2/4. Talk about streaky - he broke a 0-21 streak with the two hits yesterday. He also had a 1-31 streak earlier in the season and somehow his season average is over .200.
Ryan Shealy - 1/4 with a home run (3). He's been a disappointment this year with only 7 extra base hits and 8 walks. He also continued his streak of striking out for the 6th straight game (or every game this month).
Aaron Hill - 2/4 with a double (17) and a triple (1). He's quietly developing into a top second baseman. He has 26 extra base hits 23 walks in 212 at bats - keep an eye on him in the 2nd half and especially in 2008.
Delmon Young - 2/5. He's now 4 for his last 10.
Gary Sheffield - 3/5 with 2 home runs (15).
Curtis Granderson - 2/5 with his 10th triple. His bb/k ratio isn't very good, but he now has 36 extra base hits on the year to go with his 6 steals. He definitely has a unique combination of skills.
Prince Fielder - 2/3 with his 21st home run.
Felix Pie - 3/5 with a double (6), a home run (2) and a stolen base (1).
Dimitri Young - 3/4. It had been 2 days since he'd had a multi hit game. He's up to .329 on the year now.
Jimmy Rollins - 3/4 with his 10th home run. His first home run in over 150 AB's.
Lance Berkman - 2/4 with a home run (7). He's starting to show some signs of life after taking the first two months off - he is now 3 for his last 8 with 2 extra base hits.
Hunter Pence - 2/4 with his 12th double. He's now hitting 2nd for the Astros.
Garrett Atkins - 2/5 for his 3rd straight multi-hit game.
Kaz Matsui - 2/4 with his 1st home run and 10th stolen base.
Jeff Kent - 3/4 with his 9th home run. He's having a good season that will become more visible when he increases his batting average. He has 24 extra base hits and 21 walks in 204 AB's.

Pitching

Chien Ming-Wang - 9 IP, 5 hits, 1 walk and 4 k's. He's now 5-4 with a sub 4 ERA and he broke the 30 strikeout barrier.
Brian Bannister - 7 IP, 5 hits, 0 walks and 2 k's. He's aiming to be the next Wang, with 24 k's in 55.2 IP this season.
Justin Verlander - 7 IP, 5 hits, 2 walks and 6 k's. Nice rebound after his previous start.
Carlos Zambrano - 6.2 IP, 5 hits, 3 walks and 9 k's. The way his season has been going, this is considered a great start.
Soloman Torres - .2 IP, 2 hits, a walk and 2 k's. He's been terrible since May 31st, seeing his ERA increase by a full run to 5.15.
Orlando Hernandez - 6 IP, 3 hits, 4 walks and 3 k's. Another good performance, but the bullpen cost him a win.
Adam Eaton - 6 IP, 5 hits, 2 walks and 4 k's. His first solid start since 5/20.
Joe Kennedy - 7 IP, 7 hits, 2 walks and 6 k's. Other than his 5/26 start against Baltimore, in which he gave up 7 runs and walked 5 (the only one in which he's given up more than 3 runs), he's been very consistent this year. His ERA without that start included is 2.49. Reason for concern however, 28/29 k/bb ratio.
Matt Morris - 8 IP, 7 hits, 2 walks and 6 k's. He lowered his ERA to 2.51, but still has a 41/28 k/bb ratio. Don't expect his success to continue without improving that ratio.

6/6/07

Batting

Mark Grudzielank - 0/4 while batting 3rd for KC. He should be starting, much less hitting ahead of Teahan and/or Buck.
Chone Figgins - 2/3 to keep the hot streak going.
Reggie Willits - 1/3 with his 14th stolen base.
Casey Kotchman - 1/3 with his 7th home run. He's on pace for close to 20 home runs which would be a huge step forward in his development.
Torii Hunter - 1/3 with his 13th home run and a walk. He has been picking up the pace in the walk department with 8 in his last 15 games vs. 5 in his first 40.
Adam Lind - 3/5 with his 6th home run. He's been coming on lately going 7 for his last 11 with 3 extra base hits. He is still striking out too much, but he's cut down lately with only 2 strikeouts in his last 20 at bats.
B.J. Upton - 4/6 with 15th double and 9th home run - and 2 strikeouts.
Carlos Pena - 2/3 with his 8th double. He just keeps on keepin' on.
Delmon Young - 2/5 with his 11th double. We've been waiting all year for him to turn it on.
Elijah Dukes - 0/4. He's 0 for his last 17 and is flirting with .200.
Kevin Youklis - 0/3. He got a lot of noteirity for his hitting streak, but he's now 1 for his last 13. He has cut down on his strikeouts though - with no k's during this time and 4 walks.
Eric Chavez - 2/4 with his 9th home run. Remember when he was the 'next great 3B'? Well, he's heated up lately, with 3 home runs in his last 5 games and he's still only 29.
Bobby Abreu - 2/4 with a walk. He's looking like the Bobby Abreu from 2006, with a 5 game hitting streak during which time he has walked in each game as well. He's 9 for 18 during the streak with 4 doubles. He hasn't had an OBP under .390 since 1997, so expect him to keep this up.
Robinson Cano - 2/4 with his 16th double. His average is all the way up to .276 now.
Yuniesky Betancourt - 2/4 to extend his hitting streak to 17 games.
Michael Young - 4/4 with his 19th double. His average is up to a season-high .269.
Victor Diaz - 1/4 with his 8th home run (a grand slam).
Jeff Franceour - 3/4 with a walk. It looks like his plate discipline is picking up where he left off at the end of April with 3 walks in his last 3 games. He only had 5 during the entire month of May vs. 9 in April.
Ryan Braun - 3/4 with his 3rd home run. His walk and strikeout numbers are a both concerns, but he still has only 48 at bats under his belt.
Ryan Church - 3/3 with 2 doubles (19) and a walk (28). He doesn't do anything great, but he is solid across the board and his home runs will pick up over the remainder of the season.
Garrett Atkins - 2/4 with 2 doubles (16). He's heating up - 5 for his last 9 with 4 extra base hits.
Luke Scott - 3/4 with a double (12) and home run (6). He's not playing consistently, but he has very good power numbers, with 19 extra base hits in only 142 at bats, and very good walk totals (19). If he starts playing regularly he could be a good bargain in the 2nd half.
Connor Jackson - 2/5 with a double (13). He's been turning it on lately power-wise with a double in 8 of his last 9 games. His average is also up to a season-high .283.
Benji Molina - 2/5. He's 8 for his last 14 and is now hitting .323 on the season.

Pitching

C.C. Sabathia - 9 IP, 5 hits, 8 k's. We really liked this guy in the preseason and so far he's living up to our expectations with a 9-1 record on top of his 8.3 k/9 and his 5.9 k/bb ratio.
Jorge De La Rosa - 7.1 IP, 5 hits, 2 walks and 7 k's. His best start of the season and is overall numbers aren't terrible, but he's been very inconsistent. He's only 26 though, so that should be expected.
Kelvim Escobar - 9 IP, 3 hits, 3 walks and 4 k's. His strikeouts are still down on the year, but he's been putting everything else together - all his numbers are inline with career bests (h/9, bb/9) other than his k rate.
Scott Baker - 5.2 IP, 8 hits, 4 walks and 4 k's. His worst start of the year, but he was facing Anaheim which may be the hottest offensive team in baseball right now.
Roy Halladay - 3.1 IP, 12 hits, 1 walk and 1 strikeout. Ouch. Only his 2nd start back from the DL, but still...
Andrew Sonnanstine - 7 IP, 8 hits, 0 walks and 5 k's in his major league debut. He had very good minor league numbers, but hasn't been a huge strikeout guy. Very good debut, other than the fact that he allowed 6 of the 8 baserunners to score.
Daisuke Matsuzaka - 7 IP, 7 hits, 2 walks and 8 k's. His best start in a month, and he's been very inconsistent this year.
Jason Schmidt - 6 IP, 1 hit, 3 walks and 4 k's. His first start in nearly 2 months was a good one.
Rick Vanden Hurk - 6 IP, 1 hit, 2 walks and 4 k's. Heckuva turnaround - in his last 2 appearances, he had allowed 14 runs in 5 innings. He hasn't pitched much professionally, with only 25 innings in the minors before being called up.
Randy Johnson - 6 IP, 7 hits, 1 walk and 8 k's. He looks like the RJ of old.
Matt Cain - 5.1 IP, 8 hits, 5 walks and 4 k's. The walks are killing him.

6/5/07

Batting

Carlos Pena - 3/3 with 2 doubles and his 12th home run. He isn't showing any signs of slowing down and has an OPS over 1.000 on the season. His strikeouts are high, but his extra base hit and walk percentages are both very good.
John Buck - 2/4 with his 9th and 10th home runs. Buck looks to have broken out of his mini 0-14 slump by going 5 for his last 11 with 3 extra base hits. Even during his slump, he only struck out twice.
Ichiro Suzuki - 3/5 with his 8th double and 5th home run.
Kenji Johjima - 2/4 with his 12th double. He's up to .323 on the year. Can he catch Ichiro?
Yuniesky Betancourt - 2/4 to extend his hitting streak to 16 games. During this time he has a 4/5 bb/k ratio and 8 extra base hits. He's only 25 and could be starting to realize his potential.
Brian Roberts - 3/4 with 3 doubles. He now has 15 doubles on the year and his approaching a .330 average. He doesn't have much power, but has been a great OBP & SB guy.
Chone Figgins - 2/5 with his 6th double. He's on fire right now and with Willits (3/6 last night) leading off and Figgins hitting out of the 9-hole, they have great speed in that lineup. Figgins now has a 5 game hit streak and is 11-20 during that time with 4 steals.
Mike Napoli - 3/5 with his 7th home run. He's still striking out a ton, but he's also walking a lot and providing good value as a catcher.
Gary Matthews - 4/5 with his 8th home run. He's having a very good year with 8 home runs and 9 steals. Maybe he is worth $10M a year...
Orlando Cabrera - 4/5 with his 19th double. He's up to .330 on the year.
Garrett Anderson - 1/5 with his 2nd home run. Just activated from the DL a couple days ago.
Mark Ellis - 4/5 and hit for the cycle. He's now 8 for his last 12 with 5 extra base hits.
Jimmy Rollins - 3/5. He's been very quiet since his huge April and hasn't homered since April 27th.
Dan Uggla - 2/4 with his 24th double.
Brian McCann - 3/5 with an RBI. His home run power has been disappointing this year, but he does have 16 doubles and his walk/strikeout rates have been constant.
Rafael Furcal - 2/4. He's been hanging out with Juan Pierre too much, he still hasn't homered and has only 12 doubles on the season. His slugging percentage is .375.
Prince Fielder - 2/4 with his 20th home run. He's a monster, and he's only 23 years old.
Alfonso Soriano - 5/5 with his 7th home run. He likes the leadoff spot.

Pitching

Jamie Shields - 7.1 IP, 4 hits, 1 walk and 5 k's. He's been very solid this year even if his strikeouts aren't what they were in April.
Felix Hernandez - 5.2 IP, 11 hits, 1 walk and 5 k's. You have to wonder if he's still hurt.
Erik Bedard - 6 IP, 8 hits, 0 walks and 7 k's.
Jason Miller - 0.1 IP, 7 hits, 2 walks and 8 runs allowed. Worth mentioning. Wow.
Jered Weaver - 7 IP, 5 hits, 1 walk and 4 k's. He had a rough May, which was hidden by a bit of luck - his WHIP was 1.59, but he managed to keep all those baserunners from scoring as evidenced by his 3.82 ERA during that time. Monday's start is a good sign since he only allowed 6 baserunners.
Boof Bonser - 5.1 IP, 12 hits, and 1 strikeout. By far his worst start of the year on many levels. He'd never given up more than 8 hits in any game this year and the 1 strikeout was the lowest since his 2nd start of the season.
Alan Embree - 1.1 IP, 4 hits and his 1st blown save.
Dan Haren - 7.2 IP, 4 hits, 1 walk and 9 k's. His strikeouts have been the only thing holding him back from fantasy stardom this year and he has his best outing against the best hitting team in the AL (Boston).
Barry Zito - 6 IP, 6 hits, 4 walks and 5 k's. Somehow he allowed 10 baserunners and none scored. He's been good his last few starts, but he won't continue to be successful if he doesn't improve his control.
Armando Benitez - 1 IP, 1 hit allowed and his 2nd hold.
Jonathan Broxton - 1 IP, 2 hits, 1 walk and his 1st save. Not a dominant performance, but he'll take over for Saito in the short term.

6/4/07

Batting

Gary Sheffield - 2/4 with his 13th home run. He continues to stay hot.
Curtis Granderson - 2/4 but has been moved all over the lineup. He hit 9th yesterday.
Jason Kubel - 3/4 with his 3rd home run. Two of his three home runs on the year have come in his last 4 games.
Adam Lind - 2/3 with his 7th double. That is 2 consecutive 2-hit games.
Jose Lopez - 4/5 with his 6th double. He hasn't shown much power potential - only 12 extra base hits so far, but he is hitting .291.
Victor Diaz - 3/5 with his 6th and 7th home runs. This was his 2nd 2-home run game in the last 2 weeks, but he isn't playing consistently enough to warrant consideration and he has 19 strikeouts and 0 walks in 64 at bats. He looks similar to Jack Cust, except that Diaz is about 5 years younger.
Yuniesky Betancourt - 2/4 with his 13th and 14th doubles and his 3rd steal. He could be a good option next year, his extra base hit percentage is sitting right around 10%, while he also has only 15 strikeouts in 182 at bats. Looks like a .300 hitter right now, and he could be a 20/20 guy at some point in the future.
Brian Roberts - 3/4 to raise his average to .320.
Connor Jackson - 1/4 with his 12th double. He has 8 doubles and a home run in his last 10 games.
Ryan Braun - 1/3 with his 3rd double. He's hitting 3rd in Milwaukee's lineup, and as looked good so far. A word of caution however, he has a 2/11 bb/k ratio in 36 at bats.
Hunter Pence - 4/5 with his 5th home run and 5th stolen base.
Aaron Rowand - 3/4 with his 8th home run.
Felix Pie - 2/5 with a double. First game back since recall.
Andre Ethier - 2/4 with his 11th double and 5th home run. He's not putting up the numbers that he did during his rookie year, but he has been solid.
Russell Martin - 2/4. His average is up to .310.
Garrett Atkins - 3/5 with his 14th double and 4th home run.
Brad Hawpe - 2/3 with his 13th double. At home against a RHP he has MVP numbers.
Kaz Matsui - 3/6. He looks nothing like the Kaz Matsui that played in Shea.
Edwin Encarnacion - 3/6 with his 7th double. He's hot right now.

Pitching

J.P. Howell - 8 IP, 5 hits, 0 walks and 7 k's. Howell is a great prospect, he had a 3.5/1 k/bb ratio in AAA this year. He looks like a potential big strikeout pitcher. Keep an eye on him.
Ben Sheets - 6 IP, 7 hits, 1 walk and 7 k's. He's been good this year, but the k's have been disappointing. He could be turning the page though, with 32 k's in his last 38.1 IP.
Dontrelle Willis - 6 IP, 7 hits, 6 walks and 0 k's. Ouch - amazingly he only gave up 2 runs.
Sean Marshall - 6.2 IP, 6 hits, 1 walk and 8 k's. There is a lot to like about his numbers so far in 2007. His record stands at 1-2, but he has allowed only 16 hits in 20 innings while striking out 22 and walking only 5. He's only 24 and pitches in a tough park, but he's worth a pickup.
Joe Beimel - .2 IP, 1st save. Saito was hurt in the last inning, and his status is day/day.

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