2011 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: Desmond Jennings Recalled, Nelson Cruz Drives in 8 & More!
In a game of who’s the worst pitcher, Phil Hughes and Trevor Cahill gave up a combined 17 runs. If you think that Hughes’ 7 earned runs in 4.1 innings was bad, think again. Cahill lasted 2 innings and gave up 10 runs. It was in 3rd inning where the damage was done, starting off with a 3-run Nick Swisher bomb and finishing with a Mark Teixeira grandy-salami. The Yanks won 17-7.
In another wallop, Texas crushed Toronto 12-2, almost solely behind Nelson Cruz's 8 RBI's. Cruz went 4-4 with 4 runs and hit his 22nd dinger. The only 2 runs scored by Toronto were by JP Arencibia's 2 solo shots, his 13th and 14th of the year.
Carlos Gonzalez hit the 15-day DL with a strained right wrist. The Rockies called up Eric Young, Jr. to replace him.
Dexter Fowler fell a home run short of a cycle in the Rockies win over the Diamondbacks last night. He added an RBI and scored twice in the contest. At just 14% owned in Y! leagues, Fowler looks to be a solid short-term add for those looking to replace CarGo.
Vernon Wells hit a grand slam in the 9th, the first by an Angel in almost a year. Rookie phenom, Mike Trout, went 2-4 with 2 runs and recorded his first stolen base.
Aramis Ramirez keeps knocking em out of the park. He hit his 18th home run and so far has avoided the injury bug that has plagued him the last 2 years.
With Stephen Drew out for the year, Willie Bloomquist looks to get regular time at Short Stop for the Diamondbacks. Position versatility plus potential speed makes this veteran an interesting option for those fantasy owners in need. Willie is currently owned in just 10% of Y! leagues.
No surprise here, Cole Hamels was dominate yet again and ate the poor little Padres for breakfast. Hamels went 8 strong, allowed 1 run off 3 hits and K’d 10. Even with the Cy-Young like season Hamels is having, it was only the 2nd time he whiffed 10.
Like I said in yesterday’s Daily Fix, Albert Pujols has a lot of catching up to do in the 2nd half. I didn’t necessarily mean he had to do it all yesterday. Pujols went 4-5 and hit his 2nd home run in as many days. He now has 4 home runs since the all-star break. Chris Carpenter wasn’t spectacular (8IP,10H,4ER) but earned his 5th straight win against the Bucs.
Jair Jurrjens didn’t last long enough to get the win, but Craig Kimbrel did earn his league leading 31st save. Prado (10), Heyward (11), McCann (17) and Uggla (18) all homered. For the Reds, rookie shortstop Zack Cozart hit his 2nd home run.
Can’t believe I’m saying this, but, the pitching duel I’m most looking forward to watching today is Jaime Garcia vs. Kevin Correia.
R.I.P. Amy Winehouse, who was found dead at the age of 27. Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison also passed at 27. Creepy.
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