2011 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: Mike Stanton's Grand Exit, Derek Lee's Steel City Debut & More!
Not only did Mike Stanton throw out Jose Reyes at the plate, he also hit a Grand Salami in the top of the tenth to guide the Marlins to a 7-3 victory over the Mets.
At just twenty-three years of age, Los Angeles Dodger Clayton Kershaw continues to solidify his standing as one of the best young pitchers in Major League Baseball. The former seventh overall pick dished his fifth straight quality start last evening, albeit against the Padres, to earn the win and improve to 13-4 on the season. Last night’s victory was Kershaw’s fourth complete game victory of the 2011 season.
CC Sabathia (16-5) earned his sixteenth win in a 3-2 Yankees over Jake Peavy and the White Sox. If I set the over/under on Sabathia wins at 22.5 for the season, which side would you take?
Hope you picked up Jarrod Saltalamacchia to replace Brian McCann on your squad last week. Salty, in the midst of a nine game hitting streak, went 2-for-4 with a round tripper, a double, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Since being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies, Hunter Pence is just 3-for-14 with a double, one RBI and three runs scored.
The newest Cleveland Indian, Ubaldo Jimenez, is slated to make his first start in the American League this Friday, August 5th in Texas against one of the hottest pitchers in the majors, Derek Holland. Tune in.
In his return to the Arkansas Travelers, Mike Trout went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Trout was also caught stealing in his return to Double-A.
Bad news for the Boston Red Sox: Clay Buchholz could miss the remainder of 2011 with a stress fracture in his back. Hope that Erik Bedard trade works out for them.
JJ Putz (25), Ryan Madson (19), Mariano Rivera (28), Carlos Marmol (21) and Drew Storen (27) each earned saves last night.
Some fantastic pitching duels I’m looking forward to today: Ricky Romero vs. David Price, Jaime Garcia vs. Shaun Marcum, Kyle Kendrick vs. Aaron Cook and Daniel Hudson vs. Tim Lincecum
Written by Alan Harrison exclusively for TheFantasyFix.com
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