2011 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: Thome Blasts 600th Homer, Isringhausen Notches 300th Save & More
A second congratulations goes out to Jason Isringhausen, who notched his 300th save in a 5-4 Mets victory over the Padres in San Diego.
The New York Yankees have a +178 run differential through 120 games. Conversely, the Houston Astros have a -159 run differential in 122 contests.
Mike Carp slugged his fifth and sixth homers today while extending his MLB leading hit streak to 15 games.
With just 41 games left, Matt Kemp needs 12 HR and 9 stolen bases to join the 40/40 club.
Ryan Braun hit his 23rd homer and swiped his 23rd bag in a 3-0 Brewers victory over the Dodgers. A 30/30 season is imminent.
Down On The Farm: Jerry Sands blasted his 23rd homer for the Albuquerque Isotopes. Yankees’ farmhand Dellin Betances has been promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre.
Cameron Maybin has 17 stolen bases in the last month.
The Detroit Tigers acquired Delmon Young from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for two minor league players. The acquisition of Young is a low-risk, medium-reward move for the Tigers who needed some help in the outfield.
In his first at-bat for the Tigers, against his former Twins team, the aforementioned Young took Francisco Liriano deep for his fifth long ball of the season.
The Chicago Cubs have signed 11th-round legacy Shawon Dunston, Jr., who will receive a $1.275 million signing bonus.
John Axford (35), Jason Isringhausen (7), Mariano Rivera (31), Kerry Wood (1), Joe Nathan (10) and Brandon League (30) each earned saves last evening.
Pitching duels I’m looking forward to watching today: James Shields vs. Jon Lester, Jonathan Sanchez vs. Randall Delgado and Ubaldo Jimenez vs. Gavin Floyd
Written by Alan Harrison exclusively for TheFantasyFix.com
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(August 14, 2011 – Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images North America)
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