David Freese, St. Louis Cardinals 3B
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Looking Back
Before we get to today’s games, let’s take a spin through last night’s box scores to identify the Studs and Duds from Thursday, June 7th.
5 Good Nights
- David Freese: 2-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI
- Clay Buchholz: 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 6 K’s, W
- Jason Heyward: 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI
- Norichika Aoki: 3-5, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI
- Ryan Ludwick: 2-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI
Honorable Mention: Cliff Pennington, Coco Crisp, Angel Pagan, Alex Rios, Martin Prado, Michael Bourn, Rafael Furcal, Shane Robinson, Ryan Theriot, Adrian Gonzalez, Jay Bruce, R.A. Dickey, Matt Cain, C.C. Sabathia, Brandon McCarthy, Randy Wolf, David Price, Lance Lynn, Mike Minor, Matt Garza, Mark Buehrle
5 Bad Nights
- Brian Matusz: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 5 BB’s, 0 K’s
- Derek Lowe: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, BB, 4 K’s
- Yu Darvish: 5.1 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 6 BB’s, 4 K’s
- Starlin Castro: 0-5
- Curtis Granderson: 0-5
Dishonorable Mention: Cameron Maybin, Darwin Barney, Todd Frazier, Jesus Guzman, Juan Pierre, Chris Heisey, Alex Castellanos, James Russell, Francisco Rodriguez, Steve Cishek, J.A. Happ
Daily Grab Bag
Check back here for daily updates on injuries, closer battles, player news, and anything else that might affect your fantasy baseball team.
- Santiago Casilla (bruised tibia) returned to the Giants last night and pitched one-and-a-third innings for his 15th save of the year. He’s still not fully-healed, according to the Giants’ trainers, but he looks safe to deploy going forward.
- Clayton Kershaw is dealing with plantar fasciitis (which can be a VERY tricky injury), and while it’s not expected to cause him to miss time, it might be time to look to sell-high on Kershaw.
- Trout/Harper Watch: With two of baseball’s best prospects being called-up last month, I’m going to dedicate this space to keeping tabs on the youngsters for the near future. Here’s to hoping that you were able to grab one (or both)!
Bryce Harper: Harper went 0-4 yesterday. (.276, 23 R, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 3 steals on the season).
Mike Trout: The Angels did not play yesterday (.329, 25 Runs, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 9 steals on the season).
Looking Ahead
A quick look at some of today’s pitchers to start (3 Up), pitchers to sit (3 Down), pitchers to take a flier on if you need a spot-start (Throwing Darts), and batters with advantageous or disadvantageous matchups (Today’s Swings and Misses).
3 Up
Daniel Hudson vs. Oakland Athletics
Shaun Marcum vs. San Diego Padres
Stephen Strasburg at Boston Red Sox
3 Down
C.J. Wilson at Colorado Rockies
Wandy Rodriguez at Chicago White Sox
Barry Zito vs. Texas Rangers
Throwing Darts
Matt Harrison at San Francisco Giants
Erik Bedard vs. Kansas City Royals
Felix Doubront vs. Washington Nationals
Today’s Swings and Misses
- Derek Jeter is 15-for-33 (.486) with one home run in his career against today’s starter, Johan Santana.
- Adam Dunn is 10-for-23 (.435) with two home runs in his career against today’s starter, Wandy Rodriguez.
- David Wright is 6-for-14 (.429) in his career against today’s starter, Hiroki Kuroda.
- Marco Scutaro is 2-for-21 (.095) in his career against today’s starter, C.J. Wilson.
- Curtis Granderson is 1-for-15 (.067) in his career against today’s starter, Johan Santana.
- B.J. Upton is 1-for-10 (.100) in his career against today’s starter, Ricky Nolasco.
Don’t forget to check out the rest of the great content on FantasyPros911.com, starting with some of our most recent updates:
- Albert Lang previews today’s starting pitchers in today’s edition of Pitch or Ditch.
- Collin Hager invented his own system for analyzing a player’s fantasy value, and his HVaC rankings are always a must-read in my book.
- Chuck Anderson brings you a look at a Position Battle going on in left field for the Philadelphia Phillies.
- This season has had an abundance of closer news, and Matthew Dewoskin is here to give you the latest in this week’s Blown Opportunities.
- Albert Lang tells you why streaks matter in this week’s Hot N Cold Fantasy Baseball All-Stars.
- Don’t miss today’s edition of Lenny Melnick’s award-winning podcast where he recaps yesterday’s action and spends some extra time talking about a Road Trip?!
- Make sure you check out Editor-in-Chief, Patrick DiCaprio, and the rest of the crew on this week‘s Fantasy Baseball Roundtable Show!
- It’s only June, but it’s never too early for fantasy football! Take a look at Paul Greco’s pre-season rankings, including Quarterback, Running Back, Wide Receiver, Tight End, and Strength of Schedule.
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