| If you play fantasy baseball, you know the old adage of ‘don’t pay for saves.’ This season it rings more true then anything. 15 players have lost their closer position (by injury or demotion) since January – 9 since the beginning of the season.Joey Votto and Giancarlo Stanton both hit walk-off grand slams Sunday, the first time 2 players have done that since April 10, 1998 |
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Team |
Rec |
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| 1 (4) |
LA Dodgers |
24-11 |
Matt Kemp hasn’t homered in a season-high 11 straight games (he had 12 HR in the first 23 games of the season), and now has some injury concerns, going on the DL for the 1st time in his career |
| 2 (3) |
Texas |
23-13 |
CF Josh Hamilton tied the franchise record with his 12th HR in the team’s first 30 games when he hit 4 dingers Wednesday – the first 4 HR game in MLB since 2003. His 18 HR in the first 34 games ties an MLB record |
| 3 (1) |
Baltimore |
22-14 |
Orioles became the 1st team in AL history to hit back-to-back-to-back HRs to start a game on Thursday. |
| 4 (8) |
Atlanta |
22-14 |
Offense is getting it done (4th in runs, 5th in BA), but the pitching is lacking (21st in ERA, 24th in BA against) |
| 5 (5) |
St. Louis |
20-15 |
RF Carlos Beltran hits 2 HR and drives in 6 runs twice in 7 days – he only had done it 3 times previously in his 14 year career |
| 6 (7) |
Washington |
22-13 |
C Wilson Ramos is out for the season with a torn ACL – how will it affect the National’s starting pitching that has been doing so well? C Sandy Leon also got hurt Monday |
| 7 (6) |
Toronto |
19-16 |
Jose Bautista’s 10 HR at Target Field (Minnesota) are the most by an opposing player, and only 4 Twins have hit more there |
| 8 (2) |
Tampa Bay |
21-13 |
Of the 8 HR SP David Price has given up to left-handed batters, 3 have been hit by the Yankee’s Robinson Cano |
| 9 (10) |
NY Yankees |
19-16 |
Andy Petitte returned to the mound Sunday, giving up 4ER on 7 Hits, walking 3 and striking out 2 in 6.1 IP to an anemic Mariner’s offense |
| 10 (11) |
Oakland |
19-17 |
SP Jarrod Parker has yet to give up more then 2 ER in his now 5 career starts since being called up this season (2.10 ERA), but has only managed 1 win |
| 11 (9) |
Cleveland |
19-16 |
Who would’ve thunk it? It’s the middle of May and the Indians are in 1st place in the AL Central |
| 12 (12) |
NY Mets |
20-15 |
Mets got their 1st sweep at Philadelphia since June of 2006 |
| 13 (15) |
Miami |
18-17 |
Giancarlo Stanton hit the 3rd walk-off grand slam in Marlin’s franchise history Sunday (Dan Uggla 2008, Bobby Bonilla 1997) |
| 14 (14) |
Cincinnati |
18-16 |
1B Joey Votto became the 1st player in MLB history to finish off a 3 HR game with a walk-off grand slam |
| 15 (16) |
San Francisco |
18-17 |
After giving up 16 earned runs in his first 3 starts, Tim Lincecum has only given up 8 in his last 4 |
| 16 (18) |
Chicago Sox |
16-19 |
Jake Peavy has rebounded tremendously from offseason surgery: 4-1, 1.89 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, and over a 6:1 K:BB ratio |
| 17 (17) |
Detroit |
17-17 |
Prince Fielder snapped an 0-22 streak Monday, going 3-5 |
| 18 (25) |
Pittsburgh |
17-18 |
Pirates rank last in the majors in runs scored with 100 scored through 35 games |
| 19 (13) |
Arizona |
15-21 |
Diamondbacks have lost 4 straight series, getting outscored 39-57 |
| 20 (21) |
Milwaukee |
15-20 |
RP John Axford’s streak of 49 consecutive converted saves (4th all-time in MLB history) was snapped Friday. He hadn’t blown a save since April 18, 2011 |
| 21 (19) |
Seattle |
16-21 |
The Mariners (25th in MLB in batting average) don’t have a single player batting over .300 |
| 22 (22) |
Philadelphia |
17-19 |
Phillies have lost all 4 games that Cliff Lee has started so far this season, and Roy Halladay’s last 5 starts, getting outscored 27-50 in those games (13 of their runs scored came in 1 game) |
| 23 (24) |
Boston |
16-19 |
Boston’s starting pitchers’ ERA? 6.01, 2nd worst in the majors |
| 24 (27) |
Kansas City |
14-20 |
Royals average a lowly less then 5 IP per start, but have managed to win or split their last 6 series since a 12-game losing streak. The bullpen has only allowed 2 ER in the last 23.2 IP |
| 25 (26) |
LA Angels |
15-21 |
3 of Jered Weaver’s 7 career games allowing 7+ runs have come at Texas |
| 26 (20) |
Colorado |
12-21 |
Christian Friedrich is the 1st pitcher in Rockies history to record 10+ strikeouts in one of his 1st two appearances |
| 27 (23) |
Houston |
15-20 |
What a surprise 2B Jose Altuve has been – .321 BA, .366 OBP, and stellar in the field |
| 28 (28) |
Chicago Cubs |
15-20 |
Cubs got their first 1-0 win against the Braves since 1993 on Wednesday |
| 29 (29) |
San Diego |
12-24 |
The Padres have less HR as a team (15) then the Ranger’s Josh Hamilton (18) |
| 30 (30) |
Minnesota |
10-25 |
28th in runs scored + 30th in ERA = worst record in MLB |
