Here’s a look at the unheralded players who played well yesterday.
Jake Westbrook, Cleveland Indians
Westbrook gave up 1 run on 5 hits in 7-2/3 innings to improve to 3-3 with a 4.36 WHIP.
Xavier Nady, Pittsburgh Pirates
Nady went 4 for 4 with a HR and 2 RBIs. He’s hitting .263.
Fred Lewis, Toronto Blue Jays
Lewis went 3 for 5 with 3 runs and a HR (4). He’s hitting .305 with 29 runs.
Jeff Keppinger, Houston Astros
Keppinger went 3 for 5 with a run. He’s hitting .302.
David Murphy, Texas Rangers
Murphy went 3 for 5 with a run raising his average to .266.
Nick Hundley, San Diego Padres
Hundley went 3 for 4 with an RBI (19) to raise his average to .310.
Jason Vargas, Seattle Mariners
Vargas held the Twins to 1 run over 7 innings to improve to 4-2 with a 2.92 ERA and 1.08 WHIP.
John Ely, Los Angeles Dodgers
Ely got a no-decision despite holding Arizona scoreless over 7 innings. He gave up 2 hits and struck out 5. He’s 3-2 with a 2.54 ERA and 0.93 WHIP.
Barry Zito, San Francisco Giants (pictured)
Zito got a no-decision despite holding the Rockies to 1 run on 4 hits with 8 Ks over 7 innings. He’s 6-2 with a 2.78 ERA and 1.18 WHP.
Potent Middle Relievers
David Hernandez, BAL: 1-1/3 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (30 Ks, 44-1/3 IP)
Joe Nelson, BOS: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (7 Ks, 7 IP)
Robinson Tejada, KC: 1-2/3 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (23 Ks, 26-2/3 IP)
Arthur Rhodes, CIN: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (21 Ks, 21-2/3 IP)
Trever Miller, STL: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (11 Ks, 12-2/3 IP)
Frank Francisco, TEX: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Ks (30 Ks, 23-1/3 IP)
Darren Oliver, TEX: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (30 Ks, 27-1/3 IP)
Joe Thatcher, SD: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (14 Ks, 9-2/3 IP)
Hong-Chih Kuo, LAD: 1-1/3 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (19 Ks, 13-2/3 IP)
Matt Belisle, COL: 2 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Ks (37 Ks, 34-1/3 IP)
Rafael Betancourt, COL: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (23 Ks, 18-1/3 IP)
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Originally published at LestersLegends.com.
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