Here’s a look at the unheralded fantasy baseball players who played well yesterday.
Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs
Darwin Barney went 3-for-5 with two runs, three RBI and a stolen base to raise his average to .323. Marlon Byrd went 2-for-5 with a stolen base. Jeff Baker went 2-for-5 with two RBI. He’s hitting .361. Reed Johnson is hitting .400 after going 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. Casey Blake raised his average to .333 after going 2-for-3 with three runs, a homer and two RBI. Rod Barajas went 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. Jamey Carroll went 2-for-4.
Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays
Sam Fuld went 1-for-3 with two runs and a stolen base (10). He’s hitting .365. Johnny Damon was 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Jose Molina went 2-for-4. Brandon Morrow gave up three runs in 5.1 innings for the loss, but struck out 10 batters.
Cleveland Indians @ Minnesota Twins
Jason Repko went 2-for-3 with a run and two RBI. Jason Kubel is hitting .333 after going 2-for-3 with a run and three RBI. Danny Valencia went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer. Alexi Casilla went 2-for-4 with two runs. Brian Duensing gave up one run on five hits in seven innings to improve to 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA.
Arizona Diamondbacks @ New York Mets
Daniel Murphy went 2-for-5 with two runs. Gerardo Perra went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base.
Atlanta Braves @ San Francisco Giants
Nate McLouth went 1-for-2 with three runs. Pat Burrell went 3-for-4 with two runs. Cody Ross went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers
Austin Jackson went 2-for-5 with a run. Ryan Raburn went 2-for-3 with a run and three RBI (13). Alex Avila went 3-for-4 with a run and two RBI (13). Brandon Inge went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Brad Penny gave up one hit in seven scoreless innings for the win.
New York Yankees @ Baltimore Orioles
Russell Martin went 2-for-3 with three runs, two homers (six) and four RBI (15). Brett Gardner went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Derrek Lee went 2-for-4 with a run.
Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals
Miguel Cairo went 1-for-4 with two RBI. David Freese went 2-for-4 with an RBI (11).
Colorado Rockies @ Florida Marlins
Jonathan Herrera went 2-for-4 to raise his average to .327. Jason Hammel gave up one run in 6.2 innings for the win.
Washington Nationals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Lyle Overbay went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI. Ronny Cedeno went 2-for-4. Michael Morse went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Jeff Karstens gave up two runs in six innings for the win.
Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers
Melky Cabrera went 3-for-4. Alexi Ogando gave up one run in five hits with five strikeouts in six innings to improve to 3-0 with a 2.13 ERA. Darren Oliver picked up the save.
Houston Astros @ Milwaukee Brewers
Angel Sanchez went 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI to raise his average to .293. Brett Wallace went 2-for-4 with two runs. He’s hitting .324. Bill Hall went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Humberto Quintero went 2-for-5 with a run, two RBI and a stolen base. Craig Counsell went 2-for-6 with two runs. Mark Kotsay and Jonathan Lucroy each went 2-for-4. Yunieksy Betancourt went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Philadelphia Phillies @ San Diego Padres
Ben Francisco went 2-for-5 with an RBI (11). Cameron Maybin went 2-for-4 with two runs. Jason Bartlett went 2-for-5 with an RBI. Ryan Ludwick went 2-for-5. Joe Blanton gave up two runs in seven innings. Tim Stauffer gave up two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts in six innings. Neither starter factored into the decision.
Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Jed Lowrie went 2-for-4 with a run. He’ s hitting .431. Dice-K gave up one hit with nine strikeouts in eight scoreless innings. In his past two starts, he’s thrown 15 scoreless innings.
Oakland A’s @ Seattle Mariners
Coco Crisp went 3-for-5 with a run and two RBI. Conor Jackson went 2-for-5 with an RBI. Kevin Kouzmanoff went 2-for-4 with two runs, a homer and four RBI. Cliff Pennington went 2-for-3 with two runs, a home run and two RBI.
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