Nationals | SP Luis Atilano gets first major league win

by George Utter April 24, 2010

Washington Nationals SP Luis Atilano pitched 6 innings of shutout ball against the Los Angeles Dodgers to pick up the win in his major league debut.

Our Instinct:  The soon to be 25 year old righty from Santurce, Puerto Rico gave up 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out one.  He’s been in the Nationals system since 2003 and has had Tommy John Surgery.  If you think this was a stepping stone game for Atilano, think again.  While it’s cool to see him have this kind of debut, this is as good as it gets.  He doesn’t strike out enough to make him more than a back end of the rotation flyer pick up.

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Giants | Lincecum gets fourth win

by George Utter April 24, 2010

San Francisco Giants SP Tim Lincecum struck out 8 while walking 3 in seven innings on Friday.  He gave up 1 run on 8 hits in the winning effort.

Our Instinct:  The Freak is now 4-0 with a 1.00 era.  He’s struck out 32 while only walking 6 in 27 innings.  While it’s a little concerning that he doubled his year to date walk total last night, the fact that he’s only given up 6 on season and has only given 3 earned runs is impressive.  We would like to see Lincecum get his pitch count down so he can go more than 7 innings.  On the season, hes had pitch counts of 98, 108,105, and last night 120.  Still, he’s just behind Roy Halladay as the most dominating pitcher on the season.

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Precision Instinct: Ryan Braun

by George Utter April 23, 2010

Is Ryan Braun from another planet?  He sure is playing as if hes not human.  He’s now hitting .417, with 5 hr’s, 20 rbi’s, 13 runs, and 4 stolen bases.  If you have him, I’m sure you are dancing a little jig.  If you don’t, I bet you’re wondering what it will cost you to get him.  Answer:  A lot.

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Twins | SP Francisco Liriano 15 scoreless innings

by George Utter April 22, 2010

Minnesota Twins SP Francisco Liriano extended his scoreless innings streak to 15 on Wednesday by going 8 innings and striking out 6 Cleveland Indians.

Our Instinct:  After giving up a couple of runs in the 6th inning during his first outing of the season, Liriano has really settled into his own.  He is sporting a 2-0 record with 1.29 era, 17 k’s, 9 walks on the season.  He’s a solid middle of the rotation option and is looking to improve on that status.

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Red Sox | OF Darnell McDonald hits another home run

by George Utter April 22, 2010

Boston Red Sox OF Darnell McDonald hit a hr in his 2nd straight game last night vs the Texas Rangers.

Our Instinct:  The 31 year old journeyman is hot.  in 7 plate appearances he has a single, 2 walks, and 2 hr’s to go with 3 runs scored and 4 rbi’s.  While there is no way he can keep this up, if you are in a deep league and need someone hot, McDonald is your guy.

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Phillies | SP Roy Halladay keeps on rolling

by George Utter April 22, 2010

Philadelphia Phillies SP Roy Halladay threw his 2nd complete game shutout of the season by limiting the Atlanta Braves to 5 hits and 1 walk over 9 innings.  He also struck out 7.

Our Instinct:  I think we all expected unbelievable things from Roy Halladay once he joined the Phillies, but this is just nuts.  He’s now 4-0 and has pitched 33 innings.  He’s pitched all but 3 innings in 4 starts while striking out 28.  He’s given 3 earned runs and 3 bases on balls, while sporting a 0.82 era.  The man is locked in and for those who own him in fantasy leagues; enjoy the ride.

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Rockies | SP Jason Hammel looks good

by George Utter April 22, 2010

Colorado Rockies SP Jason Hammel walked 1 and gave up 8 hits in 7 innings.  He only walked 1 and struck out 6 while giving up 4 runs, 3 of which were earned.

Our Instinct:  Hammel looked better than the line suggests.  Throw out the 4th inning where 2B Clint Barmes and SS Troy Tulowitzki both had fielding errors, Hammel would of likely gone longer than 7 innings and picked up a win.  Still, this was an encouraging outing for the Rockies 5th starter.

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Nationals | RP Matt Capps closes out seventh game

by George Utter April 22, 2010

Washington Nationals RP Matt Capps picked up his 7th save of the season throwing a scoreless ninth inning.

Our Instinct: Capps gave up another hit and a walk.  He certainly is making things interesting when he comes in.  Despite having a 1.08 era on the season, he has a 1.68 whip.  If he doesn’t get that whip down, you can expect that era as well as blown saves to rise.

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Red Sox | OF Jeremy Hermida goes deep

by George Utter April 20, 2010

Despite is awful play in the field, Boston Red Sox OF Jeremy Hermida hit a run hr tonight.  He now has 2 on the season.

Our Instinct: Hermida is costing the Red Sox more runs than he is producing.  He’s hitting .219, with 2 hr’s and 8 rbi’s on the season.  He has also struck out 10 times in 32 ab’s.

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Red Sox | SP John Lackey ugly Monday

by George Utter April 20, 2010

Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey 8 earned runs on 9 hits in 3.1 innings on Monday to fall to 1-1 on the season.

Our Instinct: This one isn’t all on John Lackey.  The Keystone Cop trio of Jeremy Hermida, Bill Hall, and J.D. misplayed several balls and made an error.  Talk about 2 teams going in opposite directions.  The Red Sox are just plain bad right now.

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