The Day in Review

Hope everyone is enjoying some of the great baseball being played. This is a long edition of the day in review, featuring the return of our special format!

Injury News

• Roy Oswalt left last night's game in the seventh inning with a strained groin. No word yet on whether or not he will land on the DL.
• Josh Hamilton left the game with exhaustion. Rotoworld doesn't take it too seriously, suggesting Hamilton should simply strike out more often so he doesn't have to run the bases. He's day-to-day, will probably not be in the lineup Sunday.
• Rick Ankiel has a sore shoulder. Now that he's no longer a pitcher, this isn't such a huge deal, but he still could miss some time with the injury.
• Howie Kendrick still isn't ready to return, according to Angels' doctors.

Notable Pitching Performances

• Erik Bedard had a great start, striking out ten in eight innings while allowing only two runs. Hopefully, he's beginning to pitch like the ace everyone drafted him to be. 
• Dice-K allowed two runs in six+ innings against Milwaukee to move to 7-0.
• Max Scherzer allowed only two unearned runs in five innings for Arizona. With Doug Davis on track to return, however, Scherzer may be heading back to the minors. Monitor this situation carefully.
• Rich Harden, he of many injuries, allowed one run in seven innings while striking out eight. He does offer great reward when healthy - don't forget this when considering what to do with him.

Notable Hitting Performances

• What has gotten into Alfonso Soriano? He had another two homerun game, going 5-for-5 with 3 RBI. He's rewarding those who had the patience to hang on to him so far this year.
• Adam Dunn hit his third home run in his past three games. His batting average is an abysmal .211 but he is providing power with 9 HR and 25 RBI this year.
• Carlos Pena is Dunn's statistical equivalent. He matched him yesterday with a 3-run HR, but is hitting a disappointing .214 with 9 HR and 23 RBI.
• Great stat line from David Wright: 3-for-5 with a 2-run HR and a SB. I'd like to be mentioning his name more often on the day in review.

Much to my surprise, Bartolo Colon will pitch for Boston on Wednesday. I don't expect much out of him, but with his history, I guess he's worth watching. That's what you need to know about the day.