The Day in Review

Well, I've been in a bad mood after watching all of the Pirates-Cubs game only to witness Soriano lose a fly ball in the sun with two outs in the ninth, leading to the second blown save in two days and an eventual loss. Hopefully though, you've been enjoying the weather (at least its been nice in my part of the woods). In baseball...

Injury News

• Matt Holliday strained his hamstring trying to record an infield single in the ninth. This is the reason why players look like they could run faster to first most of the time--the risk of pulling something going from dead stop to full speed isn't worth the reward. He should be back after the 15 days, but no one of fantasy relevance will see increased playing time during the interim.
• Carmona was originally considered day-to-day, but an MRI of his hip has led to Indians to doubt his return for at least four weeks. After his workload last year, it was likely he'd miss some time eventually, but he will be missed.
• I won't report of Smoltz's non-setback. I just find it curious we received this non-news after Smoltz exclaimed that he wouldn't report on his injury before his return.

Notable Performances

• Clayton Kershaw had a quality start, striking out seven. The most interesting thing was the five hits and one walk, since he's expectedly less hittable and much less controlled. Whichever inconsistency gives will determine his fantasy worth.
• In the fantasy roundtable, I mentioned Alex Rodriguez as a disappointment this season. His stolen base today though is a good indication that his legs are healthy, so you're better off riding him through any rough patches.
• After terrible starts, Sabathia and Verlander have turned it around recently. Both put up solid starts today without recording a win. A deeper look at their numbers is needed before decided if they are worth buying or selling.
• Jorge Cantu's roto stats for the day? 4-7, 2 HR, 4 runs and 4 RBI. This is almost positively the last time you will hear his name.
• You might have already cut your losses on him, but Kevin Kouzmanoff hit two homers today. Adrian Gonzalez stole the show though with a walk-off homerun in the bottom of the eighteenth.
• Carlos Quentin also launched two, and from the third spot in the White Sox lineup. He really has been their best player. Jose Contreras gave up only two runs over eight innings, striking out ten, but didn't get the win.

That's what you need to know about the day.