The Day in Review

How bout those Rays? Now up two and a half games over Boston, I might have to agree with Skip Bayliss that they may complete the sweep. And I hate agreeing with Skip, he projected John Maine as the ace of the Mets after the Santana acquisition. I guess if you make really controversial remarks, and get the occasional correct, you can run ESPN talk shows?

Injury News:

• Felix Hernandez didn't expect to miss a single start, but now sits on the DL with a sprained ankle. Rest off for slight injury like this is normally beneficial to overall performance.
• Troy Percival will probably hit the DL after arguing to pitch through a hamstring issue. 
• Chipper Jones won't hit the DL, and instead batted today, going 1-3 which of course lowers his batting average.
• Brett Myers, who it felt wrong not ranking (along with Rich Hill, both of which I loved heading into the season) accepted a minor league assignment and won't be around for awhile.

Notable Performances:

• Aaron Cook shut out the Padres, requiring only 79 pitches to get through the complete game. It is because of this efficiency that he'd be such an asset to a contender, but the Rockies won't move him.
• Ian Kinsler stole three bases, bringing his total to 23. I think he'll steal 40 bags this season.
• Hanley Ramirez hit his twentieth homerun and accumulated five ribbies on the night.
• Russell Martin, who as a catcher is supposed to be slowing down around now, hit his ninth homer and stole his eighth base, going 3-5 on the night.
• J.J. Hardy has two homeruns on the night, while Cory Hart has 2 steals. The Diamondbacks are just flailing.
• Randy Johnson was tagged for seven runs and no longer has fantasy relevance as far as I'm concerned.

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