The Day in Review

I want to just note that Stephen Drew and Adrian Beltre both hit for the cycle today, which is really amazing. You will likely never hear of that happening again on the same day, the last time was eighty-eight years ago and I doubt many octogenarians are reading the blog...

Injury News:

• Ben Sheets left his game with a groin strain. He's day-to-day, but with Sheets you have to be concerned.

Notable Performances:

• Cliff Lee won his twentieth in style, going the distance and giving up nill.
• Verlander got rocked, but you shouldn't be starting him against the Yankees. The schedule looks up from this point forward.
• Johan Santana pitched six innings of two-run ball, striking out ten. Of course he wasn't involved in the decision. The dearth of wins is going to deflate his value next year, and I'm bullish on a second-round ace.
• Willy Taveras stole three bags, bringing him to 65. How far will he take this? If he's set with a starting gig next year, he will be the new "Juan Pierre", though eighty bags and sixty is a big difference in roto leagues.
• Josh Johnson--8 K's. He's got nastier stuff since undergoing Tommy John.
• Oswalt pitched into the ninth, giving up zero runs against the Cubs.

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