| Date |
Player |
News |
| 5/22/2013 |
Jerome Williams, P (LAA) |
Williams fired eight shutout innings and held the Mariners to six hits and two walks in the Angels' 12-0 victory on Tuesday.
Analysis: Williams is 2-1 with a 3.24 ERA in four starts this season. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Howie Kendrick, 2B (LAA) |
Kendrick stayed hot with a 2-for-4 performance in the Angels' 12-0 win over the Mariners on Tuesday.
Analysis: Kendrick is 14 of 28 with eight RBIs during a seven-game hitting streak. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Josh Hamilton, RF (LAA) |
Hamilton was 2 for 5 with his sixth home run in the Angels' 12-0 win over the Mariners on Tuesday.
Analysis: Hamilton isn't exactly on fire but seems to be seeing the ball better of late, batting .321 with a .643 slugging percentage over his last eight contests. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Mike Trout, CF (LAA) |
Trout hit for the cycle in the Angels' 12-0 win over the Mariners on Tuesday, going 4 for 5 with five RBIs.
Analysis: A cycle seemed inevitable at some point for Trout, whose OPS is 1.227 over 20 games since April 30. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Bud Norris, P (Hou) |
Norris threw six shutout innings while allowing five hits and two walks in the Astros' 7-3 loss to the Royals on Tuesday.
Analysis: Though he didn't receive a decision, it was a solid bounce-back effort after he was shelled for seven runs in five innings his last time out. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Billy Butler, DH (KC) |
Butler was 2 for 4 in Kansas City's 7-3 win at Houston on Tuesday.
Analysis: Butler is 14 for 32 over his last eight contests, bringing his season average from an uncharacteristic .228 to .274. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Alex Gordon, LF (KC) |
Gordon was 3 for 4 in Kansas City's 7-4 win at Houston on Tuesday.
Analysis: Gordon has hit safely in 15 of his last 16 games with an OPS of 1.095 during that span. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Jose Quintana, P (CWS) |
Quintana threw 6 1-3 scoreless innings while limiting the Red Sox to three hits and two walks in Chicago's 3-1 win on Tuesday.
Analysis: Quintana, who recorded his first win since April 24, had posted a 5.16 ERA over four starts prior to Tuesday's strong outing. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Alex Rios, RF (CWS) |
Rios was 2 for 4 in Chicago's 3-1 win over Boston on Tuesday.
Analysis: The performance extended his hitting streak to a career-best 16 games, a streak in which he's batting .391 with four homers and 13 RBIs. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Daniel Straily, P (Oak) |
Straily threw seven shutout innings while holding Texas to two hits in Oakland's 1-0 win on Tuesday.
Analysis: It was by far the best performance of the season for Straily, who lowered his ERA from 7.27 to 5.73. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Yu Darvish, P (Tex) |
Darvish was tagged with his second loss Tuesday after allowing one run on five hits and three walks over six innings in the Rangers' 1-0 loss to the Athletics. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Mike Fiers, P (Mil) |
Fiers will start in place of Lohse on Saturday against visiting Pittsburgh.
Analysis: Fiers is 1-2 with a 5.93 ERA in one start and seven relief appearances, getting the win in relief Tuesday against the Dodgers. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Kyle Lohse, P (Mil) |
Lohse will miss his next scheduled turn in the Milwaukee Brewers' rotation because of irritation in his pitching elbow. Mike Fiers will start in place of Lohse on Saturday against visiting Pittsburgh.
Analysis: Lohse signed a $33 million, three-year contract with Milwaukee a week before opening day and is 1-5 with a 3.76 ERA. According to Roenicke, Lohse felt discomfort two or three starts ago. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Evan Longoria, 3B (TB) |
Longoria was 2 for 4 with his 14th double in the Rays' 4-3 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday.
Analysis: He extended his career-best hitting streak to 15 games, during which he's hitting .400 with 14 RBIs. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Alex Cobb, P (TB) |
Cobb gave up one run and three hits over 6 1-3 innings, earning his fifth victory in Tampa Bay's 4-3 win at Toronto on Tuesday.
Analysis: Cobb has given up two runs over his last 12 2-3 innings. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Max Scherzer, P (Det) |
Scherzer held the Indians to one run on two hits over eight innings in the Tigers' 5-1 win on Tuesday.
Analysis: Scherzer's lights-out performance improved him to 6-0 with a 3.61 ERA. He's struck out 75 batters over 62 1-3 innings. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Michael Bourn, CF (Cle) |
Bourn was 2 for 4 in Cleveland's 5-1 loss to Detroit on Tuesday.
Analysis: Bourn is 9 for 22 over his last five games, raising his average from .281 to .314. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Victor Martinez, DH (Det) |
Martinez was 3 for 5 in the Tigers' 5-1 win against the Indians on Tuesday.
Analysis: Though Martinez is hitting a career-low .221, it was his third three-hit game of the season. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Chris Dickerson, LF (Bal) |
Dickerson was 3 for 4 with two home runs for the first time in his career in the Orioles' 3-2 win over the Yankees on Tuesday.
Analysis: Dickerson has been solid in limited playing time for the Orioles this season, batting .371 with eight RBIs over 15 games. |
| 5/22/2013 |
Nate McLouth, LF (Bal) |
McLouth was 2 for 5 with his fourth home run in Baltimore's 3-2 win over New York on Tuesday.
Analysis: He is 6 for 15 over his last four games after 0 for 14 in the previous four. |
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