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King Felix is on fire. He has won three of his last six decisions and is 7-3 on the year. His ERA is at 2.74 and he has 98 strikeouts to just 31 walks. He should be started in all formats.

SP – Josh Beckett – Boston Red Sox – 9 IP, 1 W, 1 CG, 1 SO, 7 K, 0 BB, 5 HA, 0 ER

That is the CY Young candidate that we all remember. Beckett pitched a complete game shutout and moved his record to 8-3 on the year. He has won four of his last five games and threw shutouts in three of those games. His ERA is down to 3.74 and he looks to be back to the Ace we all remember. Start him with full confidence.

RP – David Aardsma – Seattle Mariners – 3 IP, 3 SV, 7 K, 0 BB, 2 HA, 0 ER

Aardsma keeps on rolling since taking the closer’s role. He has five saves in his last five appearances and hasn’t allowed a run since May 31st.  He now has 14 saves on the year and looks to have the job for the year. Expect a possible 25 save season and keep him active while he’s hot.

RP – Jose Valverde – Houston Astros – 4 IP, 3 SV, 4 K, 0 BB, 3 HA, 0 ER

Valverde came off the DL and hasn’t missed a beat. He saved three games in four innings this week and seems to be fully healthy. He is a top tier closer and should be reactivated with full confidence.

Losers

RP – Clay Condrey – Philadelphia Phillies – 0.3 IP, 1 L, 0 K, 3 BB, 6 HA, 6 ER

Ouch! Allowing six runs in only one-third of an inning is pretty bad. Up until last week, he was pitching pretty good as his ERA was just 2.14 until a five run blowup last Tuesday. He isn’t much of a fantasy option anyway so if you own him you can drop him.

RP – Ryan Madson – Philadelphia Phillies – 3 IP, 2 L, 2 BS, 3 K, 3 BB, 6 HA, 5 ER

Madson was doing so well that I had him on my waiver wire wonder list last week. Oops, I guess I spoke too soon. He blew two saves this week and allowed five runs. He does still have the job until Brad Lidge returns, so he is worth using, but be careful from here on out.

SP – Dave Bush – Milwaukee Brewers – 6.3 IP, 1 L, 3 K, 2 BB, 13 HA, 13 ER

Two starts and only six innings? That’s not good. Bush allowed 13 hits and 13 runs over six innings during two starts and has now lost four of his last six decisions. He is said to be battling arm fatigue and might miss his next start, so keep him stashed on the bench or go ahead and drop him if there is someone better available.

SP – Daisuke Matsuzaka – Boston Red Sox – 4 IP, 1 L, 2 K, 4 BB, 8 HA, 6 ER

BUST! Dice-K has been a complete bust since the World Baseball Classic. He is now on the DL for a second time and has a disastrous 1-5 record with an ERA over eight. He still has the potential to win 10 games, but watch how long he is out for. Keep him stashed on the bench until we find out more info on his injury.

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