Fantasy Baseball Players of the Day - 5/20

Ryan LesterMay 21, 2008

Tuesday, May 20th

Edgar Rentieria went 4 for 4 with 2 Runs, a Triple, a HR, and 5 RBI. Adam Jones went 4 for 5 with a Run, a Double, and 4 RBI. Hunter Pence went 3 for 4 with a Run, a Double, a Grand Slam, and 4 RBI. Alex Gordon, Mark Teixeira, Ichiro Suzuki, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Cameron, Derrick Lee, Joe Mauer, Bengie Molina, Rich Aurilia, each had 3 Hits. Brian McCann (1st Game), Adrian Beltre, Curtis Granderson, and Kevin Kouzmanoff each had 3 RBI. Kevin Millar and Luke Scott each scored 3 Runs.

Cole Hamels pitched 7 scoreless Innings allowing 4 Hits while stiking out 11 in a no-decision. Chad Billingsley fired 7 scoreless Innings allowing 4 Hits with 7 Ks to improve to 4-5. Jorge Campillo threw 6 scoreless Innings allowing 3 Hits while striking out 7 for his first career Win. Justin Masterson didn’t throw a no-hitter like Jon Lester, but he did win his first career game allowing 1 Run on 3 Hits in 6-1/3 Innings. He outdueled Gil Meche, who gave up 2 Runs in 7 Innings with 8 Ks. Tom Glavine gave up 1 Run on 3 Hits in 6 Innings to improve to 2-1. Justin Verlander gave up 1 Run in 6 Innings with 7 Ks. Daniel Cabrera went 7 Innings allowing 2 Runs to improve to 5-1 with a 3.48 ERA. Manny Parra pitched 5-2/3 scoreless Innings with 6 Ks to improve to 2-2. John Lackey allowed just 1 Run in 7 Innings with 6 Ks for his first Win of the year. He outdueled Dustin McGowan who allowed just 2 Runs in 6 Innings. Mark Hendrickson (5 Innings, 1 Run, 7 Ks) outdueled Micah Owings (7 Innings, 3 Runs, 10 Ks). Chris Sampson gave up 2 Runs in 6-2/3 Innings to even his record at 3-3. Glen Perkins gave up 2 Earned Runs in 6-1/3 Innings for his first career Win. Jose Contreras (6 Innings, 1 Run) got the better of C.C. Sabathia (7 Innings, 2 Runs, 8 Ks). Scott Kazmir allowed 1 Run on 4 Hits in 7 Innings with 8 Ks to improve to 3-1 with a 1.57 ERA. He topped Greg Smith who allowed 2 unearned Runs in 7 innings.