Fantasy Baseball Box Score Breakouts: April 21, 2010

Here’s a look at some unheralded players who played well yesterday.

Jose Guillen, Kansas City Royals

Guillen went 2-for-4 with a HR (sixth) and three RBI. He’s hitting .377 with 13 RBI on the year.

Jon Garland, San Diego Padres

Garland went seven innings, allowing one run. He improved to 1-2 with a 2.86 ERA.

Josh Willingham, Washington Nationals

Willingham went 2-for-4 with a run, two RBI, and a SB. He’s hitting .327.

Julio Borbon, Texas Rangers

This is not how the season was supposed to go for Borbon. He’s hitting just .133. He did manage to go 2-for-5 with two runs, an RBI, and two SBs last night though.

Mike Lowell, Boston Red Sox

Big Papi just isn’t hitting. Lowell filled in at DH and went 2-for-4 with a HR and two RBI. He, on the other hand, is hitting .375. You could see more of him if Papi’s struggles continue.

Rafael Furcal, Los Angeles Dodgers

Furcal is tearing it up like he did in 2008 before getting injured. He went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and his seventh SB. He’s hitting .356.

Scott Rolen, Cincinnati Reds

Rolen went 2-for-4 with two runs and a HR (fourth). He’s hitting .300.

Marlon Byrd, Chicago Cubs

Byrd continues to produce for the Cubbies. He went 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBI (11, 12, 13). He’s hitting .281 on the year.

Carlos Silva, Chicago Cubs

Silva continues to surprise. He gave up one run on two hits over six innings to improve to 2-0 with a 0.95 ERA.

Wade Davis, Tampa Bay Rays

Davis blanked the White Sox over six innings, giving up two hits with six Ks. He improved to 1-1 with a 2.65 ERA.

Francisco Liriano, Minnesota Twins

Liriano continued his resurgence, going eight scoreless innings and allowing six hits with six Ks. He’s 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA. Seventy of his 102 pitches went for strikes.

Skip Schumaker, St. Louis Cardinals

Schumaker went 2-for-4 with two runs, a HR, and three RBI. He’s hitting just .224.

Colby Rasmus, St. Louis Cardinals

Colby went 3-for-4 with three runs, two HRs (fourth, fifth), and three RBI to bring his average up to .273. He has 10 RBI on the young season. 

Phil Hughes, New York Yankees

Hughes went seven innings, giving up one run on one hit with 10 Ks. He sits at 2-0 with a 2.19 ERA. 

Ben Sheets, Oakland A’s

Sheets took the loss but continued his comeback bid, giving up two runs on four hits over six innings. He sports a 2.74 ERA.

Potent Middle Relievers

Robinson Tejeda, Kansas City Royals: Win, 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (7 Ks, 6.2 IP)
Tyler Clippard, Washington Nationals: 2 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Ks (14 Ks, 11.2 IP) 
Carlos Villanueva, Milwaukee Brewers: 2 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Ks (14 Ks, 9 IP)
Evan Meek, Pittsburgh Pirates: 2 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Ks (9 Ks, 10 IP) 
Daniel Bard, Boston Red Sox: 2 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Ks (9 Ks, 10 IP)
Brandon Lyon, Florida Marlins: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (6 Ks, 7.1 IP)
Scott Linebrink, Chicago White Sox: 1.2 IP, 0 Runs, 4 Ks (10 Ks, 7 IP)
Jason Motte, St. Louis Cardinals: 0.2/3 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (7 Ks, 6.2 IP)
Jerry Blevins, Oakland A’s: 1.1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (9 Ks, 8 IP)

Trouble Watch

Chad Qualls imploded yet again, giving up three runs on three hits while recording just a single out. His ERA is 10.80. 

Brian Fuentes returned from the DL only to give up two runs on two hits while recording just two outs. His ERA is also 10.80. Fernando Rodney was perfect while Fuentes was on the DL.

Originally published at LestersLegends.com

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