Fantasy Baseball: May 17th Box Score Breakouts

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

Kyle Kendrick, Philadelphia Phillies
Kendrick got plenty of run support, 12 to be exact, but he didn’t need it. He gave up two runs on five hits in eight innings to improve to 2-1 with a 5.24 ERA.

Corey Patterson, Baltimore Orioles
Patterson went 1-for-2 with three runs and two SBs. He’s hitting .318.

Kyle Davies, Kansas City Royals
Davies gave up two runs in six innings to improve to 3-2 with a 4.93 ERA.

Eric Hinske, Atlanta Braves
Hinske went 3-for-4 with a HR. He’s hitting .389 with 18 RBI.

Francisco Cervelli, New York Yankees
Cervelli went 2-for-4 with three runs and an RBI to raise his average to .400.

Marcus Thames, New York Yankees
Thames went 2-for-4 with a HR and four RBI. He’s hitting .365.

Corey Hart, Milwaukee Brewers
Hart went 3-for-4 with a pair of HRs. He’s hitting .287 with seven HRs and 19 RBI.

Jonny Gomes, Cincinnati Reds
Gomes went 1-for-3 with a HR and three RBIs. He’s hitting .295 with 24 RBI.

Johnny Cueto, Cincinnati Reds
Cueto threw another gem allowing one run with seven Ks in seven innings to improve to 3-1 with a 3.67 ERA.

Edwin Jackson, Arizona Diamondbacks (pictured)
Jackson was brilliant last night throwing eight scoreless innings allowing four hits with 12 Ks. He improved to 2-5 with a 6.33 ERA.

Jhonny Peralta, Cleveland Indians
Peralta went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI to raise his average to .246.

Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs
Castro went 3-for-5 with a run and a SB to raise his average to .361.

Aaron Cook, Colorado Rockies
Cook got a no-decision despite allowing one earned run in seven innings to lower his ERA to 5.13.

Randy Wells, Chicago Cubs
Wells also got a no-decision despite allowing one run in six-and-two-thirds innings. He lowered his ERA to 4.13.

Ian Desmond, Washington Nationals
Desmond went 4-for-4 with a run to raise his average to .271.

Kyle Lohse, St. Louis Cardinals
Lohse gave up one earned run in six innings for his first win of the year. He’s 1-3 with a 5.11 ERA.

Jose Lopez, Seattle Mariners
Lopez went 2-for-4 with three RBIs to bring his average up to .211.

Daric Barton, Oakland A’s
Barton went 3-for-3 with two runs and an RBI to raise his average to .279.

Adam Rosales, Oakland A’s
Rosales went 3-for-4 with two runs, a HR, and two RBI to raise his average to .263.

Jason Ely, Los Angeles Dodgers
Ely, one of my streaming pitcher options yesterday , gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings with eight Ks to improve to 2-1 with a 3.51 ERA.

Clayton Richard, San Diego Padres
Richard gave up one run on three hits with five Ks in seven innings to improve to 3-2 with a 2.94 ERA.

Potent Middle Relievers :

Antonio Bastardo, PHI:  1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (7 Ks, 6 IP) 
Takashi Saito, ATL:  1 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Ks (21 Ks, 16 IP) 
Daniel Bard, BOS:  1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (26 Ks, 20.2 IP)
Matt Guerrier, MIN:  1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (11 Ks, 18 IP) 
Joaquin Benoit, TB:  1-2/3 IP, 0 Runs, 5 Ks (9 Ks, 6.2 IP)
Chris Perez, CLE:  1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (11 Ks, 12.2 IP) 
Sean Marshall, CHC:  Win, 2 IP, 0 Runs, 4 Ks (27 Ks, 20.1 IP)
Mike Adams, SD:  1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (20 Ks, 18 IP)

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