MLB Fantasy Baseball Box Score Breakouts: April 28, 2011

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

San Francisco @ Pittsburgh

Aaron Rowand went 2-for-5 with a run, three RBI and a stolen base to raise his average to .286. Mike Fontenot went 2-for-4 with a run. Ryan Vogelsong gave up two runs on four hits with eight strikeouts in 5.2 innings for the win.

Seattle @ Detroit

Chone Figgins went 2-for-5 with a run. Miguel Olivo has really settled into the cleanup role. He went 2-for-5 with two runs and a homer. Luis Rodriguez went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Michael Saunders went 2-for-4 with a run. Brennan Boesch is hitting .350 after going 2-for-4 with a run. Alex Avila went 1-for-4 with two RBI (16). Michael Pineda gave up two runs on four hits with nine strikeouts in six innings to improve to 4-1 with a 2.01 ERA.

Tampa Bay @ Minnesota (Game 1)

Johnny Damon went 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI (20) to raise his average to .284. Matt Joyce went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI to raise his average to .313. Casey Kotchman went 2-for-5 with a home run to raise his average to .313. Michael Cuddyer went 2-for-3 with two runs and a homer. Rene Tosoni went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Tampa Bay @ Minnesota (Game 2)

Second verse, same as the first. Ben Zobrist added to his record day. Kotchman went 2-for-4 to raise his average to .333. John Jaso went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Damon extended his hitting streak to 16 games.

Toronto @ Texas

Brandon Morrow gave up two runs with six strikeouts in six innings. Alexi Ogando gave up two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts. Neither starter factored into the decision.

Boston @ Baltimore

It was the big names (Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, Adrian Gonzalez, Jon Lester) for Boston. Brad Bergesen gave up two runs with five strikeouts in six innings but got a no-decision for the O's.

Kansas City @ Cleveland

Grady Sizemore continues to sizzle. Orlando Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a run to raise his average to .270. Jack Hannahan went 1-for-2 with a run and two RBI to raise his average to .290. Wilson Betemit went 1-for-4 with two RBI (13). Fausto Carmona gave up two runs on five hits over seven innings for the win.

Chicago White Sox @ New York Yankees

Nick Swisher went 3-for-4 with three runs, a homer and four RBI (12). Brett Gardner went 2-for-3 with three runs, a home run and a stolen base. Eduardo Nunez went 2-for-3 with three runs and a stolen base.

New York Mets @ Washington

Danny Espinosa and Rick Ankiel each went 2-for-4. Ian Desmond went 2-for-4 with two runs and a homer. Josh Thole went 3-for-4. Livan Hernandez gave up two earned runs with five strikeouts in eight innings to improve to 3-2 with a 3.23 ERA.

St. Louis @ Houston

David Freese went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI to raise his average to .358. Brett Wallace went 2-for-4 with a run to raise his average to .373. Chris Johnson went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI.

Chicago Cubs @ Arizona

Russell Branyan went 2-for-4 with a run to raise his average to .289. Barry Enright gave up two runs in 6.2 innings for the win.

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