MLB Fantasy Baseball Box Score Breakouts – 5/15/11

Ryan LesterMay 16, 2011

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

St. Louis at Cincinnati
Scott Rolen went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Ramon Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a home run. Ryan Theriot went 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI. Nick Punto went 1-for-5 with two RBI. Yadier Molina went 2-for-3 with two runs and a homer to raise his average to .289. Travis Wood gave up two runs in six innings for the win.

Philadelphia at Atlanta
Eric Hinske went 2-for-4 to raise his average to .327. Freddie Freeman went 1-for-3 with two RBI (14). John Mayberry, Jr. went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.

Florida at Washington
Roger Bernadina went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. He’s giving the Nats stability at the top of the order. Pudge went 2-for-3 with a run and three RBI (14).

Baltimore at Tampa Bay
Derrek Lee went 1-for-5 with two RBI. J.J. Hardy went 2-for-5 with a grand slam. Matt Joyce went 2-for-3 with two runs to raise his average to .368. Casey Kotchman went 2-for-4 with an RBI to raise his average to .341. Elliot Johnson went 2-for-4 with a home run. Jake Arrieta gave up two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts to improve to 5-1 with a 4.03 ERA.

Toronto at Minnesota
Yunel Escobar went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Corey Patterson went 1-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Aaron Hill went 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI. John McDonald went 1-for-4 with a run and two RBI. Trevor Plouffe went 1-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. Alex Casilla went 2-for-4 with a run. Brandon Morrow, yesterday’s streaming pitching option, gave up three runs with eight strikeouts in five innings for the win.

New York Mets at Houston
Justin Turner went 2-for-4 with two runs, a home run, and five RBI. Bill Hall went 2-for-4 with two runs. Jason Michaels went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Chris Capuano gave up two runs with six strikeouts in five innings for the win.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee
Carlos Gomez went 1-for-4 with two runs. Jonathan Lucroy went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI (15) to raise his average to .329. Pedro Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a run. Ronny Cedeno went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI.

San Diego at Colorado
Jason Bartlett went 1-for-5 with a run and two RBI. Ryan Ludwick went 1-for-4 with a home run (6) and three RBI (23). Todd Helton went 2-for-4 with his sixth HR and 19th RBI to raise his average to .325. Jose Lopez went 2-for-4. Mat Latos gave up one earned run on four hits with five strikeouts in 5-2/3 innings for the win.

Los Angeles Angels at Texas
Chris Davis went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.

Chicago White Sox at Oakland
Omar Vizquel went 2-for-3 with a run. Coco Crisp went 1-for-3 with two runs, a homer, and two stolen bases. Mark Ellis went 3-for-4. Mark Buehrle gave up three runs with six strikeouts in 6-1/3 innings for the win. Trevor Cahill finally lost.

Arizona at Los Angeles Dodgers
Xavier Nady went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Jamey Carroll, 2-for-4 with a run and a stolen base, and Aaron Miles, 3-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base continue to excel at the top of the Dodgers’ lineup. Ian Kennedy gave up one run on four hits with eight strikeouts to improve to 4-1 with a 3.05 ERA.

Boston at New York Yankees
Jarrod Saltalamacchia went 2-for-4 with a home run.