Random Musings from the StatMan: Fantasy Today: July 9, 2013

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

FANTASY BASEBALL

1^st Star: LF Alfonso Soriano CHC (at CHW): 16 points – 3-for-4 (.263), HR (13), RBI (45), 2B, 4 R (41), BB, K, 2 SB (10))

2^nd Star: C Buster Posey SFO (vs NYM): 12 points – 5-for-8 (.318), HR (13), 2 RBI (50), 2 2B, R (35), K)

3^rd Star: OF Aaron Hicks MIN (at TBY): 10 points* – 4-for-4 (.205), 2 2B, 3B, 2 R (32))

* Honorable mention: 1B Justin Smoak SEA (vs BOS) – 10 points

1^st Star: SP Zack Greinke LAD (at ARZ): 32 points – 7 IP (76), 2 H, 0 ER (3.91), 2 BB, 7 K (59), QS, W (7-2)

2^nd Star: SP John Lannan PHL (vs WSH): 30 points – 8 IP (44.2), 4 H, 0 ER (4.23), 2 BB, 4 K (25), QS, W (2-3)

3^rd Star: SP Matt Garza CHC (at CHW): 27 points – 7 IP (64.1), 5 H, 1 ER (3.22), 0 BB, 6 K (58), QS, W (5-1)

1^st Star: SP Scott Feldman BAL (vs TEX): minus-19 points – 5.1 IP (102.1), 9 H, 7 ER (3.87), BB, 2 K (75), L (7-7)

2^nd Star: RP Matt Thornton CHW (vs CHC): minus-15 points – 0.1 IP (27), 2 H, 3 ER (4.00), BB, L (0-3)

3^rd Star: 1B Brandon Belt SFO (vs NYM): minus-5 points – 0-8 (.256), 5 K (68)

Hitting Streak: 20 (OF Jacoby Ellsbury BOS – through 7/7)

On-Base Streak: 23 (1B Joey Votto CIN (at MIL))

Run-Scoring Streak: 8 (3B Kyle Seager SEA (vs BOS))

Home Run Streak: 3 (TIE, C George Kottaras KCY (last played: 7/7), C Jonathan Lucroy MIL (vs CIN))

RBI Streak: 4 (TIE, C A.J. Ellis LAD (at ARZ), 1B Adam LaRoche WSH (at PHL), C Jarrod Saltalamacchia BOS (at SEA))

4^th consecutive start with a win for SP Matt Garza CHC and SP Zack Greinke LAD

11^th quality start in a row for SP Bartolo Colon OAK

18^th start of 5 strikeouts or more for SP Max Scherzer DET

5^th straight appearance with a save for RP Grant Balfour OAK and RP Greg Holland KCY

21^st straight scoreless appearance for RP Luis Avilan ATL