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Matt Harvey, SP, New York Mets: Hot Pitcher Harvey's scorching hot start was threatened after a throwing error allowed two to score in the bottom of the first inning. He recovered nicely, giving up just two more hits en route...

Jeremy Hellickson, RHP TB In his two full seasons in the majors, Hellickson has posted a K/9 below 7.0, a BB/9 above 3.0 and a HR/9 of 1.0 or higher, so his FIP has been extremely high. However, he has...

Andy Pettitte - Pettitte left yesterday's start against Seattle with a tight left trapezius muscle. The trapezius is located in the upper back area and, naturally, is important to a pitcher's throwing motion. The Yankees said after the game that...

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John Axford- MIL- Cold- Axford retired the only batter he faced yesterday, which is a distinct improvement for him over his recent appearances. He hasn't had a full inning facing the minimum number of batters since April 23rd. An inordinate...

Adam Lind, 1B TOR Lind has been used almost exclusively against right-handed pitchers this year, and has responded well to the platoon. He's batting .286 with a 0.71 K/BB and a 12.6 percent strikeout rate and has hit all three...

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Mitch Moreland- TEX- Hot- Moreland added two homers last night, giving him 6 in his last 9 games. His average is up to .296 for the year. Moreland has had some luck recently, but not of the outrageous kind. His...

Anibal Sanchez - In a remarkable confluence of luck and skill, Sanchez tossed his seventh straight quality start yesterday to continue his fantastic beginning to 2013. Aside from one outing against the A's, Sanchez has faced a number of middling...

Lance Lynn - Lance Lynn took on the Mets on Monday and allowed 3 ER on 4 hits with 7 strikeouts and 5 walks over 7 innings. Lynn continues to miss a lot of bats as he entered Monday's game...

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Heath Bell - Bell blew a two-run lead in a ninth-inning save situation last night before being bailed out by Brad Ziegler, ultimately costing Arizona the game. The job still belongs to the once-dominant Bell, but another outing or two...

David Murphy (OF - TEX): Murphy finally took advantage of a matchup with a weak RHP by delivering a 1-4 performance that included a 2-run HR. Murphy is a career .286/.353/.477 hitter against RHP, but this year he's hitting just...

Francisco Liriano, SP, Pittsburgh Pirates: Rise in Value Liriano's National League debut went a little better than anticipated. The 29-year old lefty tossed 5 1/3 innings yesterday afternoon, allowing one run on six hits while recording nine strikeouts in the...

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Jeff Samardzija (SP-CHC): Jeff Samardzija struggled through 5 innings yesterday against the Nationals, allowing 5 earned runs on 8 hits and 2 walks. While he added 5 strikeouts, the Cubs ace is now 1-5 on the year with a 3.70...

Max Scherzer, RHP DET Scherzer is not deserving of the numbers he has posted; he's been much better than a 3.61 ERA. The right-hander has a 1.85 FIP, 11.6 K/9, 1.71 BB/9 and a 0.57 HR/9, but has had some...

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Scott Kazmir (SP-CLE): Scott Kazmir turned back the clock last night, tossing an absolute gem against the Athletics. The lefty allowed only 1 earned run on 5 hits in 6 innings of work, impressively striking out 10 without walking a...

Heath Bell - Bell converted his third save in three days last night, allowing one hit in a scoreless inning of work. With J.J. Putz out of the picture for a while, possibly the season, Bell is strengthening his grip...

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Andrew McCutchen, OF PIT McCutchen has gone 13-for-28 (.464) with two homers and five RBIs over his last seven games to raise his batting average from .217 to .275. McCutchen has trimmed his strikeout rate from 19.6 percent to 13...

Anibal Sanchez - After a rainout on Tuesday, Anibal Sanchez took his turn in the rotation for the Tigers against the Nationals on Wednesday. The right hander tossed 6 innings and yielded 2 ER to go along with 8 strikeouts....

Michael Cuddyer- COL- Hot- Cuddyer is on a 6-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games. Luck plays a major part, as his BABIP is .365 this season, compared to .287 last year. However,...

Tommy Milone (SP-OAK)- Milone saw his record fall to 3-4 on Tuesday night despite putting forth one of his strongest starts of the season. The left-hander allowed just one run (unearned) on five hits and zero walks while striking...

Jedd Gyorko - Gyorko is definitely starting to heat up, as another homer last night gives him 3 to go along with a pair of doubles in his last 6 games. Let's set aside his time at Lake Elsinore and...

Ian Kinsler- TEX- Cold- Kinsler went 0-for-4 to snap an 11-game hitting streak. He is 2-for-13 over his last 3 games. Although the sample size is small this might be the start of some regression to the mean. Kinsler's BABIP...

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Jake Peavy (SP-CHW): The White Sox have scratched Jake Peavy from today's start, his 2nd consecutive start missed due to back spasms. The club had hoped Peavy's back would respond to treatment, but it looks increasingly likely that Peavy...

Roy Halladay (SP-PHI) - After a mini-vacation, Bad Roy Halladay made his return to the rotation Sunday against the Marlins. Doc allowed a whopping nine runs on four hits with four walks and yes, four strikeouts over just 2.1 innings....

Hisashi Iwakuma - That's 6-7 in QS for Iwakuma after a 7 IP, 1 ER outing against Toronto yesterday, and since that 7th start was a 5 IP, 2 ER, 11 K performance against the Astros it's safe to say...

Stephen Strasburg, RHP WAS From a health perspective, Saturday's start against the Pirates was encouraging, as Strasburg, who dealt with forearm tightness after his last start, threw 95 pitches over seven innings. However, the results were mixed. Strasburg struck out...

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A.J. Griffin, RHP OAK After two straight non-quality efforts, Griffin blanked the Yankees over seven innings Friday night, allowing six hits, walking one and striking out four. His ERA is now 3.79. However, Griffin seemingly has been extremely lucky at...

Ryan Zimmerman - The Nationals activated third baseman Ryan Zimmerman from the DL on Friday and he went 0-for-4 against the Pirates. Zimmerman struggled before going on the DL, batting just .226 with a .132 ISO and 23% K% (up...