Fantasy Baseball Box Score Breakouts – 8/13/10
Here’s a look at the unheralded players who played well yesterday.
Ian Desmond & John Lannan, Washington Nationals
Desmond went 3 for 4 with a run to raise his average to .265. He multiple hits in five of his last eight games. Lannan gave up 2 runs on 4 hits with 5 Ks in 7 innings to improve to 4-5 with a 5.23 ERA.
Edison Volquez, Cincinnati Reds
Volquez gave up 1 run in 6 innings to improve to 3-1 with a 4.25 ERA. He has allowed 3 runs over 17-2/3 innings in his past three starts.
Felix Pie, & Jeremy Guthrie, Baltimore Orioles
Pie went 3 for 4 with an RBI and a SB to raise his average to .302. He has a little seven-game hitting streak going. Guthrie is also riding a little hot streak. He gave up 2 hits in 6 scoreless innings to improve to 7-11 with a 3.88 ERA. He has allowed 7 runs in 41-2/3 innings over his past six starts.
Mark Ellis, Oakland A’s
Ellis went 3 for 5 to raise his average to .270.
Ryan Raburn, Detroit Tigers
Raburn went 3 for 4 with a HR to raise his average to .234. He has multiple hits in four of his last five games.
Potent Middle Relievers
Tony Sipp, CLE: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (47 Ks, 43-1/3 IP)
Sean Burnett, WAS: Save, 2 IP, 0 Runs, 4 Ks (42 Ks, 43 IP)
Manny Delcarmen, BOS: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (31 Ks, 41-1/3 IP)
Alexi Ogando, TEX: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (25 Ks, 25 IP)
Chris Capuano, MIL: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (23 Ks, 24 IP)
Chad Gaudin, NYY: 1-2/3 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Ks (42 Ks, 45-2/3 IP)
Boone Logan, NYY: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (24 Ks, 28-1/3 IP)
