Fantasy Baseball Players of the Day – 8/1/08
Friday, August 1st
Ryan Ludwick went 4 for 4 with 2 Runs, 2 HRs, and 2 RBI. David Murphy went 3 for 5 with a Double and 4 RBI. Mark Loretta hit a Grand Slam. Jack Wilson, Kevin Youkilis, Brad Hawpe, and Nick Markakis each had 3 Hits. Scott Rolen and Jay Payton each had 3 RBI.
Ervin Santana gave up 5 Hits in 8 scoreless Innings with 8 Ks to improve to 12-5 with a 3.37 ERA. Ubaldo Jimenez gave up 2 Hits in 7 scoreless Innings with 10 Ks to improve to 8-9 with a 3.61 ERA. Jeff Karstens tossed 6 scoreless Innings allowing 5 Hits in his first start of the year. Jeff Suppan gave up 5 Hits in 7 scoreless Innings to improve to 6-7. Odalis Perez gave up 1 Run on 3 Hits in 7-1/3 Innings with 5 Ks to improve to 4-8. Javier Vazquez gave up 2 Runs in 6 Innings to improve to 8-9. Nick Blackburn gave up 1 Run in 7 Innings to improve to 8-6 with a 3.56 ERA. Randy Johnson gave up 1 unearned Run in 6 Innings with 6 Ks to improve to 9-7. Tim Wakefield (6-1/3 scoreless Innings), Sidney Ponson (7 two-hit scoreless Innings), Tim Lincecum (7 Innings, 1 Run, 3 Hits, 11 Ks), Josh Banks (7 Innings, 1 Earned Run), Clayton Kershaw (6 four-hit scoreless Innings), and Justin Duchscherer (6 Innings, 1 Run) got no-decisions.
