| Vlad still searching for stroke | Friday 5/16, 12:28 AM CT |
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Vladimir Guerrero had two hits and a run scored for the Angels as he is trying to start the long road back to excellence.
Our View: Vlad is hitting just .269 with a scant four home runs on the season, but we all know bad Vlad can go nuts and hit .400 for a month. Let's just hope that streak starts soon as this has been a pretty extensive cold period for the slugger. |
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| Catcher has three more hits | Friday 5/16, 12:25 AM CT |
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A.J. Pierzynski, taking a liking to the second hole in the order, knocked out three hits leading to an RBI and a run scored for the White Sox on Thursday night.
Our View: After falling to just a .263 batting average last season, A.J,. has rediscovered his stroke in the early going as he is hitting .315 thanks in part to an 8-game hitting streak that has him hitting .452. Ride it while it lasts but a regression is likely in the cards so don't get too cocky. |
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| K-Rod loses game in 9th | Friday 5/16, 12:24 AM CT |
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Francisco Rodriguez entered a three to three game with the White Sox only to allow the go ahead run to score in the ninth inning to pick up his first loss of the season.
Our View: K-Rod has the 16 saves that we all desire, and this is likely just one of those rare times when an offense catches up to a closer. Brush it off an move on like he will. |
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| Vazquez solid as usual | Friday 5/16, 12:09 AM CT |
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Javier Vazquez pitched 6.2 innings in another quality start as he allowed three runs, two earned, in a no-decision against the Angels.
Our View: Vazquez has allowed three or fewer earned runs in six of his last eight starts as he continues to give the Sox a chance to win almost every night he takes the hill. The 58 K in 58.2 IP doesn't hurt either. |
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| Snyder making most of chance | Friday 5/16, 12:06 AM CT |
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Chris Snyder stroked his third home run of the season on Thursday night leading to a run scored and three runs on the night.
Our View: Snyder hit fifth on this night as the team was without Eric Byrnes and Conor Jackson, and he didn't fail to provide the power the spot required. Snyder is hitting .284 on the year in just under 100 AB and is proving to be a solid source of run production as well. |
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| Younger Drew has four hits | Friday 5/16, 12:04 AM CT |
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Stephen Drew continued to boost his average hitting from the second hole in the order as he banged out four hits to finish at .295.
Our View: Drew seems to have found a home at the top of the order, and he isn't likely to give it back to Eric Byrnes when he returns to the lineup. |
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| Helton continues to flail | Friday 5/16, 12:02 AM CT |
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Todd Helton went hitless in four trips to the plate on Thursday night as his average fell to .276.
Our View: Helton simply can’t buy a hit right now which is a vexing situation given his career long trend of excellent hitting. The power is no longer there, but we expect a whole lot more out of him than a hollow .270’s average that we could get from a weak hitting middle infielder. |
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| Cook loses to Arizona | Friday 5/16, 12:01 AM CT |
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Aaron Cook was able to limit the damage to five runs in five innings despite allowing 10 hits and four walks to the D’backs in his second loss of the season.
Our View: Cook leaves this game with a 2.82 ERA but we have a bridge to sell you if you think that number won’t be close to four than three by seasons end. He now has 29 K and 21 BB on the year, another sign that his luck is bound to change, for the worse, moving forward. |
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| Webb now 9-0 | Friday 5/16, 12:00 AM CT |
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Brandon Webb had another quality start on Thursday as he allowed three runs in 7.1 innings to improve his perfect record to 9-0 with a victory over the Rockies.
Our View: Should we just give him the Cy Young right now? Webb is on some kind of role right now and tonight he added a season best eight strikeouts to the mix. If you have any hitters who are facing Webb bench them as they aren’t very likely to generate much of anything at the plate. |
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