Jonathan Sanchez has a poor showing against St. Louis on Sunday, giving up three runs off six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 4.1 innings.
Our View: Sanchez was able to avoid the loss, though he still gave another reminder to his owners why he cannot be trusted as a fantasy starter. He’s still yet to make it through seven innings this season.
Santana gave up eight runs over 5.1 innings with two strikeouts and three walks, but got a no-decision, in Sunday’s win over Seattle.
Jimmie Johnson’s duel with Tony Stewart is the kind of action that could help save NASCAR from itself.
News: Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki extended his hitting streak to 24 games with four hits including a home run on Sunday in a 9-8 loss to the Angels. Suzuki’s hitting streak is the longest in the majors at the moment, and one game shy of the franchise record he set in 2007. The homer was Ichiro’s fifth of the season.
News: Oakland 2B Adam Kennedy homered twice, including a one-out tiebreaker in the ninth for the first run allowed by Texas reliever Frank Francisco this season, and the Athletics ended a four-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the AL West-leading Rangers on Sunday. With the game tied, Kennedy hit a 1-0 pitch off Francisco (1-1) into the right field seats, ending a streak of 28 appearances without allowing an earned run. Francisco had 17 2/3 scoreless innings in his first 17 appearances this season, the most in the majors without allowing a run. Kennedy also hit a solo homer in the first to give Oakland early momentum.
Jimmie Johnson went from running away from the field to running down Tony Stewart.
A nice rebound performance from Garza, who got torched for three homers by the Indians in his last start. The young fireballer hasnt dominated this year, but as evidenced by his 8.06 K/9 mark and 3.67 ERA, hes a must start every time out. Look for another quality showing from Garza when he takes the mound again on June 6 in New York vs. the Yankees, a team hes had success against in the past.
News: Oakland 2B Adam Kennedy homered twice, including a one-out tiebreaker in the ninth for the first run allowed by Texas reliever Frank Francisco this season, and the Athletics ended a four-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the AL West-leading Rangers on Sunday. With the game tied, Kennedy hit a 1-0 pitch off Francisco (1-1) into the right field seats, ending a streak of 28 appearances without allowing an earned run. Francisco had 17 2/3 scoreless innings in his first 17 appearances this season, the most in the majors without allowing a run. Kennedy also hit a solo homer in the first to give Oakland early momentum.
News: Cleveland SS Jhonny Peralta went 3-for-4 on Sunday in a win over the Yankees. Peralta singled home a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to help the Indians beat New York in walk-off fashion. Peralta drove in three runs in the game. He’s hitting .269.