Lohse throws another gem in Cards win (AP)

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Kyle Lohse pitched another gem, Matt Holliday and Tyler Greene both homered and the St. Louis Cardinals held off a late rally by the Houston Astros for a 6-5 win on Wednesday night. Lohse (4-1) allowed four hits and pitched seven scoreless innings in his first start since throwing a two-hit shutout in his last [...]

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Colon goes 8 innings to lift Yankees (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 27 April 2011 11:15:27 PM. © MLB News Blog

Turns out, Bartolo Colon is hardly washed up. Just look at the way he wiped out the White Sox. Colon looked like the ace of old, shutting down Chicago over eight crisp innings, and Robinson Cano hit an early three-run homer to give the New York Yankees a 3-1 victory Wednesday night. A pleasant surprise [...]

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DeRosa back on DL; Burriss recalled

post from 22gigantes on 27 April 2011 11:04:42 PM. © 22gigantes

San Francisco Giants outfielder/infielder Mark DeRosa was in Cleveland on Wednesday in order to find out why he's still experiencing pain in his left wrist, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle. DeRosa, who had surgery on the wrist last year, has swelling in the adjacent cartilage to the tendon that was repaired last year. That tendon is fine, however.

Still, DeRosa will be placed on the 15-day DL and the Giants will call up infielder Emmanuel Burriss from Triple-A Fresno. DeRosa, who was given an anti-inflammatory injection, will rest his wrist for 7-10 days.

"He's just coming off a couple of surgeries," manager Bruce Bochy said. "Sometimes it's going to flare up. The area around it is inflamed. They say in seven to 10 days he's going to feel great."

DeRosa, 36, last appeared in a game on Sunday when he pinch-hit. He is making $6 million in the second season of a two-year, $12 million deal.

DeRosa says the wrist feels good some days and on other days it's too painful to play. "I don't want to hamstring Bochy right now," DeRosa aid. "He can't play with 24 guys."

The Florida Marlins were supposedly interested in DeRosa, but probably not now. Juan C. Rodriguez of the Florida Sun-Sentinel reported yesterday that the Fish were "keeping any eye" on DeRosa to solidify their third base situation.

Burriss, who leads the Pacific Coast League with 15 stolen bases, returned to Fresno's lineup after missing three games himself with groin soreness. He played shortstop, led off in the batting order and went 2-for-4 with no steal attempts. He's batting .344/.423/.426 (0.849 OPS).

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Indians roll to ninth straight home win (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 27 April 2011 11:03:24 PM. © MLB News Blog

The Cleveland Indians have surged to the top of the AL Central. Orlando Cabrera believes they just might stay there. “It seems like nobody else wants it in this division, so we’re going to take it,” the Indians second baseman said. “Why not, right? Why not. Cabrera hit a three-run double in the first inning [...]

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Francis Shelled For 5 Runs in 1st, Gordon Streak
Stopped, Royals Lose 7-2

post from Royals Review on 27 April 2011 11:02:28 PM. © Royals Review

Cleveland Indians left fielder Shelley Duncan (47) slides safely into second with a double, beating the tag by Kansas City Royals second baseman Mike Aviles in the second inning of a baseball game in Cleveland on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Well, there will be no 18-11 to start this season. The excitement of the first couple of weeks is wearing off quickly. I am not sure what to think of the team right now. The offense seems serviceable, but the starting pitching is looking horrible (no real surprise). They really seem at a cross roads right now. They really need a win to stop the current losing streak and are sending Kyle Davies to the mound tomorrow to stop the bleeding. C'mon Royals, can't you play competitive baseball for another month or so.

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Mets 6 Nationals 3 April 27, 2011

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The Mets won the series with tonight’s exciting late inning finish. R.A. Dickey was really solid going 6.2 innings and allowing only 2 runs. He gave up 8 hits and 1 walk so he was working around trouble frequently. But it was a good sign that he kept the walks to a minimum tonight. The ... Continue Reading

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Ms Bedard earns first win since 2009 (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 27 April 2011 10:25:24 PM. © MLB News Blog

Erik Bedard pitched seven impressive innings for his first win since June 2009, and Justin Smoak homered and drove in a career-high five runs to help the Seattle Mariners rout the Detroit Tigers 10-1 on Wednesday night. Smoak has homered in consecutive games after missing a week following the death of his father.

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Waiver Saviors: April 26th, 2011

post from Colorado Springs Fantasy Baseball Addict on 27 April 2011 10:21:00 PM. © Colorado Springs Fantasy Baseball Addict

Waiver Saviors will be a semi-regular feature on COSFBA looking for players available in a majority of leagues (ESPN and/or Yahoo!) who are currently having a statistical impact and could/should be worth owning, if you have the need. Waiver pickups are all about filling a need with a player(s) currently hot and beating your fellow owners to the punch without destroying your current roster in the process.

Here are some players having a hot week worth taking a long look at for the short and long term, depending on your league type, too:

OF Peter Bourjos, LAA (11.1% ESPN owned; 22% Yahoo! owned) has gone 9/23 (.391 BA; 1.112 OPS) over the last week with no home runs (four extra-base hits for 16 total bases), four runs, an RBI and a stolen base. For the season, his 5x5 line is now at .321/11/2/9/2 and very worthy of an outfield slot in all leagues except the shallow ones.
OF Melky Cabrera, KC (21.9% E; 14% Y!) has gone 10/26 (.385 BA; 1.141 OPS) over the last week with one home run (five extra-base hits for 18 total bases), five RBI, four runs and a stolen base. His season's 5x5 line of .301/15/2/14/2 has to be taken seriously soon by fantasy owners or at least while he and the Royals are firing on all cylinders.
OF Ryan Ludwick, SD (2.2% E; 6% Y!) has gone 11/34 (.324 BA; 1.067 OPS) over the last week with three home runs (seven extra-base hits for 24 total bases), five RBI and four runs scored. He's 5x5 line of .209/12/4/11/1 is getting better but may only have value as a spot starter in deeper mixed leagues or very shallow NL-only ones. An encouraging sign is that three of his four home runs have come at PETCO but that unfortunately comes along with a .157 batting average at home, too.
OF Ben Francisco, PHI (26.8% E; 20% Y!) has gone 8/26 (.308 BA; .960 OPS) over the last week with two home runs (three extra-base hits for 16 total bases), six RBI and three runs scored. He seems to have settled back in as the Phillies' everyday right fielder and has produced a season's 5x5 line of .262/10/4/14/1, with is becoming more ownable in most league formats.
2B/SS Darwin Barney, CHC (41% E; 24% Y!) has gone 12/34 (.353 BA; .824 OPS) over the last week with one home run (two extra-base hits for 16 total bases), eight RBI, five runs and one stolen base. His 5x5 line of .329/13/1/13/1 makes him a great find for a MI slot in deeper leagues and a must-own in NL-only formats. He should continue to get the majority of starts at second base and hit out of the number two hole.
SS Erick Aybar, LAA (67.3% E; 16% Y!) has gone 9/28 (.321 BA; .679 OPS) over the last week. He's started at shortstop the last seven games and stolen two bases. He won't contribute much to your fantasy team unless he continues to hit for average and steal bases. Even then, his value is limited to a spot start or MI position in the deepest of leagues.
OF Kosuke Fukudome, CHC (2.9% E; 4% Y!) has gone 14/23 (.609 BA; 1.292 OPS) over the last week but that was helped by 5-for-5 and 4-for-7 performances. He's only starting against right-handed pitchers, so he may only be worth rostering to play in favorable match ups.
1B Brett Wallace, HOU (8.3% E; 10% Y!) has gone 11/21 (.524 BA; 1.260 OPS) over the last week with no home runs (four extra-base hits for 15 total bases), two RBI and five runs scored. He doesn't have the power numbers (1 HR this season) to be a primary option at first base but his overall 5x5 line of .347/14/1/8/0 makes him a target as a CI or IF candidate on deeper leagues.
OF Carlos Gomez, MIL (15.3% E; 6% Y!) has gone 10/27 (.370 BA; .861 OPS) over the last week with one home run (one extra-base hit for 13 total bases), four RBI, five runs and a stolen base. Maybe he's feeling the pressure of Nyjer Morgan being brought in and Corey Hart coming off the DL? Keep an eye on his playing time if you plan to pick him up.

Starting pitchers are harder to grab off waivers, with most only have four or five starts to show their stuff. Keep an eye on all of the "pitch and ditch" type articles regarding streaming to see if there's a gem or too hiding in there. Relief pitchers in the mix for saves should be grabbed now and dumped later if things don't pan out. You'll probably miss out if your league is worth anything when it comes to scavenging for saves.

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Yanks win with vintage effort from Colon (AP)

Bartolo Colon looked like the ace of old, shutting down the Chicago White Sox over eight crisp innings, and Robinson Cano hit an early three-run homer to give the New York Yankees a 3-1 victory Wednesday night. A pleasant surprise for the Yankees thus far, Colon (2-1) escaped a bases-loaded jam with nobody out and [...]

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Orioles blow 4-run lead but beat Red Sox (AP)

Derrick Lee had three hits and scored the tiebreaking run on an eighth-inning single by Vladimir Guerrero, giving the Baltimore Orioles a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. After blowing a 4-0 lead in the top of the eighth, Baltimore regained the lead in the bottom half against Daniel Bard (0-3).

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