- The big news of the day was the Buster Posey injury. By the time all the dust settled from various reports claiming different injuries, it was confirmed that he has a fractured fibula (the skinny bone on the lateral part of the leg) and severely strained ligaments in his ankle which may require the insertion of a screw. The good news was there was no damage to his knee and the ligaments in his ankle are strained and not torn. He's expected to miss at least two months but I think it's safe to drop him in redraft formats. I can't see him having his normal approach at the plate when he returns and it's not like he can DH. Eli Whiteside picked up the first start in his absence but I'd guess the Giants may look elsewhere for help if he doesn't get off to a hot start.

-The Mets selected David Einhorn to be a minority partner which will allow him to invest $200 million into the team. There's also the chance that he could become the majority owner later on if Fred Wilpon is forced to sell the team.

Philadelphia 10 – Cincinnati 4

W: Cliff Lee (4-4) L: Daryl Thompson (0-1)
HR: Jay Bruce (14), Raul Ibanez (6), Chase Utley (1)

- Cliff Lee threw eight innings of four-run ball, his big mistake a two-run homer to Jay Bruce. He struck out eight and walked only one.

- Speaking of Jay Bruce, he hit his NL leading 14th home run. Remember when he used to sit against lefties? He now has a 1.142 OPS vs. lefties and a .849 OPS vs. righties.

- Homer Bailey didn't have his best stuff giving up four runs in four innings. Despite the outing, he still has a 3.00 ERA.

- Jose Contreras returned to the mound, retiring the side in the ninth. He should be setting up Ryan Madson going forward.

Baltimore 6 – Kansas City 5 (12)

W: Jeremy Accardo (3-1) L: Louis Coleman (0-2)
HR: Nolan Reimold 2 (3),
CS: Nolan Reimold (1)

- Nolan Reimold went 4-for-4 and missed the cycle by a triple, making him 6-for-11 since his call-up. While many will jump on his bandwagon, don't count me as one of those peeps. Before his call-up he was only batting .237 at Triple-A Norwich. That being said, he's probably earned some more playing time over the next week if you're looking to gamble.

- Kevin Gregg allowed two walks and a hit over a scoreless frame while Koji Uehara tossed 1.2 clean frames with three Ks. Interesting to note that Uehara pitched the top of the ninth in a tied game and Gregg was saved for extra innings.

- A mini-slump for super-rookie Eric Hosmer who after going 0-for-6 is now 2-for-20 over his last four games. On a positive note he didn't strike out for the first time in seven games but owns a 17:6 K:BB ratio with the Royals. Let's not go too crazy about his value this season folks.

Chicago 9 – New York 3

W: Carlos Zambrano (5-2) L: Pedro Beato (1-1)
HR: Carlos Pena (6), Kosuke Fukudome (1)

- Carlos Zambrano was effective, giving up only one run over six innings. He lowered his ERA to 4.59.

- R.A. Dickey was the Mets' starter before leaving the game after slipping on the wet grass. It's too bad as he had gone 2.2 scoreless innings before his departure.

- Francisco Rodriguez retired two batters to lower his ERA to 0.74. Look for him to be discredited soon by Fred Wilpon.

- Carlos Pena hit his sixth home run and is now hitting a respectable (for him) .264 with six home runs and 16 RBI in May.

Boston 14 – Detroit 1 (8)

W: Alfredo Aceves (2-0) L: Max Scherzer (6-2)
HR: Jacoby Ellsbury (5)
SB: Austin Jackson (7), Josh Reddick (1)

- The Red Sox bats remained hot, scoring 14 runs for the second consecutive game. I'm guessing the over/under for Friday's affair will be pretty high.

- Some of Boston's success can be attributed to Carl Crawford. He has raised his batting average from .212 to .244 over the last two games by going 8-for-9 with two doubles, two triples and a home run. Let's see if he can carry this success over to Fenway where he has an OPS of .545 for the season.

- Max Scherzer has been working himself out of jams all season until Thursday. He surrendered seven runs over two innings to raise his ERA to 3.86.

- Josh Reddick was called up by Boston and paid immediate dividends by going 3-for-5 and stealing a base. With J.D. Drew shockingly sidelined with |UNDER||UNDER||UNDER||UNDER||UNDER||UNDER||UNDER||UNDER||UNDER|(insert injury here), Reddick will be an interest short term pickup. While his .248 batting average at Triple-A Pawtucket doesn't jump out his 12 home runs and 33:26 K:BB ratio over 165 at-bats is impressive. He's only 24 and with Darnell McDonald reported to be headed to the DL, his stint could prove to be longer than the next week.

- Why isn't anyone talking about the incredible season Jacoby Ellsbury is having? After Thursday's game he's up to five home runs, 17 stolen bases and a .296 batting average. That puts him on pace for 16 home runs and 55 stolen bases. I don't think he gets 16 homers but I can definitely see him surpassing the 55 stolen bags.

Oakland 4 – Los Angeles 3

W: Brett Anderson (3-4) Joel Pineiro (2-1)
HR: Mark Trumbo (8)

- Anderson tossed eight shutout innings, allowing only six base runners. Things got a little tense after new closer Grant Balfour allowed a three-run shot to Mark Trumbo but was able to get newly acquire Russell Branyan to fly out to deep center to end the game.

- Mark Trumbo won't be in any batting title races and will penalize you in leagues that give minuses for Ks but his power is legit. 25-30 home runs is within reach for this season.

- Russell Branyan makes for an interesting add now that Howie Kendrick is on the DL. Branyan never really got a regular shot at playing time in Arizona and has 56 total homers over the two previous seasons. Even at age 35 I can't that his power has suddenly disappeared.

- David DeJesus is in the middle of a nice mini-streak, going 9-for-13 over his last four games. Those who play in daily fantasy leagues might want to take note.

Florida 1 – San Francisco 0

W: Anibal Sanchez (4-1) L: Ryan Vogelsong (3-1)
SB: Emmanuel Burriss (2)

- I'm not sure I would have believed you had you told me this far into the season we'd see a classic pitcher's duel between Anibal Sanchez and Ryan Vogelsong. Vogelsong has now given up one run over his last four outings (26.1 innings) for a sparkling 0.34 ERA with a 19:5 K:BB ratio. One of the stats that caught my eye on Vogelsong is his GB and FB rates. Both are over 40|PERCENT| for the first time in his career while his LD rate is under 15|PERCENT|. In his home ballpark he can get away with a high FB rate and not have to worry about them leaving the park. What's important for Vogelsong is to continue to keep the LD rate down to limit doubles and triples.

- Sanchez has also been spectacular over his last four outings, winning all four games. He has a more inflated ERA that Vogelsong during that time with a 0.87 ERA (31.0 innings) but a better 34:5 K:BB ratio. It should be noted that Sanchez got the Nationals twice during that time, a team he has dominated this season.

- Brandon Belt was called up and one would think he should receive at least semi-regular playing time.

- In deep or NL-only leagues, Emmanuel Burriss is getting some playing time and is a sneaky source of steals. He had 16 stolen bases and a .432 OBP in only 83 at-bats for Triple-A Fresno before his call-up.

Chicago 3 – Toronto 1

W: Jesse Crain (2-1) L: Mark Rzepczynski (2-1) S: Sergio Santos (8)
SB: Juan Pierre (8), Gordon Beckham (2), Corey Patterson (7)
CS: Corey Patterson (5)

- Juan Pierre extended his hit streak to nine games, raising his batting average from .242 to .265. He drove in the game-winning run with an infield single in the ninth to help the White Sox win their 24th game.

- Brandon Morrow allowed only one run over seven innings and Phillip Humber was equal to the task with 7.2 innings of one-run ball. Humber has been remarkably consistent, giving up two or less runs in five of his last six starts.

- Adam Dunn earned the Golden Sombrero with an 0-for-4, 4K day. I'm still in the group that thinks he'll turn things around. He has job security and it's a matter of time before the weather heats up and the ball starts travelling.

- Gordon Beckham is 10-for-36 (.278) over his last 13 games with 18 Ks. Luckily he has four walks, so his K rate isn't quite 50|PERCENT| during that span.

Arizona 6 – Colorado 3

W: Micah Owings (1-0) L: Clayton Mortensen (1-2) S: David Hernandez (1)
HR: Kelly Johnson (7), Miguel Montero (5)
SB: Justin Upton (9), Chris Young (5)

- Micah Owings earned his first win in more than a year by allowing only four singles over five innings to the Rockies.

- Miguel Montero hit a big three-run homer off Clayton Mortensen that proved to be the difference in the game. If you get a chance on Saturday, check out Juan Nicasio's Major League debut.

- Carlos Gonzalez, Troy Tulowitzki and Dexter Fowler are all hitting under .252. Fowler was demoted to eighth in the lineup.

- Justin Upton stole his ninth base and is on pace for a 29/29 season. Given that he's hitting .246 (down 27 and 54 points from the previous two seasons) he's got a good chance of achieving that mark.

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