Here’s a look at the unheralded players who played well yesterday.
Tommy Hunter, Texas Rangers
Hunter threw a complete game in his first start of the year allowing one run on five hits.
Ike Davis, New York Mets (pictured)
Ike went 4-for-4 with three runs and a RBI to raise his average to .268.
Jonathon Niese, New York Mets
Niese gave up one run in seven innings with six Ks to improve to 2-2 with a 4.28 ERA.
Mitch Talbot, Cleveland Indians
Talbot, yesterday’s streaming option , gave up one run in seven innings with five Ks to improve to 7-4 with a 3.54 ERA.
Mike Leake, Cincinnati Reds
Leake gave up one unearned run in seven innings with five Ks to improve to 5-0 with a 2.22 ERA.
Jamie Moyer, Philadelphia Phillies
Moyer threw a complete game allowing two runs as he improved to 6-5 with a 3.98 ERA.
Luke Hochevar, Kansas City Royals
Hockevar took the loss despite holding Detroit to one run on seven innings with 10 Ks.
Dontrelle Willis, Arizona Diamondbacks
Dontrelle was sharp in his debut for Arizona tossing six scoreless innings.
Delmon Young, Minnesota Twins
Young went 1-for-3 with three RBIs. He’s hitting .270 with 32 RBIs.
Potent Middle Relievers
Joba Chamberlain, NYY: 1.1 IP, o Runs, 3 Ks (30 Ks, 25 IP)
Chan Ho Park, NYY: 2 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Ks (12 Ks, 1501/3 IP)
Casey Janssen, TOR: Win, 2 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Ks (22 Ks, 23-2/3 IP)
Jason Bulger, LAA: 2 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Ks (23 Ks, 20-2/3 IP)
Kameron Loe, MIL: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Ks (7 Ks, 4-1/3 IP)
Trever Miller, STL: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (13 Ks, 14 IP)
Jason Berken, BAL: 0.2 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (18 Ks, 28 IP)
Sean Marshall, CHC: 1.1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (33 Ks, 26-2/3 IP)
Matt Belisle, COL: 1.2 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Ks (41 Ks, 37 IP)
Jonny Venters, ATL: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (21 Ks, 22-1/3 IP)
Peter Moylan, ATL: 1 IP, 0 Runs, 2 Ks (22 Ks, 23-2/3 IP)
Originally published at LestersLegends.com .
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