Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Road peeves Peavy, again

Jake Peavy continues to struggle in road games. The Yankees tagged him for four runs in four innings of work Wednesday night in the Bronx, with Alex Rodriguez launching his 14th home run. Peavy drops to just 2-2 on the road this season, but it is his 5.96 road ERA which is shockingly bad. At home he's 3-2 with a 1.26 ERA.

Chase Headley hit his first major league home run in just his second MLB game. Headley, a switch hitter, went deep from the left side of the plate off Kyle Farnsworth.

Fantasy Impact: Peavy's struggles on the road seem to mirror what a number of players are going through this year. ESPN's Jayson Stark tackled the topic recently, giving a number of reasons why teams are struggling so much on the road. Headley is 3-8 in his first two MLB games, and should get every opportunity to play for a weak offensive team.

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