Thursday, June 19, 2008

Wind gusting in Guthrie's sails

Tough no-decision against the Astros tonight for Baltimore starter Jeremy Guthrie. He worked eight strong innings of one-run baseball (Lance Berkman's 20th HR), but didn't get a win. Baltimore did emerge victorious in extra innings, and Guthrie dropped his ERA down to 3.51. Guthrie threw 74 of his 105 pitches for strikes.

Fantasy Impact: The 29-year-old is getting better with age. Guthrie, a former first-round pick (22nd overall in 2002 out of Stanford), allowed just three hits in this latest gem. Save for a hiccup at Boston last week, this makes for seven quality starts the last eight times out. Guthrie is becoming a high-end fantasy pitcher.

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