Brewers SP Ben Sheets shut out the Brewers on three hits Thursday through six innings, then gave up solo homers to slumping Dodgers Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent, an RBI single to Russell Martin and then a three-run homer to Gary Bennett as Los Angeles defeated Milwaukee 7-2. The loss was Sheets' first of the year, but he is now winless in three May starts. (Updated 05/15/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/16/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Sheets looked like himself for six innings on Thursday, but just lost it completely in the seventh. Giving up homers to ice-cold guys like Jones and Kent will knock any pitcher's confidence, and Sheets proved he's no super-human in that regard. Innings like that happen on occasion, however, and Sheets remains a must-start SP while healthy. In Fantasy Week 8 (May 19-25), Sheets will get one start, against the Pirates on Wednesday. Against Pittsburgh last season, Sheets was 0-1 with a 5.11 ERA in two starts. (Updated 05/15/2008).
Sheets set a franchise record for strikeouts in the first inning of Saturday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. (Updated 05/10/2008)
Advice
Sheets, the longest-tenured member of the 2008 Brewers, fanned Albert Pujols on an 0-2 breaking ball to reach 1,082 career strikeouts and surpass Teddy Higuera, who pitched for Milwaukee from 1985-91 and 1993-94.
Brewers SP Ben Sheets shut out the Brewers on three hits Thursday through six innings, then gave up solo homers to slumping Dodgers Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent, an RBI single to Russell Martin and then a three-run homer to Gary Bennett as Los Angeles defeated Milwaukee 7-2. The loss was Sheets' first of the year, but he is now winless in three May starts. (Updated 05/15/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/16/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Sheets looked like himself for six innings on Thursday, but just lost it completely in the seventh. Giving up homers to ice-cold guys like Jones and Kent will knock any pitcher's confidence, and Sheets proved he's no super-human in that regard. Innings like that happen on occasion, however, and Sheets remains a must-start SP while healthy. In Fantasy Week 8 (May 19-25), Sheets will get one start, against the Pirates on Wednesday. Against Pittsburgh last season, Sheets was 0-1 with a 5.11 ERA in two starts. (Updated 05/15/2008).
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