Andy Sonnanstine won his fourth straight start, Eric Hinske homered, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Blue Jays 5-4 on Tuesday night, snapping Toronto's five-game winning streak. Hinske, a rookie of the year with Toronto in 2002, crushed an A.J. Burnett (3-3) pitch off the centerfield restaurant in the sixth for his seventh homer. He finished the game 2-for-4 with his seventh double. (Updated 05/06/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/10/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Hinske now has two homers in his last six games and is hitting .289 on the season. After seeing a decline after his Rookie of the Year campaign, it appears as though Hinske has found his swing. However, since he is no longer eligible at thin positions (3B), he is more of a low-end Fantasy option in the OF and mixed leagues. (Updated 05/06/2008).
Hinske hit his seventh homer, tied for the team lead, in Tampa Bay's 5-4 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday. (Updated 05/07/2008)
Advice
Hinske, a rookie of the year with Toronto in 2002 before he was traded to Boston in 2006, 7-for-15 (.467) with two homers and six RBIs against his former club this season.
Andy Sonnanstine won his fourth straight start, Eric Hinske homered, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Blue Jays 5-4 on Tuesday night, snapping Toronto's five-game winning streak. Hinske, a rookie of the year with Toronto in 2002, crushed an A.J. Burnett (3-3) pitch off the centerfield restaurant in the sixth for his seventh homer. He finished the game 2-for-4 with his seventh double. (Updated 05/06/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/10/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Hinske now has two homers in his last six games and is hitting .289 on the season. After seeing a decline after his Rookie of the Year campaign, it appears as though Hinske has found his swing. However, since he is no longer eligible at thin positions (3B), he is more of a low-end Fantasy option in the OF and mixed leagues. (Updated 05/06/2008).
