Fantasy Sports

BY ADAM RONIS

Nate McLouth remains on fire. He went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBIs and a walk. Xavier Nady went 3-for-3 with two runs, three RBIs and two walks. He has 26 RBIs. I'd sell high.

Oliver Perez had one of his days where he couldn't find the plate. He went 1 2/3 innings, allowed two hits, seven runs -- two earned -- walked five, and struck out two. He'll have these type of days and he'll have those days where he is almost unhittable. Get the Rolaids for those that own him.

Carlos Quentin homered again. He now has seven home runs and 21 RBIs.

Joe Nathan remains one of the safest closers. He picked up his ninth save and has a 0.82 ERA.

Braden Looper is 4-1? Are you kidding me? And you wonder why Mets fans are steaming? Dave Duncan is the man. He went six innings, allowed seven hits, two runs, two walks and struck out four. Sell high.

Andy Sonnanstine pitched another good game and should be owned in AL-only leagues and deep mixed leagues. He went eight innings, allowed six hits, one run, two walks, and struck out five. He is 4-1 with a 4.42 ERA.

If you need offense, pick up Micah Owings. Oh wait, he is a pitcher. Too bad his stats don't count. He hit a pinch hit home run today and is batting .421 with a homer and three RBIs. If Owings was on the Mets, he'd hit fifth. What do you think?

Conor Jackson seems to be on his way to a breakout year. He hit his fifth homer today and has 25 RBIs with a .348 average.

Randy Johnson had another poor outing against the Astros today. He allowed nine hits, six runs, walked none and struck out two in four innings. He has a 4.79 ERA.

Brandon Lyon allowed one hit and a walk in the ninth, but didn't allow a run in the ninth for his 9th save. He has a 2.57 ERA.

Wladimir Balentien was called up from Triple-A and went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer. Pick him up in all leagues as he should play rightfield every day. Catcher Jeff Clement was also called up and went 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter. He should be owned in two-catcher leagues when he becomes eligible at catcher.

Cliff Lee had his worst start of the season, but it was still good enough to improve to 5-0. After all, he couldn't keep up a pace of a 0.41 WHIP. He went six innings, allowed eight hits, three runs, walked none and struck out three. He has a 0.96 ERA. I think he'll be good this year because he's not walking anybody, but see what you can get for him. You might be able to get a steal.

Dustin McGowan bounced backed from a seven-walk outing against the Red Sox today with a good outing in a no-decision. He went 7 1/3 innings, allowed four hits, one run, one walk and struck out five. Dice-K was also excellent in a no-decision. He went seven innings, allowing two hits, two walks and struck out four. He has a 2.52 ERA.

Manny Acosta walked five and allowed two hits and two runs in two innings to take the loss for the Braves. Rafael Soriano can't be back soon enough.

Shawn Hill went eight innings, allowed four hits, one run, walked two and struck out one. He has a 3.50 ERA. Ride him in NL-only leagues until he hits the DL again.

Placido Polanco is starting to come around. He went 2-for-5 with two solo homers.

Alex Rodriguez is expected to miss 3-4 weeks with the quad injury and Troy Tulowitzki is expected to be placed on the DL.

Check back for more on the later games tonight.