BY ADAM RONIS
So far, no Sports Illustrated jinx for Tim Lincecum who is on the cover of the new issue. He improved to 10-1 with a win over the Cubs. He went six innings and allowed seven hits, three runs, one walk and struck out eight. He has a 2.49 ERA. The main concern for Lincecum is a huge innings jump. He was called up May 6 last season and threw 146 1/3 innings in the majors. He is already at 115 2/3 innings.
Andre Ethier went 1-for-3 with a homer and two walks. He has nine homers and 34 RBIs with a .276 average. He should play every day with the injury to Juan Pierre and even with Andruw Jones set to return tomorrow. He should be owned in all leagues while playing every day.
James Loney went 2-for-3 with two runs and a homer, two RBIs and a walk. He is hitting .307 with seven homers and 44 RBIs.
J.R. Towles was called up from Triple-A and should start most of the time for the Astros. He went 1-for-4 with two RBIs. He's worth a shot in leagues that start two catchers. He's hitting .153 and struggled before getting sent down to the minors.
After a slow start, Chad Billingsley has pitched real well. He went eight innings against the Astros and allowed six hits, two runs -- no earned -- walked one and struck out five. He is 8-7 with a 3.12 ERA and with a 107/46 K/BB ratio. He had a 6.53 ERA on April 24.
Takashi Saito picked up his 14th save.
Billy Butler went 2-for-5 with his second homer. He should be owned in all leagues.
Aubrey Huff continues to put up power numbers. He went 3-for-4 with two runs, two homers and three RBIs. He is hitting .283 with 17 homers and 52 RBIs.
Adam Jones is someone who could have a big second half. He went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs. He is hitting .276. He has 15 hits in his last 40 at-bats.
Joakim Soria has been one of the best closers this season. He struck out two in a scoreless inning for his 23rd save. He has a 41/9 K/BB ratio and a 1.22 ERA.
J.J. Hardy is getting hot. He went 4-for-5 with his ninth homer.
Mike Cameron hit his 13th homer.
Manny Parra had another good start and was in line to win, but the bullpen blew a 5-0 lead. Parra threw six scoreless innings and and allowed four hits, three walks and struck out four. He has a 3.69 ERA.
Eric Gagne threw a scoreless inning, while Salomon Torres blew his third save without recording an out. He allowed three hits and two runs.
Brandon Webb failed to win his 13th game. He went six innings, allowing nine hits, five runs, two walks and six strikeouts. He has a 3.43 ERA. This might be the last chance to buy low.
Coco Crisp returned from suspension and went 2-for-3 with two runs, a walk and his 13th stolen base. If you need steals, he's an option.
Jon Lester was great against the Yankees. He threw a five-hit shutout, walked two and struck out eight. He is 7-3 with a 3.21 ERA.
Jack Cust hit his 14th homer.
Justin Duchscherer improved to 9-5 with a 1.96 ERA with a win over the White Sox. He went seven innings, allowing five hits, two runs, two walks and struck out four. He has a 59/21 K/BB ratio and has allowed just five homers.
Huston Street went 1 2/3 innings for his 16th save.
Javier Vasquez went the distance, but fell to 7-7. He allowed four hits, three runs, one walk and struck out 10. He has a 4.37 ERA.
Elijah Dukes has been hitting real well since getting consistent playing time. He went 2-for-3 with two runs, a homer, two RBIs and a walk. He has six homers and 20 RBIs. He should be owned in deep mixed leagues and can help if you need stolen bases.
Austin Kearns returned from the DL and went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Johnny Cueto went thought a rough stretch after a phenomenal start. He pitched well for the fourth straight start and beat the Nationals. He went seven innings and allowed seven hits, three runs, one walk and struck out eight. He 7-8 with a 4.63 ERA.
Francisco Cordero pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 16th save.
Jimmy Rollins has been slumping. He went 1-for-3 with his 19th steal. This may be the final chance to buy low.
Chase Utley hit his 24th homer and Ryan Howard hit No. 22.
Cole Hamels took a shutout into the ninth inning against the Braves, but couldn't finish it. He went 8 2/3 innings and allowed five hits, one run, two walks and struck out seven. He is 9-5 with a 3.22 ERA.
With Brad Lidge unavailable, Tom Gordon got the final out for his second save.
Carlos Delgado hit his 15th homer and has 49 RBIs.
Mike Pelfrey improved to 6-6 with a win over the Cardinals. He went seven innings and allowed six hits, one run, two walks and struck out six. He has a 4.23 ERA. He has a 54/43 K/BB ratio, but has pitched better lately. He should be owned in deep mixed leagues.
Jorge Cantu his his 15th homer and has 49 RBIs.
Jeff Baker started at first base in place of the injured Todd Helton and went 1-for-4 with his sixth homer and had four RBIs.
Kevin Gregg blew his fifth save by allowing one hit, two walks and two unearned runs to take the loss.