Monday MLB Thoughts

• Cole Hamels pitched better than maybe his line might appear. His stuff looked good, striking out 9 and walking 0 in 5.1 innings.
  
• Omar Infante has 3 HR's in 5 games. He had 7 all last year. I would be surprised to see him reach double digits in 2012.
• Barry Zito pitched his first shutout since....well lets just say it has been a while. The guy finds a way to string enough starts together to become fantasy relevant. His next start will be at home against the Pirates. Definitely worth a spot start
• So far through this young season, the Twins have been one of if not the worst team in baseball. The lineup is atrocious, the ballpark is a nightmare to hit in and the staff is well below average.
  
• Shaun Marcum got off to a promising start in 2012 giving up 3 runs (2 solo shots) in 6 innings while striking out 6 and walking 0 and getting the win. He had a great April in 2011
• The Atlanta Braves have gotten of to a terrible start and the loss to the Astros tonight was easily their worst game of the season so far. The Braves wont score a ton of runs this year but their defense cost them the game tonight. 4 errors that led to the Braves coughing up a 3-0 lead against the Astros.
• I wont make too much of the Yu Darvish start. He was definitely nervous and you cant blame the guy. Even after he gave up 4 runs in the first inning, my father correctly predicted that Texas would win the game anyway. Texas has the best lineup in baseball no question
• Boston wins after Sergio Santos blows his second save of the year. Kevin Youkilis is still hitless in 2012. Could see Francisco Cordero in the 9th inning soon.
• Tommy Milone pitched 8 shutout innings against the Royals but struck out zero. A's won 1-0. Grant Balfour looked great saving his second game of the season for the A's.
• Jeter went 4 for 4 and the Yanks got their first win. Ivan Nova had a great start to the season with 7 innings, 2 runs, 7 strikeouts while walking none.
• Daniel Murphy had a game winning walk off single to give the Mets their first 4-0 start since 2007. A win tomorrow would match their best franchise start ever. David Wright has an RBI in all 4 wins. Mike Pelfrey matched a career high with 8 strikeouts.
  
• David Freese is on fire, starting the year batting .417 with 4 runs, 2 HRs and 8 RBIs through 5 games.
  
• Chris Sale won his first major league start going 6.2 innings, giving up a run while striking out 5 and allowed only 3 hits and 2 walks. Hector Santiago got his second save for the White Sox.

Looking forward to the 1:00 afternoon game Tampa vs. Detroit. Matt Moore vs. Rick Porcello.