Paul Konerko continued his hot start, becoming the first player in the Majors to get to 10 homeruns with 2 more yesterday against Texas. Unfortunately for the White Sox, not much else appears to be going right at the moment, as they've gotten off to a 9-13 start. Obviously Konerko isn't going to keep up at this pace all season, but could we see a 30 or even potentially a 40 homerun season out of him this year? He has done that in the past, hitting over 40 twice in his career.
Onto the rest of Thursday's Top Performers...
Hitters:
- David Freese (STL): 3-3, 2 R, HR, 6 RBI
- Colby Rasmus (STL): 2-2, 4 R
- Jason Heyward (ATL): 2-4, R, HR, RBI
- Austin Jackson (DET): 2-4, R, RBI, SB
- Magglio Ordonez (DET): 2-4, R, SB
- Paul Konerko (CHW): 2-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI
- Alex Rios (CHW): 1-5, R, 2 SB
- Justin Smoak (TEX): 2-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
- Kelly Johnson (ARI): 4-5, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Adam LaRoche (ARI): 3-4, 3 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI
- Chris Snyder (ARI): 2-5, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
- Kosuke Fukudome (CHC): 1-4, R, HR, 4 RBI
- Robinson Cano (NYY): 3-4, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI
- John Buck (TOR): 3-4, 3 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI
- Travis Snider (TOR): 2-4, R, HR, RBI
- Alberto Callaspo (KC): 2-4, R, HR, RBI, SB
- Carl Crawford (TAM): 4-5, RBI
- Evan Longoria (TAM): 2-5, 2 R, SB
- Reid Brignac (TAM): 2-5, R, 3 RBI
- Drew Stubbs (CIN): 2-2, 2 R, 2 SB
- Yorvit Torrealba (SD): 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI
- Ryan Doumit (PIT): 2-4, 2 RBI, SB
Pitchers:
- Adam Wainwright (STL): 6 IP, 4 K, 3 ER, 8 BR, W
- Carl Pavano (MIN): 8 IP, 5 K, 2 ER, 9 BR, CG
- Dontrelle Willis (DET): 6 IP, 6 K, 0 ER, 6 BR, W
- Gavin Floyd (CHW): 7 IP, 5 K, ER, 5 BR, W
- Scott Feldman (TEX): 6 IP, 4 K, ER, 6 BR
- A.J. Burnett (BAL): 8 IP, 4 K, 0 ER, 4 BR, W
- Kevin Gregg (TOR): 1 IP, 3 K, SV
- Matt Garza (TAM): 6 IP, 9 K, ER, 7 BR, W
- Bronson Arroyo (CIN): 6 2/3 IP, 7 K, 2 ER, 9 BR, W
- Wade LeBlanc (SD): 6 1/3 IP, 6 K, 0 ER, 8 BR, W
- Clayton Kershaw (LAD): 6 1/3 IP, 7 K, 2 ER, 7 BR
- Brian Burres (PIT): 5 1/3 IP, 3 K, 0 ER, 8 BR, W