Ubaldo Jimenez threw another gem last night, striking out 13 en route to a Rockies victory. It was his 6th victory in as many starts this season, and lowered his ERA to a miniscule 0.87. He has struck out 44, compared to only 16 walks, and has a WHIP of 1.02 as well. I had him as my 17th best starting pitcher in my pre-season rankings, and he's easily in the top 3 if not the top pitcher as of right now. I really don't see any reason why this can't continue for Jimenez either.
Onto Monday's Top Performers...
Hitters:- David Freese (STL): 2-5, R, 3 RBI
- Colby Rasmus (STL): 3-3, 2 RBI
- Jayson Werth (PHI): 2-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
- Travis Snider (TOR): 2-4, R, HR, RBI
- Matt Wieters (BAL): 1-3, R, HR, RBI
- Nick Swisher (NYY): 3-3, R, RBI
- Randy Winn (NYY): 1-3, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Kendry Morales (LAA): 3-4, R, RBI
- Maicer Izturis (LAA): 2-3, 2 RBI
- Howie Kendrick (LAA): 1-3, R, 2 RBI
- Kevin Youkilis (BOS): 2-3, 3 R, HR, RBI
- J.D. Drew (BOS): 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI
- Mike Lowell (BOS): 4-4, 2 R, 4 RBI
- Adrian Beltre (BOS): 2-5, 3 R, HR, 3 RBI
- Bill Hall (BOS): 2-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Luis Castillo (NYM): 2-4, R, SB
- Drew Stubbs (CIN): 2-5, R, HR, RBI
- Mark Reynolds (ARI): 2-4, 2 R, RBI
- Chris Young (ARI): 3-5, 3 RBI
- Chris Snyder (ARI): 1-3, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Michael Bourn (HOU): 2-4, R, SB
- Austin Jackson (DET): 3-5, R, RBI
- Denard Span (MIN): 2-5, R, 2 RBI
- Michael Cuddyer (MIN): 1-3, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
- Wilson Ramos (MIN): 3-4, R, RBI
- J.J. Hardy (MIN): 2-4, R, RBI
- Andruw Jones (CHW): 2-4, R, 2 RBI, SB
- Alex Rios (CHW): 3-4, 2 RBI
- Alexei Ramirez (CHW): 2-4, R, HR, RBI
- Carlos Gonzalez (COL): 1-3, R, 2 RBI
- Josh Hamilton (TEX): 2-4, RBI
- Michael Young (TEX): 3-5, R, RBI
Pitchers:
- Jaime Garcia (STL): 6 IP, 6 K, ER, 7 BR, W
- Brett Cecil (TOR): 8 IP, 10 K, ER, 3 BR, W
- C.C. Sabathia (NYY): 8 IP, 2 K, ER, 8 BR, W
- Oliver Perez (NYM): 6 IP, 4 K, 2 ER, 10 BR
- Mike Leake (CIN): 6 IP, 4 K, ER, 5 BR
- Cesar Valdez (ARI): 5 IP, 2 K, ER, 8 BR, W
- Scott Baker (MIN): 7 IP, 6 K, 3 ER, 9 BR, W
- Jake Peavy (CHW): 7 IP, 9 K, 0 ER, 5 BR, W
- Rich Harden (TEX): 7 IP, 9 K, 0 ER, 2 BR, W
- Dallas Braden (OAK): 7 IP, 3 K, 3 ER, 11 BR
- Ubaldo Jimenez (COL): 7 IP, 13 K, ER, 6 BR, W
- Kevin Correia (SD): 6 IP, 4 K, 3 ER, 6 BR