Quote of the day
"To be honest I was running out of gas. I just thank my teammates that they made some great plays behind me tonight." -- Minnesota pitcher Francisco Liriano, after pitching the season’s first no-hitter Daily blurb
It wasn’t a vintage no-hitter. Francisco Liriano needed 123 pitches (only 66 of which were strikes), walking six batters while fanning only two. He ranked only #4 among starting pitchers for the day in FanDuel fantasy points. But it was a shutout, a complete game, and a 1-0 win. It also lowered his ERA to 6.61, and his WHIP to 1.56. If you had him on your team, hopefully you didn’t bench him (or drop him).
Jon Lester arguably had the best pitching night, holding the Angels to one run over 7 innings, fanning 11. He also threw 66 strikes – but needed only 93 pitches to amass them.
The Wells Fargo Championship tees off early tomorrow morning. Get your GuruGolf foursomes set. If you are trade-constrained and need to find players who are also likely to play in next week’s Players Championship, this list may help you identify those golfers.