Cahill's bullpen washes away great start: Diamondbacks starter Trevor Cahill pitched a gem on Tuesday night against Los Angeles. Unfortunately, he was at 104 pitches after six innings and the Dodgers' bats awoke once he left. Los Angeles scored five times in the seventh inning off the Arizona bullpen and that cost Cahill the winning decision. Settling for a no-decision, Cahill was sharp in allowing just one earned run on six hits and three walks over his six frames. He struck out six batters and his ERA is at 3.74 on the year. (Updated 05/23/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/24/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Cahill should have snapped a two-decision losing streak with his stellar performance on Tuesday night against the team with the best record in baseball coming in, but his bullpen failed him. Cahill kept the Dodgers’ Matt Kemp-less offense at bay all night, but his record remains at 2-4 on the season. He’s had some trouble with tenderness in his right shoulder, but apparently was over that issue Tuesday. Moving forward, Cahill should be a solid Fantasy option in most mixed leagues once again. He makes his next scheduled start on Monday at San Francisco. He is set for two starts in the upcoming scoring period and that makes him a solid option in all mixed leagues. (Updated 05/23/2012).
05/23/2012 01:40 De Jesus clutch in ninth, Dodgers win
Ivan De Jesus hit a two-run double with two outs in the ninth to give the Dodgers the lead and Dee Gordon went airborne to turn a game-ending double play as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 on Tuesday night.
05/22/2012 01:20 Dodgers cruise past Diamondbacks
Matt Treanor, Andre Ethier and James Loney homered to power Chris Capuano to his sixth victory, and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their fifth straight by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Monday night.
05/21/2012 10:09 Reality Check: Is Bauer keeping you up at night?
Does the prospect of Trevor Bauer getting his Major League Baseball debut in the near future keep you up at night? Scott White soothes the situation in his latest Reality Check.
05/17/2012 19:58 D-Backs win on Upton's blast in ninth
Justin Upton hit a two-out, two-run homer off closer Rafael Betancourt in the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-7 on Thursday in a game that was briefly delayed by a swarm of bees.
05/15/2012 19:47 Dear Mr. Fantasy: What to do with Sir Albert?
Albert Pujols is a hot topic these days. Is it time to flip him for players who are actually producing? Our Scott White touches on how to approach Sir Albert and more in his latest Dear Mr. Fantasy.
After an apparent breakout season in 2010, Trevor Cahill frustrated owners who, on average, made him a 12th-round pick in mixed leagues last spring. For much of the year, Cahill didn't pitch like a middle-round pick, barely being reliable enough to start in deeper mixed leagues over the second half of the season. Oddly enough, Cahill's control improved during the dog days of summer, even as his WHIP and ERA spiked. He was really no worse of a pitcher than he was the year before, when his ERA was more than a full run lower. For the most part, Cahill was an apparent victim of bad luck on balls in play, as his .351 post-All-Star break batting average on balls in play (BABIP) would suggest. As unlucky as Cahill was in 2011, he was nearly that lucky in 2010, so the real Cahill is somewhere in the middle. Fantasy owners can't rely on him to be a No. 2 or 3 starter just yet, but he is still draftable in standard mixed leagues. Look to take the young righty a few rounds later than he was going a year ago. (Updated 1/9/12)
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