Fister still looking for first win: Detroit starter Doug Fister couldn’t pick up his first victory of the season on Wednesday night in Cleveland. Fister pitched well enough to win, but both teams scored twice in the sixth inning and each starter walked away without decisions. Fister was hurt in the sixth by a Travis Hafner two-run homer. Outside of that, he didn’t give up a run. Fister allowed two runs on five hits and two walks over 6 2/3 innings. He struck out three and his ERA is at 1.84 on the year. Fister threw 111 pitches in the start and 69 went for strikes. (Updated 05/23/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/24/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Fister made only his fourth start since coming off the disabled list on Wednesday night. He’s just getting into a rhythm for the Tigers and we expect big things out of him this season. Fister has already proven he can get relatively deep in games, and he’s allowed just six earned runs on the year over 29 1/3 innings with 22 strikeouts. He’ll get that elusive first win soon enough, and continue to see action in most mixed Fantasy leagues. Fister is on track for two starts during Week 9 (May 28-June 3). His first start of the scoring period comes on Monday at Boston. (Updated 05/23/2012).
05/23/2012 22:32 Kipnis' heroics lead Indians vs. Tigers
Jason Kipnis had three hits and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 Wednesday night.
05/20/2012 08:36 Top 70 starters for Week 8
A lot to take into consideration before setting your pitching staffs for Fantasy Week 8. Our Al Melchior runs through his Top 70 starting options and has all the matchups.
05/13/2012 09:41 Top 70 starters for Week 7
A full slate of games in Fantasy Week 7, with seven games on tap for each team. Our Al Melchior breaks down the interleague implications and helps set your rotations in his SHuffling the Rotations.
05/12/2012 23:00 McCarthy fans 10, sparks A's over Tigers
Brandon McCarthy matched a career high with 10 strikeouts after missing his last start with a sore right shoulder, leading the Oakland Athletics past the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday night.
05/10/2012 14:03 Nationals would deal Lannan or Wang, but money (and stats) make it difficult
John Lannan's $5 million contract has made trading him difficult since spring training, and it's no easier now that Lannan has a 6.10 ERA in Triple-A. But the Nationals continue to try. They could also try to move Chien-Ming Wang, who makes $4 million and pitched better in a Wednesday night minor-league rehab start.
Doug Fister was a nobody with the Mariners, the low-upside arm destined to go 3-12 at the back end of a shallow rotation. But when the Tigers rescued him from the AL West cellar at the trade deadline, he responded by going 8-1, outperforming even Cy Young winner Justin Verlander down the stretch. His performance in September alone forever etched his name into Fantasy Baseball lore. He was the out-of-nowhere ace almost single-handedly carrying his owners to a championship by going 5-0 with a 0.53 ERA and exactly a strikeout per inning. Of course, control and command is more his calling card. The soft-tossing righty had half as many walks (five) as starts (10) during his time with the Tigers and finished with the fifth-best walk rate in baseball, limiting not only his baserunners but also his pitch counts. As a result, he went seven innings or more in 19 of his 25 starts after April and eight innings or more in nine of them. Some Fantasy owners will approach Fister with skepticism on Draft Day, which could allow him to slip beyond the top 50 starting pitchers, but if you look beyond the bias against non-strikeout pitchers, you'll recognize the value a consistent innings-eater like him can provide. (Updated 1/5/12)
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