Guthrie burned by long balls : Rockies starter Jeremy Guthrie had a tough time keeping the ball in the park during Sunday's contest against the Mariners. Guthrie, who had surrendered four home runs on the season entering the contest, served up three long balls in the 6-4 defeat, including a two-run shot off the bat of Jesus Montero in the third inning. Justin Smoak also added a solo shot later in the frame before Mike Carp took the right-hander deep in the sixth. Guthrie allowed six runs on seven hits over six innings in the defeat and was pulled after throwing 102 pitches. He finished with four strikeouts and two walks, while falling to 2-2 on the year. (Updated 05/20/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Guthrie had showed some improvement over his last two starts but was lit up again on Sunday. It has been a very up-and-down year -- production wise -- for the veteran thus far, as he has now allowed six earned runs in three of his seven starts on the year. He has definitely seemed to fare better on the road this season, which is where he will make his next start on Saturday at Cincinnati. Guthrie is 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA in three road starts, so Fantasy owners should feel free to get him active in NL-only formats heading into Week 8 (May 21-27). (Updated 05/20/2012).
05/20/2012 22:47 The Lineup: Lucroy explodes, Yu vs. King Felix on tap for Monday
3 Up, 3 Down; On Deck; Pepper. It's The Lineup. Today's version gives some love to Jonathan Lucroy, Ryan Cook and Scott Van Slyke. We also look ahead to Yu Darvish vs. Felix Hernandez and have a video of an instant replay FAIL in Japan.
05/11/2012 15:46 Bryce Harper isn't going anywhere anytime soon
When Bryce Harper was first called up, there was the question of how long he'd stay in the big leagues. With that behind him, apparently some pessimistic Nationals fans had another concern -- his religion.
Colorado wanted an experienced arm near the top of a young rotation and they got their man when the team acquired Jeremy Guthrie from the Baltimore Orioles late in the winter for Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom. Instead of topping Baltimore's rotation, Guthrie will fight for positioning within the Rockies rotation and will have to translate last year's 9-17 record with a 4.33 ERA into pitching at least half the time at Coors Field. Sure, pitching at Camden Yards isn't easy, but balls fly out of Coors at astounding rates. Guthrie is an innings eater who has topped 200 innings in three straight seasons entering 2012. He'll likely be able to do the same for the Rockies, but the 32-year-old is looking to snap a streak of four straight seasons with at least 12 losses and it won't be easy at Coors. Guthrie has not shown to be worthy of consistent Fantasy use to this point, but his innings and decent WHIP make him useful in NL-only and deeper formats. (Updated 2/17/12)
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