Humber chased early in no decision: The White Sox offense bailed out starter Philip Humber on Thursday, as the team scored seven runs in the final three innings to earn him a no decision, despite an outing in which Humber was unable to get out of the fifth inning. Humber allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings, allowing six hits and three walks in the game, before being pulled in the fifth inning after allowing a walk, a pair of doubles and a home run, while also allowing a run to score on a wild pitch. He left with three runs allowed, with two more scoring after the first batter relief pitcher Nate Jones faced hit a double. Humber struck out four in the game, with his ERA raising to 5.80. (Updated 05/24/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Humber had a pair of quality starts in his previous two outings, however he was back to struggling on Thursday. There was some hope that last season’s solid campaign and the perfect game he tossed in his second start of the season would be signs of good things to come, however he has allowed 28 earned runs over his last 30 2/3 innings since then. He is struggling in a major way right now, which is not a good way to head into his next start, on Tuesday in Week 9 (May 28-June 3), when he face s the sixth-ranked offense in the American League, Tampa Bay. He should be left for just AL-only formats at this point. (Updated 05/24/2012).
05/24/2012 23:46 ChiSox explode for 6 in sixth, top Twins
Paul Konerko and Alex Rios hit back-to-back homers and Alejandro De Aza added a grand slam to cap a six-run sixth, leading the Chicago White Sox to an 11-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
05/18/2012 21:53 Verlander's near no-hitter carries Tigers
Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third career no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison's ninth-inning single in the Detroit Tigers' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
05/18/2012 17:26 Beckham's HR the difference for Sox
Gordon Beckham hit a tie-breaking homer in the eighth inning Friday and the Chicago White Sox overcame the loss of star Paul Konerko to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in what was likely Kerry Wood's final major league game.
05/18/2012 16:22 David DeJesus called out after Gordon Beckham's tackle
Cubs outfielder David DeJesus was called out after White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham pushed him off the bag at second during Friday's game at Wrigley Field.
05/18/2012 15:12 Paul Konerko leaves game after being hit in face by pitch
White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko left Friday's game at Wrigley Field after being hit in the face by a pitch from Jeff Samardzija in the third inning.
Prior to 2011, Philip Humber's claim to fame was being the key piece in the deal that sent Johan Santana to the Mets in 2008. And yet he was with his fourth organization at the start of 2011. The White Sox only awarded him a rotation spot in spring training because Jake Peavy was still working his way back from a shoulder injury, but Humber was so effective in the role that they couldn't bring themselves to remove him, instead adopting a six-man rotation that lasted for pretty much the rest of the season. But just because Humber was the inspiration for a revolutionary approach doesn't mean he was a revelation. Predictably, the league caught up to him, and his 8-4 record and 2.69 ERA over his first 17 appearances gave way to a 1-5 record and 5.61 ERA over his final 11. The bottom line is he fell out of favor with the Twins because his stuff wasn't all it was cracked up to be. His hittability ultimately did him in with the White Sox as well, exposing him as the league-average pitcher he was destined to be. Though he's good enough to hold down a rotation spot, Humber's lack of ceiling makes him little more than a late-round pick in Fantasy. (Updated 1/11/12)
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