Lance Berkman went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against the Dodgers Friday. The switch-hitting first baseman doubled and scored in the first and made it 6-0 in the fifth with his 12th homer, a two-run shot to right off RP Mark Lowe. He has hits in 16 of his last 20 at-bats. (Updated 05/10/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/12/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Berkman leads the NL with 35 RBI and 38 runs scored, and is second in the league in home runs and batting average (.380). During the six seasons in which he played at least 150 games, the four-time All-Star averaged 35 homers and 115.2 RBI while batting a cumulative .304. "The stretch he's on right now, I don't think I've ever seen anything like this," teammate Darin Erstad said. "He's just been phenomenal. There's just a calmness in the batter's box. He's not jumping at pitches or chasing pitches. He's just locked in there in one spot. He's got a plan, and when he gets his pitch he's not missing it." He has at least one RBI in seven of the past eight games. (Updated 05/10/2008).
Berkman went 2-for-3 in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Dodgers. (Updated 05/11/2008)
Advice
Berkman has 20 hits in his last 27 at-bats, raising his average from .295 to .386. Berkman also has four homers in his last eight games, giving him 12 on the season.
Lance Berkman went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against the Dodgers Friday. The switch-hitting first baseman doubled and scored in the first and made it 6-0 in the fifth with his 12th homer, a two-run shot to right off RP Mark Lowe. He has hits in 16 of his last 20 at-bats. (Updated 05/10/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/12/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Berkman leads the NL with 35 RBI and 38 runs scored, and is second in the league in home runs and batting average (.380). During the six seasons in which he played at least 150 games, the four-time All-Star averaged 35 homers and 115.2 RBI while batting a cumulative .304. "The stretch he's on right now, I don't think I've ever seen anything like this," teammate Darin Erstad said. "He's just been phenomenal. There's just a calmness in the batter's box. He's not jumping at pitches or chasing pitches. He's just locked in there in one spot. He's got a plan, and when he gets his pitch he's not missing it." He has at least one RBI in seven of the past eight games. (Updated 05/10/2008).
