Pirates 2B Freddy Sanchez was hitless in five at-bats Thursday before stepping to the plate in the ninth inning against Cardinals RP Ron Villone. Sanchez erased his 0-fer day with a two-RBI single to right. Sanchez has eight RBI over his last seven games. (Updated 05/15/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/17/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Sanchez hit just .213 in April before breaking out the bats in May. He is hitting .277 with one homer and 11 RBI in 14 games. He had 10 RBI in 24 April games. Sanchez said his troublesome shoulder is still bothering him, but continues to tough it out. The injury is of concern to Fantasy owners, but Sanchez is worth starting as a middle infielder in mixed leagues at this time. (Updated 05/15/2008).
Sanchez singled home Brian Bixler with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the host Pirates a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. (Updated 05/10/2008)
Advice
Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a season-high three RBIs and is 9-for-17 with five RBIs in four games since he moved from No. 2 to the leadoff spot. The Pirates are 4-0 in that span. "I don't think it has anything to do with it," Sanchez said. "To me, it doesn't matter where I hit. After my first at-bat, it's not really a factor anymore." Sanchez is hitting .261 with a homer and 16 RBIs in 33 overall games.
Pirates 2B Freddy Sanchez was hitless in five at-bats Thursday before stepping to the plate in the ninth inning against Cardinals RP Ron Villone. Sanchez erased his 0-fer day with a two-RBI single to right. Sanchez has eight RBI over his last seven games. (Updated 05/15/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/17/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Sanchez hit just .213 in April before breaking out the bats in May. He is hitting .277 with one homer and 11 RBI in 14 games. He had 10 RBI in 24 April games. Sanchez said his troublesome shoulder is still bothering him, but continues to tough it out. The injury is of concern to Fantasy owners, but Sanchez is worth starting as a middle infielder in mixed leagues at this time. (Updated 05/15/2008).
