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Two Start Pitchers :: Week 13
by Scott Mickels
Published: June 28, 2010, 3:11 pm
 It's Week 13, the end of interleague play for the 2010 season. I have one Injury Watch to discuss. For this we head to the city of Angels where the Dodgers starting pitcher Chad Billingsley has been on the DL with a strained groin. He injured the groin during a game back on June 11 against the Angels. He's now scheduled to make his next start Monday at San Francisco. He threw a good bullpen session of 45 pitches this past Tuesday without any pain. Billingsley said of his bullpen session, "It was a good day. I'm just going to do my normal routine now." He has yet to face the Giants this season, but has faced the Diamondbacks, his second start of the week, three times already. He has a 5.68 ERA against them, but also has 23 strikeouts in 19 innings pitched. Consider Billingsley a high-end Keep in Mind option this week in most leagues. Now, on to what we all came here for, the Two-Start Pitchers!
Of course, if you have any pitching questions, or now any fantasy football questions, don't hesitate to email me with them at scottmickels@fantasyplaymakers.com.
NOTE: These starts are not set in stone. They can change for any variety of reasons; managerial moves, injuries, rain-outs, etc. Please keep in mind they are probable.
AMERICAN LEAGUE NO-BRAINERSPhil Hughes, NYY: vs. Sea, vs. TOR
Cliff Lee, SEA: @ NYY, @ DET
Francisco Liriano, MIN: vs. DET, vs. TB
ADVISABLE OPTIONSDallas Braden, OAK: @ BAL, @ CLE
Fausto Carmona, CLE: vs. TOR, vs. OAK
Joel Pineiro, ANA: vs. TEX, vs. KC
Ricky Romero, TOR: @ CLE, @ NYY
OTHERS TO KEEP IN MINDJeremy Bonderman, DET: @ MIN, vs. SEA
Mark Buehrle, CHW: @ KC, @ TEX
Brandon Morrow, TOR: @ CLE, @ NYY
TRY TO AVOIDNick Blackburn, MIN: vs. DET, vs. TB
Anthony Lerew, KC: vs. CHW, @ ANA
Brian Matusz, BAL: vs. OAK, @ BOS
Dustin Nippert, TEX: @ ANA, vs. CHW
James Shields, TB: @ BOS, @ MIN
Jake Westbrook, CLE: vs. TOR, vs. OAK
INJURY WATCH
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NATIONAL LEAGUE NO-BRAINERSMatt Cain, SF: vs. LA, @ COL
Chris Carpenter, STL: vs. ARI, vs. MIL
Yovani Gallardo, MIL: vs. HOU, @ STL
Ubaldo Jimenez, COL: @ SD, vs. SF
Adam Wainwright, STL: vs. ARI, vs. MIL
ADVISABLE OPTIONSJohnny Cueto, CIN: vs. PHI, @ CHC
Dan Haren, ARI: @ STL, vs. LA
Tim Hudson, ATL: vs. WAS, vs. FLA
Ted Lilly, CHC: vs. PIT, vs. CIN
Stephen Strasburg, WAS: @ ATL, vs. NYM
OTHERS TO KEEP IN MINDBronson Arroyo, CIN: vs. PHI, @ CHC
R. A. Dickey, NYM: @ FLA, @ WAS
Jason Hammel, COL: @ SD, vs. SF
Wade LeBlanc, SD: vs. COL, vs. HOU
Brett Myers, HOU: @ MIL, @ SD
Manny Parra, MIL: vs. HOU, @ STL
Hisanori Takahashi, NYM: @ FLA, @ WAS
Barry Zito, SF: vs. LA, @ COL
TRY TO AVOID Joe Blanton, PHI: @ CIN, @ PIT
Kevin Correia, SD: vs. COL, vs. HOU
Jeff Karstens, PIT: @ CHC, vs. PHI
Kyle Kendrick, PHI: @ CIN, @ PIT
Paul Maholm, PIT: @ CHC, vs. PHI
Ricky Nolasco, FLA: vs. NYM, @ ATL
Wandy Rodriguez, HOU: @ MIL, @ SD
Randy Wells, CHC: vs. PIT, vs. CIN
INJURY WATCHChad Billingsley, LA: @ SF, @ ARI
 Scott Mickels, FPM Staff Writer/Editor, Member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association
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