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Found May 07, 2012 on Baseball Professor: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Albert Pujols,  Yonder Alonso,  Jeff Francoeur,  Jimmy Rollins,  Andrew McCutchen,  Ubaldo Jimenez,  Yu Darvish,  Mat Latos,  Chris Sale,  Hector Santiago,  Matt Thornton,  Addison Reed,  Cory Luebke,  Jayson Werth,  Bryce Harper,  Chris Davis,  Andrew Cashner,  Luke Gregerson,  Dale Thayer,  Heath Bell,  Steve Cishek,  Edward Mujica,  Jason Hammel
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels,  San Diego Padres,  Kansas City Royals,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Pittsburgh Pirates,  Cleveland Indians,  Texas Rangers,  Cincinnati Reds,  Chicago White Sox,  Washington Nationals,  Boston Red Sox,  Baltimore Orioles,  Miami Marlins
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Every morning we recap the previous night’s games, news and notes so that you’re up-to-date on everything baseball. As always you can follow us on Twitter (@BaseballProf) and like us on Facebook to get updated, fantasy-relevant news, tidbits and analysis. 1. Albert Pujols (1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI) finally hit his first home run! That’s great and all, but what I’m really worried about is the fact that he’s walking just 5.1 percent of the time. Like they said in that popular baseball movie, “If you improve your plate discipline, the hits will come.” 2. Speaking of Pujols hitting his first home run, here are some notable players still with 0 home runs: Yonder Alonso, Jeff Francoeur, Jimmy Rollins and Andrew McCutchen. 3. Go figure that when Ubaldo Jimenez faces the best offense in the league he throws seven shutout innings of two-hit ball. That being said, he didn’t fix his control issues, which is what’s gotten him in trouble all season. 4. Despite striking out 11 batters, Yu Darvish st...
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