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Damage Control: Gro-in Pains for Troy Tulowitzki

Infielders/Outfielders Troy Tulowitzki (SS, COL) - Tulowitzki was lifted from Sunday's contest after straining his groin. He was absent from Monday's lineup as well. He's day-to-day for now, and says the injury is mild, but keep in mind he missed three days earlier this season with a similar issue and, well, groin strains...

Damage Control: Nelson Cruz's Hammy Not Cooperating

Nelson Cruz is hitting .320 with 16 homers, 64 RBI, and 15 stolen bases in 2010. He's the 25th-ranked outfielder in standard 5X5 formats. That's a fine season by virtually every measure, but just imagine what kind of numbers he'd have or where he'd be ranked if he hadn't missed almost 40 games (and counting) with...

Rafael Furcal Heads to Disabled List

On Monday, Rafael Furcal talked the Dodgers out of putting him on the disabled list. One day later, though, the shortstop's back stiffened up during pregame workouts and the team had seen enough. Furcal will be placed on the disabled list Wednesday, according to Joe Torre, and the Dodgers are expected to summon veteran...

Roto Rush: What's Wrong With Scott Baker?

Scott Baker went 15-9 with a 4.37 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and 162/48 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2009. It was a disappointing fantasy campaign, at least in terms of ERA (he registered a 4.08 FIP in '09), but many expected him to bounce back this season. Sadly, that hasn't happened. Baker entered Monday's start with an elevated...

Jose Reyes Leaves Game Early, Will Miss All-Star Game

All-Stars are dropping like flies all around baseball as the first half comes to a close, with Jose Reyes the latest to go down. The Mets shortstop left Saturday's game against the Braves in the seventh inning after aggravating his troublesome oblique muscle while making a long throw to first base. He said immediately...

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06/03/12 Mets Drop Cardinals Source: 1010 Wins Craig safe at first on D.Wright's error.
06/02/12 Dickey, Mets Shutout Cards 5-0 Source: 1010 Wins Furcal hit an infield single to shortstop.
05/31/12 Gonzalez finding Fenway not friendly to his hitting act Source: Sports Illustrated I'm Ray Flowers, co-host of The Drive on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio.
05/30/12 Cardinals rally but fall to Braves 10-7 Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO A strange month drew to a fitting conclusion for the Cardinals Wednesday night at Turner Field as a difficult start, a grinding rally, a bullpen lapse and an unconventional defense conspired for an ugly 10-7 loss to the previously slumping Atlanta Braves.
05/30/12 Cards shift and fall back Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO The Cardinals' blue-collar rally went for naught in the bottom of the sixth inning when the Atlanta Braves reached lefthanded reliever Marc Rzepczynski for three runs.

Background on rafael furcal

Rafael Antonio Furcal (born October 24, 1977 in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic), is a Major League Baseball shortstop who is currently with the St.

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