Tim Hudson limited Pittsburgh to two hits and an unearned run over seven innings and the Atlanta Braves halted their seven-game road losing slide with an 8-1 victory that concluded Monday's doubleheader. "We were able to get a nice lead and I was able to relax," Hudson said after winning his third in a row. "I did a pretty good job of changing speeds off my fastball. When you get a lead, you can experiment a little bit." Hudson (6-2) held the Pirates to a lone single over his final six innings, finishing with five strikeouts and two walks. Pittsburgh's only run came in the first on first baseman Greg Norton's error on Nate McLouth's grounder. (Updated 05/12/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/13/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Hudson has permitted only two earned runs and 11 hits over 23 innings in beating the Reds, Padres and Pirates in succession, averaging nearly eight innings per start. "He's a guy who's been doing it well for a long time. We had a chance to get more runs early and didn't do it," the Pirates 1B Adam LaRoche said. Hudson, who owns a 2.54 ERA, was 5-2 with a 2.42 ERA through 10 starts last season before he started to break down. Let's hope history doesn't repeat itself. Hudson remains a high-end Fantasy SP. His next scheduled start is for Saturday against the A's. (Updated 05/12/2008).
Hudson pitched his 11th career shutout, helping Atlanta end a season-high four-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over Cincinnati on Friday night. (Updated 05/03/2008)
Advice
Hudson (4-2, 2.95 ERA) gave up just three hits, and at one point retired 11 straight batters before Edwin Encarnacion singled leading off the eighth. Hudson didn't have a strikeout after the sixth, but finished with a season-high 10. He retired Corey Patterson, Jeff Keppinger and Ken Griffey Jr. on fly balls in the ninth. Hudson threw 60 pitches in three innings of a loss to the New York Mets last Saturday in his previous start.
Tim Hudson limited Pittsburgh to two hits and an unearned run over seven innings and the Atlanta Braves halted their seven-game road losing slide with an 8-1 victory that concluded Monday's doubleheader. "We were able to get a nice lead and I was able to relax," Hudson said after winning his third in a row. "I did a pretty good job of changing speeds off my fastball. When you get a lead, you can experiment a little bit." Hudson (6-2) held the Pirates to a lone single over his final six innings, finishing with five strikeouts and two walks. Pittsburgh's only run came in the first on first baseman Greg Norton's error on Nate McLouth's grounder. (Updated 05/12/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/13/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Hudson has permitted only two earned runs and 11 hits over 23 innings in beating the Reds, Padres and Pirates in succession, averaging nearly eight innings per start. "He's a guy who's been doing it well for a long time. We had a chance to get more runs early and didn't do it," the Pirates 1B Adam LaRoche said. Hudson, who owns a 2.54 ERA, was 5-2 with a 2.42 ERA through 10 starts last season before he started to break down. Let's hope history doesn't repeat itself. Hudson remains a high-end Fantasy SP. His next scheduled start is for Saturday against the A's. (Updated 05/12/2008).
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