Rick Ankiel MLB Baseball at CBSSports.com

Key Stats
AB	HR	AVG	RBI	R	SB
333	22	.276	57	56	2

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Streaking Ankiel rests Wednesday: Cardinals OF Rick Ankiel got a day off Wednesday against the Brewers after playing with an upset stomach on Tuesday. Ankiel is currently on a six-game hitting streak. He is 9-for-26 (.346) with two homers and seven RBI in that span.
(Updated 07/24/2008).

Injury Report

Illness - Probable for July 24 vs. Milwaukee
(Updated - 7/24/08)

Fantasy Analysis

Ankiel has been strong at the plate in July as his batting average has gone from .258 to .276. He also has seven homers. Ankiel can be a streaky slugger, but right now he is worth starting in all Fantasy formats.
(Updated 07/24/2008).

Ankiel went 3-for-3 with a walk and a home run, driving in three runs in the Cardinals' 6-0 win over Pittsburgh on Friday night. (Updated 07/12/2008)

Advice

Ankiel's power surge continued with his 20th home run of the season. Half of those home runs have come in the last 21 games, during which time he's hitting .318 with 19 RBIs.

Injury Report

Illness - Probable for July 24 vs. Milwaukee
(Updated - 7/24/08)

Fantasy Analysis

CBSSports.com Player Ranking
Position	Current	Last Week	Rating
Center Fielders	7	7	72.29
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Situational Stats
7/24/2008 vs Milwaukee
Situation	AB	H	HR	OBP	SLG	AVG
vs Milwaukee	39	10	1	.356	.333	.256
vs Sheets (Career)	3	1	0	.333	.333	.333
vs RHP	226	66	15	.370	.571	.292

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Awards
Year	Award
1999	Minor League Player of the Year

Last 6 Games

	OPP	AB	R	H	HR	RBI
07/17	SD	4	1	2	1	1
07/18	SD	5	1	3	1	3
07/19	SD	4	0	1	0	1
07/20	SD	4	0	1	0	1
07/21	MIL	5	1	1	0	0
07/22	MIL	4	0	1	0	1

Complete Game Log

Two Week Schedule

JULY /AUGUST
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
20 SD W9-5	21 Mil L3-6	22 Mil L3-4	23 Mil L0-3	24 Mil	25 @NYM	26 @NYM
27 @NYM	28 @Atl	29 @Atl	30 @Atl	31 @Atl	1 Phi	2 Phi
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Fantasy Points by Week

32		22		7		14		28		21		15		12		9		2		28		20		33		34		28		22		4
1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		14		15		16		17		18		19		20		21		22		23		24		25		26

Batting Stats
Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1999	STL	9	10	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	.100	.100	.100
2000	STL	35	68	8	17	2	9	4	20	0	0	.292	.382	.250
2001	STL	6	8	1	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	.111	.000	.000
2002	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---
2003	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---
2004	STL	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.500	.000	.000
2006	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---
2007	STL	47	172	31	49	11	39	13	41	1	0	.328	.535	.285
2008	STL	89	333	56	92	22	57	33	79	2	1	.343	.544	.276
Total		191	592	96	159	35	105	52	149	3	1	.327	.507	.269

Fielding Stats
Year	Team	Posn	G	GS	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
1999	STL	P	9	5	2	2	0	0	0	1.000
2000	STL	P	31	30	29	8	14	7	2	.759
2001	STL	P	6	6	3	0	3	0	0	1.000
2004	STL	P	5	0	4	1	3	0	0	1.000
2007	STL	OF	44	40	96	91	3	2	0	.979
2008	STL	OF	86	81	215	206	4	5	1	.977
Total			181	162	349	308	27	14	3	.960

More Batting Stats
Year	Team	2B	3B	TB	SF	SH	HBP	IBB	GDP
1999	STL	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
2000	STL	1	1	26	0	1	0	0	1
2001	STL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2002	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	STL	8	1	92	4	1	0	0	3
2008	STL	19	2	181	2	0	2	2	5
Total		28	4	300	6	4	2	2	9

Postseason Batting Stats
Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	AVG
2000	STL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Total		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

Minor League Batting Stats
Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1999	AAA-Memphis	16	21	3	6	2	0	0	4	--	3	0	0	.273	.381	.286
1999	AA-Arkansas	8