Washington Post The Nationals will try to finish their first week out West with a winning record behind Dan Haren, who was excellent in a loss in Los Angeles. The Braves won yesterday, and so the Nationals enter the afternoon down by 1 games in the NL East. They'll face flamethrower Andrew Cashner, the polar opposite of soft-tossing Eric Stults, who improbably shut them down yesterday. Talk about the game right here. Read full article >>
Washington Nationals May 20, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman enjoyed another solid day at the plate as he launched his third home run of the season.Zimmerman took starter Andrew Cashner deep for a two-run home run in the fourth inning. He singled in a run in the seventh and finished 2 for 4 with a run scored and three RBI in a 13-4 defeat.Zimmerman has gone 4 for 12 with two homers and three RBI in his last three games since snapping a 14-game homerless streak. He is hitting .280/.371/.439 with three homers and 22 RBI.
May 20, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Padres pitcher Andrew Cashner struck out six and turned in an effective outing as he picked up his third win of the season Sunday afternoon against the Nationals.Cashner (3-2), who made his sixth start of the season, served up a two-run home run to Ryan Zimmerman in the fourth. The right-hander was charged with three runs and seven hits over 6 2/3 innings of work. He walked one and threw 97 pitches. It was his fourth straight start with 90-plus pitches.Cashner has allowed just five runs over his last three starts (21 1/3 innings). He is scheduled to make his next start Saturday at Arizona. He ...
May 20, 2013
Gaslamp Ball Dan Haren was one of several free agents Padres fans had hoped Josh Byrnes would sign to bolster a weak starting rotation. He now has a 5.54 ERA after being hammered for 7 runs in 5 innings this afternoon. Meanwhile, Andrew Cashner turned in his third quality start in a row, his fourth in his six starts. While Tim Stauffer struggled out of the bullpen, Joe Thatcher and Tyson Ross shut down the Nats for 2.2 innings to wrap things up. I know I'm burying the lede here, but I want to give some love to the Padres pitching staff, who have gone from a 4.53 ERA in March and April to a 3.49 ERA...
San Diego Padres May 19, 2013
Gaslamp Ball Today the Padres will try to get back-to-back wins against the Nationals for the first time since 2011. Andrew Cashner will take the mound in the series finale of the four-game set between the two ball clubs at Petco Park. He is coming off two of the best starts of his career, each of which lasted 7 1/3 innings and saw him and giving up a combined two runs (one earned) and go 1-0. He is also 1-0 all-time against the Nationals in five relief outings. He's given up two hits and struck out six over 5 2/3 innings. Washington will send Dan Haren to the mound to go for his fourth win in five...
San Diego Padres May 19, 2013San Diego Union-Tribune Andrew Cashner will oppose a pitcher the Padres courted last winter
San Diego Padres May 18, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy With a 2.51 ERA since joining the rotation, it is hard to complain about what Padres starter Andrew Cashner has been doing recently. He has gone at least six innings in three of his five starts, and has yet to top 100 pitches despite reaching the eighth inning in his last two. Despite his solid run, I'm not entirely sold on the fireballer's success. We were initially excited about Cashner joining the rotation because his big fastball was likely to lead to big strikeout numbers, but that has not been the case; he has just 18 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings of work. Cashner has done a good job impr...
May 16, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Padres starting pitcher Andrew Cashner made it through 7 1/3 innings for a second straight start Tuesday at Baltimore and needed only 77 pitches to make it through seven innings. Cashner has worked at least six innings in three of his last four starts. "I think a big thing for me this year is not trying to air it out," Cashner said, per MLB.com. "I'm not trying to throw 100 mph." Cashner is averaging 95 mph on his fastball after averaging 98 mph last season. He's also been able to decrease the velocity in his changeup from 87.4 mph to 85.7 mph. "When you back off a pitch, [that] doesn't mean y...
May 16, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Padres pitcher Andrew Cashner turned in his second straight quality start on Tuesday night against the Orioles. He allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits over 7 1/3 innings of work. The right-hander surrendered a solo homer to Ryan Flaherty in the third for the only damage over his first seven frames. Then in the eighth, he issued a one-out walk and a single before an error allowed the run to score. Cashner was done after throwing 91 pitches, 56 for strikes, and left in line for the loss but his teammates were able to battle back to tie the game. He also struck out three and walked one in ...
May 16, 2013KFFL San Diego Padres SP Andrew Cashner need only 77 pitches to get through seven innings ...
May 15, 2013
Gaslamp Ball An off day yesterday following a sweep by the Rays has the Padres itching to get back on the field and back in the win column. They'll get the chance today as they continue interleague play with a brief two-game series at Camden Yards against the Orioles. San Diego will look to Andrew Cashner, coming off the best start of his career, to end their losing streak. Cashner pitched a career-high 7 1/3 innings of shutout four-hit baseball against the Marlins at Petco Park his last time out, earning his second win of the year. The young right-hander will be facing Baltimore for the first time...
San Diego Padres May 14, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Padres starter Andrew Cashner is working with a reduced strikeout rate this season. A large chunck of that comes from Cashner's conversion to starter. Most pitchers show a slightly reduced strikeout rate in the rotation than they do in the bullpen. During his career as a starter, Cashner's strikeout rate is a full strikeout lower, from 8.81 per nine innings to 7.83 per nine innings. It's fallen slightly lower this year, settling at 7.04. Even with fewer strikeouts, Cashner has been effective. In 30 2/3 innings, he has a 3.23 ERA and a 3.83 FIP. He could be a breakout candidate if he's able to...
May 9, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Padres manager Bud Black announced some adjustments to the rotation on Wednesday. Burch Smith will be called up to start Saturday against the Rays with Eric Stults to go the following day in Sunday's series finale. Andrew Cashner, who was originally scheduled to pitch Saturday, will start Tuesday's series opener against the Orioles.
May 9, 2013
Gaslamp Ball Padres pitchers finally did it, thanks in large part to Andrew Cashner's 7 1/3 scoreless innings. They shutout an opposing team for the first time all season. It took them 32 games, but they still accomplished the feat. It was the fifth latest in their 45 seasons of existence, but it didn't even come close to the franchise record. In 1974 it took the Padres 60 games to record their first shutout against the Cardinals. On the other end, twice the Padres started their season with a shutout and it happened in back to back years. Earliest shutouts in franchise history Year Game #...
San Diego Padres May 7, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Padres starting pitcher Andrew Cashner did not have much issue getting past the Marlins Monday night. Cashner, who was making his fourth start, limited Miami to four hits over his 7 1/3 innings. He did not surrender his first hit until the third inning and was able to retire 13 of the final 16 batters he faced. The right-hander was pulled after throwing 97 pitches, 55 for strikes, with one out in the eighth and finished with four strikeouts and three walks.Cashner (2-2) will face the Rays in Tampa Bay Saturday.
May 7, 2013
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