Atomic RoadRunners

From Rotoworld and Rotowire:

With Eric Gagne serving a two-game suspension, Danys Baez got a save chance tonight and pitched a scoreless ninth in a 5-4 win against the Braves.  Baez struck out one and allowed a hit that Jason Repko almost made a diving catch on.  Now we’ll be curious to see what happens if the Dodgers have another save opportunity on Wednesday. It’s early for a reliever to be working three straight days, but Baez has only thrown 28 pitches over the last two. He’ll probably get the nod again, but if not, Yhency Brazoban could be the choice.

Prince Fielder struck out three more times on Tuesday night, leaving seven men on base, and is 0-for-9 with seven strikeouts after two games.  We’re guessing Fielder is going to get a break tomorrow against lefty Zach Duke, with either Corey Hart or Jeff Cirillo starting at first. There’s no way he’s going to lose his job within the first few weeks, but manager Ned Yost may decide to have him switch lineup spots with No. 7 hitter Corey Koskie. Obviously this is not a good start for Fielder, but he is a young player with tremendous upside.

Matt Herges got roughed up in the ninth inning of Tuesday’s 11-2 win over Houston, giving up both Astros runs on three hits and a walk. He could quickly find himself at the back of the bullpen, rather than a prime fantasy spot, if he keeps that up.