Atomic RoadRunners

Ryan Theriot went 2-for-5 Wednesday and has hit safely in his last six home games. Theriot has 34 multi-hit games, which puts him among the NL leaders. Theriot is a slap-hitting basestealer worth consider in all Rotisserie leagues. He lacks power and run-production potential, though, which makes him a lower-tier option in Head-to-Head points leagues. (CBS Sports)

John Maine pledged to make his next start on Thursday but told the NY Daily News that he now believes he suffered a strain and not a cramp in his left forearm during Saturday’s outing against the Phillies. Maine tossed a bullpen session Monday and said that “as of now” he is still starting against the Giants because he was able to maintain his normal delivery. Maine added that he hopes to be placed towards the back end of the rotation following the All-Star break to give him a few more days to heal. However, pitching coach Dan Warthen said that for now that’s not a consideration, and that he’s planning for the rotation to pick up in its normal order, beginning with Johan Santana in Cincinnati on July 17. (Rotowire)

Chipper Jones was 0-for-3 Wednesday at Los Angeles, and he is hitless in his last 10 at-bats to see his average dip to .375. Well he wasn’t going to hit .400 all year, after all. Despite his mini slump, which serves as a bit of a market correction for his ridiculous hitting in the first half, he deserves to remain active in all leagues through thick and thin — as long as he’s healthy. (CBS Sports)

Chris Iannetta started on Wednesday for the 21st time in Colorado’s last 33 games. He continues to build his advantage over veteran Yorvit Torrealba, who might be traded later this month. Iannetta tripled and knocked in a run for his third extra-base hit and seventh RBI in his last four games. (Rotowire)

Ryan Spilborghs (left oblique), who officially went on the 15-Day DL Wednesday, is likely to miss a month, according to the Denver Post. He was on a hot streak and was playing frequently, but his season is now taking an unfortunate detour. Scott Podsednik takes over as Colorado’s fourth outfielder. (Rotowire)

BP’s Will Carroll has more:

Spilborghs has gone from taking the center field job outright to hitting the DL overnight, leaving the Rockies struggling to fill the position while Willy Taveras deals with a quad injury. Spilborghs’ oblique injury is just one of those things that happens, though this is the first oblique strain I can remember occurring on the basepaths. Watching the video, it does look like Spilborgh described it, that he “got shot” somewhere between first and second, which makes me think that this was the point in time where the muscle finally tore, rather than the cause itself. He’ll miss roughly a month, though with oblique strains it’s hard to tell exactly, and they do tend to recur if players aren’t careful. The timing is bad for Spilborghs, who may have lost his chance to lock down the job.

Andruw Jones, who has driven in at least 90 runs in each of the past eight seasons, singled home Angel Berroa with one out in the seventh inning Wednesday night, giving him nine RBI for the year. Jones is now 4-for-19 with two RBI, a walk and five strikeouts in six games since returning from a five-week stint on the disabled list Friday. The one-time superstar who has fallen as rapidly as he rose to stardom. He still has some power potential, but he looks finished as a hitter. He’s probably not worth your time in standard mixed leagues. (CBS Sports)

Overall Standings

Rank Team                Batting Pitching Total Dif  Behind
---- ------------------- ------- -------- ----- ---- ------
 1   Atomic Roadrunners  44.0    38.0     82.0  -1.0 0.0
 2   X-Men               21.0    39.0     60.0  -1.0 22.0
 2   The Pi Train        29.0    31.0     60.0  0.5  22.0
 4   Goodfellas          35.0    22.5     57.5  4.5  24.5
 4   Shoeless Jews       24.0    33.5     57.5  0.5  24.5
 6   Stanimals           32.5    19.0     51.5  -1.5 30.5
 6   Uncle Lester        13.0    38.5     51.5  1.0  30.5
 8   Misogynistic Padres 26.5    18.0     44.5  -0.5 37.5
 9   Get Off Kong!       26.5    17.0     43.5  -3.5 38.5
 10  Cover Zero          23.5    18.5     42.0  1.0  40.0

Yesterday's Stats

Atomic Roadrunners Players Yesterday (7/9/08)
Player                       BA HR R RBI   SB
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Blanco, Gregor M. OF ATL 0.2500  0 0   0    0
Bowker, John OF SF       0.0000  0 0   0    0
Coste, Chris C PHI       0.0000  0 0   0    0
DeWitt, Blake 3B LA      0.0000  0 0   0    0
Fielder, Prince 1B MIL   0.2500  0 0   0    0
Hart, Corey C. RF MIL    0.0000  0 0   0    0
Headley, Chase 3B SD     0.2500  0 0   1    0
Iannetta, Chris C COL    0.3333  0 1   1    0
Jones, Chipper 3B ATL    0.0000  0 0   0    0
Phillips, Brandon 2B CIN 0.0000  0 0   0    0
Reyes, Jose B. SS NYM    0.3333  0 0   1    0
Teixeira, Mark 1B ATL    0.0000  0 0   0    0
Theriot, Ryan SS CHC     0.4000  0 0   0    0
Victorino, Shane CF PHI  0.0000  0 1   0    1

Atomic Roadrunners Players Yesterday (7/9/08)
Player                      ERA  K S   W WHIP
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Bergmann, Jason SP WAS      N/A  0 0   0  N/A
Gonzalez, Mike RP ATL       N/A  0 0   0  N/A
Lincecum, Tim SP SF         N/A  0 0   0  N/A
Lyon, Brandon RP ARI        N/A  0 0   0  N/A
Maine, John SP NYM          N/A  0 0   0  N/A
Marquis, Jason SP CHC       N/A  0 0   0  N/A
McClung, Seth RP MIL        N/A  0 0   0  N/A
Webb, Brandon SP ARI        N/A  0 0   0  N/A
Wellemeyer, Todd SP STL     N/A  0 0   0  N/A
Wilson, Brian RP SF         N/A  0 0   0  N/A