Looking to cycle spot-starters each day? Check out the Stream Team, where we tab pitchers that are likely to help you in your quest for fantasy gold.Barry Zito went out there and showed us how it's done. The Giants lefty threw eight innings of shutout ball before giving up a solo HR to Brad Hawpe in the ninth inning. He exited with a line of 8 1/3 IP, seven Ks, one run allowed and a 1.08 WHIP. After some bullpen hijinx, Brian Wilson stepped in to record a one-out save and give Zito a win, the Stream Team's first in over a week.
For tomorrow, I'm liking a Derek Holland spot start. He was awful his last time out, allowing six runs in six innings in the New Yankee Launching Pad. Prior to that, however, he was 3-0 in his previous three starts, giving up just three runs in 21 innings, and that was against the likes of Minnesota, Boston and Los Angeles. His main problem has been allowing HRs -- all three of those runs in that 3-0 stretch were the result of solo shots -- but his K/BB ratio has been excellent in his rookie season.
He'll face the Blue Jays, an offense that has dropped off a cliff. After a great first half, the team has been mediocre-to-bad in August, scoring 105 runs in 24 games this month while hitting .262 and posting a .756 OPS. If Holland can keep the ball in the yard, he has an excellent shot at posting another quality start.
Stream Team Data
August: 170 IP, 14 Ws, 4.24 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 126 Ks, 51 BBs.
Post-ASB: 257 IP, 18 Ws, 3.96 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 199 Ks, 79 BBs.
Since 7/1: 319.1 IP, 22 Ws, 4.31 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 235 Ks, 95 BBs.
