| Hot | 5/19/2013 5:31:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland righty Justin Masterson (7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 11 K's, 2 BB) outdueled Felix Hernandez Sunday in a battle of American League aces. | Insight: Sunday was Masterson's seventh win of the season. The 28-year-old hasn't allowed a run in his last two outings. | | |
| 5/13/2013 7:55:00 PM |
Description: Indians righthander Justin Masterson baffled the Yankees Monday for his second shutout of the season. | Insight: Masterson (6-2, 3.14 ERA) matched a season-high with nine strikeouts. He leads the majors with six wins in his first nine starts. | | |
| 5/8/2013 9:34:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland starter Justin Masterson fired seven innings and allowed four hits and three runs, walked two and struck out seven Wednesday against the Athletics to improve his record to 5-2. | Insight: Masterson allowed 17 hits and 12 earned runs and walked six batters over his last 13 innings, but otherwise has been pretty effective this year. He has a 3.67 ERA, a 3.28 FIP and a 73.8 LOB%, and has increased his K/9 from 6.94 to 8.50 since last year. | | |
| Cold | 4/28/2013 5:39:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland starter Justin Masterson had his worst start of the season Sunday against the Royals, giving up nine hits and seven earned runs and walking four in 6 1/3 innings. | Insight: Masterson did strike out nine, giving him 39 K and 17 BB in 40 1/3 innings. He has a 3.12 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP this year. | | |
| Hot | 4/12/2013 10:33:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland starter Justin Masterson threw a complete-game shutout Friday against the White Sox. He allowed five hits and one walk and struck out seven. | Insight: Cleveland also was shut out for eight innings, but it scored a run in the bottom of the ninth to get Masterson his third win in as many starts. He has a 20/8 K/BB and has allowed just 10 hits and one earned run in 22 innings this season. | | |
| Hot | 4/7/2013 7:55:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland righthander Justin Masterson fired seven shutout innings Sunday in a win against Tampa Bay. | Insight: Masterson is off to a great start. In 13 innings this season, he's allowed just five hits and one earned run, striking out 13 with seven walks. Last season Masterson carried a 5.40 ERA in April so this represents a major improvement. | | |
| 4/2/2013 10:38:00 PM |
Description: Indians starter Justin Masterson flirted with danger but he ended up working out of several jams to hold Toronto to one run in six innings in the season opener Tuesday. He walked four and allowed three hits. | Insight: Masterson posted a 4.93 ERA last season as his BB/9 went from 2.71 to 3.85 and his strand rate went from 72.9 percent to 66.4 percent from 2011 to 2012. Right now, his 2011 season -- 3.21 ERA, 3.28 FIP -- is the aberration for his career. | | |
| 2/26/2013 4:04:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland starter Justin Masterson (11-15, 4.93 ERA, 1.45 WHIP) will be the Opening Day starter for the Indians, according to the team's website. | Insight: This is not particularly good news for Masterson's fantasy owners as he'll be matched up with the opponent's "ace" more often. His ERA and WHIP need to drop significantly this season for him to be a viable fantasy asset. | | |
| 8/8/2012 5:48:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland starter Justin Masterson held Minnesota to two runs on three hits in seven innings to improve to 8-10 and end the Indians' 11-game losing streak Wednesday. | Insight: Masterson looked to be rounding into form when he dropped his ERA to 4.12 on July 23 but he allowed 15 earned runs on 17 hits in 9 2/3 innings in his two starts prior to Wednesday. He's simply not consistent enough to own in fantasy leagues. | | |
| 7/23/2012 9:36:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland starter Justin Masterson had a 5.40 ERA and a 33/26 K/BB ratio in his first eight starts, but since then he's looked more like the pitcher he was last season. | Insight: Masterson (7-8, 4.12 ERA) tossed 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball Monday and now has a 3.39 ERA and a 72/30 K/BB in his last 13 starts (85 IP). | | |
| 6/26/2012 9:54:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland starter Justin Masterson came into Tuesday's start against the Yankees having allowed one earned run in his last 23 innings. New York's offense tagged him for four runs on seven hits and three walks in six innings, dropping Masterson to 4-7. | Insight: Masterson (4-7, 4.09 ERA) benefitted from facing the National League in each of his last three starts. He still walks too many batters to be counted on against many of the stronger offensive clubs in the American League. | | |
| Hot | 6/20/2012 10:24:00 PM |
Description: Cleveland starter Justin Masterson surrendered one unearned run and three hits Wednesday night in the Indians' 8-1 over the Reds. For Masterson, who pitched all nine innings, it was his first complete game of the season and the fourth of his career. | Insight: Masterson (4-6, 3.98 ERA) is quietly becoming fantasy relevant again. He's carrying a 0.39 ERA over his last three starts and is 2-1 in that span. | | |
| 6/20/2012 10:33:00 AM |
Description: Indians starter Justin Masterson is just 1-2 over his last three starts, but he's pitched much better than his record. In three June starts, Masterson has a 1.80 ERA and 1.100 WHIP. He shut out Pittsburgh over seven four-hit innings on Friday night. | Insight: Masterson (3-6, 4.38 ERA, 1.404 WHIP) hasn't delivered on the promise he showed last year (12-10, 3.21 ERA, 1.278 WHIP), but the last few starts are encouraging. | | |
| 6/15/2012 10:04:00 PM |
Description: Indians starter Justin Masterson shut out Pittsburgh over seven four-hit innings Friday night. Masterson walked three and struck out nine. | Insight: Masterson (3-6, 4.38) has thrown a quality start in five out of his last six turns, including three straight. While it's difficult to get too excited about Masterson's start Friday considering he was throwing against the Pirates, you can at least upgrade the Indians righty to spot-start status. | | |
| 5/29/2012 10:05:00 PM |
Description: After two excellent starts, Indians starter Justin Masterson reverted to his early season struggles on Tuesday against Kansas City. Masterson allowed eight runs (seven earned) on nine hits in six innings. He walked none and struck out eight. | Insight: Masterson has been nothing like the pitcher he was last year due to a sky-high 12.4 walk percentage (he was at 7.2 last season). The right-hander has walked five or more batters in four of his 11 starts, and while he managed to not walk a batter on Tuesday, everything he threw near the plate was knocked around by Kansas City batters. He's droppable in shallow leagues, as he doesn't offer much in the way of strikeouts either. | | |
| 5/24/2012 3:37:00 PM |
Description: Justin Masterson accomplished the near impossible on Thursday: he outdueled Justin Verlander. Masterson went seven innings for the Indians, allowing five hits and one earned run. He struck out four and walked five. | Insight: Masterson is walking way too many batters right now (he's handed out 34 free passes in 10 starts) but Thursday's win was still an improvement for Masterson, who entered the game with an ERA above five. | | |
| Cold | 4/22/2012 6:36:00 PM |
Description: Justin Masterson gave up four runs on six hits and six walks in five innings against Oakland on Sunday. | Insight: This follows a start in which he gave up eight runs on seven hits and four walks in 3 2/3 innings against Seattle. Masterson's strong season in 2011 earned him a long leash, but we'd advise you to bench him until he stops allowing so many men to reach base. | | |
| 4/5/2012 6:53:00 PM |
Description: Indians SP Justin Masterson dazzled in his Opening Day start for Cleveland against the Blue Jays, giving up just two hits in eight innings. He struck out 10. | Insight: Masterson handed a 4-1 lead to Chris Perez, but Perez was unable to hold the lead, surrendering three runs and sending the game to extra innings. Masterson was a solid fantasy starter last season and will be again, but he may struggle to exceed his win total from last season (12) even if he pitches well. | | |
| 5/19/2011 6:39:00 AM |
Description: Indians SP Justin Masterson allowed jut 1 run over 8 innings but lost to the White Sox, 1-0. He gave up 5 hits and walked 2 while striking out 8. | Insight: Masterson has posted a 2.52 ERA and has 48 K's against just 19 walks; use him in all formats. | | |
| 5/12/2011 8:08:00 PM |
Description: Justin Masterson only lasted 5 2/3 innings and allowed five earned runs in Thursday's loss to the Rays. | Insight: Masterson's start of the season has been really strong, but you had to think the hot streak would end sometime...right? he's still a solid option in mixed leagues. | | |
