Every day, we will be taking a quick look at the best and worst fantasy baseball performers from yesterday's games. Even in a limited slate of games, there were plenty of performances to admire and make fun of!

Here's a quick rundown of those who impressed on Thursday, and those who want to pretend the day never happened.

Editor’s Note: To read about even more waiver wire options, be sure to check out our famous waiver wire pickups list which is a running list that is updated daily. Prefer using your phone? Our free waiver wire app is available for download in the Apple Store.

Fantasy Baseball Studs

Clayton Kershaw (SP, LAD): Kershaw shut out the Mets, allowing only three hits and a walk while fanning 13. It was A) his fifth-straight game with at least 10 strikeouts and B) not his best start of the season. He currently holds a 77:4 K/BB. This just in: Clayton Kershaw is good at baseball.

Odubel Herrera (OF, PHI): Herrera had more hits than the entire Mets lineup by himself, going 4-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and a stolen base. Granted, he was facing a bunch of lousy Braves pitchers rather than Kershaw, but still. One should never miss an opportunity to say, “LOLMets.

David Price (SP, BOS): Price struck out a dozen Astros and allowed just one run in his 6.2 innings. As I’ve stated multiple times elsewhere, any opportunity you have to buy low on him is an opportunity you should take. That probably got a bit tougher to pull off after last night.

Matt Holliday (OF, STL): In the battle of guys who were much better fantasy assets at the beginning of the decade, Holliday emerged victorious. He took the sad husk of what used to be Jered Weaver deep twice, tallying three runs scored and three RBI. He also singled, doubled, and walked.

Matt Carpenter (3B, STL): Carpenter also homered off Weaver, because Weaver is not a major-league pitcher anymore. Carp had two hits and a walk in his six plate appearances, scoring twice and driving in three from the leadoff spot to help St. Louis complete a sweep of the Angels.

Victor Martinez (DH, DET): Martinez collected three singles and walked in his five trips to the plate, driving in a pair of runs as the Tigers built a five-run lead on the Orioles. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but the Detroit bullpen imploded and they lost.

Chris Davis (1B/OF, BAL): Davis got said bullpen implosion started with a run-scoring double and singled in his next at-bat. He ultimately came around to score both times…

Jonathan Schoop (2B, BAL): …And both of those times, it was Schoop driving him in, first on an infield single and then the two-run triple that ultimately won the game.

James Shields (SP, SDP): Shields is pretty clearly not the pitcher he once was, but he flashed that form last night in Milwaukee. The veteran logged seven scoreless innings, striking out nine and allowing only two runners to get past first base.

Xander Bogaerts (SS, BOS): Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with three RBI, including a first-inning homer off Dallas Keuchel. That dinger set the tone in what ultimately became a blowout victory for the Red Sox.

Chase Utley (2B, LAD): Utley went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored, helping the Dodgers jump all over Bartolo Colon early. Of course, with Kershaw on the mound, most of it was unnecessary. Utley is now hitting .296/.392/.454, and clearly has a bit left in the tank at 37. Not to say I told you so, but…

Fantasy Baseball Duds

Nick Castellanos (3B, DET): Castellanos entered Thursday’s action having gone hitless just once in the last two weeks. He’d had eight multi-hit games in that span. Last night was a different story, as he went 0-for-5 and led all hitters on the evening with six runners left on base. He’s still hitting .362/.389/.612 after taking the collar.

Carlos Correa (SS, HOU): Correa whiffed twice in his four plate appearances and left four runners stranded, though he did work the Astros’ only walk of the evening. Not that it mattered, because…

Dallas Keuchel (SP, HOU): …Keuchel was lit up for eight runs in six innings. He allowed 10 hits and walked three batters while striking out just four. We’re into mid-May and last year’s Cy Young winner is running vintage ratios. Of course, in his case that isn’t a good thing – his 5.58 ERA and 1.60 WHIP are closer to the barely MLB-quality starter we saw in his first two seasons than the ace he was last season.

Nick Markakis (OF, ATL): Markakis went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts, which is exactly what you want from your leadoff guy. No wonder the Braves are one of the best teams in baseball!

Chris Carter (1B, MIL): Carter went hitless again last night, striking out in three of his four trips to the plate. He’s 0-for-17 with 10 strikeouts in his last five. This is what’s known colloquially as “the other shoe dropping.”

Adam Wainwright (SP, STL): Wainwright was terrible, allowing seven runs and a whopping 11 hits in five innings of work. Fortunately for him, Weaver was the opposing pitcher, so he got his third straight win anyway. Waino is sitting on a 6.80 ERA and 1.60 WHIP and has the Rockies next on the docket. Good luck with that, anyone crazy enough to start him.

Ryan Braun (OF, MIL): Braun left five runners stranded in four at-bats. He did get on base with a single, only to run the Brewers out of the inning on a strike-‘em-out, throw-‘em-out. He also grounded into a double play to end one of the few Milwaukee threats on the evening.

Live Expert Q&A Chats - Every Weekday @ 1 PM and 6 PM EST (DFS)

Fantasy Baseball Chat Room

[iflychat_embed id="c-55" hide_user_list="yes" hide_popup_chat="no" height="400px"]