MLB FANTASY FACTS - Where to Pitch Davis?

Chris Davis is batting .571 on pitches up in the strike zone this season, but has hit only one of his home runs on those pitches. On pitches middle or down in the zone, Davis is batting .277 with 12 home runs.

Under the Microscope: Mid-May ranks explanation

Todd Zola explains why he ranked Alex Rios, Aramis Ramirez, Chris Davis and others much higher than the aggregate in ESPN's mid-May rankings, and why he ranked players like Jay Bruce and Stephen Strasburg worse.

Fantasy: May Re-rankings

Matthew Berry takes a look at risers and fallers in the May re-rankings.

Szyborski: Upton already changing his projection

Dan Szymborski looks at a handful of players whose projections have already changed significantly since the preseason.

Fantasy Facts - Davis's power surge

Chris Davis is hitting .667 and slugging 1.583 in at-bats ending in an off-speed pitch (changeup, curveball or slider) this season, both of which are best in the majors. Since Sept. 1 of last season, Davis has a league-best 1.450 OPS in at-bats ending in an off-speed pitch.

Buck And Davis Tie A Major-league Record

John Buck hit a grand slam for the Mets, giving him 19 RBIs in their 10 games this season. Chris Davis was held without an RBI in the Orioles' loss to the Yankees, leaving him with 19 RBIs through 10 games. Buck and Davis have tied a major-league record for most RBIs in a team's first 10 games of a season, established by Lou Gehrig for the 1927 Yankees and tied by Manny Ramirez for the Indians in 1999.

MLB - Chris Davis most RBI through 9 games

MLB - Davis driving in runs

With his home run Thursday, Chris Davis recorded his league-leading 19th RBI in the Orioles ninth game of the season. It took Davis 40 games to reach 19 RBI last season.

MLB- Misc notes from Orioles Red Sox

Manny Machado became the first player age-20-or-younger to hit a go-ahead home run at Fenway Park since Andruw Jones for the 1997 Atlanta Braves. The Elias Sports Bureau notes that Chris Davis is the first player in franchise history with five home runs in the team's first eight games of the season. Joel Hanrahan allowed only one home run to the 274 batters he faced in 2011. But he's now allowed 11 to the 277 batters he's faced since the start of the 2012 season.