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Hensley

The 5-2 win snaps a three-game losing streak for San Diego. Hensley is still proving to be a useful NL-only starter. He has a 2.78 ERA over his last four starts and is at 7-8 with a 4.33 ERA this season.

Hensley ends the month of May at 3-1 with a 2.93 ERA in six starts. He’s not much of an option in shallow formats, but he should continue to provide value in NL-only leagues.

Hensley threw just 39-of-87 pitches for strikes while striking out two and yielding five hits. The outing could have been worse if reliever Brian Sweeney hadn’t retired Corey Koskie with the bases loaded after Hensley had been removed. Even with the poor outing tonight, Hensley is still a consideration against the Marlins in mixed leagues later this week.

Hensley said the buttocks strain has improved his posture which allows him to throw a better sinker. He gave up just one unearned run while pitching in relief on Sunday.

Mike Thompson was called up to start in his place today. Hensley will probably be ready to take his next turn.

Hensley has lost eight times as a starter, with the Padres totaling 15 runs in those games. Overall, he has a 4.19 ERA in 22 starts and seven relief appearances.

Hensley gave up four hits while striking out four and not issuing a walk. He should rejoin the rotation when the Padres play the Rockies at Coors Field later this week.

Hensley didn’t walk a batter and struck out three, but the Mariners bunched their nine hits at the right times to score six runs. We expected better given that Hensley had three quality starts in his last four tries. We like his chances of being a valuable NL-only leaguer this season, but he’ll have a rough task with the Cardinals ahead next week.

Hensley has been pitching pretty well anyway, and he took advantage of the some ill Cardinals to even his record at 3-3 tonight. Hensley has a 3.40 ERA in eight starts since moving into the Padres’ rotation. It looks like he’s a fixture now.

He allowed just three hits, all of which were singles. Hensley has a 2.90 ERA in five starts and two relief appearances against the Rockies this season.