Maeda (10-7) held the Rockies to two runs on four hits without a walk over 5.2 innings in Thursday's 4-2 victory. He struck out five.
Fantasy owners in leagues that count quality starts have to be feeling a bit pained after Maeda missed one by just a third of an inning, but this is still a very positive outing in baseball's hardest place to pitch. Maeda knows how to generate grounders when he needs them, and he mostly kept the Rockies from putting the ball in the air, with the notable exception of David Dahl's two-run homer in the fourth inning. Fantasy owners could ask for a bit more longevity from Maeda, but otherwise it's hard to complain about the package he's offered this year, as he owns a 3.22 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with just a hair under a strikeout per inning over 125.2 frames.