After a nice start, the Angels’ offense as a whole has gone into the tank big-time recently and that helps explain Wells’ paltry run total. Of course, a .224 OBP is a pretty darned good reason why he’s scoring less than a UNIX programmer with four-inch thick glasses. Of greater concern has been Wells’ complete lack of productivity. The dude is batting fifth (and sometimes cleanup) in Los Angeles’ lineup yet has only driven in five freaking runs all season. He’s hitting .146 with runners on base and .174 with RISP. Yikes.

Well, that’s exactly what’s he’s been so far, and on Tuesday he limited the suddenly hot Red Sox to five hits and one run over six quality innings to earn his fourth win of the young season, making the lefty the first rookie in Oriole history to win that many games in April.

The White Sox got swept in Detroit this weekend, but they weren’t just beaten – they were humiliated 21-3 over the three games, getting shut out the last two games and running their current skid to 10 losses in 11 games. Things don’t get any easier with a four-game set on tap in New York against a Yankee team that’s in first in the AL East and has played quite well lately.

On Tuesday, the Rays edged the White Sox 2-1 for their seventh win in the past eight games, but Upton took an 0-for-4, striking out twice with runners in scoring position. He’s now mired in a 2-for-21 skid over the past six games.

Of greater interest, he’s walked just twice in that span after drawing a whopping 10 walks in the first six games of the season. Clearly, pitchers are not being as careful with Bautista as they were to begin the campaign.

One thing that is risk-free is Cabrera’s ability to carry your team. On Tuesday, he racked up his third straight multi-hit game, including a walk-off bases-loaded single in the ninth inning to give the Tigers a much-needed win. Yes, Cabrera’s latest DUI charge has yet to be resolved, but he’s picking up right where he left off last year when he was the runner up in the AL MVP race.