Niese was rocked for eight runs on 11 hits and one walk across just 5.1 innings in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals. He struck out five.

EDGE Analysis

The left-hander had a Sunday to forget, as he set season-highs in runs and hits allowed while tasting defeat for the first time in over a month. Niese had allowed three runs or fewer in each of his last six starts heading into Sunday, so his fantasy owners will hope this rough outing is just a blip on the radar and that he can regain his previous form when he faces the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Saturday.