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As Yordan Alvarez homered every day at Triple-A, many were wondering when the Astros prospect would get the call to the majors. Even with Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and George Springer injured, Alvarez still sat in the minors.

In leagues where he was available, many have stashed him. The waiting has finally paid off. Alvarez was called up to the Astros Sunday, and Alvarez hit a 413-foot two-run homer to left-center. He went 1-for-3 with a walk and should be owned in all leagues. The 21-year-old had a .343/.443/.772 line with 23 home runs and 71 RBIs at Triple-A Round Rock.

Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard had one of his best performances of the season, throwing seven scoreless innings with one hit, two walks and struck out seven in a win over the Rockies.… Continue reading ...

If you don’t believe in Lucas Giolito now, what will it take? The White Sox right-hander was dominant again throwing 7.1 scoreless innings, allowing five hits, no walks and struck out nine in a 2-0 win over the Indians Sunday. He had 18 swinging strikes and has allowed three earned runs or fewer in seven straight starts. Giolito has a 2.54 ERA, 0.95 WHIP with a 78:20 K:BB ratio. Alex Colome closed it out for his 12^th save.

It didn’t look good for Nick Pivetta in his first game back from the minors on earlier in the week as he allowed two home runs and three runs in the first inning.… Continue reading ...

Shane Bieber tends to throw a lot of strikes, and he pounded the strike zone Sunday. The Indians pitcher struck out a career-high 15 and threw 75-of-107 pitches for strikes in a win over the Orioles. He went the distance and allowed five hits, no runs, and no walks.

Bieber allowed four home runs in his previous outing against the White Sox. He has a 3.22 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 69:13 K:BB ratio in 58.2 innings.

Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara took advantage of the Mets offensive ineptitude by throwing a two-hit shutout with one walk and eight strikeouts, needing just 89 pitches. The Mets had three hits in the final two games of the series.… Continue reading ...

George Springer was a second-round pick in most drafts last year. He didn’t live up to those lofty expectations and fell to the third and fourth round of most drafts in 2019. The Astros outfielder is showing why he was going high last season.

Springer went 5-for-5 with five runs, two home runs and five RBIs in a 15-5 win over the Rangers. He led off with a homer, the fifth time he has done it this season. He has a line of .321/.400/.660 with 35 runs, 15 home runs, 37 RBIs and four stolen bases.

Collin McHugh was moved to the bullpen and Corbin Martin was called up to make his debut Sunday against the Rangers.… Continue reading ...