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  • José Ramírez homers, Guardians roll past Red Sox
    José Ramírez walloped a solo homer on Tuesday, powering the Guardians to a 4-1 victory over the Red Sox.

    Advice: Ramírez doubled Cleveland’s lead with an eighth-inning solo shot off Red Sox reliever Cam Booser. It was his fourth round-tripper of the season. He’s started to heat up over the last few contests, recording at least one hit in seven of his last eight games since April 14, and also has a pair of big flies during that span. Rotoworld 12 minutes ago
     
  • Emmanuel Clase silences Red Sox for seventh save
    Emmanuel Clase struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning on Tuesday against the Red Sox to collect his seventh save of the season.

    Advice: Clase was summoned to protect a three-run lead in the final frame and wound up striking out the side in impressive fashion on just 13 pitches (11 strikes). He sat down Jarren Duran, Tyler O’Neill and Wilyer Abreu, all swinging, to preserve the victory. He’s concerted seven of his nine save opportunities this season and boasts a microscopic 0.75 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 13/1 K/BB ratio across 12 innings (12 appearances). Rotoworld 14 minutes ago
     
  • Ben Lively quiets Red Sox again on Tuesday in win
    Ben Lively struck out seven and allowed just one run over 6 1/3 innings on Tuesday

    Advice: Well, this pretty much came out of nowhere, again. Lively twirled his second consecutive gem against Boston’s injury-depleted lineup, allowing just five hits as a seventh-inning solo shot from Wilyer Abreu represented the lone tally against him in this one. He’s given up just three runs on eight hits with a 14/1 K/BB ratio across 11 1/3 innings (two starts) since returning from the injured list. He’ll face a much tougher challenge on Sunday in a road tilt against a loaded Braves lineup. Rotoworld 15 minutes ago
    Ben LivelyCLE - SP,RP
    W, 4-1 vs BOS
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  • Tanner Houck’s shutout streak ends vs. Guardians
    Tanner Houck was charged with two runs over six innings on Tuesday in a loss to the Guardians.

    Advice: Houck’s shutout streak against the Guardians was snapped at 15 concecutive frames in this one when Tyler Freeman delivered a game-tying RBI single in the seventh inning. He finished with four strikeouts and also issued three walks. He’ll bring a sparkling 1.65 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 32/5 K/BB ratio across 32 2/3 innings (five starts) into a road matchup on Saturday against the Twins. Rotoworld 17 minutes ago
     
  • John Means strikes out five in latest rehab start
    John Means (elbow) was charged with three runs over 4 1/3 innings on Tuesday in a minor league rehab start for Triple-A Norfolk.

    Advice: Means struck out five and allowed eight baserunners, throwing 79 pitches (53 strikes) in his latest rehab outing. The 30-year-old lefty figures to make at least one additional rehab start for Triple-A Norfolk before returning to Baltimore’s starting rotation mix, but it’s entirely possible he’ll be deemed ready to return following this latest outing. Rotoworld 42 minutes ago
     
  • Marco Luciano batting .303 at Triple-A Sacramento
    Giants SS prospect Marco Luciano went 2-for-5 with three RBI on Tuesday for Triple-A Sacramento.

    Advice: Luciano is hitting .303 (23-for-76) with zero homers, 13 RBI and three steals through 19 contests this season. He’s still striking out at a healthy clip, which remains his biggest obstacle to long-term fantasy relevance. It’s worth noting that the Giants have been extremely satisfied with veteran defensive standout Nick Ahmed at shortstop so far this year, so he’s unlikely to receive a call up unless injuries strike. Rotoworld 50 minutes ago
     
  • Paul Sewald (oblique) fans two in rehab debut
    Paul Sewald (oblique) allowed an unearned run and recorded two outs on Tuesday in his minor league rehab debut for Triple-A Reno.

    Advice: Sewald notched a pair of strikeouts and threw 21 pitches (14 strikes) in his first rehab outing. The 33-year-old veteran stopper figures to rejoin Arizona’s injury-depleted bullpen in the coming days after missing the opening month of the season recovering from a Grade 2 left oblique strain. Rotoworld 54 minutes ago
     
  • Rehab slowed by back issue
    Bachman (shoulder) is dealing with mid-back spasms, causing his throwing progression to be put on hold, per MLB.com.

    Advice: Bachman has been at the Angels' training facility in Arizona rehabbing from last October's shoulder cleanup surgery. It was initially expected that the righty hurler would be ready to pitch by the start of spring training, but he's instead been progressing slowly and was placed on the 60-day IL in late March. Bachman could still be ready to return by the beginning of June if the back spasms don't halt his throwing progression for an extended period. Rotowire.com 58 minutes ago
    Sam BachmanLAA - RP
    6:38 pm vs BAL
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  • Undergoes thumb operation
    Alvarez (thumb) underwent surgery on his left thumb Tuesday, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

    Advice: Alvarez was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a torn UCL in his left thumb and he will now officially begin the road to recovery. The Mets said Tuesday that the catcher is expected to miss eight weeks of action while recovering from the surgery, likely sidelining Alvarez until late June. In the meantime, Omar Narvaez and Tomas Nido will continue to split the work behind the plate for New York. Rotowire.com 59 minutes ago