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  • Plays hero with ninth-inning homer
    Adames went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run during Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Royals.

    Advice: Adames stepped up to the plate with Gary Sanchez on first and William Contreras on second with two outs down 5-3 and smacked a laser over the left field wall for the go-ahead homer. The long ball was Adames' fourth in the last seven games, a stretch in which he's racked up 12 RBI and scored six times. Rotowire.com 58 minutes ago
     
  • Tim Anderson goes 0-for-4 in loss to Dodgers
    Tim Anderson went 0-for-4 against the Dodgers on Tuesday, dropping his average to .203.

    Advice: It was worth seeing if Anderson might bounce back from his awful 2023, but he’s been even worse in 35 games this year. In 118 plate appearances, he has three extra-base hits, six walks and 37 strikeouts. His contact numbers are horrible, and he’s not making hard contact when he does hit the ball. He’s also not very good defensively at this stage of his career. Otto Lopez wouldn’t be more than a placeholder for the Marlins, but he has to be better than Anderson right now. Rotoworld Today, 9:56 pm
     
  • DFA imminent
    The Red Sox will designate Short for assignment on Wednesday, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.

    Advice: Short will be kicked off the 40-man roster just a week after Boston acquired him from New York. The 28-year-old played in just two games for the Red Sox, going 0-for-7 with four strikeouts. Romy Gonzalez (wrist) will be reinstated from the IL to take Short's spot on the active roster. Rotowire.com Today, 9:20 pm
    Zack ShortBOS - 2B,3B,SS
    L, 2-4 @ATL
    New Player Note
     
  • Willy Adames homers in ninth to lead Brewers
    Willy Adames hit a three-run homer in the top of the ninth to propel the Brewers to a 6-5 win over the Royals on Tuesday.

    Advice: The homer was Adames’s seventh through 35 games and pushed him up to 25 RBI. He’s typically a slow starter, so this early season performance has been particularly encouraging. He’s at .257/.346/.463 right now. Rotoworld Today, 7:49 pm
     
  • Volpe homers in win over Astros
    Anthony Volpe went 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in a win over the Astros on Tuesday.

    Advice: Volpe hit a two-run homer off Justin Verlander in the fourth inning that traveled 354 feet and left the bat at 99.6 mph. He also had a 104.6 mph lineout and is starting to see the ball a little bit better after a long cold streak. Coming into the day, Volpe was slashing just .163/.247/.238 over his previous 20 games with just one home run and a 29 percent strikeout rate. It’s pretty clear that the torrid start to the season was just a hot streak, but Volpe still makes quality contact and has been operating as the Yankees’ leadoff hitter, which will continue to boost his fantasy value. He’ll get hot again but also expect some cold streaks mixed in as he continues to fine-tune his approach at the MLB level. Rotoworld Today, 7:21 pm
     
  • Rafaela drives in one run on two-hit night
    Ceddanne Rafaela went 2-for-4 with one RBI in Tuesday’s loss to the Braves.

    Advice: Rafaela singled in the sixth with the bases loaded to score Vaughn Grissom, tying the game at 2-2 after a Reese McGuire walk forced home their first run of the evening. Rafaela is slashing a meager .211/.255/.379 on the year but is batting .263 over the last two weeks. He’s heating up a bit after getting off to a slow start, but shouldn’t be counted on in fantasy outside of the most desperate situations. Rotoworld Today, 7:16 pm
     
  • Taking swings in cage
    Manager Scott Servais said Tuesday that Crawford (oblique) took swings in the batting cages at the team's complex in Arizona, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

    Advice: Servais added that Crawford will progress to hitting on the field with the hopes of swinging at full strength this weekend. If the 29-year-old shortstop is able to do that without any problems, he will embark on a brief rehab assignment before returning to the Mariners' lineup. Crawford had gone 5-for-16 with four RBI across his last four games before landing on the injured list April 25. Rotowire.com Today, 3:03 pm
    J.P. CrawfordSEA - SS
    W, 10-6 @MIN
    New Player Note
    IL10
     
  • Darell Hernaiz exits Tuesday with ankle injury
    Darell Hernaiz was removed from Tuesday’s lopsided affair against the Rangers with a left ankle injury.

    Advice: Hernaiz suffered the injury during the early stages of the one-sided contest when he stepped awkwardly on the first-base bag attempting to beat out an infield hit. The 22-year-old infielder should be considered day-to-day for now. Rotoworld Today, 2:10 pm
    Darell HernaizOAK - 2B,3B,SS
    L, 8-15 vs TEX
    New Player Note
    DTD
     
  • Coming off bench
    Merrill is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Cubs.

    Advice: After making six straight starts, Merrill will get a breather Tuesday. Instead, Jose Azocar will draw the start in center field. Rotowire.com Today, 1:55 pm