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  • Luis Rengifo (viral infection) lands on 10-day IL
    Angels placed INF Luis Renfigo on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 6, with a viral infection.

    Advice: Rengifo finally heads to the injured list following a five-game absence due to a viral infection. The 27-year-old infielder should be ready to return when first eligible to be activated later next week. Rotoworld Today, 6:28 pm
    Luis RengifoLAA - 2B,3B,SS,OF
    Bot 6, 0-8 vs KC
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  • Yordan Alvarez goes deep in win over Yankees
    Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-5 with a solo homer on Thursday, powering the Astros to a 4-3 victory over the Yankees.

    Advice: Alvarez kicked off the scoring in the opening frame by taking Yankees starter Marcus Stroman deep for his eighth round-tripper of the season. It was the first time he’s left the yard since a two-homer explosion back on April 27, snapping a nine-game homerless drought. The 26-year-old four-category fantasy superstar is batting .245/.325/.448 with 21 runs scored, eight homers and 19 RBI through 163 plate appearances. Rotoworld Today, 5:07 pm
     
  • Aaron Judge clobbers gargantuan 473-foot homer
    Aaron Judge walloped a 473-foot solo homer on Thursday in the Yankees’ loss to the Astros.

    Advice: Judge’s tape-measure shot to left-center field off Astros relief ace Ryan Pressly slashed New York’s deficit to just a single run in the eighth inning. The 32-year-old former AL MVP Award winner has started to heat up at the dish with three big flies in his last four contests. It’s going to take a while for his surface stats to fully recover from his frosty start, but he’s up to .236/.362/.493 with 19 runs scored, nine homers, 25 RBI and two steals through 175 plate appearances. Rotoworld Today, 5:06 pm
    Aaron JudgeNYY - OF
    L, 3-4 vs HOU
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  • Anthony Volpe crushes two-run homer in loss
    Anthony Volpe went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer on Thursday in the Yankees’ loss to the Astros.

    Advice: Volpe connected for a two-run opposite-field shot into the right-field corner off Astros starter Ronel Blanco in the third inning. It was his fifth round-tripper of the season and second time he’s left the yard in his last three contests. The 23-year-old shortstop has made an effort to flatten his swing and employ an all-fields approach this season, but is still hitting for some over-the-fence pop, while also significantly improving his batting average. Rotoworld Today, 5:05 pm
     
  • Homer, stolen base in win
    Pederson went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Thursday's 5-4 win over Cincinnati.

    Advice: Pederson opened the scoring with a solo shot off Hunter Greene in the first inning, his fourth long ball of the year. Pederson had gone just 2-for-15 in four games coming into Thursday's contest. He's still slashing a solid .302/.415/.535 with 15 runs scored and eight RBI through 33 games this season as Arizona's primary DH against right-handed pitching. Rotowire.com Today, 4:24 pm
     
  • Luis Robert Jr. (hip) nearing rehab assignment
    Luis Robert Jr. (hip) has resumed hitting.

    Advice: White Sox manager Pedro Grifol told reporters Thursday that Robert has gotten past the slight setback he experienced recently while rehabbing out in Arizona and isn’t far off from starting a minor league rehab assignment. Rotoworld Today, 4:11 pm
    Luis Robert Jr.CWS - OF
    W, 3-2 vs CLE
    New Player Note
    IL10
     
  • Ippei Mizuhara pleads guilty to multiple charges
    Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara is pleading guilty to multiple charges including bank fraud and subscribing to a false tax return, according to the Associated Press.

    Advice: Mizuhara has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a case where federal prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from Ohtani to pay off sports gambling debts to an illegal bookmaking operation. Mizuhara will enter his guilty plea in the coming weeks and is set to be arraigned May 14, bringing an end to one of the more bizarre sagas in baseball history. Rotoworld Today, 4:05 pm
     
  • Begins rehab assignment
    Urshela (hamstring) began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo on Thursday.

    Advice: Urshela has been on the injured list since April 20 due to a strained right hamstring, and he has now been given the go-ahead to test his hamstring in a competitive setting. It's unclear how long he will remain in the minors, but it's possible the Tigers wait to activate him Monday ahead of their upcoming series against the Marlins. Rotowire.com Today, 3:53 pm
    Gio UrshelaDET - 1B,3B,SS
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  • Homers Thursday
    Kepler went 2-for-4 with a home run, two total RBI and two total runs scored in Thursday's 11-1 win over the Mariners.

    Advice: Kepler extended his hitting streak to 11 games -- he's recorded at least one hit in 15 of his last 16 contests, going 23-for-53 (.434) in that span. It's been quite a start to the year for the 31-year-old Kepler. He's now slashing .329/.390/.562 with three homers, 14 RBI and 11 runs scored through his first 21 games. Rotowire.com Today, 3:52 pm
    Max KeplerMIN - OF
    W, 11-1 vs SEA
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