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  • Resumes rehab in Brooklyn
    Alvarez (thumb) resumed his rehab assignment Sunday with High-A Brooklyn, starting at catcher while going 0-for-5 in a 7-6 loss to Aberdeen.

    Advice: After going 3-for-14 with a home run and three walks across the first five games of his rehab assignment, Alvarez had been out of the Brooklyn lineup for each of the previous three days while tending to a family matter in his native Venezuela. He rejoined Brooklyn for its final game of the week, and though he came up empty at the plate, getting additional at-bats under his belt is the more pressing concern for Alvarez as he looks to prove he's made a full recovery from the left thumb surgery he underwent in late April. If the Mets are comfortable with Alvarez's health coming out of Sunday's contest, he could be activated from the 10-day injured list for the start of the big club's series with the Marlins that begins Tuesday. Rotowire.com 4 minutes ago
     
  • Salvages day with late homer
    Burger went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Guardians.

    Advice: Burger went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in his first three plate appearances Sunday, but flipped his production in the ninth inning with a solo homer off Emmanuel Clase. The long ball was his fifth of the year and just his second in 31 games. On the year, Burger owns a .597 OPS but is striking out at a 24.4 percent clip, which would be a career low if it holds. Rotowire.com 8 minutes ago
    Jake BurgerMIA - 1B,3B
    L, 3-6 vs CLE
    New Player Note
     
  • Smacks go-ahead homer
    Freeman went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run during Sunday's 6-3 win over the Marlins.

    Advice: Freeman stepped into the batters box in the seventh with the score tied 2-2 and delivered a three-run home run on the first pitch from A.J. Puk. The long ball was his sixth and marked the second time he's driven in three batters in a game this season. Freeman is slashing .222/.319/.374 with 35 runs scored across 231 plate appearances. Rotowire.com 14 minutes ago
    Tyler FreemanCLE - 2B,3B,SS,OF
    W, 6-3 @MIA
    New Player Note
     
  • Alex Bregman (hand) leaves game after hit by pitch
    Alex Bregman was removed from Sunday’s game against the Angels after being hit by a pitch on his left hand.

    Advice: Bregman was plunked by a 93.4 mph sinker on the same hand that he was hit on earlier in the week. He did stay in the game to run the bases for himself but was ultimately removed when the Astros took the field. He’ll presumably head for X-rays to see if there’s any structural damage. Stay tuned. Rotoworld 38 minutes ago
     
  • Exits after HBP on hand
    Bregman exited Sunday's game against the Angels after being hit on the left hand by a 93.4 mph sinker in the sixth inning, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

    Advice: He will presumably go for tests to determine the extent of the injury. Bregman missed a game last week when the same hand swelled up after a similar injury. Trey Cabbage entered the game in left field while Mauricio Dubon moved to third base. Rotowire.com 39 minutes ago
     
  • Homer short of cycle
    Westburg went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple and two runs scored during Sunday's 9-2 win over Tampa Bay.

    Advice: Westburg hit a triple for the second consecutive game, bringing his season total to five triples -- tied for the fourth most in baseball. The third baseman did most of his damage against the bullpen, with his triple coming off Phil Maton in the eighth inning and notching a single off Pete Fairbanks in the ninth. Westburg is 6-for-14 with a homer, three RBI and three runs over the first three games of the O's four-game set against Tampa Bay. Rotowire.com 54 minutes ago
     
  • José Ramírez has two hits, steal in win over MIA
    José Ramírez went 3-for-5 with a run, an RBI, and a steal in a win over the Marlins on Sunday.

    Advice: Ramírez is now up to 10 steals on the season to go along with 18 home runs as the 31-year-old shows few signs of slowing down. His batting average hasn’t been where we’ve expected, but he’s striking out just 10.5 percent of the time, so the low average has more to do with his low .244 BABIP than any major contact issues. The veteran is still on pace for a season of at least 30 home runs and 20 steals, which keeps him among the elite hitters in fantasy baseball. Rotoworld 56 minutes ago
     
  • Tyler Freeman has two hits, HR in win over MIA
    Tyler Freeman went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in a 6-3 win over the Marlins on Sunday.

    Advice: Freeman was hitting second in the order with a left-hander on the mound, which is a nice boost to his fantasy value since he had moved down in the order with both Steven Kwan and Andres Gimenez back. Freeman has just 27 RBI on the season, so being able to stay up in the order in some starts will help his counting stats. He also now has six home runs and eight RBI in his first season as a starter and if his .234 BABIP improves, he could be a .250 hitter moving forward as well. That’s a worthy profile in deeper formats. Rotoworld 59 minutes ago
    Tyler FreemanCLE - 2B,3B,SS,OF
    W, 6-3 @MIA
    New Player Note
     
  • Jazz Chisholm homers in loss to Guardians
    Jazz Chisholm Jr. went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Guardians on Sunday.

    Advice: Jazz absolutely demolished a fourth-inning offering from Carlos Carrasco 440 feet and 108.1 mph for his ninth home run of the season. The 26-year-old has lowered his strikeout rate and raised his walk rate this season, but it hasn’t led to much of an improvement in batting average. Still, he’s likely going to hit 20 home runs with at least 25 steals, which makes him a great bat for your fantasy teams. Rotoworld Today, 2:47 pm