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Hayes is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Cardinals.

Advice: Hayes went hitless in four plate appearances in the series opener Monday and will now begin Tuesday's festivities on the bench. The Pirates will go with Jared Triolo at third base. Rotowire.com Today, 11:45 am

Bryan De La Cruz went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and also stole a base on Monday in the Marlins’ loss to the Mets.

Advice: De La Cruz was a one-man wrecking crew in this one, smacking a solo homer off Mets reliever José Butto in the seventh inning for his 17th big fly of the season, and also picked up his third steal of the year as well. The 27-year-old is heating up at the perfect time to inflate his trade value for Miami as he should have some appeal for contending rosters as a versatile outfielder capable of doing damage against left-handed pitching. However, according to multiple reports, the Marlins seem unlikely to move him at the upcoming trade deadline. We’ll see if a team is willing to offer enough prospect capital to change their minds. Rotoworld Yesterday, 7:05 pm

Alvarez went 4-for-4 in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Mariners, hitting for the cycle for the first time in his career while finishing with two RBI and two runs.

Advice: Alvarez made history Sunday by completing the 10th cycle in Astros franchise history. He delivered a single in his first at-bat of the day, then followed with a solo home run in the fourth, an RBI triple in the sixth and a double in the eighth. The home run brings his total up to 20 for the season, a mark he has reached every year of his career outside of the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign. Alvarez currently sits tied for eighth in baseball with a 163 OPS+ and is slashing .301/.385/.545 with 54 RBI, 58 runs and a 42:63 BB:K in 405 plate appearances. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 7:01 am

Fairbanks picked up the save Sunday, allowing one run on one hit and one walk over one inning against the Yankees. He struck out one.

Advice: Fairbanks entered the ninth with a three-run lead, but a walk and a Juan Soto RBI double led to Aaron Judge coming to the plate as the tying run. Fairbanks then induced Judge to fly out and struck out Austin Wells to end the threat, closing out his 18th game of the season. It was the third time in his last five appearances Fairbanks has allowed an earned run, though he's earned a save in each of those five outings. Rotowire.com Sunday, 8:23 pm

Ryan did not factor into the decision Sunday, allowing four runs on seven hits over six innings against the Brewers. He struck out six.

Advice: Ryan started strong, managing to avoid pitching from the stretch through four innings, with a third-inning two-out solo homer from Eric Haase representing the only batter to reach base against him. Ryan then ran into trouble in the fifth, allowing hits to four of the first five batters he faced with three runs crossing the plate. He managed to complete the sixth in line for the win, but a leaky bullpen prevented him from grabbing his seventh victory of the season. Ryan has now allowed nine runs through 11.1 innings over his last two starts, though his season stats remain impressive. Through 20 starts, Ryan has completed 120.2 innings with a 3.65 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 130 strikeouts. He's currently projected to next take the hill when the Twins travel to Detroit to take on the Tigers next weekend. Rotowire.com Sunday, 5:15 pm