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Yordan Alvarez is on another planet after latest Astros heroics | Sporting News There is no one in baseball hotter.
Yordan Alvarez - Six RBI in two-homer game Alvarez went 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI in Saturday's 10-8 win over the Rays.
Impact Alvarez bookended Saturday in dramatic fashion, first launching a first-inning solo shot and later blasting a walk-off two run jack in the ninth frame. The All-Star slugger now has a trio of three-hit games in his past four outings and four multi-homer efforts on the year. Through 388 plate appearances, Alvarez is slashing a robust .324/.433/.645 with 29 long balls, 16 doubles and 67 RBI.
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Drew Rasmussen - Rare dud in no-decision Rasmussen took a no-decision Saturday against the Astros, allowing five runs on six hits and one walk in five innings. He struck out two.
Impact Rasmussen was never quite able to fully settle in following a two-run first inning, later giving up three more runs across the fourth and fifth frames. Not only did the two punchouts match a season low, but the 30-year-old right-hander coughed up more runs Saturday alone than he did in his previous five starts altogether, surrendering just three during that stretch. Rasmussen will look to bounce back against the Yankees in his next scheduled start, still holding a strong 2.78 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 96:17 K:BB over 97 innings.
JULY 5 • ROTOWIRE
Hunter Brown - Peppered for seven runs Brown took a no-decision Saturday against the Rays, allowing seven runs on six hits and four walks in four innings. He struck out three.
Impact The Tampa Bay bats took it to Brown on Saturday early and often, tagging the hurler for at least one run in each of the first four innings. It was perhaps the worst outing of 2026 for the 27-year-old right-hander, who posted season highs in both runs and hits allowed while fanning a season-low three. Brown will try to get back on track his next time out in Texas, where he'll take a 3.68 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 35:17 K:BB over 29.1 innings.
JULY 5 • ROTOWIRE
Alvarez hits 2-run homer in 9th to cap big night with Astros' 10-8 victory over Rays
Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer off Casey Legumina with no outs in the ninth inning to cap a big night and give the Houston Astros a 10-8 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Satu...JULY 5 • Associated Press
All-Star starter Yordan's fireworks fuel Astros' wild comeback HOUSTON -- When you’re talking about the heroes of Independence Day, Yordan Alvarez wanted to make sure he gets his due. Alvarez hit a two-r...
JULY 5 • MLB.COM
Rays 3B Junior Caminero keeps slugging, earns second straight AL All-Star Game start | Sporting News Tampa Bay's slugger connected on his 11th home run in 11 games and became the franchise's first back-to-back All-Star starter.
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