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The 30-year-old McCormick is slashing .318/.423/.364 on the season but has been limited to just 29 plate appearances, and the Astros have also said that Cam Smith will start taking fly balls in centerfield. As Rome points out, “The entire premise of carrying McCormick centered on his ability to back up Jake Meyers in center field and serve as a late-game defensive replacement for Smith or Altuve in the corners.” If the Astros don’t need McCormick as a late-game defensive replacement and Zach Dezenzo begins to show more offensive promise, there is little need for McCormick on the roster. Rome adds, “The act of exposing Smith to center field accentuates how far McCormick has fallen in the organizational hierarchy. That he has taken 19 plate appearances since April 3 — and sacrifice-bunted during two of them — further demonstrates his standing.”
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April 28, 2025 1:43 PM
HOU • 1B
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It was the only hit of the game for Walker, but if you’re only going to get one hit, you might as well make it a homer. Walker has gone deep four times in his first year with the Astros, but is still slashing an ugly .192/.273/.354 over the first 27 games of the campaign. Those numbers will improve, but there’s no denying the first sixth of the season has been a disappointing one for the veteran first baseman.
HOU • LF
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Altuve hit second behind Jeremy Peña again — with Peña going 2-for-4 and scoring a pair of runs in the contest — and it went well for the 34-year-old. He socked a two-run blast off Jack Flaherty that gave the Astros a 4-3 lead in the sixth, and he picked up his third RBI of the day with a fielder’s choice in the seventh. Altuve is now hitting .282/.316/.409 on the season, and while that’s a far cry from his best campaigns, it’s also far from unuseable as well.
LAD • RF
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Hernández continues to be a tremendous source of power, and his two-run homer off Edward Cabrera extended the Dodgers’ lead to 5-0 . It also gives him roundtrippers in three straight games, and he’s up to nine long balls on the 2025 season. He’s currently on pace to hit over 50 homers, and while that’s not likely, it’s certainly possible he breaks his career high of 33 based on what he’s shown thus far.
DET • RF
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Carpenter took Ronel Blanco deep for a two-run shot that gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead in the third. The 27-year-old power-hitter has six homers on the season with a .508 slugging percentage. He’s also hit .270 on the year, but fantasy managers would like to see that .298 on-base percentage improve for more chances to score runs.
