Should I start Yordan Alvarez or Mark Canha?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

19.66

14.10

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 13	vs.OAK (Stripling)	Indoor
Tue May 14	vs.OAK (Sears)	Indoor
Wed May 15	vs.OAK (Brooks)	Indoor
Thu May 16	vs.OAK (Estes)	Indoor
Fri May 17	vs.MIL (Peralta)	Indoor
Sat May 18	vs.MIL (Wilson)	Indoor
Sun May 19	vs.MIL (Rea)	Indoor

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 13	vs.MIA (Sanchez)	72°
Tue May 14	vs.MIA (Weathers)	52°
Wed May 15	vs.MIA (Rogers)	68°
Fri May 17	@ARI (Nelson)	Indoor
Sat May 18	@ARI (Gallen)	Indoor
Sun May 19	@ARI (Montgomery)	Indoor

Batting

26.08

22.54

4.27

3.21

7.11

5.73

1.26

1.38

.04

.08

1.63

RBI

4.5

2.9

.29

5.62

5.11

3.18

3.1

AVG

.273

.254

OBP

.357

.358

SLG

.512

.430

OPS

.869

.788

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	Start Yordan Alvarez or Kyle Schwarber Start Yordan Alvarez or TJ Friedl Start Yordan Alvarez or Christian Yelich Start Yordan Alvarez or Tyler O'Neill Start Yordan Alvarez or Corbin Carroll	Start Mark Canha or Kyle Schwarber Start Mark Canha or TJ Friedl Start Mark Canha or Evan Carter Start Mark Canha or JJ Bleday Start Mark Canha or Tommy Pham

Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	99.0	83.0
AB	156	127
R	23	18
H	40	30
2B	6	8
3B	0	0
HR	8	6
RBI	20	20
SB	0	1
K	29	31
BB	15	19
AVG	.256	.236
OBP	.330	.362
SLG	.449	.441
OPS	.778	.803

Recent News
	Selloff possibilities, Yordan Alvarez's RISP problem and 2 homegrown DFAs: 3 Astros takeaways Published May 13th, 2024 via The Athletic Yordan Alvarez's game-tying RBI single \| 05/10/2024 \| Houston Astros Published May 10th, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez Powers Astros Past Yankees in Tight Contest Published May 10th, 2024 via FantasyPros Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Belts eighth homer Published May 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yordan Alvarez, Jon Singleton homers quiet Yankee Stadium Published May 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez, Jon Singleton crush homers to set tone for Astros Published May 9th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle Data Viz: Yordan Alvarez's solo home run \| 05/09/2024 Published May 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Alvarez, Singleton homer as Astros avoid being swept by Yankees Published May 9th, 2024 via TSN	For Tigers' Mark Canha, iffy called strikes a worthwhile tradeoff for elite-level at-bats Published May 12th, 2024 via Detroit News Mark Canha smacks a grand slam, while Kerry Carpenter belts two home runs in the Detroit Tigers' 8-2 win against the ... Published May 12th, 2024 via MSN Mark Canha powers Tigers past Astros with key homer Published May 12th, 2024 via FantasyPros Tigers' Mark Canha: Belts grand slam in victory Published May 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Mark Canha, Kerry Carpenter carry Tigers past Astros Published May 11th, 2024 via KPVI News 6 Mark Canha hits grand slam, Kerry Carpenter homers twice in Tigers' 8-2 victory over Astros Published May 11th, 2024 via The Associated Press Mark Canha crushes a grand slam (6) \| 05/11/2024 Published May 11th, 2024 via MLB.com Mark Canha Back In On Friday Published May 10th, 2024

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Kutter Crawford (BOS)	21.93
Mookie Betts (LAD)	21.68
Zach Eflin (TB)	21.23
George Kirby (SEA)	21.21
Jordan Hicks (SF)	21.11

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