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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

19.43

13.18

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 13	vs.OAK (Stripling)	Indoor
Tue May 14	vs.OAK (Sears)	Indoor
Wed May 15	vs.OAK (Blackburn)	Indoor
Thu May 16	vs.OAK (TBA)	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.STL (Liberatore)	59°
Tue May 14	vs.STL (Gray)	59°
Wed May 15	vs.STL (Lynn)	60°
Fri May 17	@TEX (Heaney)	Indoor
Sat May 18	@TEX (TBA)	Indoor
Sun May 19	@TEX (TBA)	Indoor

Batting

25.78

21.62

4.22

7.03

5.77

1.25

1.06

.04

1.61

.98

RBI

4.44

2.56

.26

5.56

4.33

3.14

1.91

AVG

.273

.267

OBP

.357

.324

SLG

.512

.452

OPS

.869

.776

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	99.0	95.0
AB	156	157
R	23	22
H	40	42
2B	6	7
3B	0	0
HR	8	7
RBI	20	24
SB	0	2
K	29	33
BB	15	10
AVG	.256	.268
OBP	.330	.308
SLG	.449	.446
OPS	.778	.754

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	Taylor Ward shines in Angels' dominant victory over Royals Published May 12th, 2024 via FantasyPros Taylor Ward back in lineup Wednesday - Taylor Ward News Published May 8th, 2024 via FantasyPros Luis Rengifo, Taylor Ward Out Tuesday Published May 7th, 2024 Angels' Taylor Ward: Receiving first day off Published May 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Taylor Ward out of Tuesday's lineup Published May 7th, 2024 via FantasyPros Taylor Ward's Quiet Day at the Plate Published May 6th, 2024 via FantasyPros Angels' Taylor Ward Blunder Costs Game vs. Phillies 2-1 Published May 3rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Taylor Ward Missed a Sign Leading to Huge Mistake in Angels' Loss Published May 3rd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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