Daulton Varsho homers, doubles twice versus Astros

Andres Muñoz started the inning and recorded one out, but also gave up a solo home run and left the game with a trainer. Bazardo then issued a walk but recorded two strikeouts while throwing just 50 percent of his pitches for strikes and securing his first save of the season. It would likely be Seranthony Domínguez who closes if Muñoz misses time.

Canzone accounted for all of the Mariners’ offense on Sunday with an RBI single in the fourth inning and an RBI double in the sixth inning. The designated hitter has had a solid year for the Mariners in his first season as a full-time player. He now has 72 RBI to go along with a .261/.333/.485 slash line and 22 home runs.

Goodman plated the only run of the day for the Rockies with a solo shot off Andres Munoz in the ninth inning. That was Goodman’s 39th home run of the season to go along with 82 RBI and a .245/.312/.528 slash line. He remains one of the best power-hitting options at the catcher position.

Bernal’s home run was his fourth of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Nationals reliever Yovanny Cruz in the eighth inning. The 22-year-old rookie continued his hot hitting at the plate. He’s hitting .311 with an .868 OPS and 17 RBI this year.

In the fourth inning, Suagno walked Randy Arozarena and then saw Arozarena come around to score on a Dominic Canzone single. That was the extent of the damage he allowed all day. He did throw just 60 percent of his pitches for strikes, but he posted a 15 percent swinging strike rate, thanks, mostly, to his splitter, which he also didn’t use often. Sugano will make one more start next week against the White Sox and is a desperation streamer in deeper formats.

Anderson allowed just three hits and didn’t walk a batter while throwing 73 percent of his pitches for strikes. He also collected 14 whiffs for a 17 percent swinging strike rate and 30 percent CSW. The four-seam fastball vertical movement wasn’t there again, but this start was in Coors Field, so we’ll give Anderson a bit of grace there. His changeup and curve missed plenty of bats, which led to the vast majority of strikeouts. Anderson will look to end the season on a high note against the Angels next week.

Crawford broke the game open with a bases-loaded triple in the eighth inning to give the Phillies a 7-2 cushion. The rookie now has 41 RBI on the season to go along with a .265/.312/.358 slash line. He plays good defense and will remain a solid contributor for the Phillies, but there isn’t a lot of fantasy upside apart from his 16 stolen bases. Perhaps he can take another step offensively in 2027.

Herrera’s two-homer game gives him a total of 18 this season. He hit a solo shot off Jake Irvin in the first inning and added another one off the bullpen in the eighth inning. Herrera’s home runs were his first since September 5, a span of 12 games. He’s hitting .247 with a .746 OPS and 68 RBI.

Bichette took Cristopher Sanchez deep in the sixth inning for his 17th home run of the season. The 28-year-old also has 76 RBI while slashing .263/.312/.392 in his first season with the Mets. It hasn’t been a tremendous year for Bichette, but he hasn’t been a terrible offseason addition and has taken to third base relatively well. It remains to be seen if he will be with the Mets in 2027 or opt out of his deal.