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King has been one of the main standouts on the fall circuit, batting .419 (13-for-31) with two homers and 15 RBI through seven games. The 22-year-old shortstop was the 10th overall selection in the 2024 MLB Draft posted a .631 OPS with six homers and 30 steals across 125 games between High-A Wilmington and Double-A Harrisburg this past season. He’ll open next year back in the upper minors where his combination of athleticism and bat speed put him on the fast track to the big leagues, especially if he adds some defensive versatility. He’s fast enough to make a fantasy impact on the basepaths as a stolen base source down the road.

Bazzana singled for all four hits. The 23-year-old’s steal gives him 16 on his rookie campaign, while the three-RBI night bumps that total to 39. Bazzana has had some real ups and downs, but the future certainly looks bright for the 23-year-old based on those aforementioned ups.

Bailey connected on a three-run shot off Zack Agnos that turned a comfortable 5-1 lead into an 8-1 blowout. He’s homered seven times in 2026, and six of those have come in 58 games since being traded to the Guardians. Bailey is in the league because of his prowess behind the plate rather than his success at it, but he does occasionally remind why he was a first-round pick six years ago.

Well that’s frustrating. Cantillo left with a 4-1 lead, but because he got 14 outs instead of 15, it’s a no-decision. The southpaw allowed four hits, but more importantly, walked four which caused him to throw 89 pitches for exiting the contest. The 26-year-old was able to whiff five and lower his ERA to 3.72, but this was more frustrating than impressive, respectfully. He’ll get another friendly matchup against the Angels next week.

Gordon has pitched decently when used in bulk, but his traditional starts have been mostly disasters. Guess what kind of outing this one was? The right-hander gave up nine hits, walked two and struck out just a pair while seeing his ERA shoot up to 5.75. Gordon is eating innings for the Rockies. He’s eating something else in fantasy. He faces the Nationals on Wednesday.

Alvarez doubled in the fifth inning to drive home Nick Allen and put the Astros up 2-0. On the next at-bat, Alvarez would come around to score on an RBI double by Issac Paredes. Alvarez doubled again in the seventh inning to drive in another run, extending the Astros’ lead to 4-0. Alvarez has hit safely in each of his last three games and is slashing .283/.405/.433 in the month of August.