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Jeffers put the Twins on the board in the first inning when he sent a three-run homer into the stands to give them the early lead. It was the first of three hits on the night for Jeffers, who also singled in the third and fifth innings. Jeffers is swinging a hot bat, slashing .348/.483/.565 over his last seven games, but Friday’s homer marked his first on the young season.

Walker continued his scorching start at the plate with another multi-hit game on Tuesday, starting with a solo homer off Michael Lorenzen in the second inning. He reached on a fielder’s choice in the third and scored, then led off the fifth with a base hit. Walker collected his third hit of the game with a single in the seventh. The 35-year-old slugger is slashing .313/.389/.594 with four home runs, 12 runs scored, and 15 RBI across 72 plate appearances.

Goodman put the Rockies on the board early, taking Colton Gordon deep for a solo homer in the first inning. He did it again in the fifth, leading off the frame with a solo blast off AJ Blubaugh for his second round-tripper of the game. The 26-year-old backstop is off to a solid start at the dish, hitting .254/.333/.475 with four homers, 12 runs scored, and seven RBI across 66 plate appearances.

Bryan King had come into the game with two runners on and one out in the eighth inning. He allowed a run in on a hit before getting out of the jam with a one-run lead. King was given the opportunity to close out the ninth, but gave up two hits with two outs before he was pulled at 28 pitches. De Los Santos came in for the final out to record the save. Bryan Abreu had pitched in two of the last three days, totaling 50 pitches. He’ll likely get lower leverage work until he shows improvement. King is still the best bet for save chances at the moment, at least until either Abreu gets right or Hader returns from the injured list.

Gordon struck out the side in the first but was tagged for a solo homer by Hunter Goodman. Three hits in the second brought two more runs home for the Rockies in the second. Jordan Beck added a run with a solo homer in the fourth inning. Gordon then loaded the bases on two hits and a hit batter before he was replaced with two outs at 68 pitches. The bullpen would strand the runners on base. Gordon collected five strikeouts. The 27-year-old left-hander should get another turn in the rotation next Monday against the Guardians in Cleveland, given Houston’s lack of healthy starting pitchers. Still, there’s no real fantasy appeal here.

Lorenzen tossed a clean first inning, then a solo homer by Christian Walker in the second. The wheels fell off in the third as Lorenzen would be chased after four hits, a walk, and two errors put six runs on the board for the Astros. He struck out three. The 34-year-old right-hander departed with a 9.18 ERA, 2.22 WHIP, and a 13/5 K/BB ratio across 16 2/3 innings. Don’t expect much better when he takes on the Dodgers in Colorado on Sunday.

Arrighetti will make his return to Houston’s rotation for his season debut with an extremely favorable matchup against Colorado away from Coors Field. There’s some definite streaming appeal for fantasy purposes, even in shallow mixed leagues.