Isaac Paredes

Paredes doubled home a run in the second, singled home two in the sixth and picked up his fourth and final RBI with a bases-loaded walk. The 25-year-old is up to 55 RBI on the season while improving his OPS on the year to .797 with a three-reach game. The savant page simply doesn't tell the story of what a productive hitter Paredes is.

The Astros, looking to lengthen their lineup and get more production out of first base, are among the teams with interest in Rays infielder Isaac Paredes, reports Chandler Rome of The Athletic. As Rome explains, the bottom third of Houston’s lineup has produced a disastrous .254 OBP since Kyle Tucker went on the injured list…

The Astros, looking to lengthen their lineup and get more production out of first base, are among the teams with interest in Rays infielder Isaac Paredes, reports Chandler Rome of The Athletic. As Rome explains, the bottom third of Houston’s lineup has produced a disastrous .254 OBP since Kyle Tucker went on the injured list…

With Yandy Diaz out, Isaac Paredes moved to first base, which allowed Caballero to start at third base, and he delivered. The speedster now has seven home runs and 26 RBI on the season. He has moved into more of a super-utility role since Taylor Walls returned, which caps his fantasy upside, but Caballero can remain relevant if he continues to start the majority of games in Tampa Bay.

Cortes worked around some trouble in the first inning, stranding two baserunners. A walk, base hit, and a double brought a run in to score for the Rays in the third. Alex Jackson tacked on three more runs with a home run in the fourth. Isaac Paredes and Randy Arozarena added two more with a pair of solo homers in the fifth, knocking Cortes from the game at 92 pitches with just one strikeout. The 29-year-old left-hander will take a 3.99 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and a 111/24 K/BB ratio across 119 2/3 innings into a start against the Red Sox in Boston on Friday.