Ryan Mountcastle Picking Up Steam, Homers In Win
9 months agoBaltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Houston Astros. The 26-year-old mashed a seventh-inning two-run tater to continue his recent hot streak. Mountcastle has looked like a different player in 24 games since returning from a month-long vertigo bout on July 9, hitting a potent .408 (29-for-71) with four homers, seven doubles, and 14 RBI. The slugger returned from the All-Star break with Statcast's largest discrepancy in SLG and xSLG, and it appears some positive regression may finally be coming into fruition. Fantasy managers should keep riding the wave with Mountcastle, and Cedric Mullins' (groin) eventual return to the mix should further enhance his value.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com