Should I start Jose Alvarado or Cole Sands?

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FPTS

9.42

6.86

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	@CHC (20th) (Wesneski)	73°
Wed Jul 3	@CHC (20th) (Imanaga)	75°
Thu Jul 4	@CHC (20th) (Taillon)	64°
Fri Jul 5	@ATL (10th) (Fried)	83°
Sat Jul 6	@ATL (10th) (Schwellenbach)	Not Currently Available
Sun Jul 7	@ATL (10th) (Lopez)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	vs.DET (24th) (Skubal)	65°
Wed Jul 3	vs.DET (24th) (Flaherty)	71°
Thu Jul 4	vs.DET (24th) (Maeda)	75°
Fri Jul 5	vs.HOU (1st) (TBA)	61°
Sat Jul 6	vs.HOU (1st) (Brown)	Not Currently Available
Sun Jul 7	vs.HOU (1st) (Arrighetti)	Not Currently Available

Pitching

.07

.18

.17

.06

.72

.17

2.2

2.81

1.01

1.4

3.39

3.63

1.02

.62

ERA

4.14

5.72

WHIP

1.37

1.56

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	121.0	83.0
W	1	3
L	3	1
SV	12	2
IP	34.0	36.1
H	23	33
ER	12	17
K	37	42
BB	12	7
ERA	3.18	4.24
WHIP	1.03	1.11

Recent News
	Jose Alvarado's Slump Exposes Phillies' Bullpen Gaps Published June 17th, 2024 via South Philly Review Phillies' Jose Alvarado: Secures 12th save Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Why Soto over Strahm? What happened with Alvarado? Thomson on bullpen moves Published June 9th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia Why Soto over Strahm? What happened with Alvarado? Thomson on bullpen moves Published June 9th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia Phillies' Jose Alvarado: Blows second save Published June 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports An emergency Phillies-Red Sox trade after another Jose Alvarado blown save Published June 9th, 2024 via MSN Alvarado wilder than he's been in years as Phillies leave London with a loss Published June 9th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia An emergency Phillies-Red Sox trade after another Jose Alvarado blown save Published June 9th, 2024 via FanSided	How Twins reliever Cole Sands helped Chris Paddack unlock more velocity Published June 6th, 2024 via Star Tribune Cole Sands seals the Twins' win \| 05/31/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Twins' Cole Sands: Earns second win in relief Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Is Cole Sands Heading Down the Same Path Jordan Balazovic Did in 2023? Published May 17th, 2024 via Twins Daily Cole Sands seals the deal against Red Sox Published May 5th, 2024 via FantasyPros Twins' Cole Sands: Nabs second save Published May 4th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cole Sands Collects Second Save On Saturday Published May 4th, 2024 Could The Twins Stretch Cole Sands Out For Rotation Depth? Published May 3rd, 2024 via Zone Coverage

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