Alvarado entered after Jordan Romano turned a seven-run lead into a one-run game. Still, the bases were empty at that point, and Alvarado needed to get just the one out. He did on it his second pitch of the day, as Xavier Edwards lined out to right.

The 29-year-old left-hander came on with a three-run lead to protect, but things got a bit closer as he served up a one-out solo homer to Tyler Fitzgerald. After getting Wilmer Flores on a ground ball to shortstop, Alvarado walked Jung Hoo Lee to bring the tying run to the plate before retiring Christian Koss on a fielder’s choice to end it. He appears to be locked in as the preferred ninth inning option for manager Rob Thomson and should continue to provide plenty of fantasy value for as long as he remains healthy and stationed there.

Alvarado entered the game in the eighth inning with Michael Harris II up and the go-ahead run on first. He got Harris to ground out to shortstop and then came back out in the ninth inning after Trea Turner had put the Phillies up by one. Alvarado would then allow singles to Marcell Ozuna and Austin Riley, but also get a ground out and strikeouts of Matt Olson and Sean Murphy to close out the win. It never seems easy for Alvarado, but he’s clearly the most valuable reliever in the Phillies’ bullpen right now and needs to be rostered in all formats.

Alvarado was summoned to protect a narrow one-run advantage and needed just 10 pitches (seven strikes) to set down the top of the Dodgers order including Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Tommy Edman. The hard-throwing 29-year-old southpaw has looked like one of the most dominant relievers in baseball since the start of spring training and appears to be firmly-entrenched as Philadelphia’s primary closer.