RELIEVERS: High leverage RPs return in Chicago, Seattle, Miami, and Philadelphia

This week, the column welcomes back Liam Hendriks (RHP, CHW) in Chicago, A.J. Puk (LHP, MIA) in Miami, Andrés Muñoz​ (RHP, SEA) in Seattle, and José​ Alvarado (LHP, PHI) in Philadelphia. And then, some mailbag questions finish it out.

Liam Hendriks (RHP, CHW) is back for the White Sox and after a shaky first outing, he has pitched like he never left:

CHW (this week)         Sv  IP  xERA WHIP  K% K%-BB% HR/9
=====================   == ==== ==== ==== === ====== ==== 
L.Hendriks               1  3.0 2.62 0.33  30   30    3.0 
R.Lopez                  0  3.0 5.78 1.00  17    0    0.0
J.Kelly                  0  4.0 3.59 1.50  28   17    0.0
G.Santos                 0  2.0 2.14 0.50  29   29    0.0
K.Graveman               2  4.0 3.80...

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