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Uelmen allowed four runs (one earned) over one inning Friday in his season debut for the Phillies and has been shipped back to the minors to enable the club to bring up a fresh arm ahead of Saturday’s showdown against the Cubs. The 27-year-old righty figures to be back up again the near future as middle relief depth.

Hurter, who came in with two outs in the first, got the win despite opposing starter Brady Basso pitching six scoreless innings. Fortunately for Hurter, the Tigers scored twice in the top of the seventh, putting him in line for the win even though he was done for the day. Hurter has won each of his last four appearances, which includes one start and three bulk outings. His stuff is average at best, but he’s getting grounders and avoiding walks. It’s led to a 3.00 ERA through 33 innings. He’ll probably face the Orioles next, unless maybe the Tigers decide to push back Tarik Skubal and let Hurter face the Rockies in Detroit instead. That’d make him much more viable in fantasy leagues.

Foley came in with one out in the ninth and retired two of the three batters he faced. The Tigers have, in recent months, liked mixing and matching late in games. Still, they’ve just never come up with a better option than Foley, and even though Foley’s stuff isn’t what it was last year, he’s dragged his ERA back under 3.00 of late. The save today was his sixth since Aug. 15. He went the previous five weeks without one.

Basso, recalled Thursday, previously made three relief appearances for the A’s in May and June. His big curveball has been a nice strikeout pitch for him in the minors, and it served him fairly well today, too. Still, he might be more interesting in relief for the long run. On the other hand, this should earn him another start, one that will most likely come against the White Sox. That makes him a decent enough play in mixed leagues for one week.

Bido was originally expected to start today, but the A’s decided to slot in Brady Basso instead. It sounds like Bido will go back into the rotation next week, though there isn’t much info being passed around about the A’s right now. Bido did struggle in his start Monday, but he was great in August; even with the shaky outing against the Mariners, he has a 2.36 ERA in his last six starts.

Bader broke a scoreless game in the sixth with a leadoff home run off Sam Moll for his only hit of the game. The 30-year-old outfielder is up to 11 homers while slashing .243/.288/.384 with 52 runs scored, 47 RBI, and 15 steals across 392 plate appearances.

The Mets were held scoreless into the sixth before they brought all four of their runs across to score in the inning. J.D. Martinez came up in a big spot, bringing two runs in to score on a double to left field. The 37-year-old slugger is hitting .252/.334/.440 with 16 homers and 68 RBI across 444 plate appearances.

Quintana was outstanding on Saturday, holding the Reds scoreless into the seventh inning on his way to his 100th career win. He scattered five hits and two walks while striking out six, leading the game with two outs in the seventh at 100 pitches. The 35-year-old southpaw ends the day with a 4.09 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, and a 118/59 K/BB ratio across 152 innings. He’ll take on the Phillies in Philadelphia on Friday.

Junis drew the start against the Mets on Saturday and was impressive on the mound, holding New York scoreless across five innings. He scattered one hit and one walk while striking out five batters. Junis would be saddled with a no-decision after the Reds were held scoreless. The 31-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 2.82 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, and a 39/7 K/BB ratio across 51 innings. Another start in the rotation could come Thursday against the Cardinals in St. Louis.

Díaz got the scoring started in the first inning, taking Zach Eflin deep for a solo homer. He knocked a base hit in the third, then led off the seventh with a walk before scoring on a single by Logan Driscoll. Díaz would reach for a fourth time in the eighth, driving in a run with a single. The 33-year-old first baseman is slashing .279/.337/.417 with 14 homers and 64 RBI across 567 plate appearances.

Walls had an excellent day at the plate, starting with a solo homer to lead off the third inning, his first home run of the season. He drove in a second run with a base hit in the sixth. Walls then reached for a third time with a walk to lead off the eighth, stole second, then scored on a single by Yandy Díaz. The 28-year-old shortstop is hitting just .178/.288/.244 with 23 runs scored and 13 steals across 212 plate appearances.