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Saalfrank was a surprise cut during spring training and will rejoin Arizona’s bullpen mix ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Cardinals with Miguel Castro heading to the injured list with shoulder inflammation. The 26-year-old southpaw made 10 relief appearances last year for the Diamondbacks before playing a role during their improbable run to the Fall Classic.

Lugo gave up eight hits, walked two and struck out four. He was staked to a 4-0 lead in the third inning, but couldn’t complete five innings and then the Royals bullpen gave up the lead anyway. Lugo has been an absolute steal at his preseason ADP. He’s 16-8 with a 3.05 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 173 strikeouts in 197 2/3 innings. The 34-year-old right-hander is set to face the Giants at home this weekend.

Olson gave up four hits, walked one and struck out three. The big blow was a grand slam by Bobby Witt Jr. with one out in the third inning. Olson looked sharp, but only threw 50 pitches in his first start since returning from a shoulder injury. He was having a promising season before he got hurt and it’s a shame that he had an abbreviated rehab assignment and isn’t really viable in fantasy without being completely stretched out. The 25-year-old right-hander is set to face the Orioles on the road this weekend.

Ozuna is in the middle of a mini-slump. He’s 5-for-29 (.172) with no home runs and no RBI in his last nine games. It’s coming at a bad time for fantasy managers in the middle of pennant races. Ozuna is hitting .302 with 37 home runs and 98 RBI on the year.

Hernadez has hits in five straight games since missing a few games with an ankle injury. He’s 6-for-19 (.316) with a home run and three RBI in that time. Hernandez is hitting .267 with an .824 OPS and 90 RBI on the year.

Freeman’s home run was his 22nd of the year. He hit a three-run shot off Aaron Bummer in the seventh inning. Freeman is 10-for-46 (.217) with three home runs and nine RBI in 14 games in September. He’s hitting .280 with an .860 OPS and 87 RBI on the season.

Fried gave up two hits, walked three and struck out seven. He bounced back nicely in a tough matchup after allowing 11 hits in his last start. He’s won just two of his last 12 starts. Fried is 9-10 with a 3.49 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 151 strikeouts in 159 2/3 innings on the year. The 30-year-old left-hander is set to face the Marlins on the road this weekend.

Alcala had one horrible outing last month in which he gave up five runs to the Rangers, but he’s been really good for the most part; he has 16 holds and a 3.46 ERA on the season. He deserves better than this, but such is the curse of having option years.

Goodman came up huge with a game-tying homer off Kevin Ginkel in the seventh. The 24-year-old has been a solid source of power with 12 homers in 64 games, he just hasn’t helped in any of the other categories with a .190 average, .651 OPS and one (1) stolen base.

Marte didn’t welcome Antonio Senzatela back very kindly, as he absolutely blistered a homer that traveled and estimated 460 feet to give the Diamondbacks a 2-0 lead with no outs in the first. That’d be the last run Arizona would score in the game. Marte has now tied his career high homers in homers with 32, and his 87 RBI are just five short of tying his top mark, as well. T

Tovar got the Rockies on the board with a solo homer off Merrill Kelly in the sixth inning. The 23-year-old has homered three times in what has been a disappointing September, but he does now have a solid 24 homers on the year. This has been an uneven year to say the least for Tovar, but more than enough good to suggest he’s on his way to being a strong fantasy option for the next several years.