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Snider joins Seattle’s bullpen mix ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Rays with starter Bryan Woo hitting the injured list with a hamstring strain. The 28-year-old righty is back for a third stint this season with the Mariners and figures to be up-and-down over the next few months.

It’s the first time that Criswell has pitched into the sixth inning since July 23. The right-hander gave up a leadoff homer in the first to Gleyber Torres and then blanked the Yankees despite allowing three walks with four strikeouts. Criswell is still tough to trust as a fantasy option, but this was a solid outing. He’ll face the Rays next week if the rotation order remains the same.

Cortes did walk three and battled some control issues at times, but he allowed just three hits and got out of any jams with quality swing-and-miss stuff. Over his last two outings, Cortes has allowed just one run over 9 1/3 innings, and it’s lowered his ERA to 3.90. He’s scheduled to face off against the Mariners on Thursday.

Lowe gave the Rays a 1-0 lead with a solo blast in the first inning. He’s now up to 18 homers of the year and 51 RBI, and he’s slugging a strong .485 on the year. The .244 average and .322 OBP aren’t ideal, but they can play when you have the two numbers above.

Lovelady needed just six pitches to pick up the save. It’s just the second of the year for the 29-year-old, and the scoreless inning lowers his ERA to 4.75. Congrats to the millions who had Richard Lovelady in their fantasy lineup Thursday.

He walked two, struck out five and allowed seven hits. Williams gave up a homer in the first to Brandon Lowe, and then two more runs were charged to him in the fourth. The other three-plus frames went fine, but it’s enough damage to see the 25-year-old see his ERA bump up to 5.23. He’s scheduled to square off against the Twins on Tuesday.

There was some concern that Pepiot might have picked up an injury, but the early report is that it was just Kevin Cash’s decision to pull the 27-year-old after 38 pitches. He wasn’t particularly effective in those two innings with four hits allowed, two walks and one strikeout. Pepiot is scheduled to face the Red Sox on Wednesday, but it seems plausible he may not make that start.

Bender told teammates he wanted the season to be over, according to Passan. As the Single-A Fort Myers Mighty Mussels catcher, he gave the Lakeland Flying Tigers pitch types and location during a game with playoff implications. Bender was the Twins’ sixth round pick in this year’s MLB Draft. He signed for $297,500 and will keep the entirety of his bonus, according to Passan. Bender hit .200 with two home runs and eight RBI in 19 games with Fort Myers. His baseball future is up in the air at the moment.

Crews’ stolen base was his sixth steal of the season. The former No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft isn’t setting the world on fire, but he’s certainly holding his own and you can see the upside with the power and speed elements in his game. Crews is hitting .241 with a .756 OPS and eight RBI at the major league level so far.

Bride had a sacrifice fly in the third inning and tied the game in the eighth inning with an RBI single. He has a hit in 10 of his last 12 games and is 11-for-39 (.282) with a home run and five RBI in that time. Bride is hitting .259 with a .755 OPS and 27 RBI on the year.