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Susana came over to the Nationals from the Padres as part of the Juan Soto blockbuster back in 2022 just a few months after signing as the top-ranked international pitching prospect in his signing class. The 20-year-old righty has rocketed up dynasty prospect lists this season with a 4.47 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 83/30 K/BB ratio across 56 1/3 innings (14 starts) for Low-A Fredericksburg. The astronomical strikeout rate puts him on the map for fantasy purposes, even if he’s a few hyperspace jumps away from reaching the majors.

Well, he made it one game. Addison Barger replaced him in the lineup, with Ernie Clement moving from third base to short. Bichette is probably day-to-day.

Adams hit an infield single in the bottom of the 13th to give the Angels the victory. The 24-year-old also drew a walk in one of his better games. Adams seems likely to battle for a roster spot in 2025, but his chances of becoming a regular — and a fantasy relevant one, at that — seem slim.

Neto came off the bench to score the run. The steal is the 30th of the season for the 23-year-old, who has also registered 21 homers and a .735 OPS in his first full year. He may not become a star, but Neto has been a solid fantasy option, and should remain so in 2025.

Vaughn was responsible for the only run scored for the White Sox against Jack Kochanowicz. Even with the White Sox failing in historical — and we’re being honest — hysterical fashion, Vaughn has had some decent moments, and he’s now got a 1.007 OPS with four homers in September.

Shuster allowed one hit with one strikeout and no walks. The left-hander came up as a starter, but this appears to be his most effective role. Unfortunately, it doesn’t offer much fantasy relevance, and that’s especially true with so few strikeouts.

Kochanowicz was good. The Angels offense was not, so the solo homer he allowed to Andrew Vaughn was enough to prevent him from picking up a win. The right-hander struck out five and didn’t allow a walk while lowering his ERA to 4.56. There hasn’t been much middle ground for Kochanowicz; for every start like this there’s a couple that are objective failures. That’s true for a lot of 23-year-olds, and Kochanowicz might have just good enough stuff and command to be a backend starter for the foreseeable future.

After getting off to the start of his life this season (5-0, 2.25 ERA in 11 starts), Williams wound up missing 3 1/2 months with a flexor tendon strain. He’ll rejoin the Nationals having allowed two runs over 7 1/3 innings in two Double-A rehab starts. We wouldn’t trust him in mixed leagues versus a Cubs offense that’s been one of the best in baseball since the beginning of August.

He will play Thursday. Stanton is healthy, but the Yankees seem to think their better off with Alex Verdugo in the outfield and Aaron Judge at DH in these matchups against tough right-handers. Stanton is in a 4-for-34 slump at the moment, though he did go 3-for-8 with two RBI and three walks against the Red Sox over the weekend.

Dobnak has reemerged this year as someone who might be adequate as a middle reliever and spot starter, but since he’s guaranteed $3 million next year, there was no chance of him being claimed on waivers. He had a 5.87 ERA over 7 2/3 innings in his return to the majors last month.

Woodford will make his return to the rotation tonight against the Cardinals. He was 0-4 with a 6.95 ERA in four starts and two relief appearances for the Pirates before being removed from the 40-man last month.