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Fraley filled up the box score in the Reds’ victory over the Braves to start the day — going 3-for-5 with a homer, two RBI and a stolen base — but that wasn’t enough to earn his way into the lineup against left-hander Chris Sale for the second game of the twin bill. Austin Slater will start in right field and will bat seventh as the Reds look to sweep the doubleheader on Wednesday.

Biggio was signed by the Giants after he was designated for assignment and refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Oklahoma City. The 29-year-old will be able to potentially help Atlanta in the regular season, but Atlanta will need to do some finagling to get him on a playoff roster since he wasn’t in the organization before August 31. There’s no fantasy upside here even if Biggio were to play every game.

Santana went 0-for-2 before exiting. The 38-year-old was replaced in the lineup by Kyle Farmer. Santana should be considered day-to-day with a good chance to be back in the lineup in the coming days.

Correa talked to Rosenthal on Saturday, and that the last two days have been the best he’s felt running. He also acknowledged that there’s no set timetable, and that because plantar fasciitis is such a “weird” injury, there could be a setback at anytime. There’s still three weeks left in the year so a return seems very plausible, but fantasy managers will have to remain patient and can’t rely on Correa to be back in the lineup anytime (relatively) soon.

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.