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Wilson is a threat for saves in the White Sox pen following the Michael Kopech deal, but this obviously won’t help matters. John Brebbia is probably the favorite for saves at this point, but even so, he seems like a weak choice in shallow leagues.

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.

Kelly didn’t look bothered by his hamstring at all, which is good. So is allowing just one run over six innings. What’s not good is having your offense score only two runs for you, and your bullpen blowing the lead you left with an inning later. Still, a very solid start for Kelly where he allows just two hits and strikes out five against two walks. It lowers his ERA to 4.00, and he’ll look to lower it some more against the Brewers over the weekend.

This was Senzatela’s first time on the mound for the Rockies since May 10 of last year, and it didn’t start very well. He gave up a single to Corbin Carroll and a 460-foot bomb to Ketel Marte, but the 29-year-old was able to settle down and get through the rest of the start scoreless. Senzatela was once an intriguing streamer when he wasn’t pitching in Coors Field, but fantasy managers obviously shouldn’t trust him in any outings in 2024.