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Cueto latches on with the defending World Series champions after an underwhelming, injury-plagued campaign last year with the Marlins. The 38-year-old veteran righty will presumably head to Triple-A Round Rock to serve as emergency starting pitching depth and is unlikely to wind up making an impact for fantasy managers at this extremely late juncture in his pretty remarkable 16-year career that dates back to 2008.

Arraez was more upset about striking out for the first time since Aug. 10 than he was about the knee. He’ll probably DH if he is in the lineup Tuesday, but that’s been his spot for the most part lately anyway.

Incredibly enough, Benintendi is now just one homer away from matching his career high from his first full season in 2017. He has 11 homers since the beginning of August after totaling just eight over the first four months. He has eight career two-homer games: three in 2017, two in 2021 and now three this year.

It’s not only the first time this year that a White Sox pitcher has allowed four runs and won, but it’s the first time a White Sox pitcher has allowed three runs and won. That had happened about 250 times across the league this year, but never with the Chris Getz’s club. Cannon had allowed a total of two runs in his previous three wins. This moves him to 4-10 with a 4.61 ERA ahead of his next start against the Padres.

Lol. Detmers gave the Angels quality starts against the Twins and Dodgers after being recalled at the beginning of the month, yet he completely fell apart against MLB’s worst team, giving up three homers to a club that had averaged 0.79 per game. We’ll probably peg Detmers as a 2025 sleeper if the Angels opt to move him this winter, but it’s pretty easy to see why his current team has been so frustrated with him.

Wagaman was primary a first baseman in the minors, but the Angels have him playing third in Anthony Rendon’s absence, and he came through tonight. The 27-year-old is now 4-for-20 as a big leaguer. It’s imperative that he finish strong if he expects to stick on the Angels’ 40-man this winter.

This is normally a pitching-type injury, but it appeared McArthur got hurt on a play at first base. If he requires an IL stint, as seems likely, he’ll miss the rest of the regular season.

No word yet on who will come up his place, but Trey Cabbage, Pedro León and César Salazar would seem to be the likely candidates. Jason Heyward will continue to get extra at-bats with Gamel sidelined.

Torkelson has hits in his last seven games as he continues to alternate hot and cold streaks. He’s 10-for-26 (.385) with four RBI in that time. He’s 28-for-102 (.274) with four home runs and 14 RBI in 27 game since being recalled from Triple-A. Torkelson is hitting .225 with a .661 OPS and 32 RBI overall on the year.

Keith’s home run was his 13th of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Seth Lugo in the fifth inning to bring the Tigers within a run. Keith was hitting .152 with no home runs on May 5th. Since then, he’s 114-for-392 (.291) with 13 home runs and 50 RBI in 108 games. A lot of players’ numbers would look better with their slow start removed, but there’s no question Keith has been one of the best rookies since the beginning of May. Having just turned 23 in August, Keith is one of the best young hitters in baseball. He’s hitting .263 with a .698 OPS and 58 RBI on the year.

Witt Jr.'s home run was his 32nd of the year. He hit a grand slam off Reese Olson in the third inning. Witt Jr’s stolen base was his 29th of the season. He’s putting the finishing touches on an incredible fantasy season that will have him off the board in the top three picks in 2025 drafts. Witt Jr. is hitting .332 with a .984 OPS and 108 RBI on the year.