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Martini is a near-lock to elect free agency and search for an opportunity elsewhere after being removed last week from Colorado’s 40-man roster. The 34-year-old journeyman outfielder hit .225/.288/.294 in 111 plate appearances over 43 games this season for the Rockies.

Completely overpowering, 10 of Duran’s 21 pitches in this ninth inning were at least 100 mph and 16 came in at least 98 mph. He hasn’t blown a save since late July and it was nice to see him look dominant after letting up a run and taking a loss in two of his last three appearances.

De La Cruz took Dodgers reliever Seth Halvorsen deep with a 391-foot blast to right field in the third inning. It was his 28th round-tripper of the season. The electrifying 24-year-old superstar has delivered when it matters most for fantasy managers, blasting seven home runs in 14 games since the start of September.

The Nationals literally could not get Bohm out here. The three walks he drew were three of 13 total by Washington pitchers in this game and the first time Bohm walked thrice since June of the 2021 season. He had a catastrophic first half of the season, but has been red-hot since the All-Star break with a .314/.383/.461 slash line as the Phillies push towards the postseason.

Betts reached base safely in four of his five plate appearances, but the Dodgers wound up going 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position in a narrow loss to Cincinnati.

In a game where the Nationals were shut out by Zack Wheeler and the Phillies’ bullpen, Lile accounted for exactly half of their four total hits. Similar to last season, it’s been a strong half for the left-handed hitting outfielder with an .823 OPS, 11 home runs, and six stolen bases since the All-Star break.

Intending to work behind an opener, Cornelio had to come on and relieve Jared Simpson in the first inning after he walked four of the first six batters he faced with one single between them. That immediately forced Cornelio into a pressure-packed situation with the bases loaded, one out, and two runs home already. He got out of that jam though and was able to keep the Phillies off the board for a few more frames. Will Dion came on after him and struck out two also without allowing a run in 2 2/3 innings. The Nationals continue to deploy these two in bulk outings and each are likely to get one or two more before the season’s over, the next probably coming against the Tigers on the road next week.

Abbott was all over the place from a control standpoint, matching a season-high with five walks, while finishing with five strikeouts. He gave up only three hits with an RBI double by Will Smith accounting for the lone tally against him. He was lifted with two outs in the fifth inning after throwing 98 pitches (52 strikes). He’s in line for a challenging road matchup against the Athletics on Tuesday.

Apart from two solo home runs, Martinez was effective yet again here. Both Tommy White and Henry Bolte took him deep in the second inning, but the Athletics didn’t have many scoring chances besides those long balls. At the same time, he only forced four total swings-and-misses as he relied on his sinker a bit more than usual and the Rays yanked him after just five innings and 72 pitches. That certainly hurts in quality start leagues and Martinez is set to close the season with a potentially scary two-start week against the Yankees and Phillies next week with both games coming on the road.

Zack Gelof put some fear into Sulser and the Rays when he sent a flyout 407 feet to the warning track in center field in a one run game, but it was caught. According to Baseball Savant, that would have been a home run in 16 of 30 ballparks, so Sulser was lucky to give up that deep fly ball at home in the Trop. It was his first save since May 5th and he got this opportunity because Rays’ closer Bryan Baker had just pitched in three of their last four games.

Part of the Rays’ platoon brigade, DeLuca notched two early hits off the Athletics’ left-handed starter Brady Basso and helped Tampa Bay build an early lead. With a .281 batting average against lefties this season, DeLuca consistently hits in the heart of the order against them and is a solid deep league, daily streamer on Friday and Saturday with two more lefties on the schedule.