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Freeman had been shelved since the end of March due to a lumbar stress reaction. He had already been rehabbing at Triple-A Round Rock, so he’ll remain there in an everyday role where he’ll continue to function as extra infield depth for the Rangers.

Cantillo only struck out one while issuing a career-high seven walks. That won’t help his ERA indicators, but he managed to get the job done in a favorable matchup. This outing started out ugly with three walks, a hit-by-pitch, and an error through the first two innings. The Guardians went on to rally in the top of the ninth for a comeback victory, their seventh straight. Cantillo’s next start lines up at home against Toronto.

Rodriguez struck out four and walked one. He’s now allowed one earned run over his past two starts, spanning 12 2/3 innings. Rodriguez had an obscene 8.54 ERA through his first nine outings of 2026, but it’s down to 6.03 following Wednesday’s performance. His ERA, K-BB%, and other peripheral stats have all improved meaningfully in August. He’ll look to keep it going next time out against the Yankees.

Cleveland trailed by one heading into the top of the ninth before taking a one-run lead. That gave Sabrowski the chance to slam the door, which he did. Cade Smith had 35 of the club’s 39 saves entering Wednesday, but he was unavailable after pitching three of the past four days. Sabrowski is a valuable reliever to roster in saves-plus-holds formats, but he won’t have standalone 5x5 value while Smith is healthy.

Watson was summoned to protect a one-run lead in the top of the ninth, but he allowed two earned runs on three hits and a walk, squandering the save opportunity. Ben Joyce was seemingly unavailable, as he has yet to pitch on back-to-back days since joining the big league club on August 5.

One of Bazzana’s RBI was a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth, giving Cleveland a 4-3 lead. He’s hit second in each of the past two games with Chase DeLauter sidelined by a hamstring injury. Given that DeLauter could pinch-hit on Wednesday, Bazzana will likely go back to hitting in the middle-to-lower half of the lineup when he plays. Angel Genao has been cutting into his playing time lately. Bazzana had a torrid May after he was first called up, but he hasn’t been as productive since. He’s at nine homers, 18 stolen bases, and a 101 wRC+ through his first 99 career games.

It was generally assumed that Correa would miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn tendon in his ankle back in mid-May. The 31-year-old has been ramping up baseball activities in recent weeks with the goal of making it back this season. He won’t make a significant fantasy impact, but he’s worth stashing in extremely deep leagues where he was dropped.

Luzardo allowed one hit and three walks to pick up his 12th win of the season and help Philadelphia avoid a potential sweep. The left-hander is tracking towards being an early-round starting pitcher in fantasy drafts next spring. He’s on pace to exceed 30 starts for the third time over the past four years while recording the highest average fastball velocity of his career. Luzardo is the fourth starter to eclipse the 200-strikeout plateau this season. He’ll be on the road against the Diamondbacks next time out.

Harper’s two-run blast in the top of the first extended his on-base streak to a career-best 29 games. In the bottom half of the inning, he made a leaping catch in right field to rob Julio Rodríguez of extra bases. He’s up to 27 long balls this season, tying the mark he reached last year. The last time he hit more than 30 was back in 2021, when he finished with 35. Wednesday’s homer also marked the 390th of his career.

Schwarber is the first player to 40 homers this season, a mark he has reached four times in his career. All four have come in the past five years with the Phillies, tying Ryan Howard for the most 40-homer campaigns in franchise history. Wednesday’s three-run blast was also the 380th of his career, putting him on track for a meaningful milestone early in 2027. The Phillies had won nine straight before dropping the first two of this three-game set with the Mariners. Schwarber’s efforts helped them avoid the sweep.

Woo struck out five and allowed two homers on the afternoon. He served up a two-run shot to Bryce Harper in the first and a three-run blast to Kyle Schwarber in the second. The right-hander was making his first start since August 16 after his weekend outing was skipped due to shoulder soreness. Philadelphia is a tough matchup to return to after a longer-than-usual gap between starts. Woo will look to rebound next time out against the Red Sox at Fenway.