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Fried did not factor into the decision Tuesday, allowing one run on four hits and two walks over five innings in a 7-6 win over the Phillies. He struck out six.

The 29-year-old left-hander's sole earned run came via the long ball when Nick Castellanos took him deep in the second inning. Fried blanked Philadelphia otherwise, but despite leaving with a 6-1 lead, he settled for a no-decision due to Philadelphia's late comeback. Tuesday's outing marked Fried's sixth consecutive start in which he limited the opposition to three or fewer earned runs, posting a 4-0 record with a 2.78 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 36:10 K:BB across 35.2 innings during that span. Fried is slated for a rematch with the Phillies in his next start, which is tentatively scheduled for early next week.

Diaz (9-4) earned the win Tuesday against Detroit, recording a strikeout over a scoreless inning.

Diaz shut down the Tigers in the bottom of the ninth inning, retiring all three batters faced for his third straight scoreless outing. He then benefited from a game-winning RBI single by Tyler Stephenson in the top of the 10th inning to earn his ninth win. Diaz has a 2.19 ERA and 80:29 K:BB over 61.2 innings this season.

Williamson did not factor into the decision Tuesday, allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks over four innings against the Tigers. He struck out four.

Williamson returned from the COVID-19-related injured list Tuesday and lasted only four innings, his shortest outing since July 6. The 25-year-old rookie looked especially rusty during a 29-pitch first inning in which he allowed three runs on five hits. Williamson will look to bounce back in his next start, which is slated to come on the road against the Mets this weekend.

Megill will serve as the Brewers' opening pitcher for Wednesday's game against the Marlins, Sophia Minnaert of Bally Sports Wisconsin reports.

After giving up just one run and striking out 22 batters through 11.2 innings since Aug. 16, Megill will get an opportunity to make his first MLB start. Given that Megill hasn't thrown more than two innings in any of his appearances this season, he's unlikely to work more than once through the order before turning the game over to the bullpen. Wednesday would have been Colin Rea's turn in the rotation, so he'll presumably work as a bulk reliever behind Megill.

Selby will serve as the Pirates' opening pitcher for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Selby's last outing as an opener came Sept. 6 against Milwaukee, with the 25-year-old surrendering three runs in just one inning. He holds an 8.64 ERA through 16.2 frames on the season. The Pirates aren't likely to have Selby work more than an inning or two before he turns the game over to Quinn Priester, who is expected to be called up from Triple-A Indianapolis to serve as a bulk reliever.

Nationals manager Davey Martinez said Rutledge will make his major-league debut Wednesday against Pittsburgh, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

Rutledge began the season with Double-A Harrisburg and has posted a 4.44 ERA and 1.51 WHIP through 50.2 innings since being promoted to Triple-A Rochester in June. The 24-year-old righty doesn't strike batters out at a particularly high rate (7.9 K/9), and he's struggled with walks (5.4 BB/9) since reaching Triple-A, so fantasy managers would be wise to temper expectations as Rutledge makes his first major-league start.

Canha was removed from Tuesday's game against Miami due to left wrist soreness, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

No details regarding the severity of Canha's injury have been released, but the 34-year-old should be considered day-to-day until more is known. Joey Wiemer replaced Canha in the third inning of Tuesday's contest and could see an uptick in opportunities should Canha miss a few games.

The Padres announced Tuesday that Darvish (elbow) has officially been shut down for the rest of the season, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

Darvish was placed on the 15-day injured list Aug. 28 due to a bone spur in his right elbow. His recovery has been slower than expected, so he'll turn his focus to rest and rehab over the next few weeks while the Padres play out the string on a non-playoff-contending season. The 37-year-old righty will finish the 2023 campaign with a 4.56 ERA and 1.30 WHIP alongside a 141:43 K:BB through 136.1 innings.

Contreras was removed from Tuesday's game against Baltimore with a right hand contusion, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

It's unclear how serious the injury that caused Contreras' removal is, but he was replaced by Andrew Knizner after the fifth inning. Contreras should be considered day-to-day going forward.

Gorman was removed from Tuesday's game against the Orioles due to right hamstring tightness, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Gorman had to leave Tuesday's game after injuring himself while legging out an infield single in the second inning. There's still no word on how severe Gorman's injury is, but the Cardinals will likely offer more details before Wednesday's contest. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for the time being.