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Gray will join Lance Lynn in finishing the season on the IL for the Cardinals, which will probably lead to an extra start for Steven Matz. Gray ends the year 13-9 with a 3.84 ERA. He struck out 200 batters for the second time in his career, finishing with a 203/39 K/BB in 166 1/3 innings.

It has been a trying season for Murphy, but his long ball was arguably the biggest hit of the Braves’ entire season to this point. He broke up a 0-0 tie in the fourth inning and that was all Max Fried would need as he made mince meat of the Royals’ lineup. The homer was just Murphy’s 10th of the season to go along with a paltry .197 batting average.

On most nights, Singer would have pitched well enough to win. However, he went up against Max Fried in this one who was a man on a mission. Nevertheless, Singer forced at least four swings-and-misses on each of his sinker, slider, and sweeper as he mostly held the Braves at bay. His only mistake came on an 0-2 sweeper against Sean Murphy that caught a little too much of the plate and wound up in the left field seats. Singer will be on the Royals’ playoff roster as their fourth starter, should he be needed.

Schanuel is dealing with a right leg bruise, and there’s no reason for the Angels to play a less-than-100 percent player as they just try and avoid 100 losses. Niko Kavadas gets the start a first in his absence.

Fabian is down with Ezequiel Duran off the paternity list. Fabian didn’t get a hit while playing in just three games and picking up five at-bats while with the Rangers. He’ll be organizational depth in 2025.

Rocker is optioned after throwing 4 2/3 innings in a loss to the Athletics on Thursday where he allowed three runs and took a loss. The 24-year-old took a massive step forward in 2024, and has a chance to have some relevance in 2025.

Leiter and Kumar Rocker — former teammates at Vanderbilt — were both optioned down. Leiter showed some good moments in his rookie campaign, but there’s work to be done before he can be trusted as a fantasy option.

Duran added to his family, and now will have a chance to add some hits to his final stats over the final three games against the Angels.

Robert gives the Rangers a fresh arm in the bullpen. The right-hander takes the roster spot of Jack Leiter with Leiter sent back to Round Rock.

Church will be an option for the Rangers’ bullpen for the final three games of the season, and make his MLB debut if/when he gets into a game versus the Angels over the weekend. A good showing will help at least a little in his chance to make the Texas roster in 2025.

The Dodgers have clinched the NL West and a bye from the Wild Card round, and Roberts told reporters he “doesn’t see a world” where Freeman isn’t in the lineup for Game 1 of that series. It does mean that the first baseman will all but assuredly miss the final three games of the year, but the 35-year-old star should be back in the middle of the Los Angeles lineup for the playoffs.