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Kuhl has been one of the White Sox’s most trusted relievers, but that didn’t earn him a chance to finish out the year with the team. He wound up with a 5.06 ERA in 53 1/3 innings, all of which came after June 16.

The Mets haven’t decided on a Game 2 starter, but it seems likely it’ll be Luis Severino if New York needs to win the game. It’ll likely be a bullpen game for the Mets if Megill get the job done and New York clinches their postseason berth, as they’ll have nothing to play for in Game 2. The Diamondbacks need one of the two teams to sweep, but outside of spite, neither team will have anything to play for if the other gets a win in the first game.

Don’t let Weathers’ mid-season finger injury distract you from what was a solid breakout campaign. He had all four of his pitches working and even got some swings-and-misses with his sweeper against right-handed batters. That pitch has grown into a great compliment to his excellent changeup and he’s set up well for success in 2025.

Espada noted that he’s growing more optimistic that Alvarez will be able to work in the Wild Card series against the Tigers beginning Tuesday, but there are still some boxes to check off. The 27-year-old will likely DH in those games if he can play, but obviously the offensive prowess in his left-handed bat can make an impact from the designated hitter position.

Bride hit a dribbler in the first inning that turned into two runs and that would be all the Marlins needed to end their season with a win. This latter part of the season has just gone that way for Bride who has a 12 RBI and a 1.007 OPS over his last 15 games. He has quietly worked his way into the Marlins’ 2025 plans with his strong second half.

Pitching behind opener Anthony Banda, Knack worked the second through fifth innings today and kept the Dodgers in a game in which they failed to score until the eighth. At this point, Knack likely rates as the Dodgers’ fourth starter in the postseason, though they could keep using openers in front of him. He’d likely get bumped if Clayton Kershaw can make it back.

A fitting way to end the season for Feltner. He was a league-average pitcher and gave the Rockies 12 quality starts in 30 tries, yet he winds up with a 3-10 record to go along with his 4.49 ERA. He’ll certainly be one of the Rockies’ five starters again next year, and he’d be something who would be rather interesting if he didn’t have to deal with Coors Field.

Ohtani missed out on the triple crown, finishing second to Luis Arraez for the batting title (.314 to .310). He ends the year first in the majors in runs scored (134), second to Aaron Judge in homers (54), RBI (130) and OPS (1.036) and second to Elly De La Cruz in steals (59). He is, of course, the first 50 HR/50 SB player ever. He’s the first Dodger ever to reach 50 homers in a season. He’s the 16th in the expansion era to reach 130 runs and 130 RBI, joining Aaron Judge in 2022 as the active players in that club. His 410 total bases make for the highest total since anyone has put up since 2001.

McMahon was an All-Star this year, and no one is going to understand why a few years from now. He’ll end up with a 93 or 94 OPS+ this year after coming in at 98, 98 and 95 the previous three years. He hit 20 homers, putting him at 20-23 for the fourth straight year. McMahon is still good enough defensively that he’s an asset as a regular, but none of his little offensive breakthroughs have ever held up. It’s quite possible that he’d take a step forward with another team, but the Rockies missed out on their best chance to get value for him at this year’s trade deadline.

Nola did not have an easy time with the Nationals in his final tune up before the postseason despite the win and decent final line. His knuckle curve was working the first time through the order, but he wound up needing to throw too many for strikes as the game wore on and didn’t have the best feel for either his fastball or sinker. In turn, Washington had constant traffic on the bases and Nola was pulled before recording an out in the sixth inning. The Phillies would hope he can level out before the NLDS next week.

Schwarber set the tone for this game, drawing a seven-pitch walk and coming around to score and later smacked a two-run single that added insurance to the Phillies’ lead. He’s heading to the playoffs on a high note with an .894 OPS over his last 30 games.