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Sanchez gave up five hits, walked one and struck out four. He allowed a three-run home run to Nico Hoerner. Overall, Sanchez wasn’t efficient with his pitches. He was pulled before he could complete five innings with 94 pitches, which cost him the win in a game the Phillies once led 8-4. Sanchez finished the season with 11-9 with a 3.32 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 153 strikeouts in 181 2/3 innings. It’s the first season for Sanchez with 30 starts and while he’s not quite a strikeout per inning guy, his 3.19 xFIP this year suggests his plus ratios weren’t a fluke.

It feels weird highlighting Ohtani in a game in which he went without a homer or a steal, but he did reach 400 total bases, making him the first player to get to that milestone since Barry Bonds in 2001. He had four tonight, though his double was a blooper that would have been caught if Jurickson Profar hadn’t been playing so deep. Of course, it’s easy to understand why Profar was playing that deep. With the win, the Dodgers clinched the NL West, giving them 11 division title in 12 years.

Buehler got one strikeout and three missed swings in his 71-pitch outing tonight. Eight of the 18 balls in play against him were hit hard. He’s probably clinched a spot in the Dodgers’ postseason rotation, but that’s less because of his performance and more because of all of the team’s injuries. He ends the regular season 1-6 with a 5.38 ERA and a 64/8 K/BB in 75 1/3 innings.

Musgrove turned in six scoreless innings, but he and Tanner Scott combined to give up five runs in the seventh, and Scott wound up taking the loss. Before that seventh inning, Musgrove was working on a streak of 18 scoreless innings. One imagines he’ll join Dylan Cease and Michael King in the planned rotation for the best-of-three Wild Card series next week. The order just needs to be determined; Cease figures to go in Game 1, making it a tough call between Musgrove and Michael King in Game 2.

The NL batting title is probably down to Arraez (.312) and Marcell Ozuna (.310), unless Shohei Ohtani (.305) keeps up his recent pace and goes like 9-for-12 this weekend. Arraez, who won batting titles in the AL in 2022 and the NL last year, is getting lots of props for his lack of strikeouts, but he’s currently in a 2-for-28 slump.

Pérez could start one of the following two days, but the Padres are listing those two games as TBAs right now. Thursday’s loss to the Dodgers ruined the Padres’ chances of winning the AL West, but they are locked in as the top Wild Card, meaning they’ll be hosting the D-backs, Mets or Braves next week.

The Twins are now two behind the Royals and Tigers with three to play. Edwards went 6-for-13 with three RBI in the series to help spoil things for Minnesota. He has to be viewed as a top-100 player for 2025, given his .319 average and 31 steals in 67 games. If only he had a major league offense supporting him, he could be a true fantasy superstar.

A Carlos Correa homer was the only damage, even though Bellozo allowed five other hits. He winds up the year with a nice 3.67 ERA in 13 starts, though his 44/21 K/BB and 15 homers surrendered in 68 2/3 innings are discouraging. He’ll probably open next year back in Triple-A, but he should again see plenty of time in the majors.

Tinoco gave up the tying run in the eighth before pitching a scoreless ninth and sending the game to extra innings. The Marlins wound up winning in 13, with the bullpen finishing with a win (Anthony Maldonado), a save (Shane McCaughan), three holds and two blown saves in the contest. Tinoco should remain the favorite for saves on the club this weekend.

Festa struck out five and walked one. He might be sent down Friday, just because the Twins can make such a move, but he should be a factor in the postseason if the Twins advance. Alas, that seems quite unlikely at this point. Festa’s regular season ends at 2-6 with a 4.80 ERA and a fine 77/23 K/BB in 65 innings. He’s a definite sleeper for 2025.

Both walks were intentional, and some help would have been nice tonight. Correa’s homer was his first in 10 games since he came off the injured list. He’s hit 14 in 85 games this season, and his .313/.390/.522 line has made him one of the AL’s very best players when he’s been able to take the field.