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American League

Team	SP #1	SP #2	SP #3	SP #4	SP #5
ATH	J. SpringsJeffrey Springs	L. SeverinoLuis Severino	J. Lopez Elbow: Out for the season Jacob Lopez Elbow: Out for the season	L. MoralesLuis Morales	J. Perkins Shoulder: Out for the season Jack Perkins Shoulder: Out for the season
BAL	T. RogersTrevor Rogers	K. BradishKyle Bradish	D. KremerDean Kremer	T. SuganoTomoyuki Sugano	T. WellsTyler Wells
BOS	G. CrochetGarrett Crochet	B. BelloBrayan Bello	C. EarlyConnelly Early	K. HarrisonKyle Harrison	J. De LeonJose De Leon
CHW	S. SmithShane Smith	D. MartinDavis Martin	Y. GomezYoendrys Gomez	S. BurkeSean Burke	M. Perez Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Martin Perez Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026
CLE	G. WilliamsGavin Williams	T. BibeeTanner Bibee	L. AllenLogan Taylor Allen	S. CecconiSlade Cecconi	J. CantilloJoey Cantillo
DET	T. SkubalTarik Skubal	J. FlahertyJack Flaherty	C. MizeCasey Mize	T. MeltonTroy Melton	K. MonteroKeider Montero
HOU	H. BrownHunter Brown	F. ValdezFramber Valdez	S. Arrighetti Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Spencer Arrighetti Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	C. JavierCristian Javier	J. AlexanderJason Alexander
KC	C. RagansCole Ragans	M. WachaMichael Wacha	N. CameronNoah Cameron	M. LorenzenMichael Lorenzen	S. KolekStephen Kolek
LAA	Y. Kikuchi Forearm: Out for the season Yusei Kikuchi Forearm: Out for the season	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	M. FarrisMitch Farris	C. DanaCaden Dana	S. AldegheriSamuel Aldegheri
MIN	J. RyanJoe Ryan	P. Lopez Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Pablo Lopez Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	B. OberBailey Ober	Z. MatthewsZebby Matthews	S. Woods RichardsonSimeon Woods Richardson
NYY	M. FriedMax Fried	C. RodonCarlos Rodon	C. SchlittlerCameron Schlittler	L. GilLuis Gil	W. WarrenWill Warren
SEA	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	G. KirbyGeorge Kirby	B. Woo Mariners' Bryan Woo: Tentatively in line for Game 5 Bryan Woo Mariners' Bryan Woo: Tentatively in line for Game 5	L. Gilbert Mariners' Logan Gilbert: Gives up three in brief ALCS start Logan Gilbert Mariners' Logan Gilbert: Gives up three in brief ALCS start	B. MillerBryce Miller
TB	D. RasmussenDrew Rasmussen	R. PepiotRyan Pepiot	S. BazShane Baz	A. HouserAdrian Houser	I. SeymourIan Seymour
TEX	N. Eovaldi Groin: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Nathan Eovaldi Groin: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026	J. deGromJacob deGrom	M. KellyMerrill Kelly	J. LeiterJack Leiter	T. MahleTyler Mahle
TOR	K. Gausman Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman: Picks up tough-luck loss in Game 1 Kevin Gausman Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman: Picks up tough-luck loss in Game 1	S. Bieber Blue Jays' Shane Bieber: Drawing start for Game 3 Shane Bieber Blue Jays' Shane Bieber: Drawing start for Game 3	T. Yesavage Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage: Hit with loss in ALCS Game 2 Trey Yesavage Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage: Hit with loss in ALCS Game 2	M. Scherzer Blue Jays' Max Scherzer: Likely on tap for Game 4 start Max Scherzer Blue Jays' Max Scherzer: Likely on tap for Game 4 start	C. BassittChris Bassitt

National League

Team	SP #1	SP #2	SP #3	SP #4	SP #5
ARI	Z. GallenZac Gallen	R. NelsonRyne Nelson	E. RodriguezEduardo Rodriguez	B. PfaadtBrandon Pfaadt	C. Mena Shoulder: Out for the season Cristian Mena Shoulder: Out for the season
ATL	C. SaleChris Sale	S. StriderSpencer Strider	S. Schwellenbach Elbow: Out for the season Spencer Schwellenbach Elbow: Out for the season	G. Holmes Elbow: Out for the season Grant Holmes Elbow: Out for the season	R. Lopez Shoulder: Out for the season Reynaldo Lopez Shoulder: Out for the season
CHC	C. Horton Ribs: Expected to be out until at least Oct 13 Cade Horton Ribs: Expected to be out until at least Oct 13	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	S. ImanagaShota Imanaga	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	C. ReaColin Rea
CIN	H. GreeneHunter Greene	A. AbbottAndrew Abbott	Z. LittellZack Littell	B. SingerBrady Singer	B. Williamson Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Brandon Williamson Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026
COL	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	G. MarquezGerman Marquez	T. GordonTanner Gordon	M. BrownMcCade Brown	B. BlalockBradley Blalock
LAD	Y. YamamotoYoshinobu Yamamoto	S. OhtaniShohei Ohtani	B. Snell Dodgers' Blake Snell: Shines in NLCS Game 1 Blake Snell Dodgers' Blake Snell: Shines in NLCS Game 1	T. GlasnowTyler Glasnow	C. KershawClayton Kershaw
MIA	E. PerezEury Perez	S. AlcantaraSandy Alcantara	E. CabreraEdward Cabrera	R. WeathersRyan Weathers	J. JunkJanson Junk
MIL	F. PeraltaFreddy Peralta	Q. Priester Brewers' Quinn Priester: Fires four strong innings vs. LA Quinn Priester Brewers' Quinn Priester: Fires four strong innings vs. LA	J. QuintanaJose Quintana	L. Henderson Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Oct 24 Logan Henderson Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Oct 24	B. Woodruff Lat: Expected to be out until at least Oct 24 Brandon Woodruff Lat: Expected to be out until at least Oct 24
NYM	D. PetersonDavid Peterson	N. McLeanNolan McLean	B. SproatBrandon Sproat	J. TongJonah Tong	S. ManaeaSean Manaea
PHI	C. SanchezCristopher Sanchez	R. SuarezRanger Suarez	J. LuzardoJesus Luzardo	A. NolaAaron Nola	W. BuehlerWalker Buehler
PIT	P. SkenesPaul Skenes	M. KellerMitch Keller	J. OviedoJohan Oviedo	M. BurrowsMichael Burrows	B. ChandlerBubba Chandler
SD	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	D. CeaseDylan Cease	M. KingMichael King	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	N. Cortes Biceps: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 Nestor Cortes Biceps: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026
SF	L. WebbLogan Webb	R. RayRobbie Ray	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	K. TengKai-Wei Teng	T. McDonaldTrevor McDonald
STL	S. GraySonny Gray	M. LiberatoreMatthew Liberatore	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	M. McGreevyMichael McGreevy	A. PallanteAndre Pallante
WAS	C. CavalliCade Cavalli	B. LordBrad Lord	J. IrvinJake Irvin	A. AlvarezAndrew Alvarez	M. Gore Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026 MacKenzie Gore Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2026

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