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  • Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Idle for regular-season finale

    Torkelson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

    With the Tigers clinching a playoff spot Saturday, manager A.J. Hinch will rest several key regulars in the regular-season finale in advance of the wild-card round. Along with Torkelson, Dillon Dingler, Gleyber Torres, and Riley Greene will all sit out Sunday.

  • Astros' Christian Walker: Two more homers in win

    Walker went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Angels.

    Walker's bat has sparked late in the season. He has gone 9-for-25 (.360) over his last six games while smacking four homers in that span, giving him 27 long balls on the year. He's added a .238/.297/.421 slash line with 88 RBI, 72 runs scored, two stolen bases and 24 doubles over 154 contests. His rate stats have been down across the board, but staying relatively healthy has kept his counting stats from dropping too far.

  • Coby Mayo 3B | BAL

    Orioles' Coby Mayo: Swats 11th homer

    Mayo went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Yankees.

    The rookie spoiled a combined shutout bid for the Orioles' AL East rivals when he took Paul Blackburn deep in the eighth inning. Mayo has a mediocre .694 OPS over 291 plate appearances on the season, but the 23-year-old is ending the campaign on a high note as he stakes a claim to the starting first base job in 2026, batting .410 (16-for-39) over his last 14 games with four of his 11 homers on the year.

  • Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Smacks another solo homer

    Aranada went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during the Rays' 5-1 loss to the Blue Jays on Saturday.

    The Rays struggled to generate any offense in Saturday's loss, though Aranda supplied the team's only run with a solo homer off Yariel Rodriguez in the sixth inning. Aranda has belted a home run in each of the two games he's played in since returning from the IL on Friday and is up to 14 on the year. He has an .883 OPS with 55 runs, 22 doubles and 56 RBI across 417 plate appearances this season.

  • Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA

    Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Sitting Saturday

    Schanuel is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Astros.

    Schanuel will take a seat after going 0-for-4 in the series opener against Houston. Oswald Peraza will draw the start at first base and bat seventh in Schanuel's place.

  • Josh Naylor 1B | SEA

    Mariners' Josh Naylor: Sitting Saturday

    Naylor (groin) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers.

    Naylor's groin tightened up on him while he collected his 30th steal of the season Friday, and he'll remain out for at least one more game Saturday. His absence will open up first base for Luke Raley, who will bat seventh against right-hander Tyler Glasnow.

  • Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS

    Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Idle Saturday

    Gonzalez isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

    Gonzalez will stay put in the dugout Saturday following the Red Sox's postseason-clinching victory Friday. Nick Sogard will fill in as Boston's second baseman and bat ninth.

  • Astros' Christian Walker: Slugs homer No. 25

    Walker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Angels.

    The veteran first baseman took Kyle Hendricks deep in the fourth inning to open the scoring. Walker had a rough start to his first campaign in Houston, but since the beginning of July he's slashing .261/.316/.467, a performance in line with his last few years with Arizona. Friday's homer was Walker's 25th, a mark he's reached in four straight seasons, and he needs four more RBI in the final two games to reach 90 for the third time in his career.

  • Josh Naylor 1B | SEA

    Mariners' Josh Naylor: Fighting groin tightness

    Naylor was pulled from Friday's game against the Dodgers with minor groin tightness, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

    Naylor seemingly suffered the injury while stealing second base in the third inning Friday, leading to his eventual removal in the fifth. The fact that his groin issue is being described as minor is a good sign that he'll be healthy for Seattle's postseason run, although the M's may still err on the side of caution and hold him out for the final few games of the regular season. Naylor's steal Friday was his 30th of the season, a stunning career high for a player whose previous best was only 10, and who had a total of 25 career pilfers coming into 2025.

  • Josh Naylor 1B | SEA

    Mariners' Josh Naylor: Exits with injury

    Naylor was removed from Friday's game against the Dodgers with an apparent injury, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

    Naylor was visibly uncomfortable after swiping second base in the third inning of Friday's contest, and he was eventually lifted for a pinch hitter in the fifth. The Mariners will take a closer look at him to determine what the issue is and should relay their findings in the near future.

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