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  • Luke Voit 1B | NYM

    Yankees' Luke Voit: Not starting Sunday

    Voit is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

    Voit is 1-for-32 over his last 10 games and will take a seat Sunday as the Yankees gear up for the ALDS. DJ LeMahieu receives the start at first base while Gio Urshela starts at the hot corner.

  • Yandy Diaz DH | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Returns from IL for finale

    Diaz (foot) was activated off the 60-day injured list ahead of Sunday's finale at Toronto, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

    Diaz has been sidelined with the bruised left foot since late July but will rejoin the Rays for the final game of the regular season. The 28-year-old will be limited to serving as the designated hitter during the playoffs, which begin with Wednesday's AL Wild Card Game in Oakland. Diaz will bat leadoff as the DH on Sunday, per Josh Tolentino of The Athletic.

  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: Sitting for season finale

    Guerrero (knee) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

    Guerrero was scratched from Saturday's lineup with right knee soreness, so it's not much of a surprise to see him held out Saturday. The 20-year-old figures to finish his rookie campaign with a .272/.339/.433 slash line, 15 home runs and 69 RBI in 123 games. Breyvic Valera will start at the hot corner in the season finale.

  • Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY

    Cubs' Anthony Rizzo: Sitting out finale

    Rizzo (ankle) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Cardinals.

    He last played Sept. 25, and with the Cubs out of the playoff mix, they will elect to hold him out for the season finale. Rizzo's injury is not expected to affect his offseason. Victor Caratini is starting at first base.

  • Nationals' Asdrubal Cabrera: Out of Sunday's lineup

    Cabrera is not in Sunday's lineup against the Indians.

    He is hitting .370 with two home runs over his last 10 games. Brian Dozier will man second base while hitting seventh.

  • Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT

    Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Sitting against southpaw

    O'Hearn is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against Minnesota.

    O'Hearn has a .794 OPS over 21 games in September but will sit for the second straight contest with lefty Martin Perez taking the mound for the Twins. Cheslor Cuthbert receives the start at first base in the season finale.

  • Pete Alonso 1B | BAL

    Mets' Pete Alonso: Breaks rookie home-run record

    Alonso went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Braves.

    Alonso delivered his 53rd homer of the season 415 feet to center field during the third inning to break Aaron Judge's all-time rookie record for home runs in a season. The young slugger has a .260/.359/.586 slash line with 30 doubles and 120 RBI in 160 games during his rookie campaign.

  • Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Homers twice, plates five in win

    Walker went 2-for-3 with a grand slam and a solo home run in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Padres.

    Walker opened the scoring with a solo shot in the second inning off Padres starter Garrett Richards. The first baseman then took reliever David Bednar deep in the seventh, putting an exclamation point on the comeback effort. Walker is up to 29 homers, 73 RBI and 85 runs scored while slashing .259/.349/.476 in 151 games.

  • Yandy Diaz DH | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Expected back Sunday

    Diaz (foot) is expected to be activated Sunday, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

    Diaz has been out with a bruised foot since late July but will be ready to go for the playoffs. He's expected to be limited to a designated hitter role.

  • Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY

    Cubs' Anthony Rizzo: Sits again Saturday

    Rizzo (ankle) remains on the bench Saturday against the Cardinals.

    Rizzo's sprained ankle is clearly still bothering him, as he hasn't played since Wednesday. With the Cubs out of the playoff picture, it's quite likely that he won't play again this season. Victor Caratini will be the first baseman Saturday.

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