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Pratt (illness) will start at shortstop and bat seventh Saturday against the Cardinals.

Pratt missed out on the starting nine Friday but entered the game off the bench, and he now seems to be feeling well enough to resume serving as Milwaukee's starting shortstop. The 22-year-old has enjoyed quite a bit of success at the plate this month, batting .306 (19-for-62) with 12 RBI, eight runs scored and six steals over 19 games.

Montgomery isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.

Montgomery has gone 11-for-23 with an RBI and six runs scored across the White Sox's last six games, but he'll begin Saturday's affair on the bench while Randal Grichuk, Brenton Doyle and Tristan Peters start across the outfield.

Meidroth (hamstring) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.

Meidroth will get another day off to recover from a hamstring issue that's been bothering him as the White Sox aim to get him as healthy as possible for the postseason. Sam Antonacci will start at second base as a result, opening up left field for Randal Grichuk.

Isbel isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.

The Royals will keep Isbel on the bench Saturday following his 1-for-3 performance during Friday's high-scoring loss. Isaac Collins, John Rave and Jac Caglianone will start across the outfield while Isbel rests.

Garcia isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.

Garcia will sit out Kansas City's penultimate game of the season after going 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored Friday. Josh Rojas will fill in at third base and bat eighth.

Nola will start Saturday's game against the Rays, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

The Phillies will send Nola back to the mound Saturday after just two days' rest as they look to clinch the final wild-card spot in the National League. Because the 33-year-old just threw six innings Wednesday against the Brewers, the Phillies will likely limit him to around two or three innings Saturday before turning things over to their bullpen.

May will start Saturday's game against the Cardinals in Milwaukee, Hunter Baumgardt of Fox Sports 920 Milwaukee reports.

May will pick up one final start to close out the regular season, but as was the case in his prior two outings, he's likely to be subject to a limited workload. He covered just 2.1 innings in a start Sept. 18 in Baltimore, then was lifted after two innings and 36 pitches in Tuesday's loss to the Phillies. Since May will be taking the hill on the three days' rest Saturday and the Brewers are aiming to keep him fresh for the playoffs, it's reasonable to expect him to be capped at around two or three innings.

The Diamondbacks recalled Del Castillo from Triple-A Reno on Saturday.

Del Castillo will return to the big leagues for the final weekend of the regular season after smacking three home runs in his final six games at Triple-A. He'll replace Jesus Sanchez on the active roster and will likely be in the mix to work as the team's designated hitter.

The Diamondbacks designated Sanchez for assignment Saturday.

Sanchez will lose his spot on Arizona's active and 40-man rosters after going 2-for-15 with a walk and five strikeouts across six games since being claimed Sept. 14. Adrian Del Castillo will come up from the minors to replace Sanchez and could see time as the team's designated hitter.

Ralston will start Saturday's game against Atlanta in Miami, Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com reports.

The 29-year-old rookie right-hander will be making his first MLB start and his first start at any level of the professional ranks since 2022. Between his stops with Miami and Triple-A Jacksonville this season, Ralston hasn't tossed more than three innings, so he's unlikely to work more than once through the batting order Saturday before turning the game over to the Marlins bullpen.