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Walker went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Athletics.

Walker has reclaimed some power this week, going yard twice over his last three games. He is 6-for-20 (.300) across his last five contests after a brutal 0-for-20 stretch from Sept. 11-18. The first baseman is batting .223 with a .710 OPS, 27 homers, 84 RBI, 69 runs scored, 25 doubles and one triple across 153 games this season.

Paredes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Athletics.

Paredes has three homers over his last five games. The infielder is up to 24 long balls and 93 RBI on the season, both being his best marks in the last three seasons. He's also batting .261 with an .804 OPS, 27 doubles, 66 runs scored and no stolen bases over 152 contests.

Spence went 3-for-4 with three home runs and five RBI in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Athletics.

Spence went deep in the second, seventh and ninth innings for the first three homers of his big-league career. Considering he had a modest 13 long balls over 99 games across three levels of the minors this season, this was an unexpected showing of power. He's hitting .205 with a .718 OPS, eight RBI and seven runs scored over 49 plate appearances in the majors this season. Spence is poised to handle at least a strong-side platoon role in center field while both Daulton Varsho (wrist) and Brice Matthews (knee) are on the injured list.

Abreu allowed a hit and a walk over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the save in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Athletics.

Josh Hader took the loss in a 44-pitch appearance Wednesday, which is why Abreu got the ball Thursday. Abreu has remained steady in September, allowing just three runs over 10 innings with a 12:2 K:BB this month. On the year, the veteran reliever has a 3.73 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 80:41 K:BB while converting nine of 11 save chances and adding 16 holds across 62.2 innings.

Lambert allowed four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six over 2.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Athletics on Thursday.

Lambert was tagged for home runs by Jeff McNeil and Zack Gelof in the third inning, accounting for all four runs on his line. While Lambert was mostly steady in the second half, he ends the regular season without a win in his last 13 appearances. He posted a 3.87 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 153:59 K:BB across 153.2 innings over 28 starts in 2026. The Astros' largely unimpressive rotation could lead to Lambert getting a start during the wild-card round if they're able to win the AL West.

Contreras (hand) expressed concern Thursday about his availability for Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series next week, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. "I'm working hard with the trainers, the hand is slowly getting better," Contreras said. "But I haven't been able to swing the last two days. I'll be honest with the team. I know Tuesday is a really important game. It's a really important series, and I'll be completely honest with the team."

Contreras swung a bat prior to Tuesday's series opener against Cleveland, but he was unable to repeat the exercise Wednesday or Thursday. Additional imaging was done Wednesday, which confirmed there is no fracture in Contreras' right hand, and the Red Sox are still holding out hope that Contreras will improve in the coming days. Boston is expected to face the division-rival Yankees in the first round of the playoffs.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy said after Thursday's 5-1 win over the Phillies that he removed Contreras for a pinch hitter late because the backstop didn't run out a grounder he could have gotten a hit on, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

This doesn't figure to have any real implications for Contreras' playing time moving forward, but it sends a message to the clubhouse that a lack of hustle will not be tolerated. Contreras was an All-Star this season -- his third career All-Star selection -- and he has been hot for Milwaukee with an .886 OPS in September entering Thursday's game.

Beck will be recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to start the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Orioles, Alex Diaz of WFUV Sports reports.

Saturday's game has been rescheduled as part of a doubleheader Friday due to a forecast of sustained inclement weather in the northeast. Beck will be summoned to make his second MLB start (fourth appearance), after allowing seven runs on seven hits and five walks while striking out five over 7.2 innings in his previous outings with the Yankees. The 27-year-old righty put together a nice season at Triple-A, going 10-2 with a 2.93 ERA and 1.06 WHIP over 135.1 innings.

The Yankees optioned Hanner to the rookie-level Florida Complex League following Thursday's 6-4 victory over the Rays.

Hanner earned his first major-league win Thursday, allowing two hits without a walk or a strikeout over two scoreless innings. However, he still has an 8.59 ERA with the big club, and the Yankees need a fresh arm or two after Saturday's game against Baltimore was rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader Friday.

The Yankees optioned Gil to the rookie-level Florida Complex League following Thursday's 6-4 win over the Rays.

Gil handed out four free passes in two innings Thursday, leading to an unearned run. He has been used infrequently this month, as Thursday's outing was just Gil's fourth of September. A corresponding move was not immediately announced, but the Yankees figure to add a fresh arm or two ahead of Friday's doubleheader against Baltimore.