Kay allows one-earned run in rain-shortened start

It doesn’t sound like Bregman is going on the injured list for the final week of the regular season. However, he won’t be available in any capacity after being diagnosed with multiple facial fractures. The 32-year-old third baseman was injured in a freak accident where he was struck by a foul ball in the on-deck circle over the weekend. He’s aiming to make it back for the postseason. It’ll be rookie Pedro Ramírez taking over at the hot corner in his absence on Tuesday night.

Peters came off the bench during Sunday’s series finale against the Tigers, which was an extremely encouraging sign following a nasty collision with the center-field wall last Friday. The White Sox are proceeding with an abundance of caution, but Peters figures to be available to pinch-hit, if needed.

There’s zero incentive for the Red Sox to push Contreras back before he’s ready after clinching a playoff spot over the weekend. The 34-year-old first baseman will miss his fourth consecutive contest after being hit by a pitch on the right hand last week. There’s a decent chance Contreras returns at some point later this week since he’ll want to get some at-bats under his belt before Boston kicks off their postseason run.

Tolle draws back into Boston’s rotation after having his previous start against the Rays last weekend pushed back for workload and postseason scheduling reasons. The talented 23-year-old former top prospect is unlikely to work too deep into this outing with the Red Sox having already clinched a playoff spot, but he’s still worth rolling with in nearly all fantasy leagues. This will likely be his final regular-season outing before the Red Sox face the Yankees in the playoffs.

Rocchio is back at shortstop and hitting ninth after sitting out Sunday’s series finale against the Athletics with left leg tightness. It doesn’t appear to be a significant concern as Cleveland enters the final week needing to finish one game ahead of the White Sox, who hold the head-to-head tiebreaker, to win the AL Central.

It’s surprising to see Greene on the bench with Washington rolling out a bullpen game, but he’s played pretty much every contest since returning from the injured list earlier this month. He’s hitting .347 (26-for-75) with five homers and 21 RBI since September 1. It’ll be Javier Báez in left field on Tuesday night.

Thomas got an injection for his strained left intercostal muscle last week. He’s been shelved with the injury since Sept. 11.

A final-week start here always seemed kind of iffy for Scott, who pitched just nine times prior to Tommy John surgery in 2024 and then missed all of 2025. He ends a successful year having thrown 123 2/3 innings in 26 starts and having gone 4-5 with a 3.85 ERA and a 134/47 K/BB in 110 innings in the majors. If the Mets can improve this winter, it would go a long way towards making Scott a better fourth or fifth starter in mixed leagues next year.

Williams ended up missing six weeks with a shoulder strain. He figures to make a couple of structured appearances this week, likely prior to the ninth inning. Kodai Senga is likely still the favorite for saves in the Mets pen.

Rodón also picked up his 1,500th strikeout along the way, so it was quite the milestone day for him. The left-hander allowed only three hits and walked none in the 96-pitch outing. It’s his first time this year completing eight innings and second time in his four seasons with the Yankees. Rodón is now 7-3 with a 2.67 ERA for the year. Manager Aaron Boone said after the game that Rodón won’t start Sunday’s finale, but he didn’t rule out having him pitch in relief. It’s unclear if Rodón will have the chance to start against Boston next week; it’ll probably come down to him or Gerrit Cole in a potential Game 3.