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    James Wood, out since Aug. 4 with an oblique strain, took batting practice prior to Friday’s game.

    Manager Blake Butera indicated that Wood wouldn’t require a rehab assignment before rejoining the Nationals. If he’s still feeling good tomorrow after the BP session, it probably won’t be long before he’s activated.
Can Yankees hit in MLB Wild Card without Judge?
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    Mickey Gasper is behind the plate for the first game of Friday’s doubleheader against the Cubs.

    Adley Rutschman is DHing. It’s Gasper’s 14th start at catcher this year, as he gets the nod over usual backup Connor Wong. Wong still might catch game two if the Red Sox want to give Rutschman a break after starting five straight games at catcher.
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    Alex Bregman is starting at DH in the first game of Friday’s doubleheader against the Red Sox.

    Bregman will give hitting a try after missing three games with his cheek fractures. He’s batting third against lefty Alex Gamboa. Matt Shaw is starting at third base against of Pedro Ramírez against the southpaw.
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    Yankees optioned RHP Luis Gil to the FCL Yankees.

    Gil walked four and allowed an unearned run on his own error in two hitless innings against the Rays on Thursday. Although he’s just two years removed from winning AL Rookie of the Year honors, it’s quite possible that Thursday’s outing will wind up being Gil’s swansong with the Yankees. He has a 4.61 ERA and a 17/18 K/BB in 27 1/3 major league innings this season.
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    Yankees optioned RHP Bradley Hanner to the FCL Yankees.

    Hanner’s reward for pitching two scoreless innings and getting a win Thursday against the Rays isn’t a very nice one. He has an 8.59 ERA in 7 1/3 innings this season, and while there’s a slim chance he could be activated at some point during the postseason, he’s probably going to be removed from the Yankees’ 40-man roster in the offseason.
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    Fernando Tatis Jr. went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a walk and two steals Thursday as the Padres beat the Dodgers 4-2 to clinch a Wild Card berth.

    The Padres are now in line to host a Wild Card series, holding a one-game lead on the Cubs and a two-game lead on the Phillies. If the Padres and Cubs face off, it’ll be a rematch of last year’s series, won 2-1 by the Cubs. Tatis is up to 38 steals in 51 attempts. He’s sixth in the majors there, 12th with a .289 average and tied for 16th with 95 runs scored.
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    Nick Pivetta kept the Dodgers scoreless for 4 2/3 innings before being lifted Thursday.

    Pivetta gave up four hits, walked one and struck out seven before departing. While he wasn’t in line for a win when he left, he could have gotten one had he finished the fifth, since the Padres took a lead in the top of the sixth and didn’t relinquish it. Pivetta has allowed three runs in 18 2/3 innings over four starts since returning from an elbow injury that cost him most of the year. He’s probably in line to start the second or third game of next week’s Wild Card series.
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    Mason Miller earned his 38th save despite allowing a run in the ninth Thursday against the Dodgers.

    Miller could have had a one-two-three inning, but Tommy Edman reached on a strikeout/wild pitch to keep the game going before Shohei Ohtani doubled him in. Miller then got Mookie Betts to ground out. The Padres clinched a postseason berth tonight, so Miller should get Friday off after working back-to-back days. Yuki Matsui or David Morgan could get a chance to closer.
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    Although he struck out 11, Tyler Glasnow lost to the Padres after giving up three runs in 6 1/3 innings Thursday.

    Glasnow allowed one run on two singles and a sac fly in the sixth and then was charged with two more after leaving following a double and a walk in the seventh. Those were the only three hits he allowed on the night, and he gave up only one other walk. The loss means he’ll enter the postseason 5-2 with a 3.53 ERA. He figures to start Game 3 or 4 of the NLDS, depending on how Blake Snell is slotted in.
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    Pitching with the Dodgers down by three, Edwin Díaz struck out two in a perfect ninth Thursday against the Padres.

    This was probably Díaz’s best showing yet. He matched his season high from last week by averaging 97.6 mph with his fastball. He’s at 97.3 mph in four appearances since coming off the IL, which is one mph better than he averaged previously this year.
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    Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-4 with an RBI double as the Dodgers’ leadoff man Thursday.

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