Gavin Sheets (foot) could be activated on Friday

Contreras is at first base and hitting third as Boston kicks off postseason play after missing eight of their final nine regular-season contests with a right hand injury. Here’s the full lineup set to battle Yankees ace Cam Schlittler: Roman Anthony (DH), Adley Rutschman (C), Contreras (1B), Wilyer Abreu (RF), Ceddanne Rafaela (CF), Nick Sogard (2B), Jarren Duran (LF), Trevor Story (SS) and Caleb Durbin (3B).

No surprise here. Brewers manager Pat Murphy confirmed that fellow youngster Logan Henderson will get the ball for Game 2. Misiorowski made the leap from hard-throwing rookie phenom to full-fledged front-of-the-rotation superstar this season with a microscopic 1.80 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 252/44 K/BB ratio across 174 2/3 innings over 30 starts. He’ll spearhead Milwaukee’s pitching staff when they open up postseason play against either the Padres or Cubs later this week.

Chisholm will not get the nod at second base with left-hander Peyton Tolle on the bump for the Red Sox. Paul Goldschmidt will hit leadoff at first base, and Anthony Volpe will get the start at second with Chisholm on the bench. The full lineup for the Yankees: 1B Goldschmidt, DH Ben Rice, RF Heliot Ramos, LF Cody Bellinger, SS George Lombard Jr., 3B Amed Rosario, 2B Volpe, CF Spencer Jones and Austin Wells behind the plate with Cam Schlitter on the mound.

That operation will likely cost Tidwell his 2027 season, although that hasn’t been officially announced yet. There were some solid moments for the 25-year-old in 2026, and assuming everything goes well, he should compete for a rotation spot in 2028.

Burke was easily the White Sox’s most valuable starter this year, going 11-7 with a 3.34 ERA. He allowed three runs — two earned — over 16 1/3 innings in his final three regular-season appearances, which included two starts and one bulk outing.

The Marlins were ninth in the majors in OPS this year, but just 18th with 4.41 runs per game. Even so, that’s better than was expected going in, with Otto Lopez, the traded Liam Hicks, Javier Sanoja, Griffin Conine and Heriberto Hernández all greatly exceeding expectations. So, it’s a little surprising they’re moving on. Guerrero, 37, lasted just two seasons on the job. He was previously an assistant hitting coach with the Phillies and Giants.

That was his role before he was named hitting coach partway through the 2022 season. The Royals were 22nd in the majors in run scoring this year, even after bringing in the fences some at Kauffman Stadium.

Walker hit just .116/.197/.174 with more GIDPs (three) than extra-base hits (two) or RBI (two) in his final 20 games, so maybe the hip explains that. It doesn’t appear to be anything he’ll need surgery to address.

The move makes room for Joe Musgrove’s return to the roster. Duran’s injury wasn’t announced. He got into 39 games with the Padres in the middle of the season, hitting .146/.222/.305.

There’s been some speculation that the Astros might give Altuve some DH time in the series, with Yordan Alvarez playing left, but that’s not happening in Game 1. The lineup: SS Jeremy Peña, DH Alvarez, 3B Isaac Paredes, 2B Altuve, C Yainer Diaz, 1B Christian Walker, CF Lucas Spencer, RF Cam Smith, LF Taylor Trammell.