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    Rays call up Jake Woodford from Triple-A

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    Rays selected the contract of RHP Jake Woodford from Triple-A Durham.

    Woodford, who was signed to a minor league deal this month, will be pitching for his third team this year, assuming that he gets into a game. He had a 7.18 ERA in 26 1/3 innings for the Brewers and Cubs. At this point, it’s between him and Hunter Feduccia (Rays and Dodgers) for the player with the best chance of getting a World Series ring this year (assuming the World Series winner is feeling generous).
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  • TB Relief Pitcher #41
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    Woodford was with the Rays for just one day. The 29-year-old now will hit the waiver wire, and with only three days left in the season, it’s hard to imagine there will be a claim. He’ll be a free agent at the end of the year.
  • TB Relief Pitcher #41
    Woodford heads to Tampa Bay as additional organizational depth after being removed from Chicago’s bullpen last week. He’s posted a bloated 7.18 ERA across 26 1/3 innings in the majors this season.
  • CHC Relief Pitcher #41
    Woodford was designated for assignment on Tuesday to make room on the Cubs’ 40-man roster for all of their deadline acquisitions. He passed through waivers unclaimed though and it sounds like he’ll continue to serve as extra pitching depth at Triple-A Iowa.
  • CHC Relief Pitcher #41
    Woodford loses his spot on Chicago’s roster following their influx of trade deadline additions.
  • CHC Relief Pitcher #41
    Woodford rejoins Chicago’s relief mix after spending a couple weeks back in the minors. The 29-year-old journeyman allowed three runs over two innings during his lone relief appearance for the Cubs earlier this month. He’ll operate in low-leverage spots as a multi-inning reliever.
  • CHC Relief Pitcher #41
    Woodford went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment last weekend. The 29-year-old righty allowed three runs over two innings during his lone relief appearance for the Cubs. He’s posted an inflated 7.46 ERA across 25 1/3 innings over 17 appearances between the Cubs and Brewers this season.
  • CHC Relief Pitcher #41
    Woodford opted out of his deal with the Brewers earlier in the month, and the 29-year-old finds an MLB deal not long after. He’ll get a chance to help the Cubs’ pitching staff as a potential multi-inning bullpen option in the middle frames.
  • MIL Relief Pitcher #41
    Woodford is back with Milwaukee after spending a few hours on the open market. The well-traveled 29-year-old posted a serviceable 6.94 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and 20/7 K/BB ratio across 23 1/3 innings with the Brewers before being designated for assignment last Friday.
  • FA Relief Pitcher #41
    Woodford hits the free agent pool after passing through waivers unclaimed following his removal from Milwaukee’s roster mix. The 29-year-old journeyman posted an underwhelming 6.94 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and 20/7 K/BB ratio across 23 1/3 innings during his time with the Brewers. He should be able to latch on somewhere else as emergency relief depth.
  • MIL Starting Pitcher #41
    The Brewers needed to free up a spot on their roster on Friday and unfortunately for the 29-year-old hurler, he wound up on the outside looking in. Woodford made 16 appearances during his time with the Brewers, posting a disappointing 6.94 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and a 20/7 K/BB ratio over 23 1/3 innings. While good pitching depth is hard to come by, there’s a chance that he could slide through waivers unclaimed.

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    Andy Pages hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning as the Dodgers beat the Giants 5-1 on Sunday.

    Pages had a sac fly that accounted for the Dodgers’ only run over the first nine innings. He had a chance to break the game open with two on in the eighth, but he instead grounded into an inning-ending double play. He got another chance in the 10th after an Alex Call double gave the Dodgers the lead and essentially put the game away with his 23rd homer of the year. It was his second in six games since he returned from a fractured hand. He ends up at .274/.343/.468 with 85 RBI in 134 games.
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    Justin Wrobleski pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against the Giants on Sunday.

    Wrobleski has allowed one run in 8 2/3 innings in his last five appearances. He’ll probably stick on the Dodgers roster as a middle relief option in the NLDS. An All-Star as a starter before spending some time on the IL and finishing the season in the pen, he’ll enter October 12-5 with a 3.66 ERA in 140 innings.
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    Roki Sasaki struck out two in a perfect inning versus the Giants on Sunday.

    Sasaki has struck out six over three scoreless innings since coming off the IL prior to Tuesday’s game. He averaged 99.2 mph and topped out at 100.4 mph with his seven fastballs today. Based on Evan Phllips’ improvement and the very recent results from Sasaki and Edwin Díaz, things seem to be looking up for the Dodgers pen.
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    Carson Seymour opened with a scoreless inning before being lifted Sunday against the Dodgers.

    Seymour, who got moved from the rotation to the bullpen in Triple-A in June, ended up with a 4.55 ERA and a 23/16 K/BB in 31 2/3 innings over 25 appearances in the majors this year. It’s surprising that he hasn’t been able to miss more bats with his 95-99 mph fastball, cutter and slider, and he might be in some danger of landing on the waiver wire with the Giants needing to make room for a bunch of injured players returning from the 60-day IL.
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    Griffin Conine hit a solo homer to help the Marlins to a win over Atlanta on Sunday.

    Conine connected on his 19th homer of the season. The 29-year-old appeared in only 94 games, but he made the most of them with an .846 OPS and 43 RBI. It seems likely that Conine did enough to earn a larger role with Miami to open the 2027 season, and his power makes him someone to monitor in deeper formats.
    - Christopher Crawford
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    Sandy Alcantara worked a scoreless ninth to pick up save for the Marlins in a 5-3 victory over Atlanta.

    In his final appearance of the season — and possibly, but far from assuredly, his final appearance with the Marlins — Alcantara locked down his third save of the season. Raise your hand if you predicted that figure. You liar. Alcantara went 13-11 in 2026 with a 153/59 K/BB over 214 innings. The right-hander showed he’s still a strong option, and be it for Miami or a new club, there will be fantasy-relevance, even if he doesn’t miss bats with the best of them.
    - Christopher Crawford
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    JR Ritchie allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings in a loss to the Marlins on Sunday.

    Ritchie’s final start of the season saw him allow seven hits and walks, and he struck out just two. The right-hander went 1-5 on the year with a 4.91 ERA, but there were positives moments for the 23-year-old, and assuming there aren’t drastic changes, there’s a decent chance he’ll be a rotation option for Atlanta in 2027. He’s more dynasty play than redraft next year, but the stuff is good enough that it could lead to a breakout next summer.
    - Christopher Crawford
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    Christian Walker went 2-for-3 with a homer, two walks and three runs scored as the Astros trounced the A’s 9-0 on Sunday to clinch the AL West.

    The Astros will host the White Sox in the Wild Card. Walker has been pretty bad for five months, but he did come through really nicely in the end, homering in four of his final six games. He ends up with a .226/.299/.427 line, 29 homers and 87 RBI. Three years in a row now, he’s finished with 26-29 homers, 84-88 RBI and 72-73 runs scored.
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    Peter Lambert got through two scoreless innings on two days’ rest Sunday in his start against the As.

    Lambert gave up two singles in the first and then retired the side in order in the second. That proved sufficient for the Astros, who went on to win 9-0 to clinch their postseason berth. Lambert might start one of the three Wild Card games against the White Sox after closing out the regular season 8-10 with a 3.82 ERA in 155 2/3 innings.
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    Ethan Pecko shut out the A’s for three innings to pick up a win in relief Sunday.

    Pecko, who started and lost to the Mariners on Wednesday, came out of the pen in the third today and retired nine of the 10 batters he faced, throwing only 34 pitches in the process. That’ll keep him in the mix to pitch in some capacity during the Wild Card series. After debuting in August, he wound up 2-0 with a 3.93 ERA and a 23/14 K/BB over 34 1/3 innings in his five starts and three relief appearances for the Astros.