Shohei Ohtani goes 2-for-4, delivers RBI double

Taylor will get another chance to show what he can do in the Mariners’ bullpen with Andrés Muñoz (knee) being placed on the injured list on Friday. Taylor, 25, has yet to make an appearance with the Mariners this season after posting a 5.05 ERA, 1.75 WHIP and a 65/37 K/BB ratio across 57 innings at the Triple-A level.

Abreu’s double off Ryan Rolison would have been a homer over the Green Monster under normal circumstances, but the win knocked it down some. It was actually the only extra-base hit from either team in the contest. Because of the storms in the Northeast, the Cubs and Red Sox will now head to St. Pete to finish the regular season at Tropicana Field on Sunday.

Bello was pulled after 58 pitches, which would potentially keep him in the relief mix for the Wild Card opener on Tuesday. He gave up one run and posted a 22/3 K/BB over 18 2/3 innings in his final four appearances to finish what originally looked like a disastrous season with a 4.33 ERA in 116 1/3 innings.

The 22-year-old Paez had given up 14 runs in 6 2/3 innings as a major leaguer before blanking the Cubs today. In spite of his success, he still might be exchanged for a fresh arm prior to Sunday’s finale.

Peterson ends the regular season having allowed three runs over 21 1/3 innings in his final four starts. He’s 6-2 with a 3.70 ERA overall in 15 starts and one relief appearance since being picked up from the Mets. It’s going to be really interesting to see how the Cubs deal with the rotation in the postseason, given that Peterson, Matthew Boyd and Shota Imanaga are all currently performing better than Clay Holmes and Kevin Gausman, both of whom seemed like locks to be among the team’s top three starters a few weeks ago.

Crow-Armstrong has his 40/40 season and NL MVP honors all locked up, but still to be seen if whether he’ll finish a rare 10 bWAR season. He entered today with 9.9, and that probably didn’t go up with a .125/.222/.125 doubleheader. Aaron Judge has the only 10 bWAR seasons of the decade, coming in at 10.8 in 2022 and 10.9 in 2024. Mike Trout also has two such seasons and Mookie Betts has one, but no National Leaguer has finished at 10 since Barry Bonds in 2004.

That will end an extremely inconsistent season for the 27-year-old closer. Muñoz finishes the campaign with a 4.24 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and an 89/24 K/BB ratio over 57 1/3 innings of work while securing 28 saves. He should be fully recovered and ready to go for the start of the 2027 campaign. Look for Jose Ferrer or Seranthony Dominguez to get the ball in the ninth inning should a save situation arise over the season’s final weekend.

Jung remained in the game to run the bases for himself and to play the field, but was lifted for a pinch hitter the next time his spot in the order came around. He’ll likely head for X-rays to rule out any potential fractures. Look for the Rangers to provide an update on his status after the game.

Simpson remained in the game for another inning but was ultimately removed. He’ll presumably head for imaging just to rule out any potential fractures. Expect the Rays to provide an update on the 25-year-old speedster’s status as soon as more information becomes available.

They’re still awaiting the results of the MRI exam, but the Red Sox aren’t optimistic that Gasper will be able to return at any point during the postseason. He suffered the injury while swinging the bat during the first game of Friday’s doubleheader against the Cubs.