Brenton Doyle in for Braden Montgomery in Game 5

The 27-year-old slugger slashed a meager .192/.315/.350 with four home runs, 11 RBI and a 50/17 K/BB ratio across 144 plate appearances in 56 games with the Mets during the 2026 season. He has still flashed enough power potential that there will always be teams willing to take a chance on him as a reclamation project.

Freeman had a disappointing season for the Rockies in 2026, slashing .247/.317/.314 with three homers, 23 RBI and six stolen bases in his 288 plate appearances. He has proven to be a quality utility option in the past though and could intrigue some teams as a potential bench option.

The 27-year-old infielder sent almost the entire season at Triple-A Norfolk where he slashed .226/.271/.371 with six homers, 19 RBI and eight stolen bases across 202 plate appearances. He’ll look to latch on elsewhere on what will assuredly be another minor league pact.

The versatile 30-year-old hit .192 (5-for-26) with one RBI in his limited action with the Mariners during the 2026 campaign. He’s now free to peddle his wares on the open market.

The 28-year-old former top prospect saw just 13 plate appearances in nine games with the Mets during the 2026 campaign. He spent most of the season at Triple-A Syracuse where he slashed .278/.385/.421 with five homers, 34 RBI and 16 stolen bases in 258 plate appearances. His speed and defensive versatility could make him an intriguing utility option.

The 35-year-old backstop had a down season at the dish in 2026 and it’s possible that the wear and tear behind the plate played a role in his struggles. Dombrowski mentioned that Realmuto could slot in more at first base to remain in the lineup even when he’s not catching, but if he’s slashing anything near the putrid .205/.283/.331 that he did across 467 plate appearances in 2026, that sounds like a losing proposition. Fantasy managers should anticipate a drop in his overall playing time heading into 2027.

Diaz essentially put the game away with his two-run homer in the ninth to give the Rays a 7-3 lead. The homer is not only his first of the postseason, but it also gives him his first runs driven in since the regular season ended. The 35-year-old will have a chance to add to those totals in a critical Game 5 come Sunday.

Aranda tied the game at 1-1 with a bloop single into center in the third inning. The 28-year-old had a two-run single in the seventh to extend that lead to 4-1, but he was credited with just one more RBI because of an error by Chase DeLauter. He’s now hitting a respectable .269/.345/.385 in the postseason, and he has the Rays two wins from their second trip to the World Series in Rays’ history.

Bazzana lined a homer into right to get the Guardians back into it at 5-2. The former first-overall pick also singled and walked in easily his best postseason game of his brief career. Bazzana will likely be in the lineup Sunday in a massive Game 5 against Tampa Bay on Sunday in Cleveland.

Baker doesn’t get a save because a Yandy Diaz two-run homer in the ninth gave the Rays four-run lead. Something tells us that he didn’t mind. He did allow a hit to open his inning, but it was erased by a double play and he picked up a strikeout to end the festivities. Baker threw only 12 pitches, so there’s no reason to think he won’t be available in Game 5.