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The Phillies continue to roll out the same lineup each and every game in the postseason, and with the way that they have been rolling it’s hard to blame them. Here’s how they’ll attack Joe Mantiply and a host of Diamondbacks’ relievers on Friday evening in Arizona: Kyle Schwarber (DH), Trea Turner (SS), Bryce Harper (1B), Alec Bohm (3B), Bryson Stott (2B), J.T. Realmuto (C), Nick Castellanos (RF), Brandon Marsh (LF) and Johan Rojas (CF).

Leiter came in to pitch the bottom of the 10th and had to deal with the free runner at second in a one-run game. He gave up a single to Jo Adell that moved that runner to third, but he was able to strikeout Josh Lowe, and Jorge Soler bounced into a double play to end the threat and the game. Leiter has four saves on the season with a 6.23 ERA over 24 appearances.

Schanuel was responsible for the only two runs of the games for the Angels, who have now lost three straight games and nine of their last ten contests. The 24-year-old first baseman has homered four times and driven in 22 runs with a slash of .251/.305/.377. There are worst first base options than Schanuel in redraft leagues. There are certainly many better, too.

After struggling to find the strike zone — that’s a bit of an understatement — and walking six against the Dodgers on Saturday, Soriano was much more effective in that regard Thursday with just one free pass and 68-of-103 pitches landing in the zone. He whiffed seven, and he was able to cause the A’s to swing-and-miss 17 times on 56 attempts. The right-hander has alternated clunkers with solid outings since his impossibly hot start to the season, and now owns a 2.44 ERA for his trouble. He’ll try and repeat this effort against the Tigers on Wednesday in Detroit.

Severino was outstanding, and the only real blight was a two-run homer allowed to Nolan Schanuel. The 32-year-old generated an impressive 18 swings and misses, and only four balls registered as hard hits for the Halos while Severino was in the game. Severino hasn’t exactly dominated for most of 2026 as seen in his 4.23 ERA, but this was encouraging. He’ll face Seattle on Tuesday in Sacramento.

Carroll got the D-backs on the board in the sixth inning on a fielder’s choice. The big knock was a few innings later, as he smoked a 105.8 mph single to score Gabriel Moreno to give the Diamondbacks the win. Carroll has now driven in 26 runs while posting a .282/.390/.552 slash over the first 49 games of the campaign.

That’s the first time Agnos has ever thrown five innings in an MLB game. It was set to be a bullpen game after the Rockies pushed Tomoyuki Sugano to Friday, but Agnos was so effective it just became a regular start. He allowed only one hit, struck out four and issued a single free pass while throwing 71 pitches before exiting. Agnos could work as a multi-inning opener again next week, but nothing is scheduled, and fantasy managers shouldn’t expect similar results if he does.

Rodriguez was much more effective than his previous start against the Rockies when he worked 5 1/3 innings and gave up three runs. He scattered four hits allowed — just one of them for extra bases — and he whiffed four against one walk. What a comeback season it has been for Rodriguez; a pitcher that was borderline unusable over the last two seasons now has a 2.24 ERA over 60 1/3 innings in his first 10 starts. Unfortunately, this one comes with no win because the D-backs were blanked while was in the game. His next scheduled start comes Tuesday versus the Giants in San Francisco.

With Jose Caballero set to return from the injured list on Friday, someone needed to get the boot from the Yankees’ active roster to make room. Jones has struggled to make consistent contact during his brief time with the Yankees, striking out 12 times in just 27 plate appearances while hitting .167 (4-for-24). He’ll return to an everyday role at the Triple-A level until another opportunity arises with the Bombers.

The Yankees needed to free up a spot on their active roster for the return of Gerrit Cole on Friday and it appears as though Cruz was the low man on the totem pole this time. The 26-year-old hurler pitched very well in his two outings for the Yankees, posting a 0.43 WHIP and a 3/0 K/BB ratio over 2 1/3 innings of shutout baseball. It shouldn’t be long before he earned another opportunity with the big league club.

Springer tagged right-hander Camilo Doval for a 359-foot (96.0 mph EV) solo shot in the seventh inning, providing the Jays with a valuable insurance run. Springer also walked in the contest, finishing the night 1-for-4. The 36-year-old has experienced a major dropoff from his outstanding 2025 campaign, slashing a woeful .200/.278/.342 with four homers, 10 RBI and two stolen bases through his first 134 plate appearances on the year.