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This is a tough blow for fantasy managers at this point in the season. Kwan hit .291 with 13 home runs and 12 stolen bases this year. With the Guardians already looking towards the playoffs, expect the club to be cautious with Kwan’s return despite only placing him on the 10-day injured list.

Musgrove won’t pitch at all in 2025. The surgery was performed by Dr. Keith Meister, according to Lin. Musgrove is under contract with the Padres through the 2027 season.

No information was provided about Kim’s return timeline. He was shutdown in September due to shoulder problems. Kim has a mutual option for 2025 in his contract, but is likely set to hit free agency.

Freeman tweaked his ankle in Game 3 and was scratched from the lineup for Game 4. He’s currently going through a pregame workout with a heavy tape job on his ankle. With the Dodgers season on the line Friday, Freeman is doing everything he can to play.

Enrique Hernandez is in centerfield and will bat eighth. Otherwise, the Dodgers lineup is what we expected: DH Shohei Ohtani, RF, Mookie Betts, 1B Freddie Freeman, LF Teoscar Hernandez, 3B Max Muncy, C Will Smith, CF Enrique Hernandez and SS Tommy Edman. Los Angeles will face Padres right-hander Yu Darvish, who beat them in Game 2 of the series.

Boyd pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings in Game 2, so he was always the obvious choice. The Guardians could have used an opener in front of him, but that’s not typically a tactic of theirs.

Garrett spent the second half of the season working his way back from a flexor tendon strain and made three minor league rehab starts in September, but the Marlins declined to activate him for the final 10 days, even though he seemed ready to return. Now we know why. Garrett also missed the start of his year with a shoulder impingement, and he wound up making just seven starts for the Marlins in May and June. If healthy, he’ll be penciled into next year’s rotation.

The game had been scheduled for 8:08 p.m. EDT. Tarik Skubal will start for the Tigers. The Guardians have yet to announce a starter, but Matthew Boyd is expected to pitch.

Even if he can’t play in Game 5, the Tigers will probably want to keep him on the roster, since removing him would rule him out for the ALCS if the team wins tomorrow. Carpenter was hurt rounding third base while scoring a run in Game 4.

The team has its choice of Senga on seven days’ rest, Luis Severino on six days’ rest or Sean Manaea on four days’ rest. Senga would be limited to three or four innings, but that’s fine with the bullpen as well rested as it’s going to be during the series. The Mets are considering dropping a pitcher, perhaps Danny Young, with Jeff McNeil’s expected return to the roster.

He’ll need 3-4 weeks to recover. It sounds like the possibility of more significant surgeries was discussed, but player and team decided on this course. Jung suffered a fractured right wrist on Apr. 1. He returned after a three-month absence, but his wrist never was quite right, and the Rangers shut him down with 10 games remaining in the season. That no one is sure this will 100 percent take care of his issues makes him a riskier pick next year.