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Jackson has moved on to his third organization of the season after opening the year as Texas’ primary closer. The 33-year-old veteran was hit hard in three relief appearances for the Tigers before being cut loose earlier this month. He’ll operate in middle relief for Seattle if he’s brought to the majors at some point in the final five weeks.

With the Rangers’ season hanging in the balance, Bradford didn’t have his best stuff against the Mets. They socked nine hard-hit balls out of 17 in play and in the end, he was fortunate to give up just two runs. He didn’t command his fastball well and at an average velocity of 89 mph, the Mets were all over it. His regular season is over and he wound up with a 4.19 ERA, 21 strikeouts, and 10 walks in 43 innings after recovering from internal brace surgery.

The Padres are now one game up on the Cubs and Phillies for the right to host a Wild Card series. Machado’s homer off Yoshinobu Yamamoto was his 29th of the year and 398th all-time, tying him with Dale Murphy for 62nd place. The sac fly, which was hit just 243 feet and which greatly benefited from it being Fernando Tatis Jr. on third base, gave him his first three RBI game since Aug. 4.

Ray gave up seven hits and a walk, but the only run he surrendered came after he was pulled in the fourth. His regular season is likely done at 13-8 with a 3.59 ERA. He’s 3-2 with a 5.02 ERA and an ugly 33/27 K/BB in 43 innings over his nine starts for the Padres. Still, that he bends but rarely breaks will probably keep him in the mix for postseason starts.

The unearned runs resulted from his own error in the fifth. After two infield singles, he tried to retire the lead runner at third on Dustin Harris’s sac bunt attempt but made a wild throw that allowed the runner to score. The loss means Yamamoto ends the regular season 14-9 with a 2.53 ERA. He’s currently fifth in the majors in ERA and second to Jacob Misiorowski with a 0.87 WHIP.

A moderately successful first game back. Ohtani singled in the first and barreled a ball 384 feet to center for a flyout in the seventh.

Bolte’s first four-hit game as a major leaguer put him at .279/.362/.407 through 455 plate appearances. His second double tonight left his bat at 115.1 mph, which is a new high for him. He previously topped out at 113.7 mph on a single against the Rays just last week.

Springs entered the fifth with a 5-2 lead, but he wasn’t allowed to go for the win after hitting the second batter he faced. Geoff Hartlieb replaced him and allowed the runner to score before ending the inning. Springs finishes 4-14 with a 6.18 ERA and a 112/57 K/BB in 142 2/3 innings. He’ll be a free agent this winter after the A’s decline a $15 million club option.

Ureña ends an excellent rookie season on an unfortunate down note, giving up five runs for just the second time. As a result, he finishes 9-11 with a 2.97 ERA for a bad Angels team. His ability to get both grounders and strikeouts makes him a fine bet going forward, especially if his command improves some with experience.

Walton got it done against the team he started the year with. He actually did better for the Halos (.319/.354/.505 in 32 games) than he has been since the A’s claimed him off waivers (.234/.376/.438), but the overall showing could be enough to keep him on the 40-man roster this winter. Although he’s 32, he has just under two years of service time and would make close to the minimum next year.

Trout’s 393-foot homer off Jeffrey Springs was the 426th of his career. That moves him into a tie with Billy Williams for 53rd all time. His next will tie him with Mike Piazza.