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Hartlieb was released last week from his minor league contract with Detroit and will head to Kansas City as emergency organizational relief depth. The well-traveled 31-year-old has made four appearances this season at the highest level between the Tigers and Yankees.

With Masyn Winn and JJ Wetherholt back, the Cardinals have prioritized Thomas Saggese and José Fermin over Gorman, who is hitting just .186/.271/.314 in 292 plate appearances. It would seem to set Gorman up for being traded or non-tendered this winter. His career got off to a promising start, with him hitting 41 homers in 208 games at ages 22 and 23. However, in the three years since, he has a .199 average and has been worth -0.4 fWAR in 300 games.

Gonzales is 0-for-12 lifetime against Andre Pallante, so he’s taking a seat in favor of Jacob Gonzalez tonight. Gonzales, who has been in the running for the NL batting title, is 2-for-14 in his last five games, dropping his average to .302. That puts him behind Luis Arraez (.313), Gabriel Moreno (.307) and Otto Lopez (.305).

Fraley rejected the assignment and opted for free agency. The 31-year-old hit .216/.289/.364 in 31 games for the Rays, missing most of the season following hernia surgery. He’ll most likely have to settle for a minor league deal this winer.

Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt were set to face off tonight. They’ll instead pitch Wednesday now. Trey Gibson was expected to be called up to start for the Orioles on Wednesday, though that hadn’t yet been officially announced.

The 39-year-old Yates, out since Sept. 3 with a shoulder impingement, will get a chance to finish out the season and maybe his career on the active roster. He has a nice 3.40 ERA in 39 2/3 innings for the Angels and Pirates this year, but he is weighing retirement.

Doval had a 3.79 ERA since arriving from the Yankees, but the Pirates weren’t going to bring him back at $7 million or so for his final arbitration year next season. He’ll likely be popular as a reclamation project this winter.

Anthony Volpe is starting at second base in the first game. Chisholm’s return from his sprained thumb presumably will knock Max Schuemann off the Yankees roster.

It’s Santillan’s second IL stint of the year, as he missed mostly of July and August with an oblique strain.
With his velocity down about two mph from the previous couple of seasons,

the 29-year-old Santillan concludes the year with a 6.42 ERA in 40 2/3 innings. That would seem to make him a non-tender candidate this winter.

Phillips has a 5.53 ERA in 27 2/3 innings for the Reds this year, mostly because he’s walked 28 batters. He’ll be used in middle relief.

Boone clarified that the team wouldn’t rule out the possibility that Judge plays, but he did mention that Judge got a PPP injection for his calf and will have no activity for the next few days after the injection. Boone confirmed that Judge has a “moderate” strain in the calf, but also said that the designation doesn’t matter. If Judge feels that he is able to play, then he will play. We may not know his availability for a Wild Card series until right before the series starts.