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The 28-year-old hurler has been shelved since August 24 due to tendinitis in his right ankle. Given the relatively short layoff, he should only need a couple of appearances at the Triple-A level before he’s an option to rejoin the brewers’ bullpen. Anderson holds a stellar 2.87 ERA over 62 2/3 innings in 57 appearances for the Brewers this season.

With no Mason Miller and still no Adrian Morejon, the Padres were limited in options for the final few frames, and they turned to their Game 1 starter. The right-hander issued a pair of walks in the bottom of the ninth with one out, but a terrific play by Xander Bogaerts turned into a double play, and the Padres stay alive for at least one more game. Game 4 will take place in San Diego on Wednesday, and while King won’t be available for that game — one would think, anyway — he should be a multi-inning option for Game 5, should it come.

Pivetta allowed five hits, and one of them was a homer from William Contreras. The veteran right-hander was able to strike out five four without issuing a walk in a solid — if unspectacular — start that helps the Padres stay alive for at least one more day. Pivetta won’t be available for Game 4 come Wednesday, but likely could give San Diego an inning or two in Game 5 come Friday, if necessary.

May struggled to locate in his three innings, and while he was able to keep the Padres off the board in the first two frames, he gave up a pair in the third in a less-than-spectacular outing for the 29-year-old. He walked a pair while allowing three hits, and threw just 27-of-52 pitches for strikes. May would likely be available to pitch in Game 5 if necessary.

Nightengale attributes the info to a high-ranking Phillies executive. Cora is still getting paid by the Red Sox for one more year, so another season with the fam sounds like a good idea. It was reported that Cora previously turned down the Phillies in late April after he was fired by Boston, causing the Phillies to go with Don Mattingly as Rob Thomson’s replacement this year. Cora and Phillies president Dave Dombrowski previously worked together in Boston and won a World Series in 2018.

Acuña left the ballpark without talking to the media after going 0-for-3 with a walk as a DH in Game 3. If he can’t play Wednesday, the Braves will probably start Ha-Seong Kim at shortstop and Mauricio Dubón in the outfield against Tyler Glasnow.

After having a potential go-ahead homer robbed by Braves left fielder Mauricio Dubón earlier in the contest, Freeman ensured that his next fly ball wouldn’t be caught, tattooing a 399-foot moonshot to right-center field off Atlanta ace Chris Sale to give Los Angeles a three-run advantage in the fourth inning. It was his second round-tripper of the playoffs and 18th career postseason big fly since 2012. The 37-year-old ageless wonder recorded three batted balls with exit velocities over 101 mph against his former team in this one, but only came away with one hit to show for it. The Dodgers have an opportunity to punch their ticket back to the NLCS with a win in Game 4 of the best-of-five series at Truist Park on Wednesday evening.

Baldwin supplied Atlanta’s lone run against Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto when he delivered a bases-loaded ground out in the fifth inning. He struck out twice and finished hitless in four at-bats. The Braves will attempt to even the best-of-five series when they host Game 4 on Wednesday night.

Apparently, Hernández isn’t finished etching his name into Dodgers postseason lore. The 35-year-old veteran took Atlanta ace Chris Sale deep in the fourth inning to break up a scoreless stalemate. It was his first round-tripper of the playoffs and 17th career home run across 105 career postseason contests.

It was encouraging to see Scott rebound with a pair of strikeouts in a shutout frame after a tough outing in the series opener over the weekend where he served up a two-run homer to Ozzie Albies. It didn’t end up costing Los Angeles, but it was an auspicious start to the postseason for one of the club’s key high-leverage arms. He recorded two quick outs before working out a two-out walk to Ronald Acuña Jr. by striking out slugger Matt Olson to escape with the lead intact.

It was fairly stunning to see Dodgers manager Dave Roberts turn to Díaz in a massive spot, asking him to preserve a two-run lead on the road at Trust Park, following an injury-plagued and ineffective regular season. He immediately served up a leadoff double to Ozzie Albies, which brought the potential game-tying run to the plate. He managed to settle down and retire both Michael Harris II and Mauricio Dubón before getting pinch-hitter Mike Yastrzemski to ground out, thanks to a brilliant defensive play by shortstop Mookie Betts. It’s fair to assume that Díaz will continue to receive opportunities to close as the Dodgers continue their postseason run. This was his first save since August 14.