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Bradley faced little resistance from a watered-down, post-elimination Texas lineup, surrendering only four baserunners over six frames with Josh Smith’s fourth-inning solo shot representing the lone tally against him in this one. The nine punchouts were only shy of his previous season-high, which he set back on June 1 while still with Tampa Bay. It was a nice bounce-back after getting torched for seven runs over four innings his last time out against the Yankees. He finishes the season with a lackluster 5.05 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 127/56 K/BB ratio across 142 2/3 innings over 27 starts.

Feduccia’s homer off Shane Baz came in his 182nd plate appearance since he debuted with the Dodgers in 2024. He’s up to .278/.365/.370 in 65 plate appearances on the season, which is pretty encouraging in light of how much he struggled for the Rays last year (.151/.265/.209 in 102 plate appearances). He was taking a backseat to Nick Fortes initially this season, but he’s now getting the nod most of the time against right-handers.

Matz, who returned from elbow inflammation without a rehab assignment, left a 1-1 game after throwing 67 pitches. Jesse Scholtens followed and allowed two runs over four innings, resulting in a win for him after the Rays scored four times in the eighth. Matz should be ready to throw five innings next time out, and he’ll make for an intriguing mixed-league play with starts against the Orioles and Angels next week.

Taylor Ward lined out to center before Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman grounded out in a two-run game. Seymour got to close today in place of Bryan Baker, who didn’t pitch after working three of the previous four days. Seymour has a 4.81 ERA in 24 1/3 innings, though his 27/8 K/BB is fine and he’s allowed only three homers and 21 hits.

Baz thrived while facing his former team for the first time, finishing with six strikeouts. He left with a 3-1 lead after six, but that got blown by Anthony Nunez in the eighth. It’s Baz’s second straight quality start after he went without one in his first eight outings for the Orioles, and he lowered his ERA to 4.87. He’s slated to face the Rays again next week in Baltimore.

Simpson earned the leadoff spot against righties with a fast start last month, but he’s hit just .234/.271/.281 in his last 32 games. At this rate, the Rays might soon drop Simpson in the order and try Richie Palacios at the top spot.

Alonso hit balls 111.8, 108.5 and 106.8 mph today. With his average bat speed up nearly one mph from last month, he’s batting .276/.316/.546 with five homers in May.

Holliday hit for Weston Wilson in the sixth, played one inning of third base and then moved to second after Colton Cowser entered the game in Jeremiah Jackson’s place and Blaze Alexander moved from the outfield to the infield. Holliday played three games at third base during his rehab assignment for a broken hamate bone. His only other experience there was two games in 2023. Holliday will probably be back at second base Friday after the off day on Thursday.

Mattingly added that Schwarber was available, but they didn’t get to a spot in the ninth inning where they felt like they could use him an eventual 9-4 loss. The 33-year-old slugger has missed three consecutive games due to illness, but the fact that he was available to pinch-hit strongly implies that he’ll be ready for Friday’s series opener against the Guardians.

Bazzana takes a seat with Detroit throwing righty Drew Anderson to kick things off. The 23-year-old top prospect has been tearing the cover off the ball recently, hitting .328 (20-for-61) with two homers, nine RBI and seven steals in 17 games since May 1. He should be rostered in all fantasy formats at this juncture.

Clement hasn’t actually missed any time, since he came off the bench as a pinch-hitter during Tuesday’s contest, while he deals with step throat. Even if he’s still dealing with some symptoms, it’s not going to keep him out of Toronto’s lineup. The versatile 30-year-old is at second base and hitting sixth on Wednesday night in New York.