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Maxwell allowed four runs over one inning during his lone appearance for the Reds after being called up earlier this week. The 25-year-old has made nine appearances for Cincinnati in middle relief over the past two seasons.

It was encouraging to see Lynch bounce back after giving up nine runs over four innings against the White Sox earlier this week. He gave up seven hits, but all of the damage against him came on a pair of solo homers. He struck out two and didn’t hand out a free pass.

Messick put the finishing touches on a fabulous debut season that has him in conversation to wrestle the AL Rookie of the Year Award from frontrunner Kevin McGonigle. He gave up six hits, struck out two and only issued one walk. The 25-year-old southpaw will finish as a top-10 fantasy starter on the strength of a pristine 2.56 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 193/49 K/BB ratio across 186 1/3 innings over 32 starts. He figures to take the ball to kick off Cleveland’s upcoming AL Division Series matchup next week.

Shane Baz and Elmer Rodríguez were supposed to start this one. Both teams will finish the season having played 161 games, with the Yankees going 93-68 and the Orioles 79-82.

We’ll find out later how Contreras felt on his swings. He was playing for the first time since getting hit on the hand by a pitch 10 days ago.

Baz will still get to finish on a rather positive note, as he turned in a quality start last time out against the Jays and went without adding to his total of 15 losses in his final three outings. He’ll finish tied with Tanner Bibee and Brady Singer for the MLB lead in losses, though his 4.11 ERA and 154/63 K/BB ratio in 179 2/3 innings aren’t so bad.

The 26-year-old backstop may still be available to pinch hit. Jordan Lawlar will start in his place, with Tim Tawa shifting to first base and Pavin Smith functioning as the Diamondbacks’ designated hitter in a must-win game against the Padres on Sunday afternoon.

The Astros wanted to add an extra position player to their bench for Sunday’s regular season finale so Blanco heads back to Triple-A for the time being. He would likely return for the Wild Card Series if the Astros wind up besting the Rangers for the title in the American League West.

The Astros wanted to have an extra position player at their disposal for Sunday’s critical battle against the Athletics, so they brought up Delgado and optioned right-hander Ronel Blanco to Triple-A. He’ll add depth and versatility to the Astros’ bench in a must-win game on Sunday.

With Blake Treinen (shoulder) heading to the injured list, Miller gets another opportunity to contribute out of the Dodgers’ bullpen. The 27-year-old hurler has registered a 5.06 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and a 3/2 K/BB ratio in 5 1/3 innings with the Dodgers this season.

Treinen suffered the injury while warming up in the bullpen during Saturday’s game. He will miss the remainder of the 2026 season. Bobby Miller was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday to take his place in the Dodgers’ bullpen.