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Tyler Fitzgerald

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Tyler Fitzgerald homered off Clayton Kershaw in the Giants’ 2-1 win over the Dodgers on Saturday.

That’s one to tell the grandkids about. The homer was Fitzgerald’s second in 30 plate appearances and nine games since he was called up. He’s not going to be penciled in for a spot on the 2024 roster, but he’s definitely helped himself by going 7-for-28 with an .836 OPS thus far.
Tristan Beck

SF Relief Pitcher #43

Triston Beck pitched five innings of one-run ball versus the Dodgers on Saturday.

Beck’s first two starts didn’t go well — he gave up nine runs over seven innings — but this was much better. He finishes up with a 3.92 ERA in 85 innings, most of them coming in relief. Middle relief or a swingman role probably suits him best.
Camilo Doval

SF Relief Pitcher #75

Camilo Doval protected a one-run lead in the ninth for his 39th save Saturday against the Dodgers.

Doval has had some difficulties in the final quarter of the season, giving up 14 runs — 13 earned — in 12 2/3 innings since Aug. 22, but 39 saves is pretty good, as is his 2.93 ERA and 87/26 K/BB in 67 2/3 IP. The Giants will likely try to get him his 40th save Sunday if the opportunity arises.
Clayton Kershaw

LAD Starting Pitcher #22

Clayton Kershaw took a loss to the Giants after allowing two runs in 5 1/3 innings Saturday.

The second run scored on what probably should have been an inning-ending double play from Max Muncy at third. Muncy, though, fumbled the ball and got no outs. It’s possible this was Kershaw’s final regular-season start, though we don’t want to think about that. Even with his stuff in decline, he went 13-5 with a 2.46 ERA in 24 starts this year.
Ronald Acuna Jr.

ATL Right Fielder #13

Ronald Acuña Jr. reached four times, stole a base and scored twice as the Braves bested the Nationals 5-3 on Saturday.

Acuña’s 73rd steal set a Braves record, surpassing Otis Nixon’s total of 72 steals in 1991. The two runs scored pushed him up to 149 for the year. For some reason, everyone seems to think the steals are more important, but if Acuña can get to 150 runs scored, he’d be just the second player to reach that mark since 1950, joining Jeff Bagwell in 2000.
Spencer Strider

ATL Starting Pitcher #99

Spencer Strider picked up his 20th win Saturday after allowing three runs in five innings against the Nationals.

Pitching for an offensive juggernaut, Strider will end the year with three more wins than any other major league starter. If he had done this 15 years ago — finishing 20-5 with a 3.86 ERA — there’s a good chance he’d have won Cy Young honors. These days, though, ERA and other run prevention stats take precedence over wins. Even though he’s not the same pitcher from the stretch that he is with no runners on, Strider is still off to an historic start through two-plus seasons. His 281 strikeouts this year set a Braves record, and he’s now 32-10 in 42 career decisions.
Joan Adon

WAS Starting Pitcher #60

Joan Adon was charged with three runs in four-plus innings Saturday against the Braves.

It was one run through four innings, but Adon gave up consecutive hits to begin the fifth, resulting in his removal. We’re not sure why Dave Martinez both thought it was a good idea to have Adon face the top of the Braves order for a third time and also a good idea to yank him two batters into facing the top of the order for a third time, but no one ever said that handling pitchers was Martinez’s forte. To tell the truth, no one has really ever spelled out what Martinez’s forte might be.
Gleyber Torres

NYY Shortstop #25

Gleyber Torres finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and a walk in the Yankees’ 5-2 victory over the Royals on Saturday.

Torres has had a nice year, but RBI haven’t been easy to come by in the Yankees lineup; he has just 68 to go along with 25 homers in 672 plate appearances. It’s possible the Yankees will trade Torres this winter, as he enters his final year prior to free agency. He should be due $12 million-$14 million in arbitration.
Clarke Schmidt

NYY Starting Pitcher #36

Clarke Schmidt worked four innings and allowed two runs Saturday before being lifted from his start against the Royals.

The Yankees could have shut Schmidt down once they were eliminated from contention, but they decided against it, allowing him to top his previous career high for innings by 60. He definitely had a successful year in making 32 starts with a 4.64 ERA in 159 innings. Still, he won’t be a lock for a 2024 rotation that’s set to include Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodón, Nestor Cortes and Michael King.
Frankie Montas

NYY Starting Pitcher #47

Frankie Montas pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings and was credited with a win Saturday in his season debut against the Royals.

Montas’s season debut doubled as his season finale, but at least he’ll enter free agency with one outing under his belt. Coming back from shoulder surgery, his velocity was down about 1.5 mph from his days with the A’s, but he was able to get four outs without surrendering a run. He’ll be an interesting free agent this winter; there’s no way a team can count on him, but he’s healthyish and he might still have considerable upside.

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