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Matthew Boyd

CLE Starting Pitcher #16

The Guardians confirmed that Matthew Boyd would start Saturday’s Game 5 against the Tigers.

Boyd pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings in Game 2, so he was always the obvious choice. The Guardians could have used an opener in front of him, but that’s not typically a tactic of theirs.
Braxton Garrett

MIA Starting Pitcher #29

Braxton Garrett was diagnosed with a left elbow impingement last week, the Marlins stated.

Garrett spent the second half of the season working his way back from a flexor tendon strain and made three minor league rehab starts in September, but the Marlins declined to activate him for the final 10 days, even though he seemed ready to return. Now we know why. Garrett also missed the start of his year with a shoulder impingement, and he wound up making just seven starts for the Marlins in May and June. If healthy, he’ll be penciled into next year’s rotation.
Matthew Boyd

CLE Starting Pitcher #16

Saturday’s Game 5 between the Tigers and Guardians in Cleveland has been moved up to a 1:08 p.m. EDT start because of rain slated for the evening.

The game had been scheduled for 8:08 p.m. EDT. Tarik Skubal will start for the Tigers. The Guardians have yet to announce a starter, but Matthew Boyd is expected to pitch.
Kerry Carpenter

DET Right Fielder #30

Kerry Carpenter will test his hamstring each of the next two days before a decision is made on his status for Game 5 against the Guardians.

Even if he can’t play in Game 5, the Tigers will probably want to keep him on the roster, since removing him would rule him out for the ALCS if the team wins tomorrow. Carpenter was hurt rounding third base while scoring a run in Game 4.
Kodai Senga

NYM Starting Pitcher #34

The Mets will likely start Kodai Senga in Game 1 of the NLCS.

The team has its choice of Senga on seven days’ rest, Luis Severino on six days’ rest or Sean Manaea on four days’ rest. Senga would be limited to three or four innings, but that’s fine with the bullpen as well rested as it’s going to be during the series. The Mets are considering dropping a pitcher, perhaps Danny Young, with Jeff McNeil’s expected return to the roster.
Josh Jung

TEX Third Baseman #6

Josh Jung underwent tendon release surgery in his right wrist earlier this week.

He’ll need 3-4 weeks to recover. It sounds like the possibility of more significant surgeries was discussed, but player and team decided on this course. Jung suffered a fractured right wrist on Apr. 1. He returned after a three-month absence, but his wrist never was quite right, and the Rangers shut him down with 10 games remaining in the season. That no one is sure this will 100 percent take care of his issues makes him a riskier pick next year.
Adolis Garcia

TEX Right Fielder #53

Adolis García was diagnosed with a left patella tendon strain after undergoing an MRI earlier this month.

García’s knee proved troublesome for much of the year, but there was never anything definitive about the problem. He’s expected to be back to normal after eight weeks of rehab.
Jake Rogers

DET Catcher #34

Jake Rogers had X-rays taken after getting hit on the left wrist twice on Thursday, but they came back negative.

Rogers, who has started every Tigers postseason game behind the plate, is expected to be ready for Saturday’s Game 5.
Bligh Madris

DET Right Fielder #40

Bligh Madris, who wasn’t part of the Tigers’ taxi squad for the ALDS, has joined the team in advance of Game 5.

Madris might be the addition if the Tigers opt to take Kerry Carpenter off the roster because of his hamstring injury. That’d be awfully costly, though, since Carpenter would be ineligible for the ALCS if he’s pulled from the roster prior to Game 5.
Brandon Hyde

BAL Manager

The Orioles are moving on from bench coach Fredi González, co-hitting coach Ryan Fuller and major league coach José Hernández.

Brandon Hyde will stick around as manage, but he’ll do so with some new lieutenants. González, the former manager of the Marlins and Braves, had been with the Orioles since 2020.

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