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Hudson got a no-decision in Friday's 4-3 win over the Cubs, allowing three runs and one walk with four strikeouts in five scoreless innings.

Making only his second start of the season, Hudson made his case to be part of St. Louis' postseason staff with five clean innings and only 70 pitches thrown. He departed with a 2-0 lead, but Chicago eventually came back and erased the 27-year-old from the final line. Hudson will look to come back stronger in 2022 if he isn't part of St. Louis' postseason plans.

Heasley (1-1) allowed four runs on six hits and a walk over 5.1 innings Friday, striking out one batter and earning a win over the Twins.

The only damage against Heasley through the first five innings was an RBI double by Josh Donaldson in the fourth frame. He served up a solo homer to Ryan Jeffers in the sixth and was charged with another two runs after he was lifted from the game. The 24-year-old rookie produced a 4.91 ERA and a 6:3 K:BB through 14.2 innings in his first taste of MLB action.

Trivino saved Friday's 8-6 victory over Houston, allowing a hit and a walk with one strikeout in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Trivino was brought in to clean up an eighth inning that saw Houston shrink Oakland's lead from six runs to two and stayed in for the ninth, when he retired three straight Astros after permitting the first two batters to reach base. This is Trivino's first save since Aug. 20 and his 22nd of the season as he's now thrown eight straight scoreless innings across seven appearances.

Manaea (11-10) got the win in Friday's 8-6 victory over the Astros, allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk with six strikeouts in 5.2 innings.

Manaea permitted the first two Houston batters to reach base, with one crossing the plate in the first inning, but settled down thereafter to surrender only one more run in the sixth inning and fall one out short of a quality start. The 29-year-old lefty has now allowed two or fewer runs in four of six September starts and concludes the campaign with an 11-10 record in 32 starts with a 3.87 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 194:41 K:BB.

Morgan (5-7) allowed four runs on seven hits over 5.2 innings Friday, striking out two and earning a win over the Rangers.

Morgan gave up two runs in the second inning before allowing solo home runs to Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Nathaniel Lowe in the third and sixth frames. He gave up multiple home runs for the third time in his last six outings and will finish the 2021 season with a 5.34 ERA through 89.1 innings.

Howard (0-5) allowed eight runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks over 3.2 innings Friday, striking out two and taking a loss against Cleveland.

Howard was hit hard in the third and fourth innings, allowing six runs and getting tagged with two more after he was removed from the game. He served up solo homers to Austin Hedges and Bobby Bradley in the process. The right-handed rookie ends his 2021 campaign with a 7.43 ERA and a 52:27 K:BB through 49.2 innings. Howard was charged with 20 earned runs over his final 16 innings (11.25 ERA) of the year.

Robles walked two in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 4-2 win over Washington.

The right-hander issued two walks after getting two outs, but he got Keibert Ruiz to fly out to end the threat. Robles has been reliable when called upon lately, as his scoreless innings streak is up to 12.2. In that span, he's allowed just five hits and four walks while striking out 16. For the year, he has a 4.50 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 75:36 K:BB across 68 innings between Boston and Minnesota.

Crowe pitched six shutout innings in a no-decision versus Cincinnati on Friday. He allowed just one hit and two walks with nine strikeouts.

The right-hander saved his best start of the year for last. The three baserunners he allowed was the lowest total in his 26 appearances, while the nine strikeouts matched a season high. Crowe typically didn't have that much success in 2021, posting a 5.48 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 111:57 K:BB across 116.2 innings. He finishes the season with a 4-8 record, while a 4.4 BB/9 and a 1.9 HR/9 can explain most of his overall poor ratios.

Cabrera was removed from Friday's game against the Cubs as a precautionary measure with left middle finger discomfort, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Cabrera has dealt with finger injuries in the past, but his current injury doesn't appear to be a significant concern. The southpaw should be considered day-to-day following Friday's early exit.

Cabrera exited Friday's game against the Cubs in the top of the sixth inning with an apparent injury, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

Cabrera walked three of the four batters he faced after entering Friday's game in the top of the sixth, and he was visited by a trainer after throwing 17 pitches. The trainer appeared to be examining one of the 24-year-old's fingernails on his left hand, but the specifics of his injury aren't yet clear.