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Carrasco (hand) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list Friday, MLB.com's Jordan Bastian reports.

Carrasco would not be healthy enough to pitch even if the Indians advance far into the playoffs, so the team decided to move him to the 60-day disabled list in order to open up a spot on the 40-man roster for Yan Gomes. Carrasco will be back at 100 percent sometime this winter though, and will almost certainly head into next season as the Indians' No. 2 starter.

Stroman (9-10) tossed seven innings, allowing four runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out three Orioles in Thursday's loss.

Stroman's final start of the season pushed him past the 200-inning mark, making him the only Jays' starter to reach the plateau this season. He finishes the year with a 4.37 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 169 strikeouts in 204 innings. The 25-year-old's 2016 campaign fell sizably short of most projections, but in retrospect, the expectations may have been unwarranted. Stroman's talent and potential are that of a future Cy Young candidate, but he made only 24 career starts -- and just four last season after tearing his ACL in March -- before hurling 32 games this season. The right-hander did improve in the second half -- he posted a 4.89 ERA prior to the break and a 3.68 ERA after the Midsummer Classic -- and he's on the right track to a long-term success.

Gibson gave up four earned runs over 6.1 innings with eight strikeouts and one walk, but got a no-decision in Thursday's win over Kansas City.

Gibson had a season high in strikeouts in his last start, which at least offers some hope for next year after a disappointing 2016. Gibson was expected to improve this season to become a reliable starter at the top of the rotation, but instead took a step back as both his walk rate and strikeout rates were worse than last year. He finishes the season with a 5.07 ERA and 4.75 FIP. It will be interesting to see if he still fits prominently into Minnesota's plans for the rotation once a new GM is hired in the offseason.

Ramirez got the call in the ninth inning against the A's on Wednesday and worked a clean frame with a strikeout for his second career save and first as an Angel.

He saved one game for the Reds earlier this year and has spent a lot of time in high-leverage situations for the Angels, thanks in no small part to the 2.78 ERA and 1.19 WHIP he's notched over 46.1 innings since coming over to Anaheim. It's surprising to see them turn to him in the ninth with how effective Andrew Bailey's been, though.

Meyer was removed after only four innings Wednesday against the A's after allowing two runs on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

This was the beginning of a good start, but Meyer never got the chance to finish it. His season thus concludes with an unsightly 5.68 ERA and 1.66 WHIP. numbers that seem to offer precious little promise for the future. Aside from his strikeout totals, Meyer's stats in the minors weren't so hot, so it wouldn't be surprising to see him eventually find a home in the bullpen rather than the rotation.

Gray (forearm) threw just a single inning despite making the start in his return from the DL on Wednesday, striking out a batter while allowing one hit and no runs.

Gray wasn't expected to do more than this, so there's no reinjury concern. It's nice to see him back on a big league mound now; that should raise his stock a little for 2017 even though he struggled through this year. Gray finishes the season with a 5.69 ERA and 1.50 WHIP accompanied by a 95:42 K:BB in 118 innings.

Snell pitched 2.2 scoreless innings against the White Sox on Wednesday before being lifted following a rain delay. He struck out four while allowing only one hit and one walk.

Snell looked good out there, carrying forward the positive signs of down-the-stretch improvement he showed in flashes over the final couple months. If he can improve his control for next year, Snell has the talent to quickly rise into one of the higher echelons of fantasy starters.

Hamels gave up five runs -- three earned -- on eight hits over seven innings against the Brewers on Wednesday. He struck out six without walking anyone.

Some poor defense on the part of the Rangers led to Hamels' first unearned runs since July, and he was actually on his way to a loss before the offense bailed him out. Hamels ends his regular season with a 3.32 ERA, a career-worst 1.31 WHIP and exactly 200 strikeouts in 200.2 innings. With the Rangers heading to the playoffs,they'll need him back on his game, as Hamels struggled mightily down the stretch -- it's hard to complain about his final ERA, but it was 2.67 only a month ago.

Paxton (6-7) allowed three runs on six hits, struck out eight and walked one over 5.0 innings in a victory over the Astros on Wednesday.

Seattle's offense spotted him six runs in the first two frames, so there wasn't any real need to push Paxton on Wednesday. He threw 91 pitches, 66 of which were for strikes. In his final three outings, he posted a 11.37 K/9 rate. Overall, Paxton finishes 2016 with a 3.79 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 117 strikeouts in 121.0 innings.

Smyly will not start Sunday against the Rangers.

Chase Whitley will get the nod instead in the season finale. That means Smyly is presumably done for the year, unless the team decides to throw him out there for his first relief appearance of the season this weekend. The 27-year-old Smyly has labored through his most recent outings, having exceeded his innings total from 2015 by more than 100 frames.