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Williams allowed two runs on five hits with two walks and five strikeouts across seven innings while taking a loss against the Reds on Sunday.

Although it led to just two runs, Williams tossed up two more long balls Sunday, giving him a career-high 27 homers allowed this season. He yielded just 15 a year ago, which is why his ERA was more than 2.00 runs better in 2018. Williams started experiencing problems giving up homers when he returned from an injury in the middle of June, and it immediately hurt his ERA. He finishes the season 7-9 with a disappointing 5.38 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 113 strikeouts in 145.2 innings.

Mahle (3-12) threw five shutout frames while allowing three hits and zero walks with five strikeouts to earn a victory against the Pirates on Sunday.

The 24-year-old took full advantage of starting in place of a sick Trevor Bauer in the season finale. Pitching on three-days rest, he threw five scoreless innings for the first time since May 18. Mahle ends the season with a 3-12 record, 5.14 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 129 strikeouts in 129.2 innings this season.

Alcantara (6-14) allowed one run on eight hits with one walk and five strikeouts across six innings to earn a victory against the Phillies on Sunday.

All too often in 2019, the 24-year-old took a loss when he deserved a better fate, so it was great to see him pitch well and win in the season finale. Alcantara went 2-2 with a 2.59 ERA in September. Overall, he finished 6-14 with a 3.88 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 151 strikeouts in 197.1 innings this season.

Hill pitched three scoreless innings and let up just one hit while striking out four and walking two in the Dodgers' 9-0 win over the Giants on Sunday. Hill did not factor into the decision.

Hill ended the regular season on a high note as the veteran left-hander pitched five scoreless innings and had nine strikeouts over two outings. Hill has decent playoff experience and should line up as the team's fourth starter for their championship run. The 39-year-old finishes the regular season with a 2.45 ERA and a 72:18 K:BB through 58.2 innings this season.

May (2-3) pitched a scoreless fourth inning and struck out one batter while picking up the win in the Dodgers' 9-0 win over the Giants on Sunday.

May stepped up big during the last week of the season as he pitched four scoreless innings and striking out six batters during the process. The 22-year-old had to prove to Manager Dave Roberts that he deserved to be included on the team's postseason roster and that exactly what he went out and did. May is young at just 22 years old but has a very strong arm and is riding a bunch of momentum heading into the playoffs after throwing 10 scoreless innings to close out the season. It's unclear how Dave Roberts plans to use May out of the bullpen but the right-hander surely has earned himself a spot as the Dodgers prepare for yet another World Series run.

Soroka allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks over five innings Sunday, striking out seven batters in the loss to the Mets. He did not factor in the decision.

All three runs allowed by Soroka came in the first inning, including a two-run shot by J.D. Davis. The 22-year-old may have been in the conversation for NL Rookie of the Year if not for Pete Alonso's season-long slugfest. He finishes the season with a stellar 2.68 ERA and 142:41 K:BB across 174.2 innings.

Syndergaard allowed three runs on five hits and two walks over seven innings Sunday, striking out nine in the win over Atlanta. He did not factor in the decision.

Syndergaard allowed a run in the first inning before coughing up a two-run shot to Rafael Ortega in the fourth. With the solid season finale, the 27-year-old crossed the 200-strikeout mark for the first time since 2016. However, his 4.28 ERA was the highest of his career.

Houser allowed a hit and a walk over four shutout innings Sunday, striking out five in the extra-innings loss to Colorado.

Houser left the game too early to earn a personal win but the Rockies tacking four unanswered runs on the Brewers' bullpen would've spoiled it anyway. The 26-year-old lowered his ERA to 3.72 alongside a 117:37 K:BB over 111.1 innings. Houser's season may be finished with Milwaukee facing a tough test in Washington for the NL Wild Card game.

Walker allowed a hit and struck out one batter during a scoreless inning in Sunday's win over San Diego.

Walker made his 2019 debut during Arizona's 162nd and final contest of the season. He threw 11 of 15 pitches for strikes as the team's opener with his fastball sitting around 92-92 mph. The 27-year-old should have a spot in the Diamondbacks' rotation to start next season after he successfully returned from Tommy John surgery.

Wacha (shoulder) was feeling less soreness in his shoulder Saturday but still isn't slated to throw for several more days, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Wacha is getting plenty of down time over the next several days while performing some light workouts and receiving treatment. The right-hander reported feeling less tightness and soreness overall as compared to Wednesday, when he first began feeling discomfort before his start against the Diamondbacks. Wacha's potential availability for the postseason won't gain any appreciable degree of clarity until he begins throwing again later in the coming week.