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Perez was added back to the Red Sox's roster for the ALDS after being left off the wild-card squad.

Perez didn't do anything special this season, posting a 4.74 ERA and 1.51 WHIP in a swingman role. He'll make the team as a left-handed relief option while Darwinzon Hernandez will not, potentially due to Perez's ability to soak up more innings if necessary.

Wainwright threw 5.1 innings in Wednesday's wild-card loss to the Dodgers, giving up one run on four hits and two walks while striking out five.

Wainwright hung with Max Scherzer and gave the underdog Cardinals a fighting chance, as the teams remained locked at 1-1 until Chris Taylor's two-out walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth. The only run the Dodgers managed to score off the veteran came on a solo homer by Justin Turner in the fourth inning. Wainwright now owns a 2.83 ERA in 114.1 career postseason innings.

Sale has been added to Boston's ALDS roster, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Sale wasn't on the wild-card roster after he started Sunday's regular-season finale, but it's not surprising to see him on the ALDS roster. The southpaw will start Game 2 against the Rays on Friday.

Buehler will start Game 1 of the National League Division Series at San Francisco on Friday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Max Scherzer started the NL Wild Card Game against the Cardinals on Wednesday, so Buehler will take the mound in the series opener against the Giants now that the Dodgers have advanced to the NLDS. Buehler put together a dominant 2021 campaign with a 2.47 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 212:52 K:BB over 207.2 innings (33 starts) while compiling a 16-4 record. Julio Urias is poised to pitch in Game 2 for Los Angeles on Saturday.

Rodriguez will start Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Tampa Bay on Thursday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

The left-hander made his final start of the regular season Friday with five shutout innings, and he also picked up a win in relief by delivering a scoreless frame Sunday. Rodriguez had a poor start to the season but ended the campaign strong, posting a 3.26 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 64:19 K:BB in 58 innings across his last 12 outings. Chris Sale is expected to take the mound in Friday's Game 2 for Boston.

Gausman will start Game 2 of the NLDS on Saturday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Gausman turned in two strong starts to close out the regular season and recorded a 1.38 ERA and 0.77 WHIP in 13 innings during that time. The right-hander will have a full week of rest ahead of Saturday's appearance.

Webb will start Game 1 of the NLDS on Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Webb will be on full rest for Friday's start after he took the mound in Sunday's regular-season finale against the Padres. The right-hander lasted at least six innings in 12 of his last 14 starts of the 2021 campaign and recorded a 2.68 ERA and 1.01 WHIP in 87.1 innings during that time.

Giolito will start Game 2 of the ALDS against the Astros on Friday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

Giolito lasted at least five innings in each of his final three starts of the regular season, and he recorded a 1.10 ERA and 0.98 WHIP in 16.1 innings during that time. The right-hander will be on full rest in Friday's postseason start.

Lynn will start Game 1 of the ALDS against the Astros on Thursday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

Lynn made his final start of the regular season Friday and allowed one run on four hits and a walk while striking out four in five innings to earn the win against the Tigers. The 34-year-old posted a career-best 2.69 ERA across 28 regular-season starts in 2021, and he'll make his first postseason appearance since 2018 during Thursday's Game 1 matchup.

The Diamondbacks announced Wednesday that Cecconi (elbow) will be one of the organization's seven prospects competing in the upcoming Arizona Fall League.

Cecconi's inclusion on the AFL roster suggests that he's healthy again after his first professional campaign was curtailed in early August by a bout with right elbow soreness. Prior to being shut down, the 22-year-old compiled a 4.12 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and a 63:20 K:BB in 59 innings for High-A Hillsboro.