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Ray (13-7) allowed five earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four across 5.1 innings to take the loss Thursday against the Yankees.

Ray allowed only a solo home run through five innings, but he surrendered three long balls in his final frame to sink his outing. Though he has been excellent for much of the season, Ray has stumbled a bit down the stretch by allowing 13 earned runs across 27.1 frames spanning his last five starts. Even so, Ray ends the regular season with a 2.84 ERA and a 248:53 K:BB across 193.1 innings and should be in consideration for the American League Cy Young.

Hill (7-8) went five innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks to earn the win over the Marlins on Thursday. He struck out six.

Hill finally notched his first win as a Met and did it in his final start of the 2021 season. Miami did the bulk of its damage on a Lewis Brinson two-run homer in the third inning, but Hill was able to hang around long enough to leave the game with a 6-3 lead. The 41-year-old left-hander logged a 3.86 ERA in 158.2 innings between the Mets and Rays this season, putting up a 150:55 K:BB.

Kluber allowed two earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out two across 4.2 innings Thursday against the Blue Jays. He did not factor into the decision.

Kluber allowed at least one hit in every inning that he pitched, though he did manage to keep the Yankees within a run before an early exit. He has failed to work five innings In four of five starts since returning from the injured list in early September. In that same span, Kluber has a 4.37 ERA with a 21:8 K:BB across 22.2 frames. Kluber will end the regular season with a 3.83 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 80 innings.

McCullers (13-5) allowed two runs on three hits and a walk over six innings to pick up the win Thursday against Tampa Bay. He had four strikeouts.

McCullers blanked the Rays through the first five innings until Brandon Lowe got to him for a two-run homer with one out in the sixth. McCullers retired the final two batters in the frame to secure his fifth quality start in as many September outings. The 27-year-old made 28 regular-season starts and established career-bests in ERA (3.16), innings pitched (162.1) and strikeouts (185).

Greinke (neck) allowed one hit and struck out two across two scoreless innings Thursday for Triple-A Sugar Land, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Greinke threw 34 pitches and was seemingly fairly sharp in the rehab outing. He may not need much more time to ramp up, as manager Dusty Baker said that Greinke could work out of the bullpen in the playoffs. The veteran right hander last threw in the majors on Sep. 19, and he had allowed 18 earned runs across 13 innings in his final three starts before hitting the injured list.

Cabrera was removed from Thursday's game against the Mets with a blister on his right middle finger, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Cabrera was lifted in favor of a pinch hitter after only three innings and 56 pitches. His season is almost certainly over, and he pitched a combined 84.2 frames across multiple levels of the minor leagues and also in Miami. In his first taste of the major leagues, he managed a 5.79 ERA with a 1.67 WHIP across 23.1 innings.

Darvish (hip) was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday.

Darvish pitched Tuesday against the Dodgers and allowed two runs on five hits and four walks across four innings. Manager Jayce Tingler announced that outing was Darvish's final start of the season, though that is now official as Darvish hits the injured list. He concludes his season with a 4.22 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and 199:44 K:BB across 166.1 innings.

Quintana was designated for assignment by the Giants on Thursday.

Quintana allowed five earned runs with a 12:6 K:BB over 9.2 innings since being claimed off waivers by the Giants in August, and he's now been removed from the 40-man roster with four games left in the regular season. It's been a disaster of a 2021 campaign for the veteran left-hander, who started the year with the Angels and posted a 6.75 ERA, 1.78 WHIP and 73:29 K:BB across 53.1 innings before being let go and joining the Giants.

Cobb yielded five runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out five across five innings during Thursday's loss to the Rangers. He did not factor into the decision.

It was a bit of a clunker for Cobb, who went six consecutive outings without allowing more than one earned run prior to Thursday. All of the dame against the right-hander came via long balls, including a three-run homer by DJ Peters in the third and a two-run shot by Adolis Garcia in the fifth . Cobb finishes off the regular season with a 3.76 ERA and 1.26 WHIP.

Cueto (elbow) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Thursday.

Cueto had been on the injured list since Sept. 1, but he'll rejoin the active roster ahead of Thursday's series finale against the Diamondbacks. He made a rehab appearance at Triple-A Sacramento last week and allowed one run in 1.2 innings. The right-hander is expected to be used as a reliever during the final few games of the regular season.