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  • Adam Mazur P | MIA

    Marlins' Adam Mazur: Sent back to Triple-A

    The Marlins optioned Mazur from Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday.

    Mazur will give up his spot on the 28-man active roster and in the rotation to Edward Cabrera (elbow), who is slated to start Tuesday's game against the Phillies after being reinstated from the 15-day injured list. After being recalled from Jacksonville on Aug. 28, Mazur went 0-3 with a 4.44 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 14:8 K:BB in 24.1 innings across five starts.

  • Edward Cabrera SP | CHC

    Marlins' Edward Cabrera: Activated ahead of Tuesday's start

    The Marlins activated Cabrera (elbow) from the 15-day injured list Monday.

    Cabrera has missed the entirety of September with a right elbow sprain but has been cleared to return after throwing 50 pitches in a simulated game last week. He will draw the start Tuesday in Philadelphia but should be fairly limited from a workload perspective. Cabrera tentatively lines up for a second start this week Sunday against the Mets.

  • Hunter Barco P | PIT

    Pirates' Hunter Barco: Promotion on tap

    The Pirates are expected to call up Barco from Triple-A Indianapolis for the final week of the season, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.

    One of the top pitching prospects in the Pittsburgh system, Barco will move up to the majors after he compiled a 2.81 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 116:49 K:BB in 99.1 innings between stops at Indianapolis and Double-A Altoona this season. While the Pirates likely envision the 24-year-old lefty serving as a big-league starter in the long run, he made four of his final five appearances with Indianapolis in relief, so he'll most likely work out of the bullpen during his initial stint in the majors. With Pittsburgh cognizant of managing the workloads of young starters Bubba Chandler, Mike Burrows and Braxton Ashcraft as the season winds down, Barco could be an option to pitch multiple innings behind any of those pitchers when their turns in the rotation come up this week.

  • Kyle Hendricks SP | LAA

    Angels' Kyle Hendricks: Prepping for retirement

    Hendricks is expected to announce his retirement from professional baseball following the 2025 season, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

    Nightengale relays that the 35-year-old right-hander has already informed friends and family that he expects to bring an end to his 12-year MLB career, though a formal announcement may not be made until later in the offseason. After joining the Angels on a one-year, $2.5 million deal this past winter, Hendricks has been a serviceable innings eater, logging an 8-10 record, 4.79 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 106:43 K:BB across 159.2 frames. He spent the first 11 seasons of his career with the Cubs, winning his lone World Series title in 2016 while also leading the majors in ERA (2.13) and finishing third in NL Cy Young Award balloting that same season.

  • Edward Cabrera SP | CHC

    Marlins' Edward Cabrera: Rejoining rotation for final week

    Marlins manager Clayton McCullough confirmed that Cabrera (elbow) will return from the 15-day injured list to start Tuesday's game in Philadelphia, MLB.com reports.

    Cabrera looked to be at risk of missing the rest of the season after he was placed on the IL on Sept. 1 due to a right elbow sprain, but he ramped up quickly during his throwing program and now has a chance to make two starts in the final week of the 2025 campaign. Though he didn't head out on a minor-league rehab assignment while he's been on the shelf, Cabrera was able to build up to 50 pitches in a simulated game last Wednesday and reportedly touched 97 miles per hour with his fastball. He'll likely be operating on a limited pitch count Tuesday, though if he's able to retire Phillies batters in efficient fashion, he could reach the five innings he would need to hit to qualify for a win.

  • Roki Sasaki P | LAD

    Dodgers' Roki Sasaki: Could be activated this week

    Sasaki (shoulder) will join the Dodgers in Arizona during their upcoming road trip and could be activated off the IL to join the big-league bullpen, though he won't be available to pitch until at least Wednesday, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.

    Sasaki recently shifted to a relief role in his rehab stint and has looked great through two subsequent outings with Triple-A Oklahoma City, tossing a pair of hitless and scoreless frames while posting a 3:1 K:BB. Since his most recent appearance took place Sunday, the Dodgers won't put him on the mound again until at least Wednesday, but even in that scenario he'd still have time to make a couple major-league appearances before the end of the regular season if he's activated. Los Angeles' bullpen has been its weak point of late, so the team could look to Sasaki to shore up what has been an inconsistent relief corps, though that would be a risk in itself since the rookie hurler has (until the recent pair of rehab outings) worked exclusively as a starter throughout his professional career, both in the US and in his native Japan.

  • Padres' Nestor Cortes: Slated for another sim game

    Cortes (biceps) will toss another sim game early in the coming week, per MLB.com.

    Cortes' most recent sim game, which took place Friday, lasted two innings and went well, according to Padres manager Mike Shildt. The team nonetheless wants the veteran lefty to throw to hitters one more time before potentially returning to the big-league club. That would still give Cortes a chance of being activated from the IL before the end of the regular season, though that likely wouldn't happen until near the end of the coming week.

  • Diamondbacks' Eduardo Rodriguez: Tosses six scoreless in win

    Rodriguez (9-8) earned the win Sunday against the Phillies, allowing six hits and three walks while striking out five over six scoreless innings.

    The veteran southpaw allowed at least one baserunner in every frame but consistently worked around trouble to preserve the clean outing. Rodriguez has now won four of his last five starts, posting a 1.84 ERA and 21:12 K:BB across 29.1 innings during that span, including three scoreless performances. The 32-year-old will carry the momentum into his next scheduled outing against San Diego, a pivotal one for Arizona as they enter the final week of the season with legitimate playoff hopes.

  • Ranger Suarez SP | BOS

    Phillies' Ranger Suarez: Jumped on early in loss

    Suarez (12-7) took the loss Sunday against the Diamondbacks, giving up six runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out two over four innings.

    Suarez was tagged for all six runs in the first two frames, capped off by a three-run homer from Corbin Carroll, before finishing the day with back-to-back clean innings. The rough outing snapped a dominant stretch in which the right-hander had posted a 1.47 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 44:8 K:BB across his previous six starts, including a trio of double-digit strikeout games. It also marked his shortest outing since May 4, when he was tagged for seven runs in 3.1 innings. The 30-year-old now sits at a 3.12 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 147:38 K:BB over 153 innings and is slated for his next start against the Twins.

  • Kyle Freeland SP | COL

    Rockies' Kyle Freeland: Fans seven during win

    Kyle Freeland (5-16) earned the win Sunday against the Angels, allowing one run on five hits and a walk while striking out seven over six innings.

    Freeland bounced back from a rough outing in his previous start, when he surrendered six runs, by limiting Los Angeles to just a first-inning RBI single from Jo Adell before settling in to retire 14 of the final 17 batters he faced. It marked the right-hander's 13th quality start in 30 outings this year. Despite Sunday's win, Freeland remains tied with Mitchell Parker for the MLB lead in losses with 16. The 32-year-old now owns a 5.00 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 120:37 K:BB across 156.2 innings and is scheduled to face San Francisco in his next outing.

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