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  • Mariners' Emerson Hancock: Control issues in spot start

    Hancock did not factor into the decision in Saturday's extra-inning win over the Athletics, allowing three earned runs on five hits and four walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out three.

    Hancock tossed only 56 of 93 pitches for strikes and generated a modest eight whiffs. He allowed a solo home run to Tyler Soderstrom to lead off the sixth inning before exiting a batter later, making it his longest outing at the big-league level since June 13. The right-hander shuttled between Seattle and Triple-A Tacoma this season, and he finished with a 4-4 mark, 4.75 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 39:19 K:BB across 60.2 big-league innings over 12 starts. Hancock posted better overall numbers in 16 starts with the Rainiers (6-3, 3.26 ERA, 1.27 WHIP), and he could get a chance to try and crack the major-league rotation again in spring training, although the M's aren't lacking for pitching depth.

  • Joey Estes SP | OAK

    Athletics' Joey Estes: Solid showing in final start

    Estes did not factor into the decision in the Athletics' extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday, allowing three earned runs on five hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out two and also hit a batter.

    Estes put together a serviceable performance to wrap up his 2024 campaign, bouncing back from back-to-back outings in which he surrendered a combined 11 runs on 16 hits and a walk over five innings. The right-hander allowed one ball to leave the yard Saturday -- a fourth-inning solo home run by Cal Raleigh -- while also yielding a two-run single to Josh Rojas in the same frame. After getting his first taste of the big leagues in 2023 via a pair of starts, Estes worked to a 7-9 record, 5.01 ERA and 1.23 WHIP across 127.2 innings over 25 appearances (24 starts) this season, tossing a shutout along the way.

  • Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: Hits ninth homer Saturday

    Soderstrom went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday.

    Soderstrom launched his ninth home run of the season in the sixth inning, a 369-foot solo shot that knotted the score at 3-3. The rookie has now hit safely in five of the last six games, and heading into the regular-season finale Sunday, he boasts a .282 batting average and .887 OPS in 43 plate appearances since returning from the injured list Sept. 14.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Connects for three-run shot in loss

    Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday.

    Langeliers erased a 4-3 deficit in the ninth inning via a two-out, 357-foot shot off Collin Snider with Max Schuemann and JJ Bleday aboard to give the Athletics a temporary 6-4 lead. It was the slugging backstop's first homer in eight games and put him at 29 for the season, while also pushing his September RBI total to an impressive 16 over 23 contests. It's been a season of across-the-board improvement for Langeliers at the plate, and all three components of his .224/.288/.450 slash line heading into the final day of the regular season qualify as career bests.

  • Brent Rooker DH | OAK

    Athletics' Brent Rooker: Launches 39th homer

    Rooker went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday.

    Rooker took Emerson Hancock deep in the fifth inning with Max Schuemann aboard to cut a 3-0 deficit to one run. The round tripper marked Rooker's first time leaving the yard since Sept. 16 and puts him just one shy of reaching the 40-homer mark heading into the final day of the regular season Sunday.

  • Luke Raley LF | SEA

    Mariners' Luke Raley: Swats game-tying homer

    Raley went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, a walk, two runs scored and three RBI in an extra-inning win over the Athletics on Saturday.

    Raley took Athletics closer Mason Miller deep to right center with one out and Julio Rodriguez aboard in the ninth inning to knot the score at 6-6 and force extras. It was the 22nd round tripper of Raley's first Mariners season, and it served as his sixth homer in a productive September that's also seen him post a .296 batting average and 1.001 OPS across 80 plate appearances (22 games).

  • Wyatt Langford LF | TEX

    Rangers' Wyatt Langford: September power surge

    Langford went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Angels.

    Langford hammered a Hunter Strickland fastball 415 feet in the sixth inning for his 16th homer of the season. It was his fourth in the last six games and eighth during September, during which the rookie is slugging .632 -- good for fourth in MLB during that time.

  • Nate Lowe 1B | TEX

    Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Fuels comeback win

    Lowe went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, three RBI and two additional runs scored in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Angels.

    His solo homer in the second inning put the Rangers on top early, and Lowe helped fuel a comeback later in the game after Texas fell behind 8-3, delivering runs in the eighth and ninth innings. Lowe is finishing the season on a high note, going 24-for-76 (.316) with 13 walks, four home runs, 17 RBI and nine runs over the last 22 games.

  • Ty Madden RP | DET

    Tigers' Ty Madden: Ineffective in relief Saturday

    Madden allowed three runs on four hits and a walk across three innings of relief during Saturday's 4-0 loss to the White Sox. He struck out two.

    Opener Beau Brieske was tagged with the loss for allowing just a single run, but Madden didn't help matters during his uneven relief appearance. The 24-year-old righty had a sharp 2.55 ERA over his first four outings following his first MLB promotion in late August, but he now has a 10.12 ERA over his last two games. The Tigers are headed to the postseason and have some decisions to make with their pitching staff, so it remains to be seen if Madden makes the playoff roster and gets to pitch again during his rookie campaign.

  • Will Brennan RF | CLE

    Guardians' Will Brennan: Delivers three hits in loss

    Brennan went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Astros.

    Brennan has gone 12-for-26 (.462) over his last 10 games, filling a part-time role in the outfield for the Guardians. He got a leadoff look Saturday with Steven Kwan resting now that Cleveland has clinched a spot in the ALDS. Brennan is at a .264/.309/.388 slash line, eight home runs, 30 RBI, 37 runs scored, 13 doubles and four stolen bases over 114 contests. He's likely to be a strong-side platoon option for the postseason.

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