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Trevor Rogers SP | BAL
Orioles' Trevor Rogers: Fans 10 in tough loss Saturday
Rogers (10-11) took the loss Saturday as the Orioles fell 1-0 to the Brewers, allowing one run on three hits and one walk over eight innings. He struck out 10.
A Joey Ortiz triple in the second inning led to the only offense in the game, as Rogers came out on the wrong end of the decision despite delivering one of his best performances of the season. The lefty tossed 72 of 99 pitches for strikes in his 15th quality start of the year, eight of which have come in 12 outings since the All-Star break. He's produced a 3.58 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and dazzling 84:8 K:BB in 75.1 innings during that second-half stretch. Rogers will wrap up his regular season with a road start next weekend against the Yankees.
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Jose Soriano SP | TOR
Blue Jays' Jose Soriano: Hit hard in eighth loss
Soriano (12-8) took the loss Saturday against Texas, striking out eight while allowing six runs (five earned) on four hits and one walk in five innings.
Hard contact hurt Soriano, who surrendered three extra-base hits (one home run) on the evening. The eight strikeouts were his most in a Blue Jays uniform, but the right-hander has now given up at least three runs in six of his last seven starts. He has a 4.73 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 40:16 K:BB over 51.1 innings for Toronto, and what could be his final appearance of 2026 lines up to come at home against the Reds.
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Aaron Judge RF | NYY
Yankees' Aaron Judge: Team mum on severity of injury
Judge said Saturday that he didn't know the grade of his calf strain, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports. "I gotta talk to the trainers and figure that out," Judge said.
"It doesn't matter what grade it is," manager Aaron Boone said, as the Yankees continue to offer little information regarding Judge's new injury. The one detail that was disclosed is that Judge is dealing with a strain of the soleus muscle, which is crucial to running and hitting, making it more difficult to play through than some other types of calf injuries. Judge added that he'd like to be back by the postseason. "That's definitely the plan," Judge said.
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Cal Quantrill RP | TEX
Rangers' Cal Quantrill: Leaves game with lat tightness
Quantrill was removed from Saturday's game against the Blue Jays with right lat tightness, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Quantrill was able to record just four outs against Toronto before leaving the mound. The initial diagnosis is a lat issue, which comes after the right-hander worked through back tightness in his last start Sept. 13. At this stage, Quantrill's status for his final scheduled regular-season start next week in Minnesota is up in the air.
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Grant Taylor RP | CHW
White Sox's Grant Taylor: Nails down save No. 10
Taylor allowed one hit and no walks in 1.1 scoreless innings to record the save Saturday against Detroit.
Despite yielding at least one run in four of his seven September outings, Taylor continues to work as one of Chicago's closing options. The right-hander has now converted back-to-back save opportunities, tossing 3.2 shutout innings during that span. For the year, he has a strong 2.30 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 103:30 K:BB while recording 10 saves (17 attempts) over 82 innings.
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Sean Burke SP | CHW
White Sox's Sean Burke: Six strong innings in win No. 10
Burke (10-7) notched the win Saturday against Detroit, striking out five while allowing one run on five hits and three walks in six innings.
The Tigers scratched a run across in the fifth inning, but that was all they would muster in the scoring department for the afternoon. Burke has now worked at least five innings while giving up fewer than two runs in three of his last four outings in September, though he did surrender a staggering seven runs in the other appearance. He'll bring a 3.40 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 178:61 K:BB over 167 innings into his next scheduled start against the lowly Rockies, which figures to be his final showing of the regular season.
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George Klassen SP | LAA
Angels' George Klassen: Unlikely to return this season
Angels manager Kurt Suzuki said Saturday that Klassen (back) is unlikely to return this season, Jack Janes of TheSportingTribune.com reports.
While Klassen's bullpen sessions have been going well, the Angels have no reason to rush him back at this stage. Klassen made four starts in August in his return to the big club, posting an encouraging 2.01 ERA and 1.21 WHIP over 22.1 innings. He should compete for a spot in the starting rotation in spring training, health permitting.
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Cal Quantrill RP | TEX
Rangers' Cal Quantrill: Early exit Saturday
Quantrill left Saturday's game against the Blue Jays in the second inning with an apparent injury, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
It wasn't obvious what was ailing Quantrill, but as Landry points out, the right-hander dealt with back tightness in his last outing before receiving the green light to start Saturday. He has been surprisingly effective this season with a sparkling 2.90 ERA and 1.05 WHIP over 108.2 innings coming into this game. Jordan Montgomery took over for Quantrill with one out in the top of the second.
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Emmanuel Rodriguez LF | MIN
Twins' Emmanuel Rodriguez: On bench Saturday
Rodriguez is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.
The 23-year-old prospect homered in his first career plate appearance Sept. 12, but he has gone 4-for-23 with 11 strikeouts in his last six games and is hitless with seven strikeouts in his last three. Rodriguez will get a chance to clear his head as Austin Martin starts in left field and Walker Jenkins mans center against southpaw Reid Detmers.
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Kody Clemens 2B | MIN
Twins' Kody Clemens: Riding pine Saturday
Clemens is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.
The Twins will load the lineup with mostly right-handed bats and switch hitters to counter lefty Reid Detmers, with Victor Caratini starting at first base and Royce Lewis at the keystone. Clemens leads the team with 26 homers this season, but his .689 OPS against southpaw pitching is more than 100 points below his mark against righties (.797).