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Sosa (groin) will start at third base and will bat seventh Thursday in Game 3 of the wild-card series in Atlanta.

Sosa had to leave Game 2 on Wednesday after aggravating a groin injury that he initially suffered Sunday. While he is surely well less than 100 percent, Sosa will attempt to play through the injury. He's gone 2-for-6 with a double and a 0:1 BB:K in his first two games of the postseason.

Kim is not in the lineup for Thursday's Game 3 of the wild-card series against the Phillies.

Kim started at shortstop in the first two games of the series, going 0-for-3 with a 1:2 BB:K. Atlanta is turning to Mauricio Dubon at shortstop in place of Kim, while Mike Yastrzemski plays left field and Dominic Smith serves as the designated hitter.

Murphy is not in the lineup Thursday for Game 3 of the wild-card series against the Phillies.

Murphy started Game 2 for Atlanta, but he didn't play Game 1 and will begin Game 3 on the bench. Drake Baldwin will do the catching, and Dominic Smith is getting a start at designated hitter.

The Diamondbacks traded Curley to the Cardinals on Thursday.

Curley will become the player to be named later in the trade that sent Lars Nootbaar to Arizona at the deadline in August. Curley, 23, split his time between High-A and Double-A in 2026 and posted a 5.35 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 130:34 K:BB across 116 innings between the two levels. He'll presumably remain at Double-A upon joining his new organization, though he'll likely need to show drastic improvement in 2027 before he moves up to Triple-A.

The Reds outrighted Johnson to Triple-A Louisville on Thursday, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.

The transaction frees up a spot on the 40-man roster. Johnson saw spot duty with the Reds this season, going just 1-for-16 at the plate.

Young (concussion) is expected to have a relatively normal offseason and be ready for the start of spring training, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Young suffered a concussion and had to be stretchered off the field as a result of a Sept. 17 collision with teammate Nolan McLean. He's still experiencing concussion symptoms and hasn't regained all of his hearing yet, but Young has been progressing steadily and doesn't expect any long-term effects. The 31-year-old Young should be in the mix for playing time between first base and designated hitter with the Mets in 2027.

Pivetta didn't factor in the decision in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Cubs on Wednesday. He allowed one run on three hits with four strikeouts and two walks over 3.1 innings.

The right-hander wasn't particularly sharp as he threw just 36 of 66 pitches for strikes, but all three hits he gave up were singles as he limited Chicago to a single run. Pivetta missed most of the season after suffering a flexor strain in mid-April, but he returned from the IL in early September and posted a 1.45 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 18:2 K:BB across four starts to close out the regular season. He now tentatively lines up to take the mound in the NLDS versus the Brewers, potentially in Game 3 on Tuesday.

Kerr will be Atlanta's opener Thursday in Game 3 of the wild-card series versus the Phillies.

The left-handed Kerr will be tasked with facing lefties Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper at least once. He threw 6.1 scoreless frames covering two appearances in September against Philadelphia. Grant Holmes is slated to absorb the lion's share of the workload for Atlanta in Game 3 as a bulk reliever.

Gausman took the loss after giving up three runs on five hits and no walks across 3.1 innings during Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Padres on Wednesday. He struck out one.

The veteran right-hander surrendered two runs during the second inning and was pulled with one out in the fourth after allowing a double to Xander Bogaerts, who later came around to score on Gavin Sheets' two-run homer. Gausman finished the regular season pitching well with two runs allowed over exactly 5.2 frames in each of his last two starts, but his overall performance for the Cubs after being acquired from the Blue Jays at the trade deadline was underwhelming. Including the playoff start, he pitched in 10 games for Chicago and had a 5.03 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 58:11 K:BB across 53.2 innings. Gausman heads into free agency this winter after posting a 4.51 ERA in 32 regular-season starts in 2026, which is his worst mark since 2019.

Nola will start Thursday in Game 3 of the wild-card series in Atlanta, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Nola will take the ball on regular rest Thursday, and the Phillies will also have Zack Wheeler and Jesus Luzardo available out of the bullpen in the winner-take-all game. The 33-year-old Nola has posted a 2.93 ERA and 61:20 K:BB over 61.1 innings covering 11 starts since the beginning of August.