MLB Player News
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Trevor Megill RP | MIL
Brewers' Trevor Megill: Pockets win in return
Megill (6-3) picked up the win in Sunday's contest against Cincinnati, pitching a clean inning with two strikeouts.
The Milwaukee right-hander was activated from the injured list prior to this game after being out since Aug. 27 due to a right elbow issue. Megill saw action in the fourth inning, retiring all three batters he faced succinctly on 12 pitches. Abner Uribe, who filled in as closer while Megill he was out, tallied the save later in the contest, as it remains to be seen how the Brewers will leverage their stalwart relievers throughout the playoffs. Megill wraps his regular season with a 2.49 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 60:17 K:BB across 47 total frames while converting 30 of 36 save chances and appearing in his first All-Star game.
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Abner Uribe RP | MIL
Brewers' Abner Uribe: Collects seventh save
Uribe pitched a clean inning with no strikeouts to pick up the save in Sunday's 4-2 victory over the Reds.
The Milwaukee flamethrower required only eight pitches, five of which were strikes, to secure his team's 97th win. Even with Trevor Megill (elbow) being activated earlier in the day, Uribe was called upon for this save because Megill handled the fourth inning and picked up the win. Uribe closes out his regular season with a 1.67 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 90:27 K:BB across 75.1 total innings.
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Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw: Victorious in final start
Kershaw (11-2) earned the win in Sunday's 6-1 win over Seattle, striking out seven and allowing four hits and one walk over 5.1 scoreless innings.
The future Hall of Famer dazzled in his last regular-season start, generating 16 whiffs out of his 94 total pitches to stymy the division-winning Mariners. The only extra-base hit Kershaw allowed was a Miles Mastrobuoni double in the third inning. The star southpaw wraps his final regular season with a 3.36 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 84:35 K:BB across 112.2 total innings. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed prior to Sunday's game that because Kershaw was making a normal start in the regular-season finale, the southpaw wouldn't be available for the team's three-game wild-card series with the Reds, per Andrew Destin of the Associated Press. Kershaw could still be included on the roster for the NLDS if the Dodgers are able to advance past the wild-card round.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Breaks own Dodgers HR record
Ohtani went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, a double and an additional run scored in Sunday's 6-1 victory over the Mariners.
The Japanese superstar broke his own Dodgers single-season homer mark with his 55th long ball. Ohtani cracked a 412-foot solo shot off Seattle southpaw Gabe Speier in the seventh to make history. The 31-year-old wraps another incredible regular season at the plate, slashing .282/.392/.623 with 20 steals, 146 runs scored and 102 RBI over 726 plate appearances.
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Hye Seong Kim 2B | LAD
Dodgers' Hyeseong Kim: Clubs third long ball
Kim went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 6-1 win at Seattle.
The Los Angeles rookie opened the contest's scoring with a 409-foot, two-run shot off Mariners starter Bryce Miller in the second. With the home run, Kim snapped a 49-game stretch dating back to May 31 without a round tripper. The 26-year-old concludes his first season with a .281/.315/.388 slash line, 13 steals, 19 runs scored and 17 RBI in 169 total plate appearances.
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Freddy Peralta SP | NYM
Brewers' Freddy Peralta: Allows a run in two frames
Peralta took a no-decision in Sunday's 4-2 win against the Reds, conceding one run on three hits and no walks over two innings. He struck out three.
The Milwaukee right-hander threw only 44 pitches, 30 of which were strikes, in this short tune-up before his team enters the playoffs. The lone blemish on Peralta's line came via an Elly De La Cruz solo homer in the second. With this effort, Peralta concludes the finest regular season in his eight-year career. He pitched to a 2.70 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 204:66 K:BB across 176.2 total innings.
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McCade Brown P | COL
Rockies' McCade Brown: Falls to Giants
Brown (0-5) took the loss Sunday against San Francisco, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks across three innings. He struck out two.
Both runs charged to Brown came via the long ball -- he gave up a solo shot to Willy Adames to lead off the game before Rafael Devers led off the fourth with another homer. It's a tough way to finish the season for Brown, who allowed one run while striking out 10 in his last time out against the Mariners. Overall, Brown posted a 7.36 ERA with a 1.83 WHIP and 23:11 K:BB across 25.2 innings in his first seven major-league starts.
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Brady Singer SP | CIN
Reds' Brady Singer: Fans five in loss
Singer (14-12) allowed three runs on five hits and one walk over 3.1 innings to take the loss Sunday at Milwaukee. He struck out five.
The 29-year-old labored in this outing, requiring 71 pitches to complete his 10-out appearance. Singer yielded a run on a Brice Turang double in the third before being tagged for a two-run homer by Danny Jansen in the fourth, chasing the righty from the game. This performance wraps Singer's first regular season with the Reds. He pitched to a 4.03 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 163:60 K:BB across 169.2 total frames.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Launches 30th homer
Adames went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-0 victory over the Rockies.
Adames became the first Giant to hit 30 home runs in a season since 2004, when Barry Bonds hit 45. It was an up-and-down campaign overall for Adames, his first with San Francisco, but he finished strong, going 5-for-20 (.250) with a pair of homers and four RBI in his last five games. The 30-year-old shortstop slashed .225/.318/.421 with 87 RBI, 94 runs scored and 12 stolen bases across 686 plate appearances.
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Spencer Bivens RP | SF
Giants' Spencer Bivens: Earns two-inning save
Bivens earned the save in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Rockies, issuing one walk while striking out three across two scoreless innings.
Bivens will finish the year with three saves, two of which came in the final two games. The 31-year-old right-hander pitched 81 innings for the Giants this season, working to a 4.00 ERA with a 1.33 WHIP and 61:25 K:BB.