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Nola will start Saturday's game against the Rays, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

The Phillies will send Nola back to the mound Saturday after just two days' rest as they look to clinch the final wild-card spot in the National League. Because the 33-year-old just threw six innings Wednesday against the Brewers, the Phillies will likely limit him to around two or three innings Saturday before turning things over to their bullpen.

May will start Saturday's game against the Cardinals in Milwaukee, Hunter Baumgardt of Fox Sports 920 Milwaukee reports.

May will pick up one final start to close out the regular season, but as was the case in his prior two outings, he's likely to be subject to a limited workload. He covered just 2.1 innings in a start Sept. 18 in Baltimore, then was lifted after two innings and 36 pitches in Tuesday's loss to the Phillies. Since May will be taking the hill on the three days' rest Saturday and the Brewers are aiming to keep him fresh for the playoffs, it's reasonable to expect him to be capped at around two or three innings.

The Diamondbacks recalled Del Castillo from Triple-A Reno on Saturday.

Del Castillo will return to the big leagues for the final weekend of the regular season after smacking three home runs in his final six games at Triple-A. He'll replace Jesus Sanchez on the active roster and will likely be in the mix to work as the team's designated hitter.

The Diamondbacks designated Sanchez for assignment Saturday.

Sanchez will lose his spot on Arizona's active and 40-man rosters after going 2-for-15 with a walk and five strikeouts across six games since being claimed Sept. 14. Adrian Del Castillo will come up from the minors to replace Sanchez and could see time as the team's designated hitter.

Ralston will start Saturday's game against Atlanta in Miami, Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com reports.

The 29-year-old rookie right-hander will be making his first MLB start and his first start at any level of the professional ranks since 2022. Between his stops with Miami and Triple-A Jacksonville this season, Ralston hasn't tossed more than three innings, so he's unlikely to work more than once through the batting order Saturday before turning the game over to the Marlins bullpen.

The Cubs claimed Aguiar off waivers from the Reds on Saturday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Aguiar was pushed off the Reds' 40-man roster after giving up two earned runs in three innings with Cincinnati and posting a 6.27 ERA at Triple-A, but he'll reclaim a roster spot upon joining his new organization. The 25-year-old won't be eligible to pitch for Chicago in the postseason, but he could be recalled to help preserve the team's bullpen during the final weekend of the regular season.

Soto was removed from Saturday's game against the Nationals after getting hit on the hand by a pitch, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Soto was taken out of the game immediately after taking a 91.7-mph sinker off his right hand in the ninth inning. The Mets will likely send him in for imaging and should provide an update on his status in the near future, but with just one game left in the season and the Mets out of the playoff picture, he may sit out New York's season finale if he's still feeling sore Sunday.

Wilkinson is slated to start Saturday's game against the Dodgers in San Francisco.

Wilkinson will close out the campaign with a second straight turn through the rotation in a rematch with the Dodgers, whom he limited to three hits over five scoreless frames his last time out Sunday. Collectively, the 23-year-old lefty has turned in a 3.65 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 18:4 K:BB in 24.2 innings through his first seven big-league appearances (five starts).

Suter is slated to start Saturday's game against the Marlins in what's expected to be a bullpen day, Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Suter hasn't recorded more than 11 outs in any of his prior 53 appearances on the campaign, so despite drawing the start Saturday, he's unlikely to pitch deep enough into the contest to qualify for a win. Atlanta hasn't designated a bulk reliever to pitch behind Suter, but Elieser Hernandez hasn't been used since being called up from Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday and could be called upon to cover multiple innings out of the bullpen.

Hagenman struck out two and allowed one run on five hits and one walk over four innings of relief in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Nationals.

Called up from Triple-A Syracuse prior to Friday's contest, Hagenman was put to work right away out of the bullpen. The Mets had Jefry Yan cover the first 1.2 innings to open the contest, then two other relievers were called upon to record four outs before Hagenman entered the game in the bottom of the fourth. The right-hander pitched effectively during his time on the mound, but since he entered the contest with a three-run deficit that proved insurmountable for the Mets, he wasn't able to scoop up a win. Given that he tossed 70 pitches Friday, Hagenman is unlikely to be available for the final two games of the season.