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  • Jose Ruiz RP | PHI

    Phillies' Jose Ruiz: Notches first save of career

    Ruiz allowed two hits and a walk in a scoreless ninth inning against the Nationals to pick up his first save of the season. He struck out two.

    Ruiz was extremely shaky in his first save opportunity of 2024, loading the bases with zero outs before producing a pair of clutch strikeouts. He induced a Juan Yepez flyout to end the threat and pick up the first save of his eight-year career. The 29-year-old veteran was a serviceable bullpen arm for Philadelphia this season, logging a 3.71 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 52:17 K:BB in 51 innings, adding five wins and one save.

  • Braves' Spencer Schwellenbach: Set to start matinee of twin bill

    Schwellenbach will start the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Mets, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

    Schwellenbach will get another start prior to the end of the regular season as Atlanta will be forced to play a doubleheader with New York on Monday. The team needs to win at least one of the two games to clinch a spot in the playoffs. The right-hander has recorded three straight quality starts, posting a 1.89 ERA and 0.84 WHIP with 15 strikeouts over 19 innings in those outings.

  • Jake Irvin SP | WAS

    Nationals' Jake Irvin: Roughed up in finale

    Irvin (10-14) took the loss Sunday against the Phillies, allowing six earned runs on five hits and three walks in 4.1 innings. He struck out three.

    Irvin stumbled out of the gates, allowing the bases to be loaded with zero outs in the opening frame. He managed to limit the damage to two runs, but Irvin ran into trouble again in the fifth inning. The right-hander again loaded the bases with nobody out, allowing a pair of runs to score on a Kyle Schwarber single and later a Weston Wilson double. The 27-year-old Irvin finishes his second professional campaign with a respectable 4.41 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 156:52 K:BB in 187.2 innings (33 starts). Irvin will look for more consistency next season after he limped to the finish line in 2024, pitching to a 5.90 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 57:23 K:BB in 71.2 innings after the All-Star break.

  • Aaron Nola SP | PHI

    Phillies' Aaron Nola: Notches 14th victory in finale

    Nola (14-8) picked up the win Sunday against the Nationals, allowing three earned runs on nine hits and zero walks while striking out seven in five innings.

    Nola did not save his best for last, surrendering a leadoff home run to Luis Garcia in the opening frame. The veteran righty effectively worked around the traffic he put on the basepaths, however. The 31-year-old Nola was his steady, dependable self yet again for fantasy managers in 2024, pitching to a 3.57 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 197:50 K:BB in 199.1 innings -- the fifth-biggest workload in MLB this year. Excluding the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, Nola has started 32 or more games in every season since 2018. During that span, he leads MLB in both starts (208) and innings pitched (1,264.2), making him one of the most reliable starting pitchers in fantasy.

  • Pirates' Bryan De La Cruz: Not in lineup again

    De La Cruz is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Yankees.

    De La Cruz will begin Sunday's contest on the bench as Nick Yorke gets the start in right field and bats seventh. Since being acquired by the Pirates from the Marlins in late July, De La Cruz has slashed .200/.220/.294 with three home runs and 17 RBI across 168 plate appearances.

  • Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Idle Sunday

    McCutchen is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

    McCutchen will sit for a second straight game as Bryan Reynolds serves as the designated hitter Sunday and bats second. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, McCutchen will end the regular season having slashed .232/.328/.411 with 20 home runs and 50 RBI across 515 plate appearances.

  • Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Sitting Sunday

    Kiner-Falefa is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Yankees.

    Jared Triolo will start at third base and bat sixth in Pittsburgh's regular-season finale. As a member of the Pirates this season, Kiner-Falefa slashed .240/.265/.322 with eight stolen bases, one home run and 10 RBI across 215 plate appearances.

  • Nolan Arenado 3B | STL

    Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Sitting again Sunday

    Arenado is not in Sunday's lineup against the Giants.

    Arenado will get the last two games of the season off. Jose Fermin is starting at the hot corner, batting ninth.

  • Masyn Winn SS | STL

    Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Sitting in finale

    Winn is not in Sunday's lineup against the Giants.

    Thomas Saggese will get the start at shortstop in Winn's place, batting seventh. Winn wrapped up the regular season riding a seven-game hitting streak, batting .313 (10-for-32) during that stretch with seven extra-base hits (five doubles, a triple and a homer).

  • Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Getting breather Sunday

    Higashioka is absent from Sunday's lineup against Arizona.

    Elias Diaz will be behind home plate and bat seventh in Sunday's regular-season finale. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Higashioka will end the regular season having slashed .220/.263/.476 with 17 home runs and 45 RBI over 2673 plate appearances.

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