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  • Miguel Amaya C | CHC

    Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Not starting Sunday

    Amaya is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Reds.

    Christian Bethancourt will start behind home plate and bat seventh in the Cubs' regular-season finale. If he doesn't come off the bench Sunday, Amaya will end the 2024 regular season having slashed .232/.288/.357 with eight home runs and 47 RBI across 363 plate appearances.

  • Cody Bellinger RF | CHC

    Cubs' Cody Bellinger: Absent from lineup

    Bellinger is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

    Bellinger will begin Sunday's regular-season finale on the bench as Kevin Alcantara starts in right field and bats eighth. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Bellinger will end the 2024 regular season with a .266/.325/.426 slash line, nine stolen bases, 18 home runs and 78 RBI across 569 plate appearances.

  • Landon Knack SP | LAD

    Dodgers' Landon Knack: Following opener

    Knack is set to follow Anthony Banda for Sunday's game in Colorado, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

    Plunkett notes that this could foreshadow how the Dodgers will use Knack in the postseason. The rookie right-hander has a 5.14 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 23 strikeouts in 21 innings over his last five appearances and will make his final trip to the mound of the regular season in Coors Field.

  • Anthony Banda RP | LAD

    Dodgers' Anthony Banda: Opening for Knack on Sunday

    Banda is opening Sunday's game against the Rockies, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

    Landon Knack will serve as the primary pitcher after Banda exits, foreshadowing how the Dodgers might use Knack in the postseason. Banda returned from the injured list Thursday to throw 1.1 scoreless innings against the Padres.

  • Miguel Rojas SS | LAD

    Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Not in Sunday's lineup

    Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that he fully expects Rojas (thigh) to be in the lineup for Game 1 of the NLDS, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

    The hope was that Rojas would be back Sunday for the regular-season finale, but he will instead get another few days off in advance of the postseason. Rojas is slashing .283/.337/.410 with six home runs and eight steals in 103 games.

  • Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: On track for Game 1

    Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that he fully expects Freeman (ankle) to be in the lineup for Game 1 of the NLDS, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

    It's not quite a lock that Freeman will be ready, since the skipper is discussing contingency plans that would involve Enrique Hernandez starting at the hot corner and Max Muncy shifting to first base. Freeman exited Thursday's game with an ankle injury and was seen on crutches and in a walking boot as the Dodgers looked to keep the swelling down.

  • Dansby Swanson SS | CHC

    Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Absent for regular-season finale

    Swanson is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

    Luis Vazquez will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Sunday's regular-season finale. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Swanson will finish the 2024 regular season with a slash line of .242/.312/.390, 19 stolen bases, 16 home runs and 66 RBI across 593 plate appearances.

  • Austin Hays LF | PHI

    Phillies' Austin Hays: Not in Sunday's lineup

    Hays (back) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

    Hays will sit for the regular-season finale as he continues to battle back soreness, but he could be available off the bench for Sunday's contest. Kody Clemens will start in left field and bat seventh.

  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Sitting Sunday

    Realmuto is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Nationals.

    Realmuto will rest for the Phillies' regular-season finale as Garrett Stubbs starts behind home plate and bats ninth. Barring a pinch-hit appearance, Realmuto will end the regular season with a slash line of .266/.322/.429, 14 home runs and 47 RBI across 413 plate appearances.

  • Heliot Ramos CF | SF

    Giants' Heliot Ramos: Banged up to close season

    Ramos, who is not in Sunday's lineup against the Cardinals, has a tight hamstring and has been playing through plantar fasciitis, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

    Manager Bob Melvin said that Ramos could hit Sunday or start at designated hitter, but with nothing to play for, he'll likely get the finale off. Ramos had a breakout age-24 season, slashing .269/.322/.469 with 22 home runs and six steals in 518 plate appearances.

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