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Skenes did not factor into the decision Thursday, allowing one run on three hits and two walks over 6.1 innings against the Cardinals. He struck out eight.

After surrendering five runs during his previous start against Kansas City, Skenes bounced back Thursday in his final outing of the campaign. The right-hander surrendered a first-inning homer to Alec Burleson but locked in from there, allowing just four more baserunners to reach. His strikeout of Leo Bernal to begin the seventh inning was his 200th of the season and signaled an end to his afternoon at 96 pitches. Skenes closes out an up-and-down campaign with a 10-11 record and a 3.82 ERA and 1.12 WHIP across 174.1 innings covering 32 starts.

Atlanta placed Perez on the 15-day injured list Thursday with lower-back inflammation, Jesus Cano of The Athletic reports.

Perez battled control issues during his last start Sunday against Houston, and his back injury may help to explain his struggles. His move to the injured list will rule him out through the beginning of the NLDS, and he'll close the book on the regular season with a 3.04 ERA and 1.27 WHIP alongside a 102:62 K:BB over 142 innings.

Scott will spend a week at Driveline Baseball's facility in Tampa, Florida, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

According to Goold, Scott's primary objective with his visit to Driveline will be to adjust his bat path so he can better "impact the ball." Scott also plans to play winter ball. The speedy outfielder was the Cardinals' Opening Day center fielder but has managed just a .190/.269/.252 batting line in 79 games with the big club this season. Scott also slashed only .237/.320/.342 this season during his time at Triple-A Memphis.

The Cardinals optioned Hjerpe to Triple-A Memphis on Thursday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Hjerpe made his final appearance of the season in Thursday's loss to the Pirates, tossing 3.1 shutout innings in a bulk relief outing. The Cardinals will announce a corresponding roster move prior to Friday's game in Milwaukee. Hjerpe made four appearances for the big club as a piggyback partner with Kyle Leahy, logging a 4.27 ERA and 15:9 K:BB over 12.1 innings. The left-hander will likely compete for a spot in the Cardinals' Opening Day rotation next season.

Acuna (leg) will start in right field and will bat second in Thursday's game against the Reds.

Acuna exited Tuesday's contest after fouling a ball off his left leg and didn't play Wednesday, but he's ready to roll for Thursday's series finale. The 28-year-old outfielder is sporting a 1.072 OPS with seven home runs in 19 games this month.

Pena underwent surgery Thursday to repair his fractured left ankle, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Pena suffered the unfortunate injury while stealing a base in a game with Double-A Biloxi earlier this month. Though the Brewers didn't disclose a timetable for Pena's rehab, it's the type of procedure that typically carries a 6-to-9 month absence. That puts the top prospect's status for the start of the 2027 season in limbo. Pena -- who turns 20 in November -- slashed .296/.380/.415 with three home runs, 35 stolen bases and a 30:58 BB:K over 70 games this season, with 51 of those contests coming at High-A Wisconsin.

Yelich is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Philadelphia.

Yelich cranked his 12th home run of the season in Wednesday's win over the Phillies, but he'll take a seat during Thursday's series finale. William Contreras is slotting in at designated hitter for the Brewers, while Gary Sanchez will do the catching.

Chourio is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in Philadelphia.

It's the first day off this month for Chourio, who is slashing .295/.344/.477 with four home runs thus far in September. Sal Frelick is getting a start in left field while Chourio rests.

Luzardo (shoulder) threw a successful 30-pitch bullpen session Thursday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Luzardo is barely over a week removed from being placed on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation, but he's bounced back quickly from the injury. The left-hander could face hitters this weekend and remains in play to be included on the Phillies' National League Wild Card Series roster, either as a starter or reliever. Luzardo went 14-5 with a 2.87 ERA and 221:52 K:BB over 178.2 innings covering 29 regular-season starts in 2026.

The Giants transferred Tidwell (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Thursday.

Tidwell is likely to require Tommy John surgery after suffering a high-grade UCL sprain during his last outing Monday, so the Giants will stash him away on the 60-day IL for the rest of the season. His 40-man roster spot will go to Camilo Doval, who was claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh on Thursday.