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  • Padres' Donovan Solano: Absent from Sunday's lineup

    Solano is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

    Luis Arraez will start at first base Sunday while Fernando Tatis serves as the designated hitter. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Solano will end the regular season with a .287/.344/.418 slash line, eight home runs and 35 RBI across 308 plate appearances.

  • Willi Castro SS | MIN

    Twins' Willi Castro: Sitting Sunday

    Castro is not in Sunday's lineup against the Orioles.

    Castro hit .200 with one home run and two steals over 75 at-bats in September. Austin Martin is starting in left field and batting second.

  • Carlos Correa SS | MIN

    Twins' Carlos Correa: Resting Sunday

    Correa is not in Sunday's lineup against the Orioles.

    Correa also got Saturday's game off after the Twins were eliminated from the playoff picture. Brooks Lee will start at shortstop and bat third.

  • Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Not starting Sunday

    Bogaerts is absent from Sunday's lineup against Arizona.

    Bogaerts will get some rest for the regular-season finale, and unless he comes in to pinch hit, he'll head into the playoffs with a slash line of .264/.307/.381, 13 stolen bases, 11 home runs and 44 RBI across 463 plate appearances. Nick Ahmed will start at shortstop Sunday and bat fifth.

  • Padres' Manny Machado: Absent from lineup

    Machado is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

    Machado will sit for the regular-season finale after going 1-for-10 with one RBI across the first two games of the series against Arizona. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Machado will end the regular season having slashed .275/.325/.472 with 11 stolen bases, 29 home runs and 105 RBI across 643 plate appearances. Tyler Wade will start at third base Sunday and bat eighth.

  • Padres' Jurickson Profar: Resting Sunday

    Profar is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.

    Profar will begin the Padres' regular-season finale on the bench after going 1-for-8 with two runs scored over the first two games of the series. Unless he pinch hits Sunday, he'll end the 2024 regular season with a .280/.380/.459 slash line, 24 home runs and 85 RBIs (both career highs) across 668 plate appearances. David Peralta will start in left field and bat third.

  • Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Not in Sunday's lineup

    Butler is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mariners.

    Butler had been operating as an everyday player for Oakland, but he'll get the regular-season finale off with Seth Brown starting in right field and Daz Cameron getting a rare start in left field against a righty (Logan Gilbert). Butler hit .280 with two home runs and six steals in 23 September games, and he's in line to be one of the focal points of the A's offense in 2025.

  • Gavin Lux 2B | LAD

    Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Sitting against righty

    Lux is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rockies.

    Lux had started seven games in a row coming into this one, and his last absence was with a lefty on the hill for the opponent, so it's surprising to see him sitting Sunday against righty Ryan Feltner. Chris Taylor, who is hitting .471 over his last 17 at-bats, draws the start at the keystone.

  • Rhys Hoskins 1B | MIL

    Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Absent from Sunday's lineup

    Hoskins is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

    Hoskins will rest for the regular-season finale as Jake Bauers starts at first base and bats in the cleanup spot. Barring a pinch-hit appearance Sunday, Hoskins will end the 2024 regular season with a .214/.303/.419 slash line, 26 home runs and 82 RBI across 515 plate appearances.

  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: Resting in finale

    Smith is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rockies.

    Smith only got one start in the weekend series in Coors Field as the Dodgers look to keep him fresh for the postseason. Austin Barnes is starting behind the dish, batting ninth.

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