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Minnesota Twins-Houston Astros Series Preview

5.31.24-Pablo Lopez RHP (4-5) 5.25 ERA Vs. Ronel Blanco RHP (5-0) 1.99 ERA

6.1.24-Joe Ryan RHP (4-3) 2.96 ERA Vs. Framber Valdez LHP (3-3) 4.34 ERA

6.2.24-Simeon Woods Richardson RHP (2-0) 2.70 ERA Vs. Hunter Brown RHP (1-5) 6.39 ERA

The Twins At A Glance- The Twins took three of four from the Royals to close out a (5-2) homestand. The team now heads out on a nine-game, three-city road trip that starts in Houston tonight. Royce Lewis continues to work his way back on a rehab assignment with the Saints. The Saints are in Rochester and he might be activated before the Yankees series next week. Brooks Lee has been on a rehab assignment with Fort Myers. Brock Stewart has been throwing plyo balls as he nears a rehab assignment. Alex Kirilloff is hitting .357 with two homers and five RBI over the past week. Ryan Jeffers might have broken out of a slump with a pair of homers on Thursday. Josh Staumont has thrown 7 1/3 shutout innings since getting called up. Diego Castillo is another intriguing option to the bullpen. Joe Ryan owned a 2.51 ERA in the month of May.

The Astros At A Glance- The Astros had a rough (10-19) stretch in April, but have been playing better in May. They are (15-13) in May and the Mariners took three of four from them in Seattle. The Astros return home for a six-game homestand this week. Houston lost some key pieces from last year as Michael Brantley retired, Martin Maldonado signed with the White Sox and Hector Neris signed with the Cubs. Jeremy Pena leads the team with a .302 average. Kyle Tucker has been carrying the offense with eighteen homers and thirty-nine RBI. Jose Abreu is back after getting sent to the Florida Complex league in late-April. Alex Bregman has had a slow start as well. The pitching staff has had a rash of injuries. Lance McCullers, Cristian Javier and Jose Urquidy have forearm injuries and Luis Garcia is working his way back from Tommy John surgery. They signed Josh Hader to close out games and he's been okay with a 3.81 ERA. Ryan Pressly has struggled as a set-up man with a 5.06 ERA.

What To Watch For- The Twins went (4-2) against the Astros in the regular season then lost three of four games in the ALDS to the Astros. Pablo Lopez has a 4.15 ERA in one start against the Astros. He also threw seven shutout innings against them in Game 2 of the ALDS last year. Ronel Blanco gave up four runs over one career inning against the Twins. Joe Ryan is (1-2) with a 8.36 ERA in three starts against Houston. Framber Valdez is (3-1) with a 2.37 ERA in seven games against the Twins. Simeon Woods Richardson has never faced the Astros. Hunter Brown is (1-1) with a 3.86 ERA in two starts versus the Twins. The Twins get to face a beat up Astros team with revenge on their mind from getting knocked out of the playoffs last year.

-Chris Kreibich-

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With The Martian Invading Space City, The Yanks Sweep the Astros

NYY @ HOU

Game 1

LHP Carlos Rodón towed the slab for the New York Yankees at Minute Maid Park versus RHP Justin Verlander in his second stint with the Houston Astros.

In the top of the first inning, 1B DJ LeMahieu hit a leadoff home run off Verlander, immediately making the score 1-0 Yankees.

Later in the same inning, rookie CF Jasson Domínguez – named after former MLB first baseman Jason Giambi, who was well-liked as a Yankee and teammate in general – got his first major league hit.

This first major league hit was The Martian’s first home run, a two-run shot off Verlander, scoring DH Giancarlo Stanton and himself in the process. The Yankees extended the against the Astros to 3-0.

When I first witnessed this kid’s at-bat, I exclaimed, “This isn’t real life! Major League Baseball is not that easy!”

As the game progressed, 1B Jose Abreu hit a solo home run off Rodón in the bottom of the second inning. The Astros were on the board, now 3-1 Yankees.

In the top of the third inning, Stanton hit a two-run home run off Verlander, scoring RF Aaron Judge. The Yankees now led by 5-1.

In the bottom of the third inning, RF Kyle Tucker hit an RBI double, scoring 3B Alex Bregman. It was 5-2 Yankees.

In the top of the fifth inning, Judge hit a solo home run off Verlander. The Yankees extended their lead to 6-2. This was the final score of this game. 

Another note from this game was that rookie C Austin Wells got his first major league hit – a single – off Verlander in the top of the second inning.

Game 2

RHP Luis Severino started for the Yankees against RHP Hunter Brown for the Astros.

In the top of the second inning, 2B Oswald Peraza an RBI single off H. Brown, which scored Stanton. The Yankees took the lead 1-0.

In the same inning, 3B Oswaldo Cabrera walked, forcing in SS Anthony Volpe as an insurance run with the bases loaded against H. Brown. The Yankees now led by 2-0.

In the bottom of the second inning, LF Michael Brantley hit a two-run home run off Severino, scoring Abreu and himself. The score was tied at 2-2.

In the top of the third inning, Judge hit a solo home run off H. Brown. The Yankees once again took the lead at 3-2.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, C Yainer Diaz hit a two-run home run off Severino, scoring Brantley and himself. The Astros took the lead at 4-3.

In the top of the fifth inning, Wells got his first major league RBI by hitting a sacrifice fly off reliever Phil Maton, scoring Judge. The score was knotted at 4-4.

In the same inning, LF Everson Pereira hit an RBI single off Maton, scoring Domínguez. The Yankees took the lead in this game by 5-4 and won by this score.

Game 3

RHP Michael King got the start for the Yankees versus RHP Cristian Javier for the Astros.

In the bottom of the first inning, Tucker hit a sac fly off King, scoring Bregman. The Astros took the lead at 1-0.

The scoring in general would cease until the top of the sixth inning, when LeMahieu hit an RBI double off Javier, scoring Cabrera. The score was tied at 1-1.

In the same inning, The Martian hit his second major home run and third major league. Domínguez’s second major league hit – a single in the top of the sixth inning off relief pitcher Rafael Montero – came in game two of this series.

The youngster’s home run was off Javier and another two-run shot, scoring LeMahieu. The Yankees took the lead by 3-1.

In the top of the ninth inning, 2B Gleyber Torres – plagued by lower back issues and sat earlier in this series – hit a solo home run off relief pitcher José Urquidy. The Yankees extended their lead to 4-1.

In the same inning, Wells gets his first RBI hit – a double – off Urquidy, scoring Volpe. The Yankees now led by 5-1.

Later in the inning, Peraza hit an RBI double off Urquidy, scoring Wells. The Yankees went ahead by 6-1 and would win by that score.

Something to note in this game was that King was able to pitch the minimum number of innings to qualify for a win. He pitched five innings, giving up one earned run and getting four strikeouts.

With this outing under his belt, King could definitely be a more consistent starting pitcher next season. It might be too late to try something like that this season.

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Astros, with retooled rotation, host Twins again

When the Houston Astros lost right-handed starters Jose Urquidy and Luis Garcia to injury in consecutive starts to open this month, their rotation — already compromised by the absence of right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. — appeared to be in dire straits ‘Soccer fandom is full of gatekeepers’ says Ted Lasso actor Brendan Hunt But instead of their rotation collapsing due to attrition, the Astros…

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Astros Week: Brantley, McCullers and a Bad Call from Baker

Astros Week: Brantley, McCullers and a Bad Call from Baker

The Astros swept the A’s, but have dropped the first two of a four-game set in Chicago. It’s a crazy portion of the league’s condensed schedule with lots of necessary days off for rotation guys. Fortunately, the Astros continue to go with a six-man rotation now that Lance McCullers, Jr. is back, but fatigue has got to be taking its toll. The good news is the team maintains an 11-game lead in the…

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Jose Urquidy, Alex Bregman lead Astros over Nationals 8-1 to tie World Series 2-2 - Sat, 26 Oct 2019 PST

Jose Urquidy outpitched all those big-name aces who preceded him, the unheralded Houston rookie quieting Washington’s bats and the Nationals Park crowd, too. Jose Urquidy, Alex Bregman lead Astros over Nationals 8-1 to tie World Series 2-2 - Sat, 26 Oct 2019 PST

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Astros Elminate Twins.

Astros 3 Twins 2 W-Urquidy (1-0) L-Thielbar (0-1) SV-Pressly (2)

The Minnesota Twins faced a daunting task in avoiding elimination against one of the best teams in the American League for the past decade. The Twins got off to a good start as Royce Lewis belted a Jose Urquidy change-up out to left for a solo home run in the first. The lead was short-lived as Michael Brantley smoked a Joe Ryan fastball out to right for a solo shot to tie the game at one. The Astros got back to work in the fourth as Yordan Alvarez lined a lead-off single to center. Jose Abreu then blasted a Caleb Thielbar fastball out to right for a two-run homer. Houston took a 3-1 lead after four innings of play. The Twins would rally in the sixth as Eddie Julien knocked a Jose Urquidy fastball out to left for a solo blast. This pulled Minnesota within one after six frames. The Astros bullpen did the rest as Hector Neris got four big outs and Bryan Abreu had a 1-2-3 eighth. Ryan Pressly struck out the side in the ninth as the Astros eliminated the Twins tonight in the ALDS.

-Final Thoughts- Joe Ryan did alright through two innings. He allowed a run on two hits with a strikeout. Brock Stewart threw a scoreless third, Caleb Thielbar gave up two runs in 2/3 of an inning, and Chris Paddack struck out four over 2 1/3 scoreless. Griffin Jax struck out two in the seventh and Jhoan Duran hurled two scoreless innings. Eddie Julien had two of the team's three hits. The team hit 0-for-1 with runners in scoring position and left two men on base. The pitching was there tonight and the offense has been sputtering all postseason. It was a fun 2023 season that saw the Twins win the division and finally end the postseason winless drought. The Twins start spring training games on February 23rd and open the regular season on March 28th in Kansas City.

-Chris Kreibich-

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Jose Urquidy guides the Astros to match the Series against the Nationals

Jose Urquidy guides the Astros to match the Series against the Nationals

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Jose Urquidy surpassed all the aces that had preceded him in this World Series. The Mexican rookie annulled the Nationals' batting, silenced the public in the US capital and guided the Astros to tie the Fall Classic.

Now, Houston and Washington will duel two wins in a maximum of three games, within a World Series where only the visiting team has won.

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Why these 5 MLB playoff groups from 2019 might miss the 2020 postseason

With Opening Day 2020 simply three weeks away, we have reached the a part of the spring when prognostication turns into the baseball media's second faith. There isn't a scarcity of inquiries to reply with guesses at this level. Who would be the fifth starter? What concerning the final participant on the bench? What are the chances this or that harm is healed in time for the season?

At minimal, these workouts are a great way to run down the clock. Typically, although, they show to be greater than filler, and might spur some attention-grabbing ideas. As an illustration, this week we intend to reply two inquiries to one of the best of our capacity: 1) what sub-.500 groups will ascend and develop into contenders?; and a couple of) which playoff groups from final season will miss this yr's dance? We answered the primary query yesterday, so as we speak let's deal with the second inquiry.

Let's start with some pertinent data. The 10-team postseason has been round since 2012, when Main League Baseball launched the Wild Card Sport as a way of making extra drama. Within the seven postseasons since that inaugural version, at least three groups have fallen out of the bracket on a year-to-year foundation. The common turnover is 5, or half the sector.

Which groups sail over their Vegas win totals? And what number of wins will each single MLB staff have this season? Go to SportsLine now to get the highest 10 season win complete bets, and see each staff's projected file, all from a pc mannequin that went 14-5 on win complete picks final yr.

The previous does not all the time guarantee the long run, however on this occasion it makes for a helpful framing machine. Under you may discover final yr's playoff groups cut up into two tiers: "secure" and "dangerous," or the 5 groups we predict are likeliest to return and the 5 we predict are likeliest to fall out. We have ranked the groups inside every tier as effectively, as a way of displaying our confidence degree in every membership.

Now, let's get to it.

The secure groups

1. Los Angeles Dodgers

This is how safe the Dodgers are: PECOTA, Baseball Prospectus' storied projection system, provides them a 100 p.c probability at making the playoffs. That is based mostly on their simulations of the common season, which have the Dodgers averaging 23 wins greater than the second-place finisher within the Nationwide League West. For some extent of reference, contemplate that PECOTA thinks the hole between first and final within the Nationwide League Central can be 16 video games.

You do not have to know diddly squat about PECOTA to understand the stacked nature of this Dodgers membership. They received 106 video games final season, after which added the second-best participant within the recreation (Mookie Betts) and a veteran starter (David Value) with out giving up a lot. They did lose Hyun-Jin Ryu and Wealthy Hill to free company, however there's important room for inside progress, relying on the progress of Will Smith, Dustin Might, and Gavin Lux, amongst others.

With most groups, you'll be able to envision them lacking the postseason. Not right here, not even if you happen to're N.Ok. Jemisin. Andrew Friedman builds depth charts resembling spider webs, with protection and contingency plans in all places. Possibly the Dodgers win solely 100 video games as an alternative of 110 or extra, however they've an excessive amount of expertise and an excessive amount of depth to examine them failing to qualify for October.

2. New York Yankees

The chance with the Yankees is harm. New York modified its power and conditioning workers after main the league final season in days missed as a result of harm, however to this point it hasn't paid off. Luis Severino is out for the yr; James Paxton will miss the beginning of the season; and each Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Choose are coping with health-related issues of their very own. Woof.

Assuming the Yankees do not have key contributors drop like flies all season, once more, they're about as secure as an American League staff can get. PECOTA has them successful the East by greater than 10 video games, thanks partially to the Boston Crimson Sox prioritizing income to wins. Possibly the Tampa Bay Rays can provide the Yankees extra of a scare than projected, however that is to be seen.

3. Minnesota Twins

The chance with the Twins is regression, as their roster loved quite a lot of profession seasons in 2019. It is modern today to credit score these banner years to expert teaching, subsequently suggesting real adjustments of the true-talent selection. Possibly that proves to be the case for a couple of Twins gamers, however do not forget that their teaching workers was raided by the remainder of the league. The instructors in place now will be pretty much as good as their predecessors with out getting the identical outcomes.

The excellent news for the Twins is that they do not seem complacent. The entrance workplace added the second-best free-agent hitter accessible, in Josh Donaldson, and restocked the rotation by buying Kenta Maeda, Wealthy Hill, Homer Bailey, and Jhoulys Chacin, in addition to retaining Jake Odorizzi and Michael Pineda. That the Twins nonetheless have some items of observe on their farm system ought to afford them the potential to enhance in-season, ought to the necessity or alternative come up.

It does not damage the Twins' probabilities that they play in a reasonably weak division. The Detroit Tigers and Kansas Metropolis Royals serve no risk; Cleveland needs to be respectable regardless of doing little to assist its trigger; and the Chicago White Sox did lots to assist their trigger, however is perhaps solely a contender for a wild card spot. PECOTA has the Twins successful the Central by seven video games. Although the hole is perhaps smaller when all is alleged and completed, we agree with the algorithm that the Twins can be on prime.

4. Houston Astros

PECOTA has the Astros down for one of the best file within the American League, and second within the majors solely to the Dodgers. Why do we've them fourth? As a result of we predict there's extra crater potential right here than meets the attention -- and we're not speaking concerning the manifestation of dangerous karma from their dishonest scandal. Somewhat, we've considerations about Houston's rotation.

Justin Verlander and Zack Greinke are a mixed 73 years previous and have almost 6,000 regular-season innings below their belts. Each are super abilities who will find yourself in Cooperstown sometime, however accidents and age-related slippage can (and sometimes do) occur to everybody -- even one of the best of one of the best, even when neither appears to be on the desk.

The Astros appear particularly weak to that risk now that Gerrit Cole is elsewhere. The remainder of Houston's projected rotation consists of Lance McCullers Jr., Jose Urquidy, and Josh James. McCullers missed all of final season as a result of harm, and in 4 big-league seasons has topped out shy of 130 innings every time. Urquidy, Houston's breakout star final October, set a brand new career-high by tossing 144 innings between the majors and minors in 2019. In the meantime James, the Urquidy of the postseason earlier than final, had a 4.70 ERA in reduction final yr.

The Astros are going to should depend upon their bullpen, and can possible should dig into their beginning depth. These might show to be dicey propositions. The Astros misplaced Will Harris with out changing him, and their assortment of near-ready starters have blemishes of their very own. Forrest Whitley had a horrible 2019, ravaged by underperformance and harm; Cionel Perez's yr wasn't a lot better; and it might be in Houston's greatest curiosity to keep away from relying upon Rogelio Armenteros, Cristian Javier, and Cy Sneed for important contributions.

Houston will most likely determine it out and be wonderful, but it surely's simple to think about stretches the place the staff appears to be like uncovered as a result of a rotation that is not as robust or deep because it was.

5. Atlanta Braves

We thought the Braves had a strong offseason regardless of shedding Josh Donaldson, as they landed Marcell Ozuna, Cole Hamels, and Travis d'Arnaud, and rebuilt their bullpen by securing Will Smith and Chris Martin. Might they've completed extra? Most likely, however they've Cristian Pache and Drew Waters coming, they usually nonetheless have the potential to consolidate a few of their pitching on the deadline. For these causes, we put the Braves right here over the groups beneath.

There is a honest probability we find yourself trying silly for it, too.

The East options three different potential postseason golf equipment, together with the defending World Collection champions, giving the Braves probably the most divisional competitors of any staff on this tier. That is notable contemplating the Braves had the worst run differential of those 5 groups. Whereas the opposite 4 golf equipment posted the 4 greatest run differentials, the Braves had been tied for eighth. (Their run differential suggests they overachieved by six video games in notching 97 wins.)

Our reservations concerning the Braves are supported by PECOTA, which has them ending third within the East with 83 wins. We're not keen to go that far, however we will see the logic to it.

The dangerous groups

1. Tampa Bay Rays

We're amenable to the concept the Rays ought to've been the fifth "secure" staff. They've a strong roster, honest depth, and the power to deal and promote from a top-notch farm system. Additionally they simply noticed their closest risk deal the second-best participant in baseball to avoid wasting coin. If we needed to identify one staff in baseball the likeliest to win a wild card spot, it is the Rays.

Ultimately, that designation landed the Rays right here as an alternative of within the above tier. They had been a rung down from the Yankees final season, once they completed seven again, and this winter hasn't modified that. The Rays did not do a lot to handle their pitching workers, as each one in all their projected 13 was a member of the group final season.

As an alternative, the Rays prioritized their lineup, and particularly including platoon items of the right-handed selection. Slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, who came visiting from the Yokohama Bay Stars, is the one new left-handed addition to the roster. In any other case, the Rays are banking on the likes of Hunter Renfroe, Jose Martinez, and Manuel Margot to fight lefties and supply depth.

That ought to work out wonderful, however most likely no higher than wonderful. Sadly for the Rays, scaling the AL East would appear to require greater than wonderful.

2. Oakland Athletics

The A's had been a a lot better staff final season than folks notice. To wit, they completed the common season with the fifth-best run differential in baseball. That is with Khris Davis having an terrible season; with their catchers giving them little on the plate; with their prime high-leverage relievers falling aside; and with Frankie Montas, Sean Manaea, A.J. Puk, and Jesus Luzardo combining for 21 begins. That is quite a lot of dangerous stuff for a staff to beat, however they did it.

So, why are they on the dangerous facet? It has extra to do with probabilistic considering and the power to improve than any expertise deficiency. The A's already seem capped out, and do not have a Rays-like farm system to advertise and deal from throughout the season. If that leaves the A's behind the Rays within the standings, which means they're going to be duking it out for one playoff spot with the Los Angeles Angels, Cleveland, the White Sox, and others. Their danger of shedding out is way increased.

The A's, then, might discover themselves in an uncommon place of being one of many higher groups within the recreation, based mostly on their expertise and efficiency ranges, with out being concerned within the playoffs.

3. Washington Nationals

We imply no disrespect to the defending champions, who will possible be aggressive once more inside the division and maybe inside the league. We simply suppose there's quite a lot of draw back in D.C.

The Nationals primarily introduced again their roster from final season, minus Anthony Rendon, plus Starlin Castro, Eric Thames, and Will Harris. Sounds wonderful ... besides it means the Nationals have 1) much less impact-level expertise and a couple of) a higher reliance on getting old veterans. Put one other means, six of the Nationals' 13 projected place gamers are a minimum of 33 years previous. That is a ton of attrition danger for a staff that doesn't have a lot minor-league depth to its credit score.

We will not ignore the likelihood that the heavy workload from final October will affect Stephen Strasburg, Max Scherzer, and Patrick Corbin, both. These three mixed for 93 begins final season. What occurs in 2020 if they begin solely 85 instances? Or 80? Once more, the Nationals simply do not have the depth to make up for a major decline or absence.

Baseball hasn't had a repeat champion because the 1998-2000 New York Yankees. We do not suppose that is altering this yr.

4. St. Louis Cardinals

By run differential, the Cardinals had been the weakest division winner in 2019. They did not do a lot to enhance their membership this winter, both, save for signing Kwang-Hyun Kim and a few bit items.

St. Louis let Marcell Ozuna stroll and did not make an addition to counter his loss. Additionally they traded Jose Martinez and Randy Arozarena for an A-ball pitcher, albeit in a deal that might work out effectively for them over the lengthy haul. On the harm entrance, they're more likely to be with out Miles Mikolas and Jordan Hicks for a piece of the season. That is not an ideal set of developments.

Dylan Carlson's arrival will assist, and the Cardinals all the time appear to discover a three-win contributor within the sofa cushions. For now, although, they appear like probably the most weak division winner.

5. Milwaukee Brewers

We lined the Brewers intimately when naming their offseason one of many worst in baseball. The brief model is that they bought cheaper however not higher, and that they arguably lowered their ceiling as a staff. We might nonetheless see the Brewers competing for a wild card spot, however there's quite a lot of draw back right here and it should not shock anybody in the event that they end third or fourth within the NL Central.

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Astros' pitcher out of playoffs after breaking hand during locker punch

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Astros' pitcher out of playoffs after breaking hand during locker punch

Houston Astros relief pitcher Phil Maton will be unavailable for the MLB postseason because he broke a finger punching a locker.

Maton revealed Tuesday he suffered a fracture to his right pinkie after he became frustrated when the Astros’ lost their final game of the regular season.

The pitcher had surgery Monday to repair the fractured finger on his pitching hand.

The Astros had already said Maton and veteran reliever Will Smith had been left off the roster for the AL Division Series against the Seattle Mariners.

The 29-year-old Maton gave up two hits and two runs in the eighth inning of Houston’s 3-2 win over Philadelphia last week. One of those hits was by Phil Maton’s brother, Nick Maton.

“I was upset with how my outing went, and it’s kind of shortsighted and ultimately selfish. And it’s one of those things that I hope doesn’t affect our team moving forward,” Maton said Tuesday.

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Smith joined the roster after the Astros acquired him from the Braves at the MLB trade deadline. He had a 3.27 ERA over 24 appearances with Houston in the regular season. Maton had a 3.84 ERA in 67 games this year.

Rookie right-hander Hunter Brown did make the ALDS roster along with 12 pitchers. The team also carried an extra position player, rookie infielder David Hensley, on the postseason roster.

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The rest of Houston’s pitchers are Justin Verlander, Framber Valdez, Lance McCullers Jr., Luis Garcia, Jose Urquidy, Cristian Javier, Ryne Stanek, Ryan Pressly, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Hector Neris. 

Houston will carry two catchers, eight infielders and four outfielders against Seattle.

The Mariners will carry 12 pitchers, three catchers, five infielders, four outfielders and utility players Adam Frazier and Dylan Moore.

Their pitching staff for this series includes Logan Gilbert, Luis Castillo, Diego Castillo, Matthew Boyd, Matt Festa, Matt Brash, George Kirby, Andres Munoz, Penn Murfee, Robbie Ray, Paul Sewald and Erik Swanson.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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