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Arizona outfielder Tommy Pham has been dealing with turf toe, which has limited the veteran to designated-hitter duties for the Diamondbacks for most of the last couple of weeks. Pham said he would “probably get an injection to help that out” before Game 1 of the Wild Card Series at the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. Pham is batting third in the lineup as Arizona’s DH.
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Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff will miss this week's Wild Card Series against Arizona because of a right shoulder injury. “Frankly, his availability for the postseason is up in the air at this point,” manager Craig Counsell said Monday, a day before the opener of the best-of-three series against the Diamondbacks. Woodruff is dealing with what Counsell described as a capsular injury.
Bruce Bochy had a bottle of bubbly in his hand as he watched the celebration of a turnaround that very few expected in his first season in charge in Texas. The Rangers are back in the postseason for the first time since 2016, beating the Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Saturday to clinch a playoff spot in the American League. Texas (90-71) can claim the AL West title and the No. 2 seed in the AL playoffs with a win over the Mariners in the regular-season finale or a loss by Houston (89-72) at Arizona on Sunday.
Miguel Andujar hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the playoff-bound Miami Marlins 3-0 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams. The Marlins needed to win to assure themselves of gaining the second National League wild card and the fifth seed in the NL playoffs over Arizona. The Marlins advanced to a best-of-three Wild Card Series matchup starting at Philadelphia on Tuesday.