Baseball

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers are preparing for the likelihood they will open the postseason without outfielder Sal Frelick after he injured his hip crashing into the right-field wall Friday against the New York Mets.

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes knew his time on the mound at Yankee Stadium was going to be brief, so he savored all 23 pitches, especially encounters with New York stars Juan Soto and Aaron Judge that resulted in strikeouts.

CHICAGO (AP) — Shota Imanaga won't start for the Chicago Cubs against Cincinnati on Sunday and finished his rookie season 15-3 with a 2.91 ERA in 29 starts.

New York Mets (87-71, third in the NL East) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (92-68, first in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Jose Quintana (10-9, 3.74 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 126 strikeouts); Brewers: Jared Koenig (9-4, 2.

Kansas City Royals (85-75, third in the AL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (87-71, second in the NL East) Atlanta; Saturday, 7:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (16-9, 3.03 ERA, 1.

Philadelphia Phillies (94-66, first in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (70-90, fourth in the NL East) Washington; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (16-7, 2.56 ERA, 0.

Tampa Bay Rays (79-81, fourth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (80-80, third in the AL East) Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane Baz (3-3, 3.07 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 62 strikeouts); Red Sox: Kutter Crawford (9-15, 4.17 ERA, 1.

Cincinnati Reds (76-84, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (82-78, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Rhett Lowder (2-2, 1.40 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (4-12, 6.

St. Louis Cardinals (82-78, third in the NL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (79-81, fourth in the NL West) San Francisco; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Andre Pallante (8-8, 3.71 ERA, 1.

Texas Rangers (76-84, third in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (63-97, fifth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Saturday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Andrew Heaney (5-14, 3.98 ERA, 1.