St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals acquired RHP Brian Curley from the Diamondbacks.

Fantasy Impact: Curley wound up being the player to be named later to complete the deal from August 3 that sent Lars Nootbaar to the Diamondbacks. He'll add pitching depth in the Cardinals organization.

The Cardinals claimed RHP Chase Hampton off waivers from the Nationals.

Fantasy Impact: Hampton will land another fresh start in St. Louis after he was designated for assignment by Washington.

Leo Bernal went 1-for-2 in loss to the Brewers with a home run, two walks, one run scored, three RBI, and zero strikeouts.

Fantasy Impact: After Sunday’s loss to the Brewers, Bernal finishes his first taste of the majors batting .284 with five home runs and 21 RBI across 24 games.

Andre Pallante allowed six earned runs on 10 hits and one walk while striking out four over five innings in Sunday's loss to the Brewers.

Fantasy Impact: Pallante allowed seven hard hits and picked up 10 whiffs over 91 pitches. He ends his season with a 3.83 ERA and 1.27 WHIP with a 12-9 record through 29 starts.

Jordan Walker went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Brewers with a run scored, a stolen base and a strikeout.

Fantasy Impact: After Saturday's loss, Walker is slashing .271/.329/.469 with 29 home runs, 101 RBI, 96 runs scored and 22 stolen bases across 157 games. He's tied for seventh in the league in RBI and 16th in runs.

Alec Burleson went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Brewers with a home run, a run scored, one RBI and two strikeouts.

Fantasy Impact: Burleson made it three straight games with a homer on Saturday. After the loss, he is now hitting .279 with 26 home runs, 116 RBI, 89 runs scored, four stolen bases and a .353 wOBA across 160 games. He's got a three-RBI lead on the league with one game remaining.

Quinn Mathews allowed three earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven over five innings in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Brewers.

Fantasy Impact: Mathews allowed seven hard hits and picked up 11 whiffs over 81 pitches. After the loss, he ends his season with a 3.83 ERA and 1.38 WHIP with a 2-4 record across nine starts. He'll be an important part of the Cardinals' rotation in 2027.

JJ Wetherholt is out of the lineup for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday. (Source: St. Louis Cardinals on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Wetherholt will sit out the season finale for manager Oliver Marmol, with Cesar Prieto batting eighth and starting at second base against the Brewers Sunday.

Masyn Winn was scratched from Saturday’s lineup because of thumb soreness.

Fantasy Impact: Winn is also expected to miss Sunday's season finale. He worked his way back early from a fractured thumb a couple of weeks ago.

Ivan Herrera went 1-for-4 in Friday's 8-4 loss to the Brewers with a solo home run, a run scored and one RBI while striking out three times.

Fantasy Impact: After Friday's loss to Milwaukee, Herrera is slashing .244/.355/.386 with 19 homers, 69 RBI, 97 runs, eight steals, a .332 wOBA and a 10.6% walk rate across 159 games. He leads all catchers in stolen bases and runs scored.

Luis Gastelum allowed one earned run on one hit and one walk while striking out two on 27 pitches in Friday's 8-4 loss to the Brewers.

Fantasy Impact: After Friday's loss, Gastelum now has a 4.42 ERA and 1.25 WHIP with one hold and no saves across 35 appearances. He gets plenty of whiffs and will look to carve out a nice bullpen role for himself in 2027.

Michael McGreevy allowed four earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out two over 4.2 innings in Friday's loss to the Brewers.

Fantasy Impact: McGreevy allowed 13 hard-hit balls in total, and picked up seven whiffs on 92 pitches. After Friday's outing, he ends his season with a 3.95 ERA and 1.28 WHIP with a 7-9 record, 6.1 K/9 and 16 quality starts across 31 starts. He put up the best strikeout rate and ERA of his career this season, but he's still got a long way to go to be more than a streamer.

The Cardinals optioned LHP Cooper Hjerpe to Triple-A Memphis.

Fantasy Impact: Hjerpe threw 1/3 scoreless innings against the Pirates on Thursday. Hancel Rincon was recalled as the corresponding move.

The Cardinals recalled RHP Hancel Rincon from Triple-A Memphis.

Fantasy Impact: Rincon will add a fresh arm to end the season for St. Louis.

Kyle Leahy allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out three over two innings in Thursday's loss to the Pirates.

Fantasy Impact: Leahy allowed three hard hits and picked up seven whiffs over 37 pitches. He ends his regular season with a 3.66 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 8.5 K/9 with a 10-5 record through 30 starts this season. He'll be an important part of the Cardinals rotation come next spring.

Matthew Liberatore allowed one earned run on six hits and no walks while striking out six over 5.2 innings in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Pirates.

Fantasy Impact: Liberatore allowed nine hard-hit balls and picked up 11 whiffs on 81 pitches. He finishes his season with a 5.23 ERA and 1.47 WHIP with a 6-14 record across 155 innings and 31 starts. He improved his strikeout rate this season, but nearly every other metric worsened.

Everson Pereira went 1-for-3 as DH for Triple-A Memphis in his first rehab appearance last week. (Source: MLB)

Fantasy Impact: Pereira remains without a clear timetable to return.

Riley O'Brien needed just six pitches to record a scoreless frame and earn the save in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Nationals.

Fantasy Impact: After Sunday's win, O'Brien now has a 4.08 ERA and 1.28 WHIP with 38 saves and eight blown saves across 66 appearances. It's been a tough second half for him, but he's still third in the league in saves, just two behind leader Bryan Baker.

Jose Fermin went 3-for-5 in a loss to the Nationals with one RBI and one walk.

Fantasy Impact: After Saturday's loss, Fermin is now batting .247 with six home runs, eight stolen bases, 41 RBI, 31 runs scored, a .296 wOBA and a .266 BABIP across 112 games. He's started just two of his team's previous six games.

Blaze Jordan won’t return this season.

Fantasy Impact: Jordan sprained his ankle in August. He ends his rookie season slashing .247/.276/.382 with three home runs in 199 plate appearances.