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Church was out of Friday's lineup in Milwaukee due to lingering soreness in his foot, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Church fouled a ball off his foot during the Cardinals' series in Pittsburgh earlier this week. He was able to appear off the bench as a pinch hitter, so Church could be back in the lineup as soon as Saturday. Victor Scott started Friday in center field in Church's place, going 1-for-3 at the plate.

Peterson didn't factor into the decision in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, allowing three hits and two walks over five scoreless innings. He struck out six.

The Cubs ended up getting swept in the twin bill, but it wasn't from a lack of effort on Peterson's part. The southpaw tossed 57 of 91 pitches for strikes, and he heads into the postseason with significant momentum -- since the All-Star break, Peterson's delivered a 2.73 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 67:28 K:BB in 66 innings while going 5-1.

Assad (6-2) gave up one run without allowing a hit across 2.1 innings of relief to take loss in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Red Sox. He walked one and struck out three.

After five innings from starter David Peterson, Assad came on in the sixth with the score tied 0-0. The righty struck out the side in his first frame and then breezed through the seventh as well. Assad proceeded to walk the leadoff man in the eighth before getting the hook, but that inherited runner came around to score, which saddled him with the loss as the Cubs failed to score in the 2-0 defeat. Even with the tough-luck loss, Assad has been pitching well as a long-relief option and occasional spot starter, and he's got a 2.53 ERA across 42.2 innings since the start of July. The 29-year-old should give Chicago's bullpen some important depth in the postseason.

Holmes didn't factor into the decision in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and three walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out three.

The right-hander took a 3-1 lead into the fifth inning before stumbling and getting lifted after 78 pitches (50 strikes). Holmes wasn't able to repeat his early-season success for the Mets following a trade to the Cubs, and over nine starts for his new team he produced a 4.25 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 33:24 K:BB in 48.2 innings. Whether he has a spot in Chicago's wild-card round rotation could depend on the health of Kevin Gausman (shoulder).

Turang went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 8-4 win over the Cardinals.

Turang contributed throughout the night before delivering the decisive hit in Milwaukee's four-run eighth inning. With the bases loaded and the game tied 4-4, he singled through the left side to score Jackson Chourio and David Hamilton, putting the Brewers ahead for good. Turang also collected two doubles earlier in the game, giving him two multi-hit performances over his last three contests. The star second baseman is ending the regular season on a sizzling note, hitting .368 with a 1.076 OPS in 22 games since the beginning of September.

Uribe (6-3) earned the win after allowing a hit while striking out one over a scoreless inning in Friday's 8-4 victory over the Cardinals.

Uribe didn't have to work hard to get the job done, as he needed only 11 pitches (nine strikes) to cruise through the top of the eighth inning. He took over after St. Louis tied the game at 4-4 and kept it even with a scoreless frame; the Brewers then scored four runs in the bottom half of the inning, allowing the right-hander to earn the win. Uribe was activated from the 15-day IL list due to a forearm injury Aug. 31 and has looked dominant in September, going 2-1 with a 1.64 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 11.5 K/9 across 11 innings in 12 appearances.

Gastelum (5-4) took the loss after allowing one run on a hit and a walk while striking out two over one inning in Friday's 8-4 loss to the Brewers.

This was Gastelum's first loss since Aug. 21, when he allowed two runs (one earned) in one inning against the Phillies. Gastelum entered for the seventh with St. Louis trailing 4-1 and worked around a hit and a walk to keep Milwaukee scoreless. The Cardinals tied the game in the top of the eighth, but Gastelum returned in the bottom half of the inning and allowed a single to Jackson Chourio, who would end up scoring the go-ahead run. Gastelum has given up runs in four of his last 10 appearances, but he still has posted decent numbers over that span, notably a 3.72 ERA and 10.2 K/9 across 9.2 frames. With two games left in the regular season. Gastelum has a 4.42 ERA and 1.25 WHIP across 36.2 innings in 34 relief outings.

Gasser didn't factor into the decision Friday against the Cardinals after allowing one run on a hit and a walk while striking out nine over six innings.

Gasser dominated St. Louis for most of his outing, with the Cardinals' only hit against him coming on Ivan Herrera's solo home run in the fourth inning. However, the bullpen wasted his strong start and ultimately erased Gasser's chance to close out the regular season with a win. It remains to be seen whether Gasser will be part of the Brewers' rotation in the NLDS, but the third-year veteran posted strong numbers in his first full season as a major-league starter. In 21 appearances (20 starts) and 109.1 innings, Gasser delivered a 3.87 ERA and 1.19 WHIP while posting a 103:35 K:BB.

McGreevy didn't factor into the decision Friday against the Brewers after allowing four runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out two over 4.2 innings.

McGreevy struggled to keep Milwaukee off the bases before departing with two outs in the fifth, and while Milwaukee jumped to a 4-1 lead, the Cardinals later erased the early deficit. McGreevy closes the season with some ups and downs, but he went undefeated in his last 10 starts, going 3-0 with a 4.78 ERA across 52.2 innings. For the year, the third-year hurler posted career-high marks in innings pitched (168.2), starts (31) and ERA (3.95), among several other categories.

Lawlar went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-4 win over the Padres.

Lawlar has faded into a reserve role lately, but he made the most of a start Friday. In September, he has gone 12-for-51 (.235) with seven extra-base hits and seven RBI over 20 contests. Lawlar is batting .256 with a .781 OPS, six homers, 16 RBI, 17 runs scored, five doubles, one triple and five stolen bases over 43 games in the majors this season.