MLB playoffs 2025: Ex-Dodgers closer Tanner Scott out after abscess excision as bullpen issues keep mounting
Scott is now ineligible for the NLCS if the Dodgers advance.
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COLUMN: The Huskies can earn their way into the playoff
Oct. 9—One of my favorite teams to pay attention to this season has been the Washington Huskies. Aside from moving here in May and becoming more acquainted with the popular sports teams in the state, I have always been drawn to the Huskies since the early years of the playoff era. Many sports fans have their quirks, one of which is being a nerd about uniforms. I happen to fall into that group ...
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![](/<p>LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen will be down another arm entering Game 4 against the Philadelphia Phillies, as former closer Tanner Scott was removed from the active roster due to an injury.</p><p>Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Scott had undergone an abscess excision somewhere on his lower body on Wednesday night, describing it as urgent matter but not ruling out a return should the Dodgers reach the World Series.</p><p>"As I understand it, it was an abscess excision, some type of lower-body minor procedure," Roberts said. "I don't know a whole lot about it, to be quite honest with you, but I do know he's recovering well and it took place last night.</p><p><a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://sports.yahoo.com/watch/"><strong>[Yahoo Sports TV is here! Watch live shows and highlights 24/7]</strong></a></p><p>Left-hander Justin Wrobleski will replace Scott on the active roster. MLB rules mean Scott will now be ineligible for the NLCS if the Dodgers are able to put the Phillies away in either of the next two games.</p><p>Roberts had previously alluded to Scott having an issue after <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article/mlb-playoffs-2025-kyle-schwarber-homers-twice-as-phillies-avoid-nlds-sweep-vs-dodgers-040258164.html">Wednesday's Game 3 loss</a>, saying it was something "personal" and that the southpaw was "completely unavailable."</p><p>If this is the end of Scott's season, 2025 will be cemented as a profoundly disappointing first year with the Dodgers for him. Scott was the team's second-most expensive addition last offseason at four years and $72 million, money spent with the hope that he could be a shutdown reliever for a team already stacked in other areas.</p><p>Instead, Scott performed below replacement level in a campaign that both started and ended badly. He hit the injured list in July with elbow inflammation and posted a 6.92 ERA in the second half, with the Dodgers continuing to use him in save situations. </p><p><sports-player-card position="SP" player-id="mlb.p.10432" stat-type="core" stat-time-range="2025" stat-time-range-type="season" meta-data="fantasyCTA:true"></sports-player-card></p><p>Clearly, the club believed Scott's stuff would eventually come around and he would become the pitcher that had Shohei Ohtani in knots during last year's postseason, when he was with the San Diego Padres. That time never came, and he went completely unused in the Dodgers' first five games of the 2025 playoffs.</p><p>Barring some sort of salary dump, Scott will be back for the Dodgers next year, though, with plenty to work on.</p><figure><img src="https://hispanicamericans.com/images/joomgrabber/2025-10/1c06b1c1c8.jpeg" data-crop-orig-src="https://hispanicamericans.com/images/joomgrabber/2025-10/1c06b1c1c8.jpeg" alt="PHOENIX, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 23: Relief pitcher Tanner Scott #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the ninth inning at Chase Field on September 23, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks defeated the Dodgers 5-4. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)" data-uuid="38a610ad-bb76-3c3c-962d-129b08f23d39"><figcaption>Tanner Scott's 2025 season might already be over. It was one to forget. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)</figcaption><div class="photo-credit">Chris Coduto via Getty Images</div></figure><p>Scott's struggles have been a major part of the Dodger bullpen's woes over the past month, which the team seems no closer to fixing. The one bright side is the emergence of previously hyped rookie Roki Sasaki as a late-inning arm, but nearly every other reliever used this postseason has seen at least one ugly inning already.</p><p>That continued in Game 3, when Clayton Kershaw — coming out of the bullpen in his final MLB postseason — allowed a 3-1 lead to balloon into 8-1, <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article/mlb-playoffs-2025-the-phillies-won-a-must-win-game-did-the-dodgers-lose-one-too-061856275.html">which could have a significant repercussion for the Dodgers in Game 4</a>.</p>)
![](/<p>The Philadelphia Eagles will look to bounce back from their first loss of the season as they visit Jaxson Dart and the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football.</p><p>Both quarterbacks have leaned on their tight ends lately, and I’m seeing a lot of value in both Dallas Goedert and Theo Johnson in my <strong>Eagles vs. Giants anytime touchdown picks</strong> for Thursday, October 9.</p><h2>Eagles anytime touchdown pick</h2><p><strong>Dallas Goedert (<a href="https://www.covers.com/betting" target="_blank">+250 at bet365</a>)</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.covers.com/sport/football/nfl/players/33068/dallas-goedert">Dallas Goedert</a> has always been a reliable target in the <a href="https://www.covers.com/sport/football/nfl/teams/main/philadelphia-eagles/odds">Philadelphia Eagles'</a> offense, but he’s never been used quite so heavily as he is now.</p><p>The 30-year-old tight end is on pace to set career highs in receptions, targets, and most importantly for us, touchdowns — having scored four times already this season.</p><p>Much has been made of AJ Brown’s displeasure at his lack of targets, but the change hasn’t been specifically about him. Instead, we’ve seen Jalen Hurts rely more overall on his secondary options in the passing game.</p><p>Goedert and Saquon Barkley have been picking up a lot of the slack, with other options like Grant Calcaterra also getting more looks in the early going.</p><p>Calcaterra has been out of practice this week and could easily miss Thursday’s game. That will only increase Goedert’s role in the offense, which has been substantial so far — particularly in the red zone. </p><p>Goedert has now scored in each of his last three games and will be the go-to option in the short passing game again this week against the Giants. At +250, there’s far too much value here to pass up.</p><p></p><h2>Giants anytime touchdown pick</h2><p><strong>Theo Johnson (<a href="https://www.covers.com/betting" target="_blank">+325 at bet365</a>)</strong></p><p>While Goedert offers sneaky value for bettors, <a href="https://www.covers.com/sport/football/nfl/players/298347/theo-johnson">Theo Johnson</a> has been a virtual unknown in prop bet circles outside of the last two weeks.</p><p>In his rookie campaign, Johnson scored just once in 12 games, and he had just six total receptions on 10 targets over the first three weeks of the 2025 season.</p><p>However, the emergence of Jaxson Dart has suddenly made Johnson a key part of the <a href="https://www.covers.com/sport/football/nfl/teams/main/new-york-giants/odds">New York Giants'</a> offense. In his first two career starts, Dart has a total of three touchdown passes. 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![](/<figure><img alt="Barcelona could test a new-look front-4 after the international break" src="https://hispanicamericans.com/images/joomgrabber/2025-10/70454f4668.jpeg" data-uuid="48e1dbad-3393-385f-a18b-5d5fcd8de90c"><figcaption>Barcelona could test a new-look front-4 after the international break</figcaption></figure><p>La Liga giants Barcelona could test a new-look attacking setup in their first matches following the international break.</p><p>That’s according to <strong><a href="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20251009/1002547264/cambio-medita-flick-paron-dos-ultimas-derrotas.html" target="_blank">Mundo Deportivo</a></strong>, who have on Thursday provided an insight into the latest developments behind the scenes in Catalunya’s capital.</p><p>Barcelona are of course fresh off seeing out the most trying section of the club’s campaign to date.</p><p>This came by way of back-to-back defeats at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain, and Sevilla.</p><p>Hansi Flick, in turn, has already begun searching for ways to shake things up, to get things back on track over the weeks ahead.</p><p>And as alluded to above, on Thursday, an insight into one such option being taken into consideration has been forthcoming.</p><p>As per a report from MD, fitness depending, Flick and his staff could field a new attacking quartet in either the club’s upcoming meeting with Girona, or Olympiacos.</p><p>As much would see Lamine Yamal and Raphinha take their respective places on the wings, with Fermín López in the hole, behind the in-form Marcus Rashford.</p><p>Conor Laird – GSFN</p>)