Plenty At Stake Entering the Final Weekend
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
The Athletic
4.7 • 875 Ratings
🗓️ 26 September 2025
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Eno and DVR discuss a few injury updates ahead of the final weekend of the regular season and share a quick breakdown of the viewing guide with two divisions and Wild Card spots still up for grabs in the final days of the season. Plus, they discuss a few second-half surprises among hitters, before Senior Hot Dog Correspondent Niv Shah drops by with the final Taste of the Majors review of the 2025 season, and a few thoughts on how to manage endgame ottoneu pickups.
Rundown
1:41 Kyle Tucker Returns on Friday; Cade Horton Might be OK?
5:16 Trea Turner: Not Guaranteed to Return This Weekend
6:42 Nick Lodolo: Groin Injury on Thursday Not Deemed Serious
9:36 Weekend Viewing Guide: Playoff Battles in the Balance
23:45 Noteworthy Second-Half Hitters
39:11 Senior Hot Dog Correspondent Niv Shah Joins the Show!
Strategy Talk: Final ottoneu Adds
59:00 Reviewing The Atlanta Dog
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Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris
With: Niv Shah
Producer: Brian Smith
Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper
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