Daniel Murphy is unlikely to play again during the regular season, but the Washington Nationals are hopeful he'll contribute in the playoffs.

Murphy hasn't played in the field or run the bases since suffering a strained buttocks on Sept. 17.

Game 1 of the National League Division Series is Oct. 7.

The Cleveland Indians are optimistic that Corey Kluber will be available to pitch in the ALDS.

Kluber left Monday night's game with what an MRI revealed to be a mild quadriceps strain.

"He pitched four innings with this," Terry Francona said. "We wanted to get him out of there because we didn't want to make it worse. It's not like he's in a wheelchair. He'll be fine."

Kluber's timetable for returning to game activity is a week to 10 days. Cleveland's first playoff game is Oct. 6.

Drew Pomeranz won't make another start for the Boston Red Sox this season.

Pomeranz has felt soreness in his left forearm and is at a career-high 169 1/3 innings.

The Red Sox are hoping that Pomeranz will make a bullpen appearance before the end of the regular season, but his status for the playoffs remains undecided.

Corey Kluber has a mild quadriceps strain and will be sidelined for 7 to 10 days, an MRI has confirmed.

The timetable could cause the Cleveland Indians to delay Kluber's first postseason start.

The Indians will open the playoffs on Oct. 6.

"It's obviously not the best possible news, but it is a heck of a lot better than it could have been," Terry Francona said. "This will give him a chance to rest up and hopefully throw a couple bullpens. In the long run, that could help him."

The Washington Nationals have announced that Wilson Ramos is done for the season after suffering a torn ACL on Monday night.

It is the same leg that Ramos injured in May 2012, when he tore his ACL and MCL.

Ramos, 29, will be a free agent this winter and was in the midst of the best season of his career.

Rubby De La Rosa will receive a stem cell injection on Tuesday in hopes of avoiding Tommy John surgery.

It would be the Arizona Diamondbacks' right-hander's second Tommy John surgery.

De La Rosa is set for free agency before the start of the 2019 season.

Wilson Ramos hurt his right knee on Monday night and the Washington Nationals aren't optimistic about his availability over the short-term.

Ramos jumped to catch a relay throw on a play at the plate and when his right foot hit the dirt, he crumbled to the ground. Dusty Baker said Ramos would have an MRI on Tuesday to determine the extent of the damage.

"There's nothing you can do about it," Baker said. "You've got to play, and nobody feels sorry for you, so we're not going to feel sorry for ourselves."

It was the same knee Ramos injured badly during the 2012 season, when he tore his ACL and medial collateral ligament.

Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke had an MRI on his shoulder Friday, but there was no evidence of structural damage. However, manager Chip Hale said the right-hander is unlikely to pitch again in 2016.

"I think if he doesn't start Tuesday, there's probably a good chance he doesn't start again," Hale said Saturday.

If Steven Matz pitches again for the Mets this season -- and that's no certainty -- he will be making his first career relief appearance.

Matz is 9-8 with a 3.40 ERA but hasn't pitched since Aug. 14 because of a shoulder impingement.

On Saturday, Red Sox manager John Farrell said Pablo Sandoval is progressing faster than expected from shoulder surgery, and Farrell didn't rule out the third baseman from rejoining the team if needed.

"You can never forecast injury, you can never forecast what takes place ahead," Farrell told reporters before the Red Sox played the Rays on Saturday.

"Nothing has been ruled out with Pablo. Particularly with how he's responding. He's well ahead of schedule," Farrell added.