Carlos Correa will sit out the final games of the regular season to rest his ailing back.

The Houston Astros are hopeful he will be ready for Game 1 of the American League Division Series next week.

He saw a doctor in Los Angeles on Thursday and nothing serious was found with his back.

Correa is hitting .279/.358/.568 with 21 home runs and 59 RBI in 75 games this season.

Gary Sanchez is hoping to return to the New York Yankees sooner rather than later.

Sanchez has been sidelined since September 12 with a strained left groin.

"Right now with everything I've done, I feel better," the catcher said. "Hopefully in the next few days, with all I have to do, and after working with the trainers, I can feel the way I feel now."

He missed 16 games earlier this season also due to a strained left groin.

Jason Kipnis will undergo surgery on his right hand Tuesday in New York.

Kipnis broke the hamate bone in his right hand on Sept. 15.

The infielder could be done with the Cleveland Indians. They have a $16.5 million club option on Kipnis for 2020, but they aren't expected to exercise it.

The Indians are currently tied with the Rays for the second Wild Card spot.

Jose Ramirez hasn't played since Aug. 24 but he's expected to rejoin the Cleveland Indians this week.

Ramirez is recovering from a fractured hamate bone and should be in the lineup on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox.

He struggled in the first half of the season, but was hitting .321/.372/.705 in August before the injury.

The Oakland Athletics are red-hot, but they suffered a major loss on Wednesday.

Blake Treinen, the club's setup man, is done for the season with a back injury.

He's tried to play through the injury over the last few weeks, but an MRI revealed a stress reaction.

Treinen pitched to a 4.91 ERA in 58 2/3 innings this season, after posting a 0.78 ERA in 2018, but he had been much better of later. Eight of his last 11 appearances were scoreless.

Dellin Betances made his season debut for the New York Yankees on Sunday, but his return didn't last very long.

The reliever suffered a partial tear of his left Achilles tendon when he landed awkwardly on the mound.

Betances was sore when he arrived at Yankee Stadium before Tuesday's game, and the club was concerned when he was unable to get on his toes.

He was sent for a scan and was examined by Dr. Justin Greisberg at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He will get a second opinion from Dr. Martin O'Malley at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

A 31-year-old right-hander, Betances is a four-time All-Star who is eligible for free agency after the World Series.

Lucas Giolito won't pitch again this season.

The Chicago White Sox are shutting him down for the remainder of the year with a mild lat strain.

Giolito was scheduled to pitch on Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins.

"If we were in the playoff hunt at this point, I'd be arguing as much as I could to go out there and pitch and compete," he said. "I feel like with how I felt yesterday, I probably would have been able to get through it, but just understanding the situation, it's probably for the best to shut it down."

Giolito, 25, went 14-9 with a 3.41 ERA in 29 starts this year.

Anthony Rizzo will have his sprained right ankle immobilized in a boot for five to seven days and then will be evaluated.

Rizzo had to be helped off the field Sunday after turning his ankle while fielding a sacrifice bunt. He underwent an MRI on Monday that revealed a moderate lateral right ankle sprain, according to the Chicago Cubs.

"I have every intention of doing everything I can with the training staff to be back on the field with the boys," he said. "I think in a few days, really, will tell us a lot more."

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo had to be helped off the field after turning his ankle while fielding a sacrifice bunt.

The team announced that he has a sprained ankle and will undergo an MRI Monday. X-rays did not reveal a fracture.

Mike Trout has been trying to get back in the lineup, but that plan will be put on hold because the Los Angeles Angels' slugger will have surgery on his foot.

The team announced that the will have a thickening of tissue around the nerves -- a Morton's neuroma -- in the ball of his right foot removed later this week.