Maikel Garcia (hand) again missing from lineup

Adell’s homer came in the first, a couple of pitches after he fouled a pitch off his left knee and looked like he might need to leave the game. He did eventually depart in the eighth with the Guardians up seven, but one imagines he’ll be good to go Wednesday. Adell is just 10-for-46 since joining the Guardians, but with three homers and four doubles, he’s collected 11 RBI in 13 games. The homer tonight was his 19th overall.

He struck out six. Griffin has won two out of three for the Guardians, allowing 10 runs — seven earned — over 15 innings in the process. He’ll pitch in Colorado next time out, but that’s probably fine.

Matt Wilkinson is being promoted without the promise of a rotation spot, but it seems like it’d be fine to give him Whisenhunt’s. This drops Whisenhunt to 3-4 with a 7.03 ERA and a 23/20 K/BB in 32 innings over seven starts. Middle relief might suit him better, given that he has just one above average pitch (his changeup). If he stays in the rotation, Whisenhunt will face the Red Sox on Sunday.

Kwan is hitting .385/.472/.462 since the All-Star break. There’s probably some luck involved there, but it’s evening out all of the misfortune he had in the first half. His bat speed has diminished and he’s probably not going to resume hitting a couple of homers per month, but he’s back to making the most of his skill set.

Ohtani took Ryan Feltner deep in the third inning for a two-run blast to extend the Dodgers’ lead, a 448-foot homer to right-center field. The home run was Ohtani’s 30th of the season, giving him six straight 30-homer campaigns. The 32-year-old star is hitting .294/.390/.558 with 82 runs scored, 80 RBI, and seven steals across 535 plate appearances.

Castro had an excellent day at the plate, starting with a stolen base in the first inning after reaching on a fielder’s choice. He then drew a walk and scored in the third, followed by a solo homer off Eric Lauer in the fifth. Castro later walked and scored again in the eighth before driving in a run with a single in the ninth. The 29-year-old infielder is hitting a solid .265/.336/.426 with 14 homers, 60 runs scored, 52 RBI, and nine steals across 429 plate appearances.

Scott entered the game with two outs and two runners on in the eighth inning with a two-run lead. He retired the final batter to preserve the lead and returned for the ninth, giving up one run on two hits before holding on to secure the win and his 17th save of the season. With Edwin Díaz(neck) on the injured list, expect Scott to handle the bulk of ninth-inning duties.

Lauer surrendered a run in the first inning on a pair of hits. The Rockies brought two more runs in to score in the third on a walk and two doubles. After a clean fourth, Willi Castro took Lauer deep for a solo homer in the fifth. His day would be done after five frames at 87 pitches. He struck out six. The 31-year-old left-hander will take a 4.79 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and a 69/32 K/BB ratio across 103 1/3 innings into a start against the Braves in Atlanta on Tuesday.

Two hits and a sacrifice fly put a run on the board for the Dodgers in the first inning. Shohei Ohtani later took him deep for a two-run homer in the third. The Dodgers then started the fourth with three straight doubles to score two runs and added one more before the inning was over. After a scoreless fifth, Feltner allowed a leadoff triple in the sixth and would depart at 83 pitches. He struck out three. The 29-year-old right-hander will take a 5.97 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, and a 64/39 K/BB ratio across 92 innings into a start against the Nationals on Monday.

Baldwin’s home run was his 21st of the season. He hit a solo shot off Zebby Matthews in the sixth inning. Baldwin is 18-for-54 (.333) with one home run and six RBI over his last 13 games. He’s hitting .278 with an .820 OPS and 63 RBI on the season.