Nationals send Abimelec Ortiz back to Triple-A

Webb was struck on the right forearm by a 102.5 mph comebacker from Christian Yelich in the ninth inning. The 33-year-old has been an unexpected revelation this season, emerging as Chicago’s primary closer. He’ll likely head for X-rays to determine whether he suffered any fractures. There should be an update on his status before Thursday’s series finale. It would most likely be Daniel Palencia taking over if Webb misses any time.

Morabito was called back up this week after the Mets waived Luis Robert Jr. and he finally notched his first career hit. He spent a few days up the the club early this season, but didn’t break through until his three-run double here which gave the Mets some valuable insurance. He’ll likely be operating more as their fourth outfielder, but is a pesky hitter who has the speed to steal bases should he get the opportunities to do so.

Working in an abbreviated role, Hagenman was solid for three innings. He threw way more four seam fastballs than in his last few times out with the big league club, but that pitch was a bit erratic. Instead, his cutter and changeup were each effective and more than enough to get through this Rays lineup one and a half times. We’re not sure what his role will be the next time around the Mets rotation.

Palacios’ sixth home run of the season got out in a hurry as he yanked it down the right field line. It was his first long ball since August 3rd as he tries to find some type of consistency at the plate as he remains the Rays’ strong-side platoon starter at second base.

Jax was abysmal in his return from an elbow injury. The Mets jumped on him for three runs right away in the top of the first inning and then added three more in the third. In total, nine of the 14 balls the Mets put in play off Jax were hard-hit as their left-handed heavy lineup consistently teed off on his changeup. We expected him to be rusty in his first start back, but this was a catastrophe. Also, it’s important to note that his velocity was down about one mile per hour across the board. He’ll have a chance to right the ship next Wednesday on the road against the Braves.

Pitching with a huge lead after the second inning, Cease cruised to his 10th win of the season here. It was more of an old school outing for Cease though as he leaned heavily on his fastball and slider without throwing many changeups. That pitch was all over the place, about five ticks slower than its season average, and a few floated on him so it made sense that he went away from it. Nevertheless, Cease left this start with a 2.25 ERA as he continues to work towards his first Cy Young award. He has a two-start week coming up first against the Athletics in Sacramento and then back home for a meeting with the Orioles.

Wow! A home run! He only had one in the entire second half before this and funny enough, it shouldn’t even have happened. Angel Genao made a crucial throwing error with two outs in the second inning which set the stage for Guerrero’s three-run shot. He also plated a run in the first inning with a double and had another run-scoring hit in the sixth as the Blue Jays built their massive lead in this blowout victory. It’s better late than never for Guerrero to find one of his patented hot streaks before the season ends.

All DeLauter does is hit. This was his 12th multi-hit game since the All-Star break as he’s become one of the most consistent sources of offense for the Guardians lately. In August, he had a .363/.440/.538 slash line and looks to finish the season strong as a valuable source of runs, RBI, and batting average.

Cantillo’s night spun out early, but not necessarily to any fault of his own. With two outs, one run home, and the bases loaded in the second inning, Guardians’ shortstop Angel Genao made a throwing error that brought two runs home. Two pitches later, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. launched a three-run homer and suddenly there were five unearned runs on Cantillo’s ledger. Past that, he pushed the usage of his fastball up and it was crushed for six hard-hit balls as he missed letter-high with it too often. Regardless, we know we can count on a very odd game whenever Cantillo toes the rubber. He’s scheduled for a two-start week coming up against the Orioles and Twins.

Devers’ homer tonight was hit 415 feet to center. He has eight RBI in his last four games, greatly improving his chances of getting to 100 for the fifth time in his career. He’s 16 away with 22 games left.