Andrew Abbott turns in quality start versus Cards

Hernández took Brad Lord deep for a two-run homer in the seventh inning to tie the game, staying hot for his fourth home run in seven games. The 26-year-old outfielder is up to 22 homers and 58 RBI while collecting nine steals and hitting .235/.313/.472 across 386 plate appearances.

Alcantara stranded two runners in each of the first two innings before the Nationals broke through against him in the third, bringing four runs home on a walk and four hits. He’d settle down to give the Marlins three more scoreless frames before ending his day after six innings at 94 pitches. He struck out three. The 30-year-old right-hander will take a 3.46 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and a 140/50 K/BB ratio across 189 2/3 innings into a start against the Royals in Kansas City on Thursday.

Rojas entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning and drove in a run with a base hit. He then went yard for a two-run blast off Logan Allen in the eighth. Despite starting the day on the bench with a left-handed starter on the mound for Cleveland, both of Rojas’ hits came off of southpaws. The 32-year-old infielder doesn’t bring much upside, but should continue to play in a strong-side platoon at third base.

Martínez put the Guardians on the board with a two-run blast off Daniel Lynch in the second inning. He later drove in a third run with a base hit in the ninth as he was responsible for plating all three runs for the Guardians on Saturday. The 24-year-old outfielder is hitting .245/.281/.431 with 13 homers, 37 runs scored, 48 RBI, and 11 steals across 341 plate appearances.

Lynch tossed a scoreless first inning, then gave up a two-run homer to Angel Martínez in the second. Lynch would go on to pitch into the fourth, departing with one out at 70 pitches while collecting three strikeouts. The 29-year-old left-hander will take a 3.06 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, and a 46/19 K/BB ratio across 61 2/3 innings into a start against the Blue Jays in Kansas City on Friday.

Griffin works through four quiet frames, stranding two runners in the third, before giving up two runs on three straight hits to start the fifth. Griffin would strike out two of the final three batters in the frame to get out of the jam and end his day at 82 pitches with four strikeouts. The 31-year-old left-hander will take a 3.21 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, and a 139/39 K/B ratio across 154 1/3 innings into a start against the Tigers in Cleveland on Friday.

Nootbaar came off the bench and snapped a scoreless tie, launching a 2-2 fastball from Ryan Walker for the game-changing blast. That would be his only plate appearance in the game. For the season, the 28-year-old slugger is now slashing .231/.332/.375 with six homers and 26 RBI in 250 plate appearances on the season.

Moreno started a rally with a leadoff walk in the seventh inning and wound up scoring the game’s first run on Lars Nootbaar’s grand slam. With the strong day at the dish, the 26-year-old backstop is now slashing .302/.382/.466 with 11 homers and 66 RBI on the season.

Caminero led off the sixth inning with a solo homer off Walker Buehler to tie the game. The home run ends a bit of a homer drought for Caminero, as he went 15 games without a home run going into Saturday. The 23-year-old slugger is slashing .280/.367/.533 with 36 homers, 83 runs scored, and 86 RBI across 588 plate appearances.

The 37-year-old righty allowed just two hits in the ballgame — both singles — while issuing four free passes. Kelly got 13 swings and misses on 100 pitches in the ballgame — six of those on his changeup — while registering a CSW of 30 percent. Now 9-12 on the season, he’ll look to further improve upon his 5.08 ERA and 1.48 WHIP when he takes on the Astros in Houston on Friday.