Cam Smith hits 18th home run against Phillies

It was Yelich’s only hit in five at-bats, and it almost seemed like an accident, as he slapped a fastball down the third base line for what he thought was going to be a foul ball. It stayed fair, though, and the Brewers went on to win a game in which they were outhomered three to zero.

Henderson struck out eight, but he gave up a solo homer to Oneil Cruz in the fourth and then a two-run shot to Brandon Lowe in the fifth. It’s the first time in six starts that he’s allowed three runs, and he still hasn’t exceeded that total in 17 starts on the season. He’ll take a 2.51 ERA into a start next week against the Phillies.

It looks like Drohan, who gave up five runs in 3 1/3 innings in his last start Saturday, is going to finish out the year in the pen, and the Brewers put him right into a leverage situation tonight. He entered with one out and one on and the Brewers up by one and got a double play ball after allowing a single. He then started the eighth, only to be pulled after Oneil Cruz’s leadoff single. Still, it went as a hold, his first since May 12.

He fanned Spencer Horwitz and Jake Mangum before getting Konnor Griffin to ground out. Megill was working for a second straight night, so he’ll probably be down Thursday. Abner Uribe could close then.

Two of the runs came in the second. Jones started the inning with two outs, only to then give up four straight singles, none of them coming on hard-hit balls. That ended his scoreless streak at 14 innings. The nine strikeouts matched his season high, as he reached that total for the third time. He’s slated to make his next start Tuesday against the Cardinals. It’s set up to be a two-start week for him, but if he pitches in the season finale, we imagine it’d be a short outing.

The Dodgers are bringing up Landon Knack from Triple-A to cover the bulk of the contest after burning through most of their bullpen after Blake Snell left Wednesday’s game after just one inning.

Snell elaborated that he experienced some left groin tightness while warming up and decided not to push it after throwing a scoreless opening frame against the Reds. He also noted that it’s not as severe as groin issues that he’s dealt with in previous years. There should be a clearer idea of his next steps once he resumes throwing in a couple days. The positive news for the Dodgers is it doesn’t appear to be a worst-case scenario for Snell with the playoffs right around the corner.

Pinckney has been up-and-down for the Nationals over the last few weeks. He heads back to the minors with Washington set to bring up some pitching help in advance of Friday’s series opener against the Cardinals.

Bassitt spent most of this game in the proverbial rocking chair. The Mets finally pushed a runner into scoring position by the fourth inning and they only got there due to a balk from Bassitt. That set up the only run he’d allowed and afterwards, he retired seven batters in a row before being pulled as the Mets threatened in the seventh. Reliever Anthony Nunez would neutralize said threat and preserve an excellent final line for Bassitt. Reaching back for a little extra, Bassitt’s velocity was up by more than a tick across the board and his 14 swings-and-misses tied his season-high. Overall, it was a great series for Orioles players who were former Mets to get some revenge. Bassitt is scheduled to face the Blue Jays at home next week in what figures to be his final start of the season.

The Orioles unloaded on Mets’ starter Xzavion Curry here for four homers and a double. Encarnacion-Strand was responsible for one of those long balls and the double as he continues his late season renaissance since joining Baltimore. In 51 games, he has 10 home runs, 12 doubles, and an .846 OPS. Still just 26 years old, this could be the breakout many thought was in front of Encarnacion-Strand a few years ago.