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Palmquist opened ahead of Miles Mikolas on Tuesday and gave up four runs in 1 2/3 innings in Colorado. The Nationals will hope the arrangement works better this time.

Lawrence cleared waivers and accepted the assignment. He’ll look to rebuild his value in the International League.

Coors was no issue for Cavalli. Eddy Yean and Max Kranick finished up the six-hitter after Cavalli got through seven in 90 pitches. It’s Cavalli’s first scoreless start this year, and he’s up to 14th in the majors with 127 strikeouts in 110 2/3 innings. He’ll face the Blue Jays next week.

Abrams had three hits, all of them homers, in the first two games of the series, and now he has some singles to balance them out. After a down June, he’s opened July with a .356 average, six homers and 16 RBI in 15 games.

García has now matched his career high of 70 RBI in 45 fewer games than he played in two years ago (95 vs. 140). He’s tied for 18th in MLB in homers and is alone in sixth place in RBI.

Morales missed two games over the weekend with an injury before landing on the injured list on Tuesday. As of now, no specific injury has been listed for Morales, so it’s hard to say how long he will be out. The 24-year-old seemed to be on the verge of a promotion after hitting .294 with 21 home runs and 62 RBIs while posting a .908 OPS in 83 games at Triple-A this season.

Abrams got the scoring started with a two-run blast off Michael Lorenzen in the first inning. He did it again in his next at-bat, taking Lorenzen deep for his second two-run homer. Abrams later drew a walk in the seventh to reach base for a third time. The 25-year-old shortstop is up to 24 homers, 61 runs scored, 76 RBI, and 15 steals while slashing .279/.354/.538 across 418 plate appearances.

Carson Palmquist opened for the Nationals and tossed a scoreless first inning before giving up four in the second. He was chased with two outs in the inning at 36 pitches. Mikes Mikolas took over and recorded the final out, then gave up a run in the third on a double and two groundouts. Two hits in the fifth and a solo homer in the sixth brought two more runs in for Colorado before Mikolas departed with one out in the sixth inning. He struck out one. The 37-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 5.60 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, and a 51/20 K/BB ratio across 98 innings. His next outing is scheduled for Monday at home against the Blue Jays.

Yean was up for a few hours earlier this month, throwing two scoreless innings before getting sent down. The 25-year-old had a 3.35 ERA and a 47/20 K/BB over 43 innings in 42 appearances for Rochester.

Lawrence, who was claimed off waivers from the Twins last month, gave up three runs and walked seven in 6 1/3 innings during his four weeks with the Nationals. He’ll likely be going back on waivers for the third time this year after opening up with the Pirates.