NL Damage Notes: Cain, Matz, Vargas, Taylor

X-rays were negative on Lorenzo CainLeft hand after brewers the fielder was hit by a Tim Peterson in the sixth round of today's 3-2 win over the Mets. Cain was removed from the game after his RAP, although he told reporters (including Adam McCalvy of MLB.com) that he hoped to play on Tuesday when Milwaukee hosted the Nationals. Cain was played between .259 / .316 / .406 and 158 starts this season, although he caught up with his slow start to the match thanks to his excellent defense at the center. It does not seem that this injury requires a DL relay or perhaps even an absence, although this remains to be watched, as the Brewers can hardly afford to lose one of their stars in the middle of a hotly contested race. NL Central.

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• the dish have sent Steven Matz back in New York for tests on his left forearm, manager Mickey Callaway Mike Puma of the New York Post and other journalists. According to Callaway, Matz has anervous problem"And had to deal with a painful forearm"for about two weeks now. Matz was not ruled out of his next scheduled start on Wednesday, but you'd think the Mets would let him go through a precaution, given the inherent seriousness of forearm problems. (Callaway noted that Matz's current injury was not related to the elbow procedure that he had suffered in 2017). Losing Matz in IT would be a blow to a rotation in New York that has struggled this season and generally lacks quality results. . Matz posted an ERA of 3.86, 3.56 K / BB and 8.2 K / 9 in 35 innings, and his numbers would be better apart from a particularly disastrous outing on April 16 against the Phillies who had it allowed to allow six earned points without saving outside.
• In more regrettable news of injuries for the dish, Jason Vargas left today's game because of the contraction of his left thigh. As Puma notes, Vargas' place in the rotation should not necessarily be occupied immediately, as the Mets have enough free time so that a fifth starter is not needed until May 18th. Vargas allowed three runs in four innings today to give him a 5.92 ERA over 24 1/3 frames, which was a difficult start for the veteran southpaw.
• the citizens have not yet received the results of the MRI on Michael A. Taylor after the outfielder had a wrist stuck on Saturday. (Jamal Collier, of MLB.com, was among those who announced the news.) Taylor had already missed a little time early in the season due to a sprained left knee and hip. He has not found the right path yet. 111 / .226 / .148 slash line on 32 plate appearances. Despite Taylor's struggles, Washington can hardly afford to lose more players at the IL stage at this stage, given that Anthony Rendon, Juan Soto, Trea Turner, Ryan Zimmerman, and Matt Adams are all currently set apart. Rendon, at least, should return on Tuesday.