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Pirates relief pitcher Justin Wilson served up a walkoff two-run home run to Matt Adams in the ninth inning against the Cardinals to drop to 2-1 on the year.

Wilson was charged with two runs on one hit and one walk over one-third of an inning. He owns a 4.91 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP over 33 innings of relief this season.

Mets reliever Carlos Torres underwent X-rays on his injured hand, which came back negative, according to the New York Daily News.

Torres pitched the final two innings without allowing a run en route to his fourth win of the season. He owns a 2.98 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP over 57 1/3 innings of relief this season. His status remains uncertain moving forward.

Mets reliever Carlos Torres has been sent for X-rays on his injured hand following Monday's win over the Braves, ESPN New York reports.

Torres pitched the final two innings without allowing a run en route to his fourth win of the season. He owns a 2.98 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP over 57 1/3 innings of relief this season. His status remains uncertain moving forward.

Cardinals right-hander Joe Kelly will make his long-awaited return for the Cardinals on Friday against Milwaukee, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has reported.

The news is a bit of a surprise in that it marks an early comeback for Kelly, who was believed to be set for one more minor league rehab outing after pitching Sunday for Triple-A Memphis.

Kelly has been out since mid-April with a severe hamstring injury.

Reds closer Aroldis Chapman has reported that he is available for the Monday night game against the Cubs.

Chapman was unavailable the last two games with a hamstring issue.

Cardinals right-hander Joe Kelly provided a promising performance in a rehab start Sunday for Triple-A Memphis. He is scheduled for one more minor league outing before returning from a hamstring injury that has prevented him from pitching in a major league game for nearly three months.

Kelly pitched four shutout innings in his latest start before yielding a run in the fifth. He threw 51 of 72 pitches for strikes.

On Sunday, Major League Baseball revealed the National League starting lineup for the 2014 All-Star Game, which will be held on July 15 at Target Field in Minneapolis.

The following players were selected as starters by the fans:

C Yadier Molina, Cardinals
1B Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks
2B Chase Utley, Phillies
SS Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies
3B Aramis Ramirez, Brewers
OF Andrew McCutchen, Pirates
OF Carlos Gomez, Brewers
OF Yasiel Puig, Dodgers

RHP Johnny Cueto, Reds
LHP Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
RHP Zack Greinke, Dodgers
LHP Madison Bumgarner, Giants
RHP Adam Wainwright, Cardinals
RHP Tyson Ross, Padres
RHP Jordan Zimmermann, Nationals
RHP Julio Teheran, Braves
RHP Craig Kimbrel, Braves
LHP Aroldis Chapman, Reds
RHP Francisco Rodriguez, Brewers
LHP Tony Watson, Pirates
RHP Pat Neshek, Cardinals

Cubs reliever Pedro Strop allowed the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning of Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Nationals, falling to 1-4 on the season. Strop entered a 1-1 game and gave up a walk and two hits, including Ryan Zimmerman's RBI single. He struck out one in the 19-pitch inning.

Strop's ERA rose to 3.03.

Reds closer Aroldis Chapman was unavailable to pitch Sunday against the Brewers after injuring his hamstring during pregame warmups, according to MLB.com. He was held out as a precaution, but he could be available Monday against the Cubs, if needed.

The injury did keep Chapman from a save opportunity Sunday. Jonathan Broxton picked up the save during a 4-2 win.

Reds manager Bryan Price went with reliever Jonathan Broxton to close out Sunday's 4-2 win vs. Milwaukee over closer Aroldis Chapman. Though, no immediate word was given for Chapman's absence during Sunday's save situation, it was eventually announced Chapman was unavailable due to a hamstring injury.

Broxton, however, proved completely capable of handling the situation, earning his sixth save following a perfect ninth inning. Broxton retired the side on nine pitches and all three hitters grounded out to infielders.