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If any Pirates starter was going to wreck the momentum, at least temporarily, it seemed destined to be Charlie Morton. He has been pitching poorly and his last performance ended their three-game winning streak.

This time it ended a four-game winning streak. Morton allowed five on six hits in six innings to take the loss against Colorado on Sunday. He walked two and whiffed six.

Morton breezed through the first three without allowing a hit before the roof caved in. He was sent reeling by four straight hits to start the fourth, including a double by Nolan Arenado and triple by Ben Paulsen that resulted in three runs. His own two-base error tallied two more in the sixth.

He has given up 26 runs over his last 54 2/3 innings and has lost four of his last six decisions.

Mets starter Noah Syndergaard didn't have his best stuff Sunday, but the rest of his teammates were able to get him a no-decision after rallying for a victory. 

Syndergaard gave up six hits and four runs during his 6 2/3 innings of work, including a big home run to Boston slugger David Ortiz. He struck out just three batters and departed throwing 111 pitches. 

Syndergaard finished the month 3-1 with two no-decisions, although he ERA rose from 2.66 to 3.31 over that time frame. 

Cubs reliever Neil Ramirez is set to begin a rehab assignment at Double-A Tennessee, per MLB.com.

Ramirez, who landed on the disabled list a month ago with abdominal soreness, has pitched in just 13 games this season and compiled a 3.12 ERA.

Cardinals starter Lance Lynn, who rolled his ankle during his start Saturday, did not have the injury taped up Sunday and said he was ready to make his next start, per USA Today. 

Lynn injured himself fielding a grounder in the eighth inning of his win, but the mild sprain will not prevent him from making a key start against Pittsburgh on Friday. 

Mets manager Terry Collins said pitcher Steven Matz will be a starter when he is activated from the disabled list, reports The Wall Street Journal. Matz is on the DL with a partially torn lat muscle.

When a team provides a pitcher eight runs in five innings, he's supposed to win. Reds starter Keyvius Sampson did not win Saturday night.

Sampson gave back all the runs he received back while he was in the game - which wasn't long. He allowed five earned runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings. He walked two and whiffed three.

He was doomed by run-scoring singles off the bats of Scooter Gennett, Ryan Braun and Adam Lind in the fourth.

Sampson has followed a good start to his major league career with monumental struggles. He has surrendered 14 runs over his last 11 innings pitched to raise his ERA to a gaudy 6.43.

Padres starting pitcher Colin Rea didn't have his best stuff during his start against the Phillies on Saturday.

Rea gave up four runs on six hits in five innings. He allowed two walks and a home run, but did manage to record four strikeouts.

With the loss, Rea dropped to 2-2 on the season with a sub-par 5.95 ERA.

Cardinals starter Lance Lynn has all but declared himself good to go for his next outing, which is scheduled for Friday against Pittsburgh.

Lynn left the game Saturday night with a mild ankle sprain.

"As long as I can get up and walk I'll be able to pitch next time out," he told MLB.com. "I'm not worried about it."

Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom was firing on all cylinders during his start against the Red Sox on Saturday, but it wasn't enough to earn a victory.

deGrom allowed two runs on four hits in six strong innings of work. He struck out 10 batters and allowed just two walks in the loss. At one point, deGrom had a no-hitter through four innings.

With the loss, deGrom dropped to 12-7 on the season with a 2.32 ERA.

Cardinals standout starter Lance Lynn rolled his right ankle trying to make a play in the eighth inning Saturday against the Giants and was removed from the game, per the San Francisco Chronicle. He was later diagnosed with a mild sprain.

Lynn made an off-balance throw to first on what resulted in an infield single.

He at least received the pleasure of raising his record to 11-8 after throwing seven shutout innings. Lynn allowed just six hits and two walks while whiffing two.

Lynn has given up only four runs in his last 19 2/3 innings after a disastrous outing against Pittsburgh.