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Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels was roughed up a bit as he gave up five earned runs in Monday evening's 6-4 loss to the Reds. 

Hamels got into a jam early in the first inning by putting his first two batters on and giving up an RBI single to Todd Frazier. Hamels surrendered eight hits and two walks but managed to strike out seven over six innings. 

Hamels has now walked five batters in his past two starts and has lost two of his last three outings, with the third going for a no-decision. He has a 3.19 ERA for the season. 

His next start is scheduled for Saturday against the Pirates. 

Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin did not have the best outing in his first rehab start on Monday. 

With Class A Visalia, Corbin, who is on the 60-day disabled list has he continues to recover from a 2013 Tommy John surgery, only lasted 2/3 of an inning. He allowed four earned runs, walked two and has a minor-league ERA of 54.00. 

This was the first time Corbin has gotten in a game to pitch since 2013. That season, he went 14-8 and had a 3.41 ERA. 

Despite receiving treatment on his forearm Monday, Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn said he has pitched through the issue before and he intends to make his next start, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

"It's something we want to watch," manager Mike Matheny said Monday, per MLB.com. "Every guy's sore the day after they throw 100 pitches. He's sore today, and we're going to keep an eye on it and figure out where to go from there. What they're seeing right now looks good structurally. We're just always concerned that something could flare up."

Lynn experienced tightness in his forearm during Sunday's start against the Dodgers. His next expected start is scheduled for Saturday against the Royals.

"When I went out to the mound, that was the conversation," Matheny said of Lynn. "He said, 'Hey, it's nothing new, this is what I deal with from time to time.' The [training staff] didn't seem that concerned."

When you've been plunked by a Clayton Kershaw fastball, you've been seriously plunked. But Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter doesn't believe the Dodgers left-hander hit him on purpose Saturday.

That theory was considered by some because Carpenter has played a role in beating Kershaw in a couple playoff games, but he dismissed it.

"I was thinking about that yesterday," he told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "But I don't think he's the kind of guy who would hit me on purpose. He'd already come inside once during the at-bat. Then he threw a slider and curveball away. ... So, no. It was just one of those deals."

Carpenter, who was back in the lineup Sunday, said that the swelling on his right triceps had been reduced considerably. He added that he was still stiff, but felt "way better."

Would Alex Wood allow frustration to get him tossed out of a game?

Alex would.

The Braves left-hander admitted as much after his ejection aided a Pittsburgh victory Sunday afternoon. He was thrown out by home plate umpire Mark Carlson after their interpretations of the strike zone clashed.

Wood's words to Carlson as he walked off the mound in the fifth inning resulted in his dismissal. He believed that opposing pitcher Gerrit Cole was receiving more favorable calls despite having hit Freddie Freeman and Andrelton Simmons with pitches.

"I thought [Cole] was getting some pitches throughout the game that we weren't," Wood told MLB.com. "Especially when you're sitting in the tunnel with the AC, watching it on the TV and when hitting myself.

"I got up there my first at-bat and [Cole] throws two that are below my knees, back to back, and [Carlson] rings me up on it. And then you throw two that are pretty close - one closer than the other - to Cole there that inning and [Carlson calls them balls]."

Wood had allowed three runs in the fifth before his forced removal.

"As I was walking away, I guess he decided that it was going to be good to throw me out of the game, which I didn't think was appropriate," Wood added. "I didn't try to show him up, didn't say anything to him during the inning, didn't even know I got tossed until I got up into the clubhouse."

Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn allowed two runs on six hits over five innings of work during Sunday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers.

The first run came in the first inning when Justin Turner hit a double, which drove in Yasiel Puig. Turner drove in the second run during the third inning on a single, which scored Zack Greinke. Lynn struck out five and walked one and he received a no-decision for his effort.

During Sunday's start, Lynn was bothered by tightness in his right forearm, but it is not expected to be an issue moving forward, reports MLB.com.

Lynn has allowed a total of four runs over his last three starts. His next expected start is scheduled for Saturday against the Royals.

Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke had good stuff on Sunday night, but it wasn't enough for him or his team to get the win.

Greinke went 6 2/3 innings in his team's 4-2 loss to the Cardinals. Greinke, though, was solid as he struck out eight batters and allowed just one earned run.

Greinke (5-1) has a 1.92 ERA with 68 strikeouts in 79 2/3 innings this season.

Mets starter Jacob deGrom won his third straight start on Sunday, over Arizona.

Degrom went seven innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on five hits. He walked three and struck out 10. 

"You saw the ball come down," manager Terry Collins said, per ESPN.com. "The balls early in the game were right belt high on the plate. He started moving the ball around, pitching to the sides of the plate a little bit better. He used his changeup much more effectively after the first inning."

Degrom's next start is Saturday, against Atlanta. 

Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks continued Sunday to pile up the innings - for the bullpen. He has not made it through six in seven of his 11 starts.

But he made the most of his five innings in Washington to raise his record to 2-2. He allowed two earned runs on six hits with no walks and four strikeouts.

Hendriks would have pitched shutout ball if not for a two-run homer in the second by Ian Desmond. But he threw 84 pitches before departing.

He is scheduled to start again Saturday against Cincinnati.

Marlins pitcher Jose Urena surrendered one run on three hits over six innings of work during Sunday's 3-2 win over the Rockies.

Urena struck out four batters and walked two during the outing and his ERA now stands at 5.49. He was making the third start of his career Sunday. He received a no-decision for his effort.

Sunday's start was his second-consecutive quality outing and the one-run allowed was a season low. His next expected start is scheduled for Friday at home against the Rockies.