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Double-A Akron reinstated Cantillo (abdomen) from its 7-day injured list Monday.

Cantillo finally looks ready to make his Double-A debut after he was initially placed on Akron's IL in early May with right abdominal soreness. He was cleared to rejoin Akron after he completed a two-start rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League, during which he struck out seven over five scoreless frames. The 21-year-old lefty was one of several players that Cleveland acquired in the August 2020 deal that sent Mike Clevinger to San Diego.

Cease (11-6) allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out 11 Sunday in a 13-1 blowout win over the Cubs.

Cease was lights out against the Cubs on Sunday, posting his seventh game of at least 10 strikeouts or more this season. His only major mistake was allowing a solo homer to Frank Schwindel in the fourth inning. The 25-year-old is currently tied for fourth in the majors with 188 strikeouts and is in the top five with an 11.9 K/9 along with Corbin Burnes, Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer and Robbie Ray. Cease's evolution on the mound in 2021 has been spectacular, as he now owns a 3.82 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 188:56 K:BB over 143.2 innings. He's lined up for a meeting against the Royals during the week and sports a 1.21 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 26:9 K:BB against them in four meetings this season.

Montgomery got a no-decision in Sunday's 3-1 loss to Oakland, allowing an unearned run on six hits with three strikeouts.

Montgomery pitched well Sunday, permitting an unearned run on two hits in the fourth inning while requiring just 82 pitches to get through six innings. He's pitched to a 2.30 ERA in three starts since returning from the COVID IL earlier this month and has been limited to a range of 75-82 pitches in each outing.

Blackburn got a no-decision in Sunday's 3-1 victory over the Yankees, allowing five hits and a walk with one strikeout in five innings.

Blackburn was able to quiet New York's potent bats, working around a two-on, one-out jam in the first and sailing through the remaining four innings. It took Blackburn only 72 pitches to go five innings, and he was most likely pulled so he wouldn't face the lineup a third time through. The 27-year-old has delivered three solid outings since being recalled and is set to face Toronto next weekend.

Singer allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks while striking out three across six innings in the loss to the Mariners on Sunday. He did not factor into the decision.

The only earned run that Singer allowed came on a Jarred Kelenic home run in the sixth inning. He has allowed just four runs in 17.2 innings over his last three starts. The 24-year-old has a 5.39 ERA and 1.66 WHIP with 120 strikeouts in 133.2 innings this season. His next start is scheduled for Saturday against the White Sox.

Gonzales (6-5) allowed two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four across seven runs, earning the win over the Royals on Sunday.

Gonzales allowed a pair of solo home runs, one by Salvador Perez and the other by Michael Taylor. Despite the long balls, Gonzalez allowed no further damage in seven innings for the win. He has surrendered three or less runs in each of his last nine starts. The 29-year-old has a 4.02 ERA and 1.22 WHIP with 83 strikeouts in 107.1 innings this season.

Houck took a no-decision versus Cleveland on Sunday. He allowed three runs on one hit, four walks and three hit batters while striking out three over 5.1 innings.

Usually, a one-hit outing is outstanding for a starter, but Houck put a lot of traffic on the basepaths without Cleveland having to do much. He still kept the home team off the board for five innings before a sloppy sixth. The 25-year-old saw his ERA rise slightly to 3.63 with a 1.21 WHIP and 55:12 K:BB across 44.2 innings. Since he had walked just eight batters through his first 10 appearances this year, it's safe to assume Sunday's start was a clear outlier. He lines up for a home rematch versus Cleveland next weekend.

Hendricks (14-6) was tagged for eight runs across 4.2 innings and took the loss Sunday against the White Sox. He allowed seven hits and two walks while striking out four.

For the second time this month, Hendricks allowed at least eight runs in a start. Home runs did in the righty Sunday, as he allowed three long balls, which accounted for six of the eight runs charged to Hendricks. The 31-year-old came into Sunday tied for the MLB lead with 14 wins, but he hasn't been as sharp this season as in years past. His 4.43 ERA is more than a run higher than his career mark of 3.29. Hendricks will look to get back on track in his next scheduled outing, which is currently lined up for Sept. 5 against the Pirates.

Manager Joe Girardi acknowledged Saturday that Eflin (knee, COVID-19 injured list) could miss the remainder of the regular season, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports. "I would say that's probably fair, yeah," Girardi said, when asked if Eflin was a shutdown candidate. "I would think so, because it's not like you're going to be doing a lot of throwing, probably."

After making an abbreviated minor-league rehab start Aug. 21, Eflin was activated from the 10-day injured list in advance of his scheduled outing Thursday against the Diamondbacks, but he was unable to take the hill after his right patellar tendintis flared up prior to the contest. The Phillies placed him on the 10-day injured list Friday, only to transfer him to the COVID-19 IL later that day after he tested positive for the coronavirus. Eflin will now have to complete a quarantine of at least 10 days before he's allowed to rejoin the Phillies for workouts, and it's not clear if he'll even be ready to start up a throwing program by then. With just five weeks left in the regular season and a pair of medical concerns in tow, Eflin doesn't look as though he'll have enough time to ramp up for starting duty. If he does make his way back from the IL before season's end, Eflin may have to settle for a bullpen role.

Manager Jayce Tingler said Paddack (oblique) will be activated from the 10-day injured list Monday to start the Padres' series opener in Arizona, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Paddack received the green light to make his first start since July 27 after his strained left oblique checked out fine following his bullpen session Saturday. Because Paddack didn't head out on a rehab assignment during his time on the IL, he'll likely be eased back into the San Diego rotation Monday with a more limited pitch count than usual.