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Lawrie lost his composure following a called third strike call Tuesday by flinging his helmet, which inadvertently hit home plate umpire Bill Miller. He'll remain in the lineup for now, but a suspension is almost certainly coming soon.

Freeman sat out Tuesday's game for precautionary reasons due to a slight corneal abrasion in his right eye. It shouldn't be an issue moving forward.

Morneau spent the minimum 15 days on the disabled list while nursing soreness in his surgically-repaired right wrist. He is expected to play first base upon his return. The 31-year-old owns a .230/.313/.459 batting line to go along with four home runs and nine RBI over 83 plate appearances this season.

The severity of the injury isn't yet known, but Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said there should be more information on his status Wednesday. Worley, 24, has a 3.07 ERA and 45/15 K/BB ratio over his first seven starts this season. Kyle Kendrick will take his place in the starting rotation for now.

"Absolutely," said Collins. "He didn't come here to be an extra player." Bay was recently cleared for baseball activities, but is likely about 10 days to two weeks away from coming off the disabled list. We think a platoon with rookie Kirk Nieuwenhuis is inevitable, but the Mets will at least give Bay an opportunity to keep his job. The 33-year-old was hitting .240 with three homers and a .776 OPS over his first 50 at-bats prior to suffering a non-displaced fractured rib on April 23.

Chen walked two and struck out four in the game. The lone blemish on his night was a two-run homer surrendered to Curtis Granderson in the seventh inning. With the victory, Chen improves to 4-0 on the season and now sports an impressive 2.45 ERA. He'll look to keep the momentum going when he takes on the Nationals in Washington on Sunday. At this point, the left-hander should be owned and started in most mixed fantasy leagues.

Hot Stuff is an analgesic ointment like Icy-Hot that is often used as a muscle-loosener. But it can cause quite a bit of pain when applied to ... more sensitive skin. "I can't really tell you what the problem was, but some Hot Stuff got misplaced," manager Davey Johnson said. "It was on his shoulder and evidently ' I don't know how it got to where it got, but it was uncomfortable, to say the least." Strasburg allowed four runs in four innings.