AROUND THE HORN
■ Phillies: Bryce Harper was the DH for the Phillies’ game Monday game against the Nationals, a day after leaving a game with lower back stiffness. Harper exited Sunday’s 6-3 loss to the Blue Jays after he struck out with the bases loaded in the seventh. ... Manager Joe Girardi and CF Roman Quinn were ejected in the third inning for arguing a call by plate umpire Junior Valentine.
■ Rockies: The team will chase after a flickering playoff spot without All-Star 3B Nolan Arenado, who was placed on the injured list with a sore left shoulder. Arenado has been hampered recently by inflammation in his AC joint, along with a bone bruise, and the team elected to shut him down. Manager Bud Black said surgery isn’t required but Arenado will need about a month of rest. Arenado was hitting just .253 with eight homers and 26 RBIs.
■ Braves: After making just one start for the Braves, LHP Cole Hamels is done for the season. Hamels reported shortly before the start of a four-game series against the Marlins that he didn’t feel like he could get anything on the ball. He was scheduled to make his second start Tuesday after struggling throughout the year to overcome shoulder and triceps issues. Hamels was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Sept. 18.
■ Blue Jays: Closer Ken Giles will have Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, likely causing him to miss all of 2021 and impacting the deal he will receive as a free agent this offseason. Giles, who turned 30 on Sunday, is 0-0 with a 9.82 ERA and one save in four appearances this season. He was 2-3 with a 1.87 ERA in 53 games last season, saving 23 games in 24 chances.
■ Cubs: LHP Jose Quintana will be activated from the IL on Tuesday and start against the Pirates, Cubs manager David Ross announced. Quintana, 31, has been out with a lat injury after missing time to start the season with a cut on his hand. He has only thrown six innings this season between the two injuries.
■ MLB: MLB and the players’ association announced in a statement that they committed $10 million to fund programs of the new Players Alliance to improve representation of Black Americans in baseball. The Players Alliance will fund joint grants and scholarships through 2024, school and youth programs, player-led mentors, youth and young adult leagues and equipment, clinics and tournaments, Black cultural education, Black business partnerships and employment in baseball. “As the stark racial minority in all aspects of our game, The Players Alliance has given a voice and platform to our Black players, unified in our stance against systemic racism,” said former OF Curtis Granderson, The Players Alliance president. “We stand together for what is right and to change our game for the better. The power of our player membership, including our nonBlack teammates, coupled with the support of MLB and the Players Association, gives us the unique ability to create increased opportunities for the Black communities we care so much about.”