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  • Otto Lopez SS | MIA

    Marlins' Otto Lopez: Takes seat Wednesday

    Lopez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cardinals, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

    Vidal Brujan, who contributed a walk-off RBI single in Tuesday's 9-8 extra-inning win over the Cardinals, will start at second base Wednesday. Lopez will get a day off after going 1-for-11 across his last four contests.

  • Masyn Winn SS | STL

    Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Returning from illness

    Winn (illness) will start at shortstop and bat leadoff in Wednesday's game in Miami, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

    Winn missed out on his first start since June 5 in the Cardinals' 9-8 extra-inning loss Tuesday, when he was scratched from the lineup shortly before opening pitch due to an illness. Fortunately for Winn, the one day of rest appears to be all he needed to shake off the ailment. The 22-year-old will take back his usual spot atop the St. Louis lineup in the series finale with the Marlins.

  • Tim Anderson 2B | LAA

    Marlins' Tim Anderson: Swipes fourth bag

    Anderson went 2-for-5 with a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 9-8 extra-inning win over the Cardinals.

    Since missing a few games earlier this month while on the bereavement list, Anderson has caught fire and is looking more like the player who batted over .300 in four straight seasons for the White Sox. The 30-year-old shortstop has delivered multiple hits in six of the last eight games, ringing up a .412 batting average (14-for-34) over that stretch, although none of those hits went for extra bases. Despite the surge, he sports a poor .226/.252/.241 slash line on the season with four steals, eight RBI and 15 runs in 56 contests. Anderson is still looking for his first homer in a Marlins uniform.

  • Dansby Swanson SS | CHC

    Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Blasts homer, steals a base

    Swanson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a steal in Tuesday's win over the Giants.

    The veteran shortstop opened the game's scoring by drilling a 401-foot two-run homer off Logan Webb in the second inning. Swanson later added his fifth stolen bag of the season in the eighth. The big performance was a welcome sight for the 30-year-old, as he entered the evening on a cold spell where he'd gone hitless in 20 plate appearances over his last six games. Overall, Swanson owns a .209/.286/.255 slash line in 245 plate appearances this season.

  • Cardinals' Brandon Crawford: No longer starting at third

    Crawford will start at shortstop and bat seventh Tuesday versus the Marlins, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

    Crawford was originally slated to make his first career start at third base, but with Masyn Winn (illness) being a late scratch Tuesday, Crawford will slot in at shortstop, his career-long position. The 37-year-old has appeared in two games in June, going 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored.

  • Masyn Winn SS | STL

    Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Scratched with illness

    Winn was scratched from the Cardinals' lineup ahead of Tuesday's game versus Miami due to illness, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

    Winn was originally in line to start at shortstop Tuesday, but his absence will move Brandon Crawford from third base to short instead. Brendan Donovan will cover the hot corner as a result, moving Alec Burleson into left field while Dylan Carlson steps in to man right field, batting eighth.

  • Brett Wisely 2B | ATL

    Giants' Brett Wisely: Sitting versus southpaw

    Wisely is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Cubs.

    Wisely will head to the bench as the team squares off with southpaw Justin Steele of the Cubs. Nick Ahmed will take over at shortstop and bat seventh versus Chicago.

  • Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL

    Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Gets breather Tuesday

    Kim is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Philadelphia.

    It's just the second day off this season for Kim, who is just 4-for-22 across his last eight games. Tyler Wade will receive a start at shortstop Tuesday.

  • Cardinals' Brandon Crawford: Making first-ever start at third

    Crawford (hamstring) will start at third base and bat eighth in Tuesday's game in Miami.

    It's the first time in Crawford's 14-year major-league career that he's played a position other than shortstop. Crawford had to leave his last game on Sunday versus the Cubs with a left hamstring cramp, but he's ready to roll now.

  • Oneil Cruz SS | PIT

    Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Out versus southpaw

    Cruz is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Reds.

    The left-handed hitting Cruz will begin this one on the bench as the Reds send southpaw Nick Lodolo to the hill. Jared Triolo is getting the start at shortstop for the Pirates.

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