Abrams is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Atlanta, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Atlanta has southpaw Chris Sale on the mound, so the Nationals are choosing to give the left-handed hitting Abrams a rare day off. Nasim Nunez will handle shortstop duties Friday.

The Cubs are expected to recall Vazquez from Triple-A Iowa, Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com reports.

Vazquez, 24, was up briefly with the Cubs earlier this season, striking out in his lone plate appearance. He's slashed .263/.347/.432 with eight homers at Iowa this season and boasts a 1.095 OPS in seven games this month after returning from an undisclosed injury. Vazquez is primarily a shortstop but also has played second and third base. It's not clear whose roster spot he will be taking.

Swanson went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 10-2 win over the Tigers. He also stole two bases.

Swanson was active in the easy win as he notched his first game this season with multiple stolen bases. The shortstop's overall production is down from last year, though he does have 12 steals, which is up from eight in 2023. Swanson's career high in the category is 18, set in 2022 when he played for Atlanta.

De La Cruz went 3-for-4 with a walk, a home run, three RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's 11-7 win over Toronto.

De La Cruz's fifth-inning steal was his 60th of the season, making him just the fifth player since 1900 to record at least 20 home runs and steal 60 bases in a season -- a club that Ronald Acuna (knee) joined last season and which also includes Hall of Famers Rickey Henderson and Joe Morgan, as well as former Reds star Eric Davis. De La Cruz later belted a solo home run in the eighth inning, his 22nd of the year. The 22-year-old was sitting at 59 steals for the previous 11 games, a stretch during which he went 6-for-42 with a .196 OBP.

Perdomo went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional run and a double in Wednesday's 10-8 win against Miami.

Perdomo entered Wednesday with just one homer through 63 games, but he displayed some unexpected power to provide an insurance run with a solo blast in the eighth inning. The long ball was the infielder's first extra-base hit of any sort over his past 10 games, though he's been reaching base consistently of late with six hits and three walks across his past 20 plate appearances. Perdomo's overall .281 batting average on the campaign is on pace for a career-best mark.

Winn went 3-for-6 with one RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 10-6 extra-inning win over the Brewers.

This was Winn's third multi-hit effort over his last six games, a stretch that follows a three-game slump. The shortstop is batting .264 (19-for-72) with four home runs and four doubles over 17 contests in August. He's up to a .277/.326/.419 slash line with 11 home runs, 10 stolen bases, 44 RBI and 60 runs scored over 117 games this season while continuing to thrive as the Cardinals' leadoff hitter.

Arcia went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to Philadelphia.

Arcia snapped a 16-game homerless drought when he opened the scoring with a fourth-inning blast off Aaron Nola. That long ball was all Atlanta could put on the scoreboard Wednesday. Arcia is batting just .235 (16-for-68) over 19 contests in August, just modestly better than his .226 average for the year. He's added a .630 OPS, 12 homers, 36 RBI, 35 runs scored, 19 doubles and no stolen bases over 121 contests.

Rojas was scratched from the Dodgers' lineup prior to Wednesday's game against the Mariners due to a flareup of a left hamstring injury, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Manager Dave Roberts said the decision to take Rojas out of the lineup was precautionary, and he expects the 35-year-old shortstop to return to the lineup Friday against the Rays following Thursday's scheduled off day. Tommy Edman will get the starting nod at shortstop while Rojas rests, opening up center field for Kevin Kiermaier.

Lindor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Orioles.

Lindor opened the scoring in the third inning Wednesday, leading off the frame with an opposite-field blast off Cole Irvin, his 25th homer of the year. Lindor now has at least 25 homers and 25 steals in back-to-back seasons and three times in his 10-year MLB career. The shortstop has been red hot, going 23-for-64 (.359) with a 1.006 OPS over his last 15 contests. Lindor's boosted his slash line to .266/.339/.477 on the campaign with 85 runs scored and 73 RBI across 579 plate appearances.

Rojas was scratched from the lineup ahead of Wednesday's game versus Seattle, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

It's unclear exactly why Rojas was taken out of the starting nine, but the Dodgers should provide more information relatively soon. In the meantime, Tommy Edman will move to shortstop while Kevin Kiermaier starts in center field.