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Swanson was removed from Wednesday's game against the Brewers with a left heel contusion, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Swanson was removed during the seventh inning of Wednesday's contest, and his left heel is confirmed to be the issue. Manager David Ross said Swanson will be held out of Thursday's lineup, but he likely isn't facing an extended absence. The 29-year-old infielder is 4-for-22 with a home run and eight strikeouts since the beginning of July.

Swanson was pulled from Wednesday's game against the Brewers in the seventh inning, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

It's unclear why Swanson was removed from the game, but the Cubs will likely provide an update in the near future. The 29-year-old shortstop is slashing .258/.343/.409 this season and was 0-for-3 before exiting Wednesday's contest.

Edman was scratched from Wednesday's lineup with right wrist discomfort.

Dylan Carlson will step into the Cards' lineup while Edman takes Wednesday to recover. His injury doesn't seem to be too severe, so it's possible Edman returns within a day or two.

Edman (undisclosed) was scratched from the lineup Wednesday versus the Marlins, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Lars Nootbaar is sliding over to center field and Dylan Carlson has been added to the lineup in right field. There is no word yet as to what prompted Edman's sudden removal from the Cardinals' batting order.

Wendle is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

With southpaw Matthew Liberatore taking the hill for St. Louis, Wendle and fellow left-handed hitter Jesus Sanchez will exit the Miami lineup. Jon Berti will replace Wendle at shortstop.

Bogaerts went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk, two total runs and three total RBI in Tuesday's 8-5 win against the Angels.

Bogaerts knocked two big hits in the contest, smashing a two-run shot to left field in the sixth inning and plating another run with a single in the seventh. The shortstop has gone 5-for-6 with four runs, two homers, six RBI and two walks over his past two contests, knocking in more runs during that stretch than he had in his previous 17 games combined. In fact, Bogaerts has already hit more homers (two) in July than he did in all of June (one in 22 contests).

Lindor went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double, two runs scored, an RBI and two stolen bases in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Diamondbacks.

It's the first time this year Lindor's stolen multiple bags in a game. Over his last 12 games, the shortstop is slashing .293/.404/.561 with three homers, four steals, six RBI and nine runs as he continues his climb out of an early-season hole.

Swanson went 2-for-6 with a solo home run and three strikeouts during Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Brewers.

The 29-year-old has struck out five times through the first two games of the series in Milwaukee, but in his other six plate appearances he's gone 4-for-5 with a double, a home run, a walk and three runs. Swanson has a .759 OPS with 10 long balls through 81 games this season -- four of which have come in his past 15 contests -- and he'll need to pick up the pace if he's going to reach 25 homers for the third straight year.

Crawford (side) is back in the lineup Tuesday against the Mariners.

Crawford will start at shortstop and bat eighth versus the Mariners and right-hander Logan Gilbert. He was held out of the starting lineup Monday due to side discomfort but did appear off the bench for two at-bats.

DeJong went 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI and a stolen base in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Marlins.

DeJong had gone just 6-for-29 (.207) over his previous 10 games, though he homered twice and drove in five runs in that span. His steal Monday was his first since May 23 and his fourth of the season. The shortstop is slashing .237/.309/.460 with 12 home runs, 27 RBI, 30 runs scored and eight doubles through 58 contests. He continues to play regularly, though he'll get the occasional day off when Tommy Edman gets a turn at shortstop.