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  • Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Perfect at plate in win

    Bogaerts went 3-for-3 with a three-run home run, a double, a walk and two runs scored in Monday's 10-3 win over the Angels.

    Bogaerts opened the scoring in the first inning with a three-run blast, and the Padres never looked back. The shortstop struggled over the weekend, going 1-for-14 across three games versus the Reds, but that small dry spell is behind him. For the season, Bogaerts is up to nine homers, 31 RBI, 42 runs scored, nine stolen bases, 14 doubles and a .259/.343/.397 slash line through 79 contests.

  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Absent Monday

    Crawford (side) isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners.

    Crawford suffered the injury on a dive during Sunday's game against the Mets, so the team may be taking a cautious approach, especially with the All-Star break on the horizon. Casey Schmitt draws the start at shortstop and is set to bat ninth in Crawford's stead.

  • Orlando Arcia SS | MIN

    Braves' Orlando Arcia: Swats seventh homer

    Arcia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Marlins.

    The shortstop celebrated his All-Star berth -- he's one of a franchise-record eight Atlanta players named to the Midsummer Classic -- by swatting a Sandy Alcantara pitch over the wall in center field in the second inning. Arcia has slumped at the plate lately, going 4-for-41 (.098) over his last 10 games, but on the season he still sports a .296/.349/.439 slash line with seven homers, 28 RBI and 33 runs through 62 contests.

  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Managing side issue

    Manager Gabe Kapler said after Sunday's loss to the Mets that Crawford is dealing with a side injury, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Crawford appeared to sustain his injury while making a diving play in the eighth inning, but he was able to remain in the game. He went 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts in the defeat. The 36-year-old will be re-evaluated Monday and should tentatively be considered day-to-day.

  • Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Sits against lefty again

    Perdomo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

    The switch-hitting Perdomo is on the bench for the second game in a row, giving way to Nick Ahmed at shortstop on both occasions. With Perdomo having sat out against Angels southpaws Tyler Anderson and Reid Detmers, the 23-year-old appears as though he hasn't yet escaped a strong-side platoon role.

  • Paul DeJong SS | NYY

    Cardinals' Paul DeJong: Not in Sunday's lineup

    DeJong is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

    DeJong started the past three games and will hit the bench after going 1-for-9 with three walks, an RBI and a run during that stretch. Tommy Edman will shift to shortstop while Alec Burleson starts in the outfield.

  • Pirates' Tucupita Marcano: Nabs third straight start

    Marcano will start at shortstop and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Brewers.

    Marcano will get his third straight start at shortstop after going 2-for-8 with a triple, two runs and two RBI in the first two games of the series with Milwaukee. With the Pirates moving Ji Hwan Bae (ankle) to the 10-day injured list Sunday, Marcano looks as though he could have a fairly clear path to playing time in the middle infield, at least versus right-handed pitching.

  • C.J. Abrams SS | WAS

    Nationals' CJ Abrams: Resting versus lefty

    Abrams is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

    Washington will withhold three of its lefty-hitting regulars in Abrams, Luis Garcia and Corey Dickerson from the starting nine for the series finale with southpaw Ranger Suarez on the bump for Philadelphia. Ildemaro Vargas will check in at shortstop after Abrams started both of the first two games of the series while going 2-for-7 with a triple, an RBI and a run.

  • Miguel Rojas SS | LAD

    Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Resting Sunday

    Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

    Mookie Betts will get a turn at shortstop while Rojas takes a seat after starting in seven of the past eight games. The 34-year-old saw his four-game hitting streak come to an end with an 0-for-3 showing in Saturday's 6-4 loss.

  • Mets' Francisco Lindor: Continues to heat up

    Lindor went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Giants.

    The Mets produced only four hits on the afternoon, but three of them were third-inning solo shots as Lindor followed Francisco Alvarez and Brandon Nimmo in going yard off Anthony DeSclafani. Lindor has added more than 50 points to his OPS in the last couple weeks, slashing .304/.382/.674 over his last 13 games with five homers, three steals, 11 runs and 11 RBI.

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