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Ahmed went 1-for-3 with a double in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Rays.

Ahmed was in the starting lineup against Tampa Bay righty Zach Eflin. The shortstop typically doesn't start against right-handers, but the Diamondbacks have seen a string of them lately. His previous start was a week ago, June 22, also against a righty. Ahmed has just 30 plate appearances during the month of June, and the job share between he and Geraldo Perdomo that started the season now tilts heavily in favor of the latter.

Tovar went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs and three RBI in a 9-8 win against the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Tovar came up with arguably the biggest hit for the Rockies in the victory, clearing the bases with a double in the sixth inning to turn a one-run deficit into a two-run lead. The shortstop extended his hitting streak to 11 games, a stretch during which he is slashing .356/.362/.578 with two homers, nine RBI and six runs. The hot streak has pushed Tovar's season slash line to .266/.301/.432 over 286 plate appearances.

Swanson went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Phillies.

Swanson took Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola deep in the fourth inning, giving him three home runs over his past nine games and nine total for the season. The recent power surge is promising, though the shortstop remains off the pace of the 25 home runs he swatted last year and the 27 he popped in 2022, both with Atlanta.

Perdomo is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Rays.

Nick Ahmed will start at shortstop for the first time since last Thursday and Jake McCarthy will fill the leadoff role. Perdomo is sitting on a six-game hitting streak and boasts a strong .296/.396/.452 batting line across 240 total plate appearances this year.

Marcano isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Padres, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

With left-hander Blake Snell set to start on the mound for San Diego, the left-handed bat of Marcano will remain in the dugout for the beginning of Wednesday's game. Nick Gonzales will instead start at shortstop, allowing Rodolfo Castro to start at the keystone and bat fifth.

DeJong is out of the lineup Wednesday versus the Astros.

DeJong has slugged three home runs over his last seven games while improving his season OPS to .764, but he'll take a seat Wednesday as the Cardinals deploy Tommy Edman at shortstop and Lars Nootbaar in center field.

Abrams (elbow) is not in the lineup Wednesday at Seattle, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Abrams made an early exit from Tuesday night's game after taking a pitch off his right elbow, though it doesn't seem to be an overly serious concern. Ildemaro Vargas will play shortstop and bat sixth for the Nationals on Wednesday as Abrams grabs some rest and treatment.

Wendle went 4-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Red Sox.

The Marlins piled up 10 runs on 19 hits, but it was their nine-hole hitter who led the team in knocks. Wendle has looked good since missing a couple games in the middle of the month with a minor groin issue, batting .371 (13-for-35) over 12 contests since his return, but only one of those hits went for extra bases and he has zero homers or steals, with just two RBI and four runs, during his hot streak.

Lindor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Brewers.

The shortstop took Julio Teheran deep in the fourth inning, one of four Mets long balls off the right-hander. Lindor has begun to look like his old self at the plate in June, and over his last 20 games he's slashing .277/.383/.615 with six of his 16 homers and five of his nine steals on the season.

DeJong went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Astros.

The shortstop launched a solo shot off Framber Valdez in the third inning -- the first homer the lefty had allowed since May 15. DeJong has four of his 12 long balls on the season in his last 12 games, a stretch in which he's slashing .267/.277/.578 despite a 40.4 percent strikeout rate that portends some serious regression ahead.