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Abrams (back) is starting at shortstop and batting leadoff Tuesday versus the Red Sox.

Abrams was lifted from Sunday's series finale against the Athletics due to back spasms, but he is ready to rock leading into the Nationals' three-game set versus Boston. The 22-year-old has slashed .297/.356/.460 with four homers and 20 steals in 37 games since the beginning of July.

Atlanta recalled Williams from Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.

Williams was claimed off waivers from the Dodgers in early June and has since slashed .251/.343/.396 with six homers and 17 steals in 48 games for Gwinnett. The versatile 27-year-old figures to operate in a super-utility and pinch-running role with the NL East leaders.

Lindor went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Monday's 7-2 win over the Pirates.

With his steal Monday, Lindor reached the 20-20 threshold for the third time in his career. The 29-year-old shortstop has heated up of late, going 20-for-55 (.364) with a 1.053 OPS over his last 15 games. Overall, Lindor is slashing .245/.333/.465 with 22 homers, 70 RBI and 74 runs scored across 502 plate appearances this season while going 20-for-22 on stolen base attempts.

Grissom was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.

Grissom will return to Atlanta for the first time since May, joining the big club as a replacement on the 26-man active roster for Ozzie Albies (hamstring), who was placed on the 10-day injured list. With Albies out for at least the next week and a half, Grissom could see some action at second base -- perhaps against left-handed pitching -- but he may be second in line to the lefty-hitting Nicky Lopez versus right-handers. Grissom hasn't done much in his brief time in the majors this season but has been excellent at Gwinnett, sporting a .327/.412/.494 batting line with six home runs and 11 stolen bases over 403 plate appearances.

Tovar went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a double in a 6-4 victory versus the Diamondbacks on Monday.

Tovar swatted a solo shot in the sixth inning to bring Colorado to within two runs. He was then part of the Rockies' big four-run eighth, knocking a single and eventually coming around to score. Tovar finished with his fourth three-hit performance of the campaign and his third multi-hit effort over his past six contests.

The Giants selected Camargo's contract from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Camargo just inked a minor-league deal with San Francisco on Saturday and had gone 2-for-9 with a homer and three RBI in two games with their Triple-A affiliate. The 29-year-old will likely operate as a backup option all across the Giants' infield.

Wendle is not in the lineup Monday against the Astros.

Jon Berti will start at shortstop and bat ninth with left-hander Framber Valdez taking the mound for Houston. Wendle holds a brutal .235/.269/.326 overall slash line on the season and continues to sit versus most southpaws.

Swanson went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's loss to the Blue Jays.

Swanson had been in a bit of a funk, as he entered Sunday batting just .135 over his last 10 games. The shortstop did muster three home runs during that stretch, however, and he's been mostly solid in his first season with the Cubs with a .787 OPS overall. Swanson posted a .776 OPS last year with Atlanta, where he tallied 25 home runs and 96 RBI as part of a potent offensive attack.

Perdomo went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Padres.

Perdomo hasn't done well in August, as this was his first multi-hit effort of the month. He's gone 7-for-30 (.233) over his last 11 contests. The shortstop is still seeing a starting role against right-handers, but he's been at the bottom of the lineup in his last two games. Perdomo has a .270/.371/.405 slash line with six homers, 38 RBI, 50 runs scored and 13 stolen bases over 100 contests, but it's tough to see him rebounding well enough to bump Corbin Carroll out of the leadoff spot.

Rojas went 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Rockies.

Rojas had a solo shot in the fourth inning, while his three other plate appearances were productive outs that each generated a run. While he's gone a paltry 8-for-36 (.222) in August, he's up to eight RBI over 13 games this month despite routinely hitting toward the bottom of the order. The infielder has a .219/.271/.287 slash line with two homers, 20 RBI, 35 runs scored and seven stolen bases over 306 plate appearances this season.