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Marcano is starting at second base and hitting leadoff Thursday versus the Dodgers, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Ke'Bryan Hayes has largely settled into the leadoff role for the Pirates in the wake of Oneil Cruz's ankle fracture, but Hayes will get the day off Thursday. Marcano boasts an .851 OPS in 24 plate appearances since his April 15 promotion to the majors and has now started four of the last five games at second base for Pittsburgh.

Crawford isn't in the Giants' lineup for Wednesday's game against St. Louis, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

With Steven Matz starting for the Cardinals on Wednesday, Crawford and his .413 OPS against left-handers will take a seat. Thairo Estrada will take over at shortstop, allowing David Villar to start at second base and bat eighth.

Edman isn't starting Wednesday against the Giants, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Edman has been hot at the plate recently, boasting a 1.026 OPS over his last five games. However, he will sit Wednesday in favor of Paul DeJong, who will start at shortstop and bat ninth.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that Rojas (hamstring) will need a rehab assignment before returning from the injured list, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Rojas has been able to take part in agility work and is scheduled to take batting practice with the Dodgers on Wednesday and Friday, but the shortstop won't be able to return without first playing in a few minor-league contests. He could be cleared to begin the rehab assignment as soon as Saturday, but Rojas won't be activated from the 10-day IL until next Monday at the earliest.

Wendle (intercostal) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville on Thursday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Wendle went through a full workout earlier this week, clearing the way for him to test things out in game action. It's not clear how many rehab games he will require, but it won't be long before he's back in the Marlins' lineup.

Perdomo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

Even though he's a switch hitter, Perdomo has typically sat out against left-handers throughout the season. That trend will continue Wednesday, as Perdomo cedes shortstop to Nick Ahmed with southpaw Ryan Yarbrough on the bump for Kansas City.

Barrero is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

Barrero had been scheduled to receive the day off Tuesday, but he was ultimately added to the lineup late as a replacement for Wil Myers (neck) and proceeded to 0-for-3 with a walk and a run in the Reds' 7-6 win. With Myers back in action for Wednesday's series finale, Barrero will now get a chance to rest.

Edman went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Cardinals.

Edman took a changeup offering from Sean Manaea over the wall in center field for his fourth home run of the season and the third over his last six games. He would reach again on a fielder's choice in the eighth and later score in the inning. The 27-year-old has turned it up at the dish over the last week, slashing .353/.450/1.059 with three homers, seven RBI, six runs and a 3:0 BB:K. Even with his recent surge at the plate, Edman is still seeing himself bat at the bottom of the order against righties while he's near the top of the lineup against lefties.

McLain has a .284/.429/.567 slash line with five home runs, six steals and a 19:15 K:BB in 20 games with Triple-A Louisville.

McLain had a 1.049 OPS after his first 20 games at Double-A last season and he proceeded to hit .219 with 106 strikeouts over his final 83 games, so we don't want to overreact to this small sample. However, his 22.6 percent strikeout rate and 17.9 percent walk rate are very encouraging marks, as are his 31.9 percent hard-hit rate and 52.1 percent flyball rate. McLain has made 15 starts at shortstop and four starts at second base.

Rojas (hamstring) is scheduled to take live batting practice Wednesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

The bigger test for Rojas will be agility drills and running, but he's at least back to doing some amount of baseball activity a week after straining his hamstring. Mookie Betts will fill in at shortstop for Rojas on Tuesday against the Pirates in what marks his second straight start at that position.