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Tovar is batting leadoff for the Rockies on Friday against the Giants.

It's just the second career appearance at leadoff for the 21-year-old shortstop, though he has been batting second a lot on his recent hot streak. Tovar boasts a .309/.330/.509 slash line with five homers and two steals in 28 games (115 plate appearances) since the beginning of June.

Swanson (heel) is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Yankees.

Swanson will remain out of the lineup for a second straight game after injuring his left heel Wednesday against the Brewers. Nico Hoerner will take over at shortstop while Christopher Morel draws the start at second base and bats fifth in the series opener with New York.

The Cardinals placed Edman on the 10-day injured list Friday with right wrist inflammation.

Edman has missed the Cardinals' last two games due to issues in his right wrist. Although his MRI came back clean Thursday, his injury is apparently still severe enough to warrant a trip to the injured list. Edman will be eligible to return from the IL a few days after the All-Star break, and Jose Fermin will come up from Triple-A Memphis to take Edman's place on the roster.

Abrams went 0-for-4 with a run scored and two stolen bases in Thursday's extra-inning loss to the Reds.

After reaching on a fielder's choice in the sixth inning, Abrams stole second and third before trotting home on a Lane Thomas single. Abrams is beginning to flash the upside that made him the sixth overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft, slashing .314/.375/.510 over his last 15 games with 10 runs scored and five of his 11 steals on the year.

Lindor went 5-for-5 with a solo home run, two additional runs scored and two triples in Thursday's 9-0 win over the Diamondbacks.

Lindor racked up 12 total bases, though he fell a double short of the cycle after logging his second single of the game in the eighth inning. He'd posted four multi-hit efforts while batting .268 over the previous 16 contests, but this was a career-best five-hit game for the shortstop. For the season, the 29-year-old is up to a .233/.316/.472 slash line with 18 homers, 57 RBI, 54 runs scored and 11 stolen bases through 87 contests.

Rojas is out of the lineup Thursday versus the Pirates.

Mookie Betts will start at shortstop and bat leadoff. Rojas has slashed just .237/.275/.289 through 60 games this season with the Dodgers, who are likely to be on the hunt for middle-infield help ahead of the Aug. 1 trade deadline.

An MRI taken Thursday on Edman's right wrist showed no structural damage, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Edman was scratched from the Cardinals' lineup Wednesday after experiencing pain in his wrist during pregame batting practice, but it might have just been a stinger. He's not starting Thursday's series finale against the Marlins and likely won't be used off the bench, but the versatile 28-year-old will presumably be able to return this weekend versus the White Sox.

Edman (wrist) is not in the lineup Thursday at Miami.

Edman told John Denton of MLB.com that he felt intense pain in his right wrist while taking pregame batting practice Wednesday, which prompted the Cardinals to scratch him from the starting lineup about 20 minutes before first pitch. It sounds like something that might require a stint on the injured list, but Edman remains part of the active roster for now. Dylan Carlson will play center field Thursday in Miami, and Paul DeJong is at shortstop.

Swanson (heel) is not in the lineup Thursday versus the Brewers.

Swanson was lifted from Wednesday's game after suffering a left heel contusion when he planted awkwardly on the first-base bag in the fifth inning. The hope is that he will be able to return for Friday's series opener at Yankee Stadium. Nico Hoerner is starting at shortstop and batting second for the Cubs in Thursday's series finale at American Family Field in Milwaukee.

Turner went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's victory over the Rays.

Turner reached base on a single in his second trip to the plate but was quickly returned to the dugout after a double-play ball in the following at-bat. However, he came right back in the top of the fifth and launched a hanging slider from Yonny Chirinos into the foul pole in left field to open the frame, tying the game at 4-4. It was only Turner's second home run since June 5 and marked his first RBI so far in July. He's now recorded multiple hits in three of his last six games.