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Cheng was promoted to Double-A Altoona on Thursday, Sam Dykstra of MiLB.com reports.

Cheng had a dominant 57-game run for High-A Greensboro, slashing .308/.406/.575 with nine home runs, 13 steals and a 47:35 K:BB in 254 plate appearances. Trimming his groundball rate to 42.1 percent and upping his flyball rate from 28.9% to 34.1% has helped fuel Cheng's improvement as a power hitter. The 5-foot-7 infielder fits best at second base long term.

Bogaerts isn't in the Padres' lineup Thursday against the Giants.

Bogaerts is just 5-for-27 (.185) with an RBI and a run scored over the past seven days, so he'll receive a day off Thursday to regroup. Ha-Seong Kim will shift over to shortstop in Bogaerts' absence, moving Jake Cronenworth to second and Brandon Dixon in as the Friars' first baseman while batting eighth.

Tovar was reinstated from the paternity list Thursday.

The Rockies are off Thursday, but Tovar should be back in the lineup Friday at home against the Angels. He is hitting .299 with three home runs and one steal in 17 games this month.

Perdomo went 1-for-5 with an RBI and two stolen bases in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Brewers.

Perdomo swiped second and third base in the eighth inning after a run-producing single but remained there when the next two batters struck out. The steals gave him nine over 60 games, the same number of thefts he had in 2022 over 148 contests. He had three minor-league seasons in which he achieved double-digit steals.

Abrams went 3-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Cardinals.

The young shortstop broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning, taking Miles Mikolas the other way into the visitor's bullpen in left-center field for his seventh homer of the year. Abrams is showing signs of life at the plate, collecting six hits in the last three games and batting .290 (9-for-31) over his last nine with three doubles in addition to Wednesday's long ball.

Schmitt (arm) went 0-for-1 with two walks in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Padres.

Schmitt was out of the starting lineup for a couple of games after he was hit by a pitch Sunday. He's drawn walks in four of his last six plate appearances, though he's gone just 3-for-22 since June 12. Prior to Monday, Schmitt had walked just one time in his first 35 big-league games. Schmitt will likely continue competing for playing time on the left side of the infield, primarily challenging J.D. Davis and Brandon Crawford for their spots in the lineup. Schmitt owns a .262/.302/.377 slash line with two home runs, 21 RBI, 16 runs scored and two stolen bases through 139 plate appearances.

Schmitt (arm) is starting at second base Wednesday against the Padres, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Schmitt was held out of the Giants' lineup for the past two games after getting hit in the arm by a pitch Sunday, but he was able to hit in both games off the bench. He now rejoins the lineup and will bat ninth Wednesday.

Rojas is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Angels.

Mookie Betts will start at shortstop and bat leadoff with Jason Heyward handling right field and hitting sixth. Rojas has slashed .229/.264/.275 with zero home runs and five stolen bases through 48 games (163 plate appearances) this season for the Dodgers.

Edman went 1-for-5 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Nationals.

Edman has four steals over his last eight games while batting just .231 (6-for-26) with a 7:5 BB:K in that span. He's 13-for-14 on the basepaths this season, putting him in a good position to push for a third consecutive 30-steal campaign. He's slashing just .239/.310/.410 with seven home runs, 27 RBI and 39 runs scored, but he remains a versatile part of the Cardinals' defensive alignment while currently operating as the starting center fielder. A career-low .259 BABIP also suggests he's suffered some bad luck.

Marcano is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

Marcano will receive a respite after he started at shortstop in each of the last three games while going 2-for-11 with a double and a walk. Rodolfo Castro will replace Marcano at shortstop in the series finale.