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Cruz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Cardinals.

Cruz is on quite the tear during his seven-game hitting streak. He's gone 14-for-30 (.467) with three homers, eight RBI, five runs scored, two triples and two doubles in that span. The massive surge has him up to a .231/.279/.470 slash line with 14 homers, 43 RBI, 31 runs scored and six stolen bases through 66 contests. The walk he drew Saturday was his first in nine games, and while he's hot at the plate, he still has a 36.2 percent strikeout rate compared to a 6.4 percent walk rate.

Barrero went 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Brewers.

Barrero accounted for two of the three times the Reds had a man on base. He stole third after a third-inning double, then scored on a TJ Friedl sacrifice fly. Barrero has done alright in September, going 6-for-28 (.214) with three walks, two steals, two RBI and three runs scored. The 24-year-old shortstop is still struggling overall with a .167/.208/.237 slash line, two home runs, three steals, nine RBI and nine runs scored through 120 plate appearances.

Adames went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Reds.

Adames' first-inning blast was ultimately all the offense the Brewers needed. The shortstop snapped a 14-game homer drought, which was his longest of the year. In that span, he hit .246 (15-for-61) with five doubles, four RBI and eight runs scored. He's up to a career-best 27 homers with 81 RBI, 72 runs scored, five stolen bases and a .229/.288/.453 slash line through 118 contests overall.

Edman isn't starting Saturday against Pittsburgh, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Edman is getting a rare day off after he hit .389 with three RBI, two doubles, a stolen base, a walk and a strikeout over the last five games. Paul DeJong will take over at shortstop and bat ninth.

Edman went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a stolen base in Friday's 8-2 loss to Pittsburgh.

Edman knocked an RBI double in the seventh inning as part of his ninth multi-hit effort over his last 17 appearances. During that stretch, he's gone 25-for-67 (.373) with 14 extra-base hits and 14 RBI. On the year, he's stolen 27 bases while knocking 45 extra-base hits and posting a .267/.325/.412 slash line through 135 games.

Cruz went 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, a run scored and three RBI in Friday's 8-2 win over the Cardinals.

Cruz ripped a two-run triple and scored a run in the fifth inning before knocking an RBI single in the eighth. The electrifying rookie is starting to heat up down the stretch, going 12-for-30 (.400) with six extra-base hits and seven RBI through seven games this month. However, he's also struck out nine times while not drawing a walk during that stretch after another pair of strikeouts Friday. Cruz's season slash line has improved to .226/.273/.457 through 260 plate appearances.

Marcano is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Marcano is mired in a 4-for-33 slump and finds himself on the bench for the fourth time in Pittsburgh last six games. Jack Suwinski and Cal Mitchell have settled into the starting roles in left and right field, respectively.

Wendle is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Wendle will take a seat as the Marlins start all right-handed bats versus lefty David Peterson. Jon Berti will slide over to third base as Charles Leblanc enters the lineup at second base and bats seventh against New York.

Crawford isn't in the lineup Friday against the Cubs.

Crawford has gone 4-for-18 with a homer, four RBI and three runs over his six games since the start of September, but he'll be on the bench for the third time in the last four games. Thairo Estrada is starting at shortstop and batting fifth.

Wendle went 1-for-5 with one homer and two runs scored in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Phillies.

Wendle hit a solo homer off Kyle Gibson with one out in the fifth inning to give the Marlins the lead. The infielder is having a bit of a down year offensively in his first season with the Marlins, and his .248 batting average and .352 slugging percentage are the lowest they've been since 2019. However, Wendle's 12.8 percent strikeout rate is the lowest it's ever been in the 32-year-old's career.