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Crawford went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in a 2-1 win against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

Crawford and the entirety of San Francisco's offense was held in check until the shortstop aided a seventh-inning rally with a walk and ultimately connected on a walkoff two-run home run in the ninth off Ian Kennedy. The 35-year-old has been hot thus far in August, slashing .296/.433/.481 with three extra-base hits, though the long ball was his first since June 3.

Marcano went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Marcano briefly got some looks atop the Pirates' order earlier in August, and he returned to the position Tuesday. He contributed to a rally in the eighth inning, reaching base on a walk prior to coming around to score on a double by Ben Gamel. Marcano has appeared in the lineup for six consecutive games, though he is hitting only .190 with two RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in that span.

Edman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Rockies.

Edman hadn't gone yard in over two months -- his last homer was June 14. Over the 48 games in between homers, he hit a meager .217 with 10 doubles, nine stolen bases, 12 RBI and 20 runs scored. The switch hitter isn't known for big power numbers, but he's usually a little more productive at hitting for contact. For the season, Edman sports a .256/.318/.370 slash line with eight long balls, 39 RBI, 72 runs scored, 24 stolen bases, 19 doubles and three triples in 111 games.

Berti pinch ran Tuesday and stole a base in a 4-3 win over San Diego.

Berti entered the game in the eighth inning and ran for Garrett Cooper. It was his 30th stolen base in 34 attempts this season. The 32-year-old had played in four straight games since returning from the injured list after a groin issue, although he was out of the starting nine Tuesday. He's likely to continue to get regular playing time down the stretch for Miami as he has a .268/.356/.373 line and can play multiple positions.

Wendle is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

The lefty-hitting Wendle will take a seat with southpaw Sean Manaea toeing the rubber for San Diego. Charles Leblanc will check in for Wendle at third base, while shortstop Miguel Rojas spells Wendle as the Marlins' leadoff man.

Berti is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Though his absence from the lineup is somewhat surprising with the left-handed Sean Manaea taking the hill for San Diego, the righty-hitting Berti looks like he'll still have a clear path to at least semi-regular playing time following his recent return from the injured list. In his four starts since being activated last week, Berti has gone 4-for-17 with two doubles and a stolen base, his 29th of the season. Despite missing nearly a month of game action, Berti still leads all of baseball in steals.

Williams will start at second base and bat ninth in Tuesday's game against the Padres, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Williams will make his fourth start in five games Tuesday, but his inclusion in the lineup is likely a byproduct of southpaw Sean Manaea taking the hill for Miami. Even though his opportunities have picked up of late, the righty-hitting Williams may have a tough time finding regular starts against right-handed pitching following the recent returns of Jon Berti and Brian Anderson from the injured list.

Winn is hitting .268/.345/.453 with 10 homers and 18 steals through 61 games with Double-A Springfield.

He's had significant hot and cold stretches, and Winn is actually now in the midst of a cooler one, having gone just 2-for-15 over his last four games -- which comes on the heels of an 11-game stretch in which he hit .346 with a 1.077 OPS. But as they say, speed never slumps, and Winn has remained active on the basepaths even when his bat hasn't been as effective. He's up to 33 steals now across two levels of the minors this year, which combines well with his solid plate discipline, growing power and cannon arm at shortstop to make Winn an exciting prospect for a Cardinals team that's looking for a long-term answer at his position.

Grissom went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and two runs scored in Monday's 13-1 rout of the Mets.

The rookie hit eighth in the lineup but still carved out his share of the offensive eruption by Atlanta. Grissom, like Michael Harris before him, has provided a jolt of energy to the NL East squad since his promotion, going 9-for-21 (.429) through his first six big-league games with two doubles, two homers, four RBI, eight runs, a steal and a 3:5 BB:K -- not bad for a 21-year-old who had only 22 games of experience above High-A prior to making his MLB debut.

Swanson went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, a run scored, three RBI and a stolen base in Monday's 13-1 rout of the Mets.

Every Atlanta starter got at least one hit on the night, but Swanson tied Ronald Acuna for the team lead in both hits and RBI. The shortstop has six multi-hit performances through 14 games in August, batting .279 (17-for-61) with six runs and 10 RBI, but his counting stat production has been lagging a bit -- he has only one homer and one steal on the month so far, compared to 16 home runs and 15 stolen bases on the season.