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Cruz went 4-for-5 with a homer, four RBI and three stolen bases in a 9-4 win over Richmond on Wednesday.

After a slow start for Double-A Altoona, Cruz has strung together a seven-game hitting streak during which he's gone 11-for-30 with three homers and five stolen bases. On the downside, the 22-year-old has already made eight errors in 22 games while playing shortstop exclusively, so a move to the outfield may still be in the offing. After a lackluster showing in spring training, Cruz is building back his prospect tag and could become a candidate for promotion to Triple-A this summer.

Swanson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Nationals.

His second-inning shot off Jon Lester got Atlanta on the board and extended Swanson's hitting streak to 11 games, a stretch during which he's slashing .372/.378/.767. The streak has boosted his batting average on the season to .239, and the shortstop also has nine homers, two steals, 22 runs and 23 RBI through 53 contests.

Lindor went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Wednesday's 7-6 win over Arizona.

All three of the shortstop's hits were singles. He scored on a James McCann home run in the first inning and Pete Alonso's go-ahead RBI single in the ninth. Lindor is on a five-game hitting streak, going 9-for-23 (.391) in that span. He's beginning to warm up after an ice-cold start to his Mets career. For the year, the 27-year-old is slashing .209/.300/.316 with four home runs, 12 RBI, 25 runs scored and four stolen bases across 205 plate appearances.

Edman went 2-for-5 with a run in a win over the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Edman came home with the first run of the game on Paul Goldschmidt's ground-rule double in the first inning, and he ultimately went on to record his third multi-hit effort in the last seven games. That stretch constitutes exactly half of a very productive sample for Edman, one in which he's slashed .321/.371/.536 with six doubles, two home runs, nine RBI, four walks, three stolen bases and 10 runs across 62 plate appearances.

Baez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and three strikeouts in Wednesday's 6-1 win over San Diego.

The shortstop had three hits in the three-game series against the Padres, all which left the yard. Baez is up to 14 homers, 38 RBI, 32 runs scored and eight stolen bases through 50 games. He'll look to provide more power in San Francisco this weekend.

Berti is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Blue Jays, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Berti heads to the bench after making six straight starts -- five at third base, and one in left field, Isan Diaz is making his second consecutive start at the hot corner, and he may have overtaken Berti for primary duties at the position while Brian Anderson (shoulder) is on the shelf. Berti offers some intriguing speed (four steals in six attempts) if he's able to stick in an everyday role, but his .165 average on the season may have made manager Don Mattingly willing to explore other options.

Adams (ankle) returned to action for Double-A San Antonio on Sunday, going 0-for-4 as a designated hitter in the affiliate's 12-2 loss to Northwest Arkansas.

Adams had been out of the lineup for just over a week with the ankle injury. Given that San Antonio chose to use Abrams as a DH in his first game back rather than at shortstop, he may not be 100 percent recovered from the injury, but the organization likely doesn't view the ankle issue as a major concern.

Turner went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Tuesday's 11-6 win over Atlanta.

After going 0-for-5 with an uncharacteristic four strikeouts in Monday's contest, Turner bounced back in a big way. The shortstop is slashing .311/.354/.500 on the year with 10 homers, 12 steals, 27 RBI and 28 runs through 51 games.

Manager Bud Black said Tuesday that Owings (thumb) has resumed playing catch and is "getting closer" to returning, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

Owings was placed on the 10-day injured list April 10 and was later shifted to the 60-day IL on April 18 with a sprained left thumb. Given that the utility man is just now beginning to play catch again, it seems fair to reason that he's at least a couple of weeks from making his return to the major-league roster.

Story (elbow) has received clean MRI results, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

That the 28-year-old avoided a significant injury is a huge relief, as he's an elite player when healthy and should provide immense value down the stretch to the Rockies or whichever team that may trade for him. Barring any setbacks, the Rockies expect Story to return to action next Tuesday.