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Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, a stolen base and five RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 win over Minnesota.

Bogaerts knocked in five of Boston's six runs in the contest, with four of those RBI coming on his third-inning grand slam. He added a run-scoring double in the sixth and notched a stolen base to boot. Bogaerts has collected multiple hits in six of his past seven games and is slashing .464/.484/.786 with two homers and 10 RBI over that span.

Seager went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Astros.

Seager took Cristian Javier yard in the first inning to tally his 29th homer of the season. He has at least one hit in 10 of his last 13 starts, racking up 10 RBI and 12 runs scored in that span. For the season, Seager is hitting .255/.331/.475, and he has already set a career high for long balls in a campaign.

Witt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the White Sox.

Witt is closing in on a 20-20 season in his rookie year, as his homer Wednesday was his 19th of the year and his third in seven games. The infielder has already accumulated 26 steals in 30 attempts. He's up to a .251/.292/.446 slash line with 66 RBI, 67 runs scored, 22 doubles and six triples through 120 contests.

Berti was removed from Wednesday's loss to the Rays with right hip soreness, Paige Leckie of MLB.com reports.

The 32-year-old left with the injury after the eighth inning, and he provided Miami's only real offensive production prior to his exit by going 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base. Miami has a scheduled day off Thursday, so Berti will have a day to rest up ahead of Friday's series opener in Atlanta.

Velazquez isn't starting Wednesday against the Yankees, Sarah Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Velazquez is getting a breather after he went 0-for-9 with six strikeouts over the last three games. David Fletcher will start at shortstop and lead off.

Crawford was ejected from Wednesday's game against the Padres ahead of the third inning, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Crawford struck out for the second out in the bottom of the second inning and was talking with the third-base umpire prior to being ejected for the third time in his career. It seems unlikely that Wednesday's ejection will lead to further discipline, so he should be available for Friday's series opener against the Phillies.

Updating a previous report, Berti will start at third base and bat second in Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Berti had been in line to receive a breather for the series finale, but he was pressed into the starting nine after shortstop Miguel Rojas was scratched with right wrist discomfort, according to Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports. The speedster will be making his seventh start in a row after going 3-for-22 with five walks, one run and one stolen base over the prior six contests.

The Marlins scratched Rojas from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays with right wrist discomfort, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

As a result of Rojas' removal from the lineup, Joey Wendle will shift over from third base to shortstop, while Jon Berti cracks the starting nine at the hot corner rather than receiving the day off. Rojas will get two days off to heal up from the wrist injury, as the Marlins are off the schedule Thursday before returning to action Friday in Atlanta.

Crawford (pectoral) isn't starting Wednesday against Detroit.

Crawford will take a seat for a third consecutive matchup, but it's possible that he'll be available off the bench Wednesday since manager Scott Servais said that the 27-year-old would be available in a depth role Tuesday. Adam Frazier will shift to shortstop while Abraham Toro starts at second base.

Berti isn't starting Wednesday against the Rays, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Berti is getting a day off after he hit .136 with a run, a stolen base, five walks and six strikeouts over the last six games. Joey Wendle will draw the start at third base and lead off.