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Witt went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored during a win over the Tigers in Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader.

Witt singled and stole second in both the first and sixth frames. The superstar rookie has now swiped 15 bases in 18 attempts on the year, including eight since the start of June. He improved his season slash line to .243/.290/.444 with 44 runs scored and 34 extra-base hits through 338 plate appearances. Witt is 9-for-25 (.360) during his active six-game hitting streak.

Allen isn't starting Monday's game against the Rangers.

Allen is getting a day off after he went 0-for-12 with a walk and three strikeouts over the last four games. Sheldon Neuse will take over at the keystone and bat ninth.

Marte owns a .447/.553/.895 slash line with two doubles, five home runs, 12 RBI, eight walks, four stolen bases and 18 runs across the 47 plate appearances he's logged in his last 10 games at High-A Everett.

The sensational stretch represents a drastic turnaround for Marte, who'd generated a much more modest .234/.330/.377 tally over his first 63 games of the season. The 20-year-old could certainly see a bump up to the Double-A level before season's end if he continues to demonstrate mastery over High-A arms.

Franco (wrist) will undergo surgery Tuesday to repair his fractured hamate bone and is expected to require 5-to-8 weeks of recovery time, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The 21-year-old was diagnosed with a hamate injury in his right wrist over the weekend, but the Rays didn't immediately announce whether or not he would require a procedure. With surgery now having been deemed necessary, Franco won't be in line to rejoin the Rays until at least mid-August. Taylor Walls should serve as the Rays' primary shortstop while Franco is sidelined.

Cruz isn't starting Monday's game against the Marlins, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Cruz started in the last four games and went 4-for-15 with a homer, a double, three runs, two RBI and a stolen base. Kevin Newman will shift to shortstop while Josh VanMeter starts at second base Monday.

Story went 2-for-4 with a double, three runs and three RBI in Sunday's 11-6 win over the Yankees.

The three RBI matched Story's total from his previous 10 contests combined. Story had gotten on base at a poor .222 clip over those 10 games, and even after Sunday's big effort, his slash line sits at a disappointing .225/.294/.430 for the season. Per Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic, Story will stick in the lineup as Boston's No. 6 hitter in Monday's series opener with the Rays, and he's unlikely to be moved up in the order until he finds sustained success at the plate over an extended period.

Arcia is not in the starting lineup for Monday's contest against the Mets.

Arcia will head to the bench Monday as Robinson Cano will make his debut with the team and take over the starting spot a second base. The 27-year-old is expected to shift into more of a platoon role after the addition of Cano, making his absence from the lineup Monday something that could be common moving forward.

Berti is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

The majors' leader with 27 stolen bases, Berti has been seeing more time in left field of late with Joey Wendle having found a home at the keystone in his return from the injured list while Jazz Chisholm (back) remains on the shelf. Bryan De La Cruz will pick up a start in left field in place of Berti, but the 32-year-old speedster should continue to play regularly in the absence of both Chisholm and Jorge Soler (pelvis), who also appears unlikely to make it back from the IL before the All-Star break.

Rojas (neck) is starting at shortstop and batting eighth Monday against the Pirates, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

After exiting Sunday's game early with neck tightness, Rojas is ready to go ahead the team's four game series against the Pirates. Since June 26, the 33-year-old has produced a .302 average with one home run, five doubles, three RBI, four runs and a stolen base over 43 at-bats in 14 games.

Cruz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored Sunday against the Brewers.

Cruz took Trevor Gott yard in the sixth inning to record his fourth home run of the season. He has shown the expected pop in his bat since being promoted June 20, as nine of his 16 hits have gone for extra bases. On the other hand, Cruz has a 34.2 percent strikeout rate which has deflated to his batting average to .213 across 79 plate appearances.