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The Pirates optioned Marcano to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.

Marcano loses his roster spot after slashing .229/.280/.637 with two home runs, three doubles and five RBI in 22 games. Injuries at the big-league level could result in another promotion for the 22-year-old down the line.

The Rays claimed Chang off waivers from the Pirates on Tuesday.

Tampa Bay shifted Brandon Lowe (back) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list to clear room on the 40-man roster for Chang, but the Rays will still have to move another player off the 26-man active roster when Chang reports to the team Tuesday. A right-handed hitter who's capable of playing all four infield positions, Chang could find himself in a short-side platoon role during his time in Tampa Bay.

Story went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Monday in the Red Sox's 4-0 win over the Rays.

After stepping out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale with the Cubs, Story checked back into the starting nine Monday and came through with his first multi-hit effort since June 26. Story appears to have settled in as the Red Sox's No. 6 hitter, as he'll make his eighth straight start out of that spot in the batting order Tuesday, per Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe.

Bogaerts (thigh) will start at shortstop and bat cleanup in Tuesday's game against the Rays, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

After suffering a laceration on his left thigh in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Cubs that required seven stitches to seal, Bogaerts sat out the Red Sox's 4-0 victory over the Rays in Monday's series opener. The day off looks as though it provided sufficient recovery time for Bogaerts, who should be good to go for the Red Sox's remaining six games this week. Over his last 10 games, the 29-year-old has gone 8-for-36 (.222 average) with seven walks, six runs and no RBI.

Berti is out of the lineup Tuesday versus the Angels, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

This marks two straight days on the bench for Berti, who has gone just 2-for-23 in his last six games. Joey Wendle will hit leadoff and play second base Tuesday.

Baez isn't starting Tuesday's game versus Cleveland.

Baez has swung a better bat of late, hitting .269 with seven extra-base hits and nine RBI in his last 13 games. That said, he still has a dreadful .602 OPS through 67 contests this season. Harold Castro starts at shortstop Tuesday.

Abrams will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Tuesday's game against the Mariners, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

The lefty-hitting Abrams returns to the lineup after he sat out each of the past three contests when the Padres opposed a pair of lefties (the Dodgers' Tyler Anderson and Clayton Kershaw) and one righty (the Mariners' Chris Flexen). Though Abrams will be getting the start at shortstop with the righty-hitting Ha-Seong Kim sitting against right-hander Logan Gilbert, Kim's absence from the lineup looks to be more of a maintenance day after he had started in each of the past 17 games. Now that Manny Machado is ready to handle third base on an everyday basis following a recent nine-game absence, Kim looks well positioned to serve as San Diego's primary shortstop against both left- and right-handed pitching. Abrams is slashing an unremarkable .238/.256/.286 during his latest stint with the big club and hasn't made a case for earning a full-time role now that the Padres are closer to full strength in the infield.

Crawford (suspension) went 3-for-5 with two runs in a win over the Padres on Monday.

Crawford made a splash in his return from a four-game suspension, reigniting a bat that had been dormant for the 10 games prior to his involuntary sabbatical. The veteran shortstop pulled himself back up to a .267 average and .347 on-base percentage with what was his first multi-hit effort since June 22.

Lindor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Monday's 7-4 win over the Reds.

He took Hunter Greene deep in the fifth inning to give the Mets a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Lindor has found a groove at the plate over the last few weeks, slashing .271/.358/.508 in his last 16 games with four of his 13 homers on the season in addition to a steal, eight runs and 12 RBI.

Swanson went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and three RBI in a 6-3 win against St. Louis on Monday.

Swanson did his damage early with a double and run in the first inning followed by a three run double in the second. The 28-year-old has recorded three multi-hit games already in July and is 9-for-18 with four doubles and a home run during the four games.