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  • Rays' Wander Franco: Snaps out of slump

    Franco went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI on Wednesday against the Marlins.

    Franco did most of his damage in the opening frame, smacking an RBI double and coming around to score. It marked his first multi-hit effort since May 9, during which time he hit just .051 with one RBI and three runs scored in 11 starts. Overall, Franco has maintained a .267/.294/.422 line across 170 plate appearances.

  • Trea Turner SS | PHI

    Dodgers' Trea Turner: Runs wild against former club

    Turner went 1-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to the Nationals.

    Moved up into the leadoff spot with Mookie Betts getting a breather, Turner did what he could to get the Dodgers on the board, but his teammates couldn't find a timely hit. The shortstop is up to 10 steals on the season to go with his .289/.356/.422 slash line, three homers, 19 runs and 34 RBI through 43 games.

  • Mets' Francisco Lindor: Goes yard again

    Lindor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double Wednesday against the Giants.

    Lindor was one of the few bright spots for the Mets, as he went yard in the sixth inning to record his eighth homer of the season. He has three home runs in his last 11 starts, also collecting 12 RBI and 13 runs scored in that span. Overall, Lindor has a .250/.337/.443 line across 205 plate appearances this season.

  • Dansby Swanson SS | CHC

    Braves' Dansby Swanson: Four hits including homer

    Swanson went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, two runs and two RBI in Wednesday's victory over the Phillies.

    Swanson notched an RBI single off Ranger Suarez in the bottom of the second frame, singled and scored on a wild pitch in the fifth inning and then launched a solo homer in his following at-bat in the sixth. The long ball was his sixth of the season and fifth in May. He later added another single and the four-hit effort was his third consecutive multi-hit game. Swanson has put together an eight-game hit streak, batting .438 with three extra-base hits, four runs, seven RBI and two stolen bases over that stretch.

  • Orlando Arcia SS | MIN

    Braves' Orlando Arcia: Added to Wednesday's lineup

    Arcia was added to the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

    Arcia hasn't appeared in any of the last seven games, but he'll serve as the designated hitter and bat eighth Wednesday after Ronald Acuna (quadriceps) was scratched. Over four games since the start of May, Arcia has gone 5-for-12 with a homer, two runs, two RBI and five strikeouts.

  • Miguel Rojas 2B | LAD

    Marlins' Miguel Rojas: Returns to lineup

    Rojas (calf) is starting Wednesday against the Rays, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald

    Rojas hasn't played since Saturday due to a sore left calf, but he'll start at shortstop and bat eighth after missing the last two games. Over his last four games, he's gone 4-for-12 with a homer, a double, three runs and a walk.

  • Phillies' Johan Camargo: Not starting Wednesday

    Camargo isn't starting Wednesday against Atlanta, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

    Camargo started in the last two games and went 2-for-8 with a run, a walk and three strikeouts. Bryson Stott will take over at shortstop and bat ninth.

  • Jeremy Pena SS | HOU

    Astros' Jeremy Pena: Day off Wednesday

    Pena isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

    Pena will get a breather after he hit .357 with a homer, three runs, two RBI and two stolen bases while starting in the last eight games. Aledmys Diaz is starting at shortstop and batting sixth.

  • J.P. Crawford SS | SEA

    Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Multi-hit effort in loss

    Crawford went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Athletics on Tuesday.

    Crawford's second multi-hit effort in the last four games pushed his season average back over the .290 mark (.291) after a brief two-game dip. The veteran shortstop has reached safely in nine of the last 12 games, but he still sports just a .213 average and .530 OPS in that span.

  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Gets breather Wednesday

    Crawford isn't starting Wednesday against the Mets, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

    Crawford has gone 4-for-10 with a homer, three RBI and three strikeouts over the last two games, and he'll get a breather in Wednesday's series finale against the Mets. Donovan Walton will start at shortstop and bat ninth.

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