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Smith isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.

Smith has gone hitless with a run, a walk and four strikeouts in his last 11 at-bats, and he'll be out of the lineup for the fourth time in the last six games. Jake Lamb will start at the hot corner and bat eighth.

Rojas (shoulder) won't start Tuesday's game against the Mets but is expected to return to the lineup Wednesday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas left Sunday's game against the Phillies with a sore left trapezius. Monday's scheduled off day evidently wasn't quite enough time for him to heal, but the Marlins don't appear to be concerned about any long-term absence.

Edman went 2-for-4 with a run in a loss to the Dodgers on Monday.

There was precious little meaningful contact to go around for the Cardinals on Monday with Max Scherzer on the hill, but Edman still managed to lace his 37th double for one of the team's six hits against the dominant right-hander. Edman extended his hitting streak to six games with his productive afternoon, part of a month-plus tear at the plate that's seen him produce a .305 average, .862 OPS and 17 extra-base hits (13 doubles, four home runs) over the 32 games he's played since Aug. 1.

Correa went 2-for-4 with a double, two walks and two runs scored in Monday's 11-2 win over the Mariners.

Correa walked twice in the same inning as the Astros batted around the order while scoring six runs in the second. The 26-year-old later doubled and notched a base hit to keep up his hot production at the plate. Correa has at least one hit in 16 of his last 19 games and is slashing .324/.422/.577 with four homers, 11 RBI, 16 runs scored and 12:10 BB:K over that span.

Story went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in the loss Monday against the Giants.

The 29-year-old took reliever Caleb Baragar deep for a two-run shot in the eighth inning, driving in teammate Brendan Rodgers in the process. The shortstop has been hot recently, hitting .313 with three home runs and six RBI over his last nine games. He is now up to 19 homers on the year.

Franco went 4-for-6 with a triple and three runs scored in Monday's 11-10 win over Boston.

Franco extended his on-base streak to 36 games with his first-inning triple and came around to score three times in the afternoon victory. He's gone 8-for-16 (.500) with five runs scored in the last three games and owns a .336 batting average during his on-base streak. The rookie infielder is up to 48 runs and 26 extra-base hits with an .824 OPS through 261 plate appearances.

Mondesi didn't get the start Monday but stole two bases after pinch running for Hunter Dozier in the ninth inning of a 3-2 win over the Orioles.

After Dozier drew a one-out walk, Mondesi replaced him at first base and tried to generate an insurance run with his legs, but Whit Merrifield and Nicky Lopez weren't able to bring him around once he got into scoring position. Mondesi now has six steals in four games since rejoining the Royals' roster at the beginning of the month in addition to going 4-for-13 at the plate with a homer, three RBI and four runs. The 26-year-old may not play every day as Kansas City tries to keep him healthy, but playing time could be the only thing holding him back in September.

The Mariners promoted Marte from Low-A Modesto to High-A Everett on Monday.

The top prospect in the lower levels of the Seattle system, Marte was handed the promotion after slashing .271/.368/.462 with 17 home runs, 23 stolen bases and a 22.2 percent strikeout rate over 478 plate appearances at Low-A. He'll likely finish the season at Everett and begin the 2022 campaign with the affiliate, but a hot September could put him in position for a quick call-up to Arkansas at some point next spring.

Velazquez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays.

Velazquez is on the bench for the third time in four games, and his time as a near-everyday player in the Yankees infield has seemingly come to an end after Gleyber Torres (thumb) returned from the injured list Friday. Look for Velazquez, Tyler Wade and Rougned Odor to all serve as utility options moving forward with Anthony Rizzo, DJ LeMahieu, Torres and Gio Urshela typically composing New York's starting infield in most games.

Wendle is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

With southpaw Chris Sale on the bump for Boston, three of the Rays' lefty-hitting regulars in Wendle, Brandon Lowe and Kevin Kiermaier will head to the bench. Yandy Diaz moves across the diamond to fill in for Wendle at third base.