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Adames (quadriceps) is starting at shortstop and batting second Tuesday against the Giants, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Adames sat out Monday after serving as the designated hitter the previous two games, but he'll now reclaim his starting role at shortstop after missing some time with the quadriceps injury. The 25-year-old is 3-for-19 with eight strikeouts in his past six appearances and will attempt to get back on track in San Francisco. According to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Adames will have more frequent maintenance days down to stretch to help ease his return from the quad issue.

Bogaerts was removed from Tuesday's game against the Rays in the second inning for an unknown reason, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports. He recorded an RBI single in his lone plate appearance before being replaced by Yairo Munoz.

Per Andersen Pickard of MLBDailyDish.com, the shortstop's departure did not appear to be due to an injury, so it's at least possible his exit is related to COVID-19 protocol. The Red Sox should provide an update later Tuesday. Jonathan Arauz shifted to shortstop with Munoz entering the game at second base.

Velazquez is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Angels.

Velazquez is 5-for-20 with three doubles, three runs and seven strikeouts in his past seven games, and he'll take a seat Tuesday for the second time in the past three contests. Gio Urshela will shift to shortstop while Rougned Odor starts at the hot corner.

Franco went 1-for-5 with a two-run single in a win over the Red Sox on Monday and now has 10 RBI over his last 13 games.

Franco is slashing an outstanding .377/.431/.566 during that span as well while striking out at a minuscule 3.4 percent clip. The 20-year-old phenom is progressively approaching the caliber of production he consistently managed against overmatched minor-league arms since the start of his pro career in 2018, and with just over a month still remaining in the regular season, he could be at his peak heading into the postseason.

Lindor is on the bench for Tuesday night's game against the Marlins.

Lindor went 0-for-3 with a walk in Tuesday afternoon's continuation of a suspended April game. In his last 10 contests, the switch hitter is hitting .243 with three extra-base hits and four RBI. Javier Baez is playing shortstop, with Jonathan Villar moving to second base.

Anderson (leg) is still dealing with soreness and is not starting Tuesday's game against the Pirates, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

The infielder misses yet another start with leg soreness. Manager Tony La Russa has repeatedly downplayed the significance of Anderson's absences, but continued omissions from the lineup will add to the concern that Anderson may be nursing a more serious injury than La Russa is letting on. Leury Garcia is playing shortstop and batting eighth Tuesday.

Adames (quadriceps) indicated he expects to return to the Milwaukee lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Adames was on the bench for the fourth time in six games during Monday's 3-1 win while he continues to manage a left quad injury, but he appears ready to reclaim his regular role at shortstop. He was spotted running the bases during batting practice Monday and gave reporters a thumbs up after the workout, seemingly hinting that he'll be back in action Tuesday. Confirmation on Adames' return should arrive when Milwaukee releases its lineup a few hours before the 9:45 p.m. ET opening pitch.

Triple-A Worcester placed Downs on its 7-day injured list Monday with thumb inflammation, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

The injury is viewed as a minor one and isn't expected to keep Downs on the shelf for much longer than the minimum amount of time, but it's a frustrating development nonetheless in what's been a disappointing campaign for the 23-year-old. Back in spring training, Downs appeared likely to receive his first big-league call-up at some point in 2021, but that's no longer in the forecast while he's struggled to the tune of a .179/.263/.314 slash line over 336 plate appearances at Worcester. In addition to striking the ball with little authority (28.6 percent hard-hit rate), Downs has seen his strikeout rate balloon to 32.4 percent at Triple-A, a huge jump from the 20 percent rate he posted between stops at High-A and Double-A in 2019.

Story went 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.

Story started off with a solo shot in the seventh and then followed it up with a two-run blast in the eighth to make it a 4-3 ballgame. His two homers would end up being the only run supply for the Rockies on Monday as he's now made it back-to-back multi-hit games. A popular trade candidate at this year's deadline, Story ended up staying in Colorado and is slashing .279/.374/.581 with five homers, 13 RBI, 20 runs scored and 7:22 BB:K in 25 games this month.

Seager went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and two strikeouts in Monday's 5-3 triumph over Atlanta.

Seager accounted for Los Angeles' final two runs in the game with his third-inning long ball off Atlanta starter Drew Smyly. The blast was Seager's seventh on the season and first since Aug. 10 as his current .439 slugging and .802 OPS would be career lows for a full season if they hold.