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Nick Ahmed SS | TEX
Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed: Not starting Thursday
Ahmed isn't starting Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Ahmed had started each of the last five games and went 2-for-16 with two doubles, a run, an RBI, a walk and six strikeouts during that time. Josh Rojas will start at shortstop while Josh Reddick starts in right field.
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Johan Camargo SS | SF
Braves' Johan Camargo: Sent back down
Camargo was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday.
Camargo was called up by Atlanta on Monday, but he didn't appear in any games during his most recent stint in the big leagues. Ender Inciarte was reinstated from the paternity list in a corresponding move.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Heads to bench
Adames is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Adames will sit out the series finale after he went 5-for-15 with a home run, two doubles, five walks, five runs and four RBI while starting at shortstop in the Rays' previous five games. That represents one of the best stretches of the season for the 25-year-old, who is still sitting on a career-worst .197/.254/.371 batting line for the campaign. With multiple highly-regarded middle-infield prospects waiting in the wings at Triple-A Durham, Adames will need to continue to excel at the plate moving forward to ensure he holds down an everyday role for the balance of the season.
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Tommy Edman 2B | LAD
Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Big day at plate
Edman went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, two runs scored, three RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 8-5 win over the Pirates,
The steal was his eighth of the year in nine attempts, and four of those SBs have come in the last eight games. On the season, Edman is slashing .281/.335/.376 with two homers, 11 RBI and 22 runs through 43 contests.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Knocks in two
Correa went 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBI in Wednesday's 8-1 win over Oakland.
Correa has turned around a rough patch earlier this month and hit safely in five straight games (7-for-17). His average dipped to .239 on May 11, but the shortstop reversed that trend and is batting .264 with 14 extra-base hits and 21 RBI for the season.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Cubs' Javier Baez: Hits 10th home run Wednesday
Baez went 1-for-2 off the bench with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Nationals.
Baez got a breather to start the game but came on as a pinch hitter, then shifted over to shortstop. He managed his 10th home run of the season while he was in there, and the 28-year-old has been hot lately, as he's now riding a seven-game hitting streak.
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David Fletcher 2B | ATL
Angels' David Fletcher: Returns to lineup
Fletcher (groin) is playing second base and batting ninth in Wednesday's game against the Indians.
Fletcher has been out of action since May 15 with a groin issue. The brief absence may have come at a good time for Fletcher, who was 0-for-17 in his last four games before suffering the injury.
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: Gets breather Wednesday
Crawford isn't starting Wednesday's game against Cincinnati, Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.
Crawford had started each of the last five games and went 6-for-19 with three home runs, a double, six runs and five RBI during that time. Mauricio Dubon will start at shortstop and bat seventh.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Cubs' Javier Baez: Takes seat Wednesday
Baez isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
Baez is in the midst of a six-game hitting streak and has gone 7-for-25 with a home run, a double, three runs and two RBI during that time. Eric Sogard will start at shortstop and bat seventh.
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Tucupita Marcano 2B | SD
Padres' Tucupita Marcano: Sent down Wednesday
Marcano was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday.
Marcano spent just over a week on the major-league roster and went 4-for-17 with five runs and two RBI during his most recent stint in the big leagues. He'll now return to the minors after Fernando Tatis and Eric Hosmer were reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday.