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Story went 1-for-4 with a walk, a three-run home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 11-4 win over the Brewers.

His eighth-inning shot off Jay Jackson gave Story eight homers on the year, including three in the last six games. The shortstop is slashing .279/.346/.533 through 31 contests, and his 22 RBI puts him well on pace to hit the century mark in that category for the second straight season.

Swanson went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Padres.

The shortstop took Luis Perdomo deep in the seventh inning for his sixth long ball of the year. Swanson's .263/.336/.545 slash line and 25 RBI through 30 games are well ahead of his 2018 performance, and the 25-year-old remains on track for a breakout campaign in the power department.

Herrera went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Cleveland.

A two-run double in the fourth inning and a run-scoring single in the sixth gave Caleb Smith all the run support he would need on the night, while also doubling Herrera's RBI total on the year. His .172/.226/.224 slash line through 27 games keeps him far off fantasy radars, but if he can put together a hot streak at the plate, there is playing time in the Marlins' outfield up for grabs.

Baez went 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 11-0 win over the Mariners.

Baez now has 10 home runs and 24 RBI this season, both of which lead the team. The 26-year-old should continue to be a key cog in the Cubs' attack and one of the top options in all fantasy formats.

Mondesi went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 3-2 victory against the Rays in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday.

While he only had one hit in the matinee, Mondesi is still hitting .342 (13-for-38) in the last nine games. During that stretch, he has four extra-base hits, including two homers. He only has four home runs this year, but thanks to six doubles and five triples, Mondesi is slugging .521 with a .286 batting average. He's been a strong fantasy asset early this year with 26 RBI, 17 runs and eight stolen bases as well.

Owings is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Rays.

Owings will head to the bench after going 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts in the first game of Wednesday's twin bill. Jorge Soler is starting in right field and batting cleanup.

Adames is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Adames will head to the bench for the second half of Wednesday's twin bill after going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Game 1. Daniel Robertson is starting at shortstop and hitting sixth in his stead.

Franco's season line is up to .311/.393/.568 with 11 extra-base hits (six doubles, two triples, three home runs) and 10 RBI across 85 plate appearances at Low-A Bowling Green.

All three components of Franco's line have seen an appreciable boost over the last 10 games, a stretch during which he's hit .395 with three home runs, seven RBI, four walks, four steals and nine runs. The promising 18-year-old recently slugged all three of those round trippers over a two-game period against Fort Wayne. His slow start is now behind him, and Franco seems to be on his way to largely replicating the success he enjoyed in rookie ball at Princeton in 2018 (.351/.418/.587).

Bogaerts is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Manager Alex Cora said Tuesday that Bogaerts would likely get the day off for the series finale, so the shortstop's absence from the lineup comes as little surprise. Tzu-Wei Lin will enter the starting nine in Bogaerts' stead and bat ninth.

Diaz started at first base in place of the slumping Yuli Gurriel and went 0-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's 11-0 win over the Twins.

Diaz's playing time has been inconsistent -- just six starts over the last 23 days -- which appears to have impacted his bat. He's hitting just .205 over 13 games. He has value for his versatility, which was on display Tuesday when he moved from first to second then to shortstop, but the bat needs to get going.