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Story went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Monday's 5-3 victory at Miami.

Story continues to prove that he's much more than just a Coors Field product, with 11 of his 18 homers and 27 of his 46 RBI coming on the road. While much of that power is due to an early-season surge, the shortstop's average has actually crept up every month. Expect the rookie to remain a relevant option at an offensively-starved position even if he's unable to keep hitting long balls at this pace.

Bortnick recently advanced to Triple-A Toledo and has a slash line of .270/.357/.432 in 37 at-bats.

Bortnick is a 28-year-old utility infielder who has yet to the the light of the majors shine on his face. But he has finally managed to claw his way back to Triple-A and is hitting a combined .279/.347/.481 in 104 at-bats between Double-A and Triple-A this season. Bortnick has reached Triple-A several times in his career, but we're not certain he'll get a shot to advance to the majors with the Tigers.

Cecchini was named the Pacific Coast Player of the Week.

Cecchini used to be known for his defense, but his game has done a 180-degree, where his offense is less in question that his defense. He is up to .328/.393/.460 in 51 games for Triple-A Las Vegas, aided by the 51s hitters park. In addition, his contact rate has jumped to 87% while his BABIP is .363, though those two numbers are in line with what he posted at Double-A Binghamton. Cecchini should clearly be in line for a September call up.

Seager went 2-for-4 with a double Sunday against the Brewers.

Seager was the only Dodger to collect more than one hit in a game they were able to squeak out by a 2-1 margin. He's now hit safely in four straight games to raise his batting average to .280.

Anderson went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's loss to the Indians.

He's hit the ground running since getting called up to the majors, putting together four multi-hit games en route to a .282 (11-for-39) batting average. He's got tremendous upside, but Anderson's 0:11 BB:K is a strong warning sign that he could be in for a rough stretch once the league adjusts to him, however.

Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's 6-2 victory over the Mariners.

It was the eighth multi-hit effort in another typically outstanding month for Bogaerts, whose June line is now up to .359/.397/.531. The production Saturday has him within striking distance of both his homer and RBI total for all of May with plenty of time remaining in the month, and brought his season average up to a stellar .352.

Ahmed went 3-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's 4-1 victory over the Phillies.

The 26-year-old did his damage out of the bottom of the order, tallying his second multi-hit game of June, with the first one also having been a three-hit effort back on June 10. Ahmed is still struggling at the plate overall but is picking it up a bit this month, now slashing .261/.271/.413 over 46 at-bats. His homer also represented the first time he'd gone deep since way back on April 13.

Owings (foot) is expected to begin a rehab assignment this week, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

The Diamondbacks will return to Arizona next week, and the team is hopeful Owings will be healthy enough to make a return at that point. While the team travels to Toronto and Colorado, Owings will get reps in Arizona League games.

Arcia has started taking reps at second base with Triple-A Colorado Springs, although general manager David Stearns still views him as a shortstop in the long-term, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

With Jonathan Villar playing unexpectedly well up to this point in the season, it makes sense that the Brewers would look to find a way for Arcia to have value elsewhere, although Stearns continues to say that Arcia is seeing time at second base for developmental reasons, rather than being groomed to take over Scooter Gennett's job. Either way, the Brewers likely envision Arcia in Triple-A for the majority of the season to come, as there's seemingly no rush from the organization to get him up to the majors.

Lindor went 3-for-4 with a steal, two runs and an RBI Saturday against the White Sox.

Lindor was one of three Indians' hitters to post three hits, and he also stole his 11th base, in a blowout victory over the White Sox. He's posted three hits in four different games over the last two weeks to move his batting average to .311.