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Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas left Sunday's game against the Padres because of a right shoulder strain, according to the Miami Herald.

Rojas was 1 for 2 with a walk before leaving the game. He is listed as day-to-day.

Marlins leadoff hitter Dee Gordon could return to action as early as Tuesday against visiting Washington, according to MLB.com.

Gordon, who has been out for two weeks with a thumb injury, has been progressing in batting practice.

"It's possible, yes," Dan Jennings said. "He's not feeling any discomfort. Now we just have got to get him into a game and see how that feels to swing it live."

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts went 3 for 5 in Friday's win over Detroit. 

Bogaerts has four multi-hit games in the last six. He's 10 for his last 24 for a .417 average. 

Bogaerts had one of Boston's two RBI in the game, hitting a walk-off single in the 11th inning. 

Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon is making progress in his recovery from a dislocated thumb. Gordon is expected to take batting practice at the club's spring training facility in Jupiter, Fla. by the end of the week.

Gordon was placed on the disabled list last Friday after suffering the injury just before the All-Star break. There is currently no timetable for his return, though manager Dan Jennings did not rule out a return when first eligible on Monday, according to MLB.com.

The power of Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford has been a surprise this season, but he had yet to hit home runs in back-to-back games.

That is, until Wednesday.

Crawford launched a second homer in two days, a solo job in the eighth inning to give him 14 on the year and aid in a defeat of San Diego. He now owns a slugging percentage of .477.

Shortstop Francisco Lindor got the Indians off on the right foot Wednesday in Milwaukee.

His team promptly stumbled before recovering to win after the promising rookie blasted his third home run, a solo shot in the first inning. Lindor also singled and scored in the third in improving his slash line to .246/.284/.349.

Lindor is batting .302 (16-for-53) over his last 11 games.

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford hit a three-run home run to help send the Giants to a 9-3 win over the Padres on Tuesday.

Crawford hit the home run off Odrisamer Despaigne in the fourth inning. It was his 13th home run of the season. He finished the game 3 for 4 with two runs scored.

Prior to his three-hit game Tuesday, Crawford was hitting .200 with one home run and eight RBI in his last 12 games.

Marlins infielder Miguel Rojas was not in Monday's lineup at Arizona, reports MLB Daily Lineups.

Rojas left Sunday's loss to the Phillies with an illness. He is hitting .200 in 25 at-bats this season.

In Sunday's marathon of a game against the Cardinals, Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada went 3 for 6 with a double, two walks and a RBI.

With the three-hit outing, Tejada extended his current hit streak to seven games. Over that stretch, he is hitting .367 with 11 hits, two doubles, a home run and four RBI.

Marlins second baseman Miguel Rojas left Sunday's game against the Phillies due to stomach nausea. He is listed as day to day.

Rojas went 2 for 3 with one RBI before leaving Sunday's game.