Witt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's win against the Twins. He was also caught stealing.

Witt took Louie Varland deep in the third inning to record his 24th home run of the season. Witt exited Monday's game early with a bruised forearm, but he did not miss a beat as he continues to dominate in August. The 24-year-old is already up to five home runs this month with 13 RBI, 11 runs scored and a pristine .347 batting average in 12 games played.

The Giants optioned Luciano to Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

After coming up from the minors in late July, Luciano went 4-for-21 with nine strikeouts over seven games. He'll now be sent back to Triple-A in order to make room for outfielder Grant McCray, but Luciano remains a top candidate to return to San Francisco should the Giants run into problems with infield depth.

Baez was scratched from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners for unspecified reasons.

Baez was scheduled to start at shortstop and bat ninth, but he's now been removed from the starting nine. It's unclear if he's dealing with an injury, but an update should be provided in the near future. Justyn-Henry Malloy will enter the lineup in Baez's place and start in left field, pushing Zach McKinstry to shortstop.

Caballero is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The promotion of Junior Caminero from Triple-A Durham earlier this week means that Caballero's opportunities at third base will be limited moving forward, but Caballero started at shortstop Tuesday and could also have avenues to playing time at second base or in the corner outfield. He'll exit the starting nine Wednesday, but Caballero's standing as a near-everyday player still appears fairly stable for now.

Turner is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

Turner went 2-for-16 at the dish over the Phillies' last four games and hadn't had a day off since July 31, so manager Rob Thomson will give the veteran shortstop a chance to regroup before Philadelphia opens a four-game series with Washington on Thursday. Edmundo Sosa will replace Turner at shortstop and bat seventh.

Rocchio will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

Rocchio has now started in three consecutive matchups with a right-handed pitcher and seems to have supplanted Daniel Schneemann -- who has hit the bench in two of those contests -- as the Guardians' preferred option at shortstop. While his .726 OPS since the beginning of August is a stark improvement over his season-long mark of .608, Rocchio's grip on an everyday role would still seem to be tenuous.

Schneemann is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

The lefty-hitting Schneemann is on the bench for the third straight game, including the second in a row against a right-handed pitcher (Jameson Taillon). The rookie had mostly held down a strong-side platoon role since getting his first big-league call-up June 2, but after producing a modest .660 OPS thus far in August, he looks to have ceded the primary role at shortstop to Brayan Rocchio.

Cruz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.

After making a return from an illness, Cruz had started in each of the Pirates' last six games, going 9-for-24 with three extra-base hits and a 3:6 BB:K. Though he looks to be fully healthy again, Cruz will join fellow left-handed hitters Rowdy Tellez and Ji Hwan Bae on the bench as the Padres send southpaw Martin Perez to the hill.

The Diamondbacks recalled Alexander from Triple-A Reno on Wednesday.

Alexander will provide some infield depth while Ketel Marte (ankle) is banged up. The rookie slashed .297/.374/.446 versus left-handed pitching during his previous stint in the majors this season, so he's likely to see the majority of his playing time against southpaws. Alexander will crack the lineup Wednesday against a right-hander in Rockies rookie Tanner Gordon, filling in for Marte at second base and batting eighth.

Kim is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Kim started the first two games of the series, picking up a couple hits and a stolen base, but he'll receive a day of rest in Wednesday's matinee. Tyler Wade is drawing the start at shortstop for the Padres.