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Smith is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Astros.

Smith is hitting .278 with one home run, two doubles and nine strikeouts in five games since getting recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Sept. 5. He could continue to see fairly steady work down the stretch, but Smith's elevated strikeout rate makes him a very volatile option over the rest of the season.

Tovar is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Cubs.

Tovar is mostly enjoying a productive second half, but he has gone 0-for-12 with no walks and two strikeouts over his last three games. Alan Trejo will get a turn at shortstop and bat eighth for the Rockies on Tuesday.

Lawlar is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Mets.

Lawlar has gone 1-for-13 with a single and seven strikeouts since getting called up to the Diamondbacks on Thursday. He suffered a bruised hand when he was hit by a pitch Saturday but was able to return for part of Monday's series opener in Queens. Geraldo Perdomo will start at shortstop and bat ninth Tuesday as Jace Peterson covers third base and hits seventh.

Manager Derek Shelton said Tuesday that Cruz (ankle) won't return this season, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Cruz has run into a couple of minor setbacks in his recovery from early-April surgery to repair a fractured left fibula and will now shift his focus toward being 100 percent healthy for the beginning of the 2024 campaign. The dynamic 24-year-old shortstop went as a top-80 pick in most fantasy drafts this spring but wound up appearing in only nine games for the Pirates. He holds a career .751 OPS with 19 home runs and 13 stolen bases through 98 total major-league games.

Reyes (elbow) is expected to be activated from the injured list prior to the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Yankees, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Reyes had been slated to return Monday before that game got rained out. He will not be activated for the makeup game Tuesday afternoon, but it appears he'll be added prior to the nightcap. Reyes has been out since late August with left elbow inflammation and could see some starts at second base down the stretch.

Adrianza (elbow/shoulder) shifted his rehab assignment Tuesday from High-A Rome to Triple-A Gwinnett.

Adrianza went 1-for-5 with a double and two walks during his three-game stay in the South Atlantic League and is now just one step away from returning to Atlanta's active major-league roster. The veteran utility infielder has been out since early May due to elbow and shoulder injuries.

Story is not in the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Ceddanne Rafaela is at shortstop for the Red Sox in the afternoon tilt. Story -- who has just a .509 OPS in his first 27 games this season -- will likely be back in the lineup for the nightcap.

Lawlar started at shortstop and went 0-for-2 with a strikeout before he was removed for a pinch hitter in Monday's 4-3 win over the Mets.

Lawlar returned to the lineup after a one-day break due to a minor hand injury. The right-handed hitter was pinch hit for in the sixth inning against righty reliever Sean Reid-Foley, the first time manager Torey Lovullo has removed the young shortstop from a game. Lawlar is hitless over the last 11 at-bats with seven strikeouts.

Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored in Monday's 11-8 win over the Dodgers.

Bogaerts saw an eight-game hitting streak snapped Sunday, but he was right back at it Monday. His biggest knock was a ninth-inning homer to pad the Padres' lead to 11-7. The shortstop has gone deep three times this month and now has 18 long balls on the year. He's added a .273/.341/.425 slash line with 50 RBI, 70 runs scored, 15 stolen bases and 27 doubles over 139 contests.

Abrams went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 6-2 victory over the Pirates.

Abrams plated two with a no-doubter in the third, then hit a solo shot in the seventh to close out the scoring for the Nationals. He now has three consecutive multi-hit games with three home runs, five RBI, six runs scored and a steal during that stretch. The 22-year-old shortstop is hitting .252 with 18 home runs, 57 RBI, 74 runs and 41 steals in what has been a breakout campaign for the second-year shortstop.