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Swanson went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Cardinals.

Swanson has tallied two hits in consecutive contests and four times over his last five games. The burst has pushed his season batting average up to .264, which is still a bit below the .277 figure the shortstop posted last year with Atlanta. However, Swanson could reach that mark if he keeps up his recent level of performance.

Perez was promoted from Double-A Toledo to Triple-A Erie on Sunday, Emily Waldon of Baseball America reports.

Perez began the 2023 campaign on the injured list but returned to full health in early April and slashed .275/.357/.380 with six homers, 56 runs, 28 RBI and 19 stolen bases over 75 Double-A games. He'll now have an opportunity to showcase his talents at the Triple-A level.

Story (elbow) will move to Triple-A Worcester to continue his rehab assignment this week, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Story began a rehab assignment at Double-A Portland on Friday and has gone 2-for-8 with a three-run homer, two runs, two walks and five strikeouts over his first three games. The 30-year-old will likely require several games with the Triple-A club before he's cleared to rejoin the Red Sox, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him activated sometime in early August.

Allen is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Allen has started at shortstop in eight of nine games since the All-Star break but will take a seat Sunday after he hit .154/.148/.154 during that span. Aledmys Diaz will bat ninth as Oakland's shortstop Sunday.

Wendle is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

The lefty-hitting Wendle will retreat to the bench while Colorado brings southpaw Ty Blach to the hill for the series finale. Jon Berti will step in for Wendle at shortstop and bat sixth.

Volpe is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Volpe has a .143/.226/.179 slash line through eight games in the second half, and he'll take a seat Sunday to end a stretch of 32 straight starts. Despite the recent slump, he hit well overall during that stretch with a .772 OPS. Oswald Peraza will start at shortstop Sunday, batting eighth.

Schmitt will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Schmitt will stick in the lineup for a seventh consecutive game and looks poised to serve as the Giants' primary shortstop against both right- and left-handed pitching while Brandon Crawford (knee) is on the shelf. Since opening his big-league career with 26 hits in his first 20 games, Schmitt is batting an abysmal .124 with no home runs, eight runs and seven RBI over his subsequent 39 contests.

Crawford went 2-for-4 with a two-run double and a run in a win over the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Crawford's seventh-inning two-bagger plated Dylan Moore and Kolten Wong to knot the score at 7-7. The 28-year-old mustered just a single in his first nine post-All-Star-break plate appearances, but he's caught fire since that point by going 10-for-26 with a trio of two-baggers, two RBI, three walks and four runs in his subsequent seven games.

Volpe went 1-for-3 with a double, a run and a stolen base Saturday in a 5-2 win over Kansas City.

Volpe was instrumental in breaking a 1-1 tie in the third inning, beginning the frame with a ground-rule double, stealing third and coming home on a sacrifice fly. The theft was the rookie's first since June 29, a span of 19 games. Volpe leads the Yankees with 17 steals on the campaign, though he's slowed down in that area after a hot start, with only four of his thefts coming over his past 58 contests.

Abrams went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run in a 10-1 victory versus the Giants on Saturday.

Abrams punctuated a big second inning for Washington with a two-run homer that gave the Nationals a 6-0 lead and resulted in San Francisco starter Logan Webb getting the hook. The long ball was the second in as many days for Abrams, and the multi-hit performance was his eighth over his past 10 contests. Over that span, the shortstop is batting .419 (18-for-43) with three homers, five RBI, 13 runs and seven stolen bases.