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Berti went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's victory over Milwaukee.

Berti opened the game's scoring with a 428-foot solo shot off Freddy Peralta in the second inning. However, the 33-year-old utility man wasn't finished, as he cracked another homer -- this time a 411-foot, two-run shot in the eighth inning. Berti appears to have laid claim to a bigger role in the wake of Luis Arraez's recent ankle injury, as he has started four of the last five games, including the past two at shortstop. He is slashing .286/.327/.386 with six homers, 15 steals, 49 runs and 32 RBI over 127 games this season.

Mateo went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Guardians.

Mateo drove in the second run of the game with an RBI groundout in the second, then doubled and later scored on an Adley Rutschman double in the fourth. Mateo had seven multi-hit efforts over the first month of the season, but Sunday was only his fifth such performance since. Entering Sunday, Mateo had hit only .172 over 233 at-bats since the start of May, though he is now hitting .280 over 25 September at-bats.

Arias is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Arias is hitting .167 with a 34.1 percent strikeout rate over his past 11 games and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Jose Tena will start at shortstop and bat ninth.

Hampson isn't starting Sunday against the Brewers, Craig Mish of the Miami Herald reports.

Hampson will sit down for the second straight time after being held hitless in three tries during Friday's series opener. Jon Berti will pick up another start at shortstop and bat seventh.

Arcia is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Nationals, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Arcia collected five hits in the first two games of the series in Washington to bust out of a 2-for-30 slump, but he'll take a seat for Sunday's matinee. Nicky Lopez will start at shortstop and bat eighth with Arcia likely to rejoin the lineup in the nigthcap.

Anderson is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Boston.

Anderson is 0-for-8 with four strikeouts over the past two games and will head to the bench Sunday after making five consecutive starts. Elvis Andrus will shift to shortstop while Zach Remillard receives a start at second base.

Story is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Story went 3-for-4 with a run during the first game of the series versus Chicago, but he's otherwise gone 4-for-34 since Sept. 10 and has a .505 OPS this month. Pablo Reyes will man the keystone and bat seventh Sunday.

Allen went 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs in a win over the Tigers on Saturday.

Allen was able to set the table nicely for both Esteury Ruiz and Ryan Noda out of his No. 8 spot in the order, coming across to score on the former's third-inning home run and the latter's eighth-inning double. The young shortstop's season slash line is still sitting at an unsightly .208/.252/.269, however, and he has just a single extra-base hit, a double, over his last 22 games.

De La Cruz went 1-for-4 with a walk, two runs and two stolen bases in a loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday.

De La Cruz struck out three times in the contest, but he also thrilled after his only hit, following a second-inning single with a pair of steals before coming home to score on a fielder's choice groundout. The game was a pretty good synopsis of his rookie season thus far, as De La Cruz has posted a troublesome 34.3 percent strikeout rate while also notching 33 steals on 41 attempts. He's added a .231/.298/.394 slash line, 11 homers, 14 doubles, six triples, 36 RBI and 62 runs over 92 games.

Tovar went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored Saturday against the Cubs.

Tovar has recorded at least one hit in nine of his last 10 games, a stretch that began with the benefit of his home park but has continued since the Rockies began a road trip Monday. In those 10 games, he has tallied five multi-hit performances and has also racked up nine RBI and six runs scored. Tovar has had an inconsistent rookie season, but he'll end up with double-digit home runs and stolen bases while also topping 70 RBI and runs scored.