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Velazquez entered as a pinch runner in Tuesday's win over the White Sox, logging a stolen base and scoring a run.

Velazquez hasn't gotten a start since Saturday, but he's still making an impact, swiping a bag as a pinch runner twice in the past three days. The shortstop has demonstrated excellent acumen on the basepaths over the past two seasons, collecting 23 thefts on 25 attempts in 135 games. However, he's batting just .198 during that span, which has prevented him from holding onto an everyday role.

Wendle went 4-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Red Sox.

The Marlins piled up 10 runs on 19 hits, but it was their nine-hole hitter who led the team in knocks. Wendle has looked good since missing a couple games in the middle of the month with a minor groin issue, batting .371 (13-for-35) over 12 contests since his return, but only one of those hits went for extra bases and he has zero homers or steals, with just two RBI and four runs, during his hot streak.

Bichette went 3-for-4 with a double in Tuesday's loss to the Giants.

The Jays managed only eight hits in total, and Bichette's efforts led to no run production in a 3-0 loss. That's been an all-too-common story for the shortstop lately. Bichette extended his hitting streak to 12 games Tuesday, a stretch in which he's slashing .360/.373/.540 but has just four runs and four RBI.

Lindor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Brewers.

The shortstop took Julio Teheran deep in the fourth inning, one of four Mets long balls off the right-hander. Lindor has begun to look like his old self at the plate in June, and over his last 20 games he's slashing .277/.383/.615 with six of his 16 homers and five of his nine steals on the season.

DeJong went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Astros.

The shortstop launched a solo shot off Framber Valdez in the third inning -- the first homer the lefty had allowed since May 15. DeJong has four of his 12 long balls on the season in his last 12 games, a stretch in which he's slashing .267/.277/.578 despite a 40.4 percent strikeout rate that portends some serious regression ahead.

Correa is not in Wednesday's lineup against Atlanta.

Correa is hitting .216 with five home runs and 24 strikeouts in 22 games this month. Kyle Farmer will start at shortstop and hit cleanup against lefty Kolby Allard.

Duran went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Tigers.

Duran launched his 10th homer of the season as part of Texas' five-run eighth inning. He's hit safely in eight of 10 games with multiple hits in seven of them. During that stretch, Duran is batting .425/.439/.725 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs, three RBI, a stolen base and seven runs scored. The 24-year-old infielder/outfielder has a firm grasp on the left field job, a role that had been filled by a rotation of players when the season started.

Smith started at third base and went 0-for-2 in Tuesday's 8-3 win over Detroit.

Smith gave Josh Jung a breather at third and was removed for a pinch hitter in the sixth inning after two plate appearances. Wednesday's start was his first in 12 days.

Perdomo went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-4 win over Tampa Bay.

Perdomo batted leadoff for a 10th consecutive game and is riding a six-game hit steak. Since becoming the club's primary leadoff hitter, Perdomo is slashing .275/.362/.325 with six walks and two stolen bases.

Abrams went 0-for-2 with a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-4 extra-innings win over the Mariners.

Abrams went hitless for the third time in his last nine games, but he's also picked up three steals in that span. The shortstop has hit .367 (11-for-30) over those nine contests, lifting his season slash line to .233/.279/.390 through 72 games on the year. He's added nine steals, seven home runs, 33 RBI and 30 runs scored while seeing a majority of the playing time at shortstop.