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Abrams is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's contest versus Philadelphia.

Abrams will get a breather after going 1-for-4 in each of the first two games against the Phillies over the weekend. The 22-year-old gets a day of maintenance, with Ildemaro Vargas starting at shortstop and hitting seventh.

Tovar went 2-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base Saturday against the Royals.

Tovar has shown significant signs of improvement across the last 15 games, maintaining a .346 average with four RBI and eight runs scored. Positively, he's hit well on the road in that span by going 11-for-30 across eight contests. Tovar has also picked up his stolen base production of late, recording two of his three stolen bases on the season in his last eight starts.

Barrero is not in the starting lineup versus the Brewers on Sunday.

Barrero is opening the game on the bench for the third straight game. The25-year-old will take a seat again with Will Benson getting the start in center and hitting eighth against Adrian Houser and the Reds.

Bogaerts said after Saturday's 6-0 win over the Cubs that he was removed from the contest due to a lingering left wrist issue but is hopeful to avoid a stint on the injured list, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports. "I probably haven't played this long with it," said Bogaerts, who has played through wrist discomfort before. "Manny [Machado] was hurt [until recently], and I just felt like I want to go out there."

Before being lifted ahead of the eighth inning of Saturday's game, Bogaerts went hitless in four at-bats and is now slashing .200/.200/.240 over his past seven contests. Though he doesn't believe he'll require a trip to the IL, Bogaerts acknowledged that he'll likely get at least a little time off, so he'll presumably be out of the lineup for Sunday's contest.

Lindor went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Saturday's 2-1 loss against Toronto.

Lindor's cold spell continued Saturday, leaving him hitless in his last four games and 2-for-28 (.071) across his last seven. Though Lindor is striking out at only a 22.5 percent clip in 2023, he has been fanned five times in his last two games (eight at-bats). He will look to break out of the slump Sunday against lefty Yusei Kikuchi.

Barrero isn't starting Saturday against the Brewers.

Barrero will sit out his second consecutive game after going 4-for-17 with a home run and five RBI across his last five contests. Will Benson, Stuart Fairchild and Jake Fraley will start from left to right in Cincy's outfield Saturday.

Owings was designated for assignment by the Pirates on Saturday.

Owings had gone 4-for-25 (.160) with 12 strikeouts and zero walks since joining Pittsburgh's major-league roster May 8. The 31-year-old utilityman holds a brutal .124/.228/.148 batting line in 93 major-league plate appearances since the beginning of the 2022 season.

Marcano went 1-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored Friday against the Cardinals.

Marcano started his 12th consecutive game against right-handed pitching, all of which have come at shortstop. He's also jumped to the leadoff spot in three of his last four appearances after primarily hitting sixth in the order to start the season. Marcano has maintained a .275/.310/.575 line across his last 40 at-bats while also tallying seven RBI, five runs scored and three stolen bases.

Perdomo batted leadoff and went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and a caught stealing in Friday's 3-2 win over Atlanta.

Perdomo snapped an 0-for-13 skid when led off the home half of the first inning with an infield single and came around to score. This was the second time Perdomo slotted in at leadoff, but it doesn't look like it's a new home in the lineup for him, according to Michelle Gardner of the Arizona Republic. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said it was more about giving Pavin Smith and Josh Rojas a night off while keeping a left-handed bat atop the order.

Swanson went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's victory over San Diego.

Swanson posted his eighth three-hit game of the season, but it was his first since May 9. The Cubs' shortstop started the season with a power outage, homering just once in the month of April. He has now homered five times in 29 games since April ended. He is not on pace to top 20 home runs, a mark he has hit in three straight seasons, but his OPS sits at .801 thanks to a career-high walk rate.