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The Pirates optioned Marcano to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.

Marcano loses his roster spot after slashing .229/.280/.637 with two home runs, three doubles and five RBI in 22 games. Injuries at the big-league level could result in another promotion for the 22-year-old down the line.

Berti is out of the lineup Tuesday versus the Angels, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

This marks two straight days on the bench for Berti, who has gone just 2-for-23 in his last six games. Joey Wendle will hit leadoff and play second base Tuesday.

Abrams will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Tuesday's game against the Mariners, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

The lefty-hitting Abrams returns to the lineup after he sat out each of the past three contests when the Padres opposed a pair of lefties (the Dodgers' Tyler Anderson and Clayton Kershaw) and one righty (the Mariners' Chris Flexen). Though Abrams will be getting the start at shortstop with the righty-hitting Ha-Seong Kim sitting against right-hander Logan Gilbert, Kim's absence from the lineup looks to be more of a maintenance day after he had started in each of the past 17 games. Now that Manny Machado is ready to handle third base on an everyday basis following a recent nine-game absence, Kim looks well positioned to serve as San Diego's primary shortstop against both left- and right-handed pitching. Abrams is slashing an unremarkable .238/.256/.286 during his latest stint with the big club and hasn't made a case for earning a full-time role now that the Padres are closer to full strength in the infield.

Lindor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Monday's 7-4 win over the Reds.

He took Hunter Greene deep in the fifth inning to give the Mets a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Lindor has found a groove at the plate over the last few weeks, slashing .271/.358/.508 in his last 16 games with four of his 13 homers on the season in addition to a steal, eight runs and 12 RBI.

Swanson went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and three RBI in a 6-3 win against St. Louis on Monday.

Swanson did his damage early with a double and run in the first inning followed by a three run double in the second. The 28-year-old has recorded three multi-hit games already in July and is 9-for-18 with four doubles and a home run during the four games.

Arcia isn't starting Monday against the Cardinals.

Arcia started in the last four games and went 1-for-13 with three RBI, two walks and six strikeouts. Phil Gosselin will take his place at the keystone and bat eighth Monday.

Berti isn't starting Monday's game against the Nationals, Joe Frisaro of ManOnSecondBaseball.com reports.

Berti is resting after he hit .148 with a double, four RBI, three runs and four stolen bases over the last seven games. Luke Williams will take his place at the keystone and bat eighth.

Wendle went 1-for-4 with an RBI, a stolen base and a walk in Sunday's 7-4 extra-inning win over the Nationals.

Wendle recorded hits in both of his games after being activated from the 10-day injured list Friday, and he tallied his fifth stolen base of the season during Sunday's matchup. Over his last two games, the 32-year-old has gone 3-for-8 with two RBI, a run, a stolen base and two walks.

Turner went 3-for-4 with an RBI double in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Padres.

Back-to-back doubles in the first inning from Mookie Betts and Turner led to the Dodgers' opening run. That held up for the next seven frames as the only scoring before the Padres rallied in the ninth. During Betts' absence, Turner scorched the ball, batting .338 with an .891 OPS from the leadoff spot over 15 contests. He moved down to second in the order Sunday after regularly batting third prior to the roster shakeup. Turner has a stellar .312/.360/.490 slash line, 11 home runs, 16 stolen bases, 58 RBI and 43 runs scored through 78 games this year.

Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt said Sunday that Tovar has played just one game during Double-A Hartford's homestand this week on account of a groin injury, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

Schmidt downplayed the groin issue, indicating that the Rockies are granting the 20-year-old infielder some extra rest as a matter of precaution to ensure the injury doesn't evolve into a longer-term concern. Tovar has backed up his status as one of the Rockies' top prospects this season by slashing .314/.383/.542 with 29 extra-base hits and 17 stolen bases across 295 plate appearances at Hartford.