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Berti is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Blue Jays, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Berti heads to the bench after making six straight starts -- five at third base, and one in left field, Isan Diaz is making his second consecutive start at the hot corner, and he may have overtaken Berti for primary duties at the position while Brian Anderson (shoulder) is on the shelf. Berti offers some intriguing speed (four steals in six attempts) if he's able to stick in an everyday role, but his .165 average on the season may have made manager Don Mattingly willing to explore other options.

Adams (ankle) returned to action for Double-A San Antonio on Sunday, going 0-for-4 as a designated hitter in the affiliate's 12-2 loss to Northwest Arkansas.

Adams had been out of the lineup for just over a week with the ankle injury. Given that San Antonio chose to use Abrams as a DH in his first game back rather than at shortstop, he may not be 100 percent recovered from the injury, but the organization likely doesn't view the ankle issue as a major concern.

Turner went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Tuesday's 11-6 win over Atlanta.

After going 0-for-5 with an uncharacteristic four strikeouts in Monday's contest, Turner bounced back in a big way. The shortstop is slashing .311/.354/.500 on the year with 10 homers, 12 steals, 27 RBI and 28 runs through 51 games.

Manager Bud Black said Tuesday that Owings (thumb) has resumed playing catch and is "getting closer" to returning, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

Owings was placed on the 10-day injured list April 10 and was later shifted to the 60-day IL on April 18 with a sprained left thumb. Given that the utility man is just now beginning to play catch again, it seems fair to reason that he's at least a couple of weeks from making his return to the major-league roster.

Story (elbow) has received clean MRI results, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

That the 28-year-old avoided a significant injury is a huge relief, as he's an elite player when healthy and should provide immense value down the stretch to the Rockies or whichever team that may trade for him. Barring any setbacks, the Rockies expect Story to return to action next Tuesday.

X-rays on Rojas's dislocated left index finger Tuesday also revealed a small fracture, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

It's unclear how this latest update could impact Rojas's return timeline, but it certainly won't help the shortstop get back on the field sooner. The 32-year-old did begin range-of-motion activities Tuesday, which at the very least indicates that he is starting to make progress toward a return. Rojas is eligible to come off the 10-day inured list June 8, but he seems extremely likely to remain sidelined longer.

Adrianza is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.

Brian Snitker said late last week that Adrianza would serve as Atlanta's primary left fielder in the absence of Marcell Ozuna (fingers), but this will now mark the fourth time in the last five games that he starts the game on the bench. Abraham Almonte will get the nod in left field Tuesday, and he may be viewed as the primary replacement for Ozuna.

Baez went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Monday's 7-2 win over San Diego.

Baez got the Cubs on the board with his two-run blast in the third inning and later tacked on an insurance run with his solo shot in the seventh. It was his first multi-homer game of the season and he's up to 13 long balls through 48 games. The 28-year-old owns an .809 OPS with 36 RBI.

Adames went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Tigers.

His sixth-inning shot off Daniel Norris was his second homer as a Brewer and seventh of the season. Adames has caught fire since the trade from the Rays, hitting .324 (11-for-34) through 10 games for his new club with nine RBI.

The Cardinals plan to send DeJong (ribs) in for more follow-up imaging Thursday before determining the next step in his rehab program, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

Since landing on the 10-day injured list May 14 with a non-displaced rib fracture, DeJong has slowly eased back into baseball activities. He's recently been able to play catch and take light swings, but the Cardinals are hopeful he'll start ramping things up by the end of the week if his imaging shows that his rib is healing as anticipated. Edmundo Sosa has stepped in as the Cardinals' everyday shortstop since DeJong was shut down with the injury.