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Betts went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and a walk in Friday's 8-2 win over the Giants.

Betts went yard to lead off the bottom of the first inning and added one of four long balls for the Dodgers off Philip Abner in the eighth. This was Betts' second three-hit effort in a row and his eighth multi-hit game over 15 contests in September. He's added six homers this month to put together a strong finish to the regular season. Overall, he's batting .254 with a .766 OPS, 22 homers, 65 RBI, 66 runs scored, 20 doubles and two stolen bases over 115 contests.

The Dodgers promoted Sirota from Double-A Tulsa to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday, broadcaster Alex Freedman of the OKC Comets reports.

This makes it three different levels for Sirota this season, with most of his time spent in Double-A after he started the year with High-A Great Lakes. He's been effective at the plate wherever he's played, and in Double-A, he has a .296/.449/.488 slash line with five steals, two triples, 10 home runs and 40 RBI across 334 plate appearances. Sirota has put himself into position to make his major-league debut during the 2027 campaign.

The Cubs activated Swanson (oblique) from the 10-day injured list Friday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

He had been sidelined since mid-August with a Grade 2 left oblique strain. Swanson did not go out on a rehab assignment, but he participated in a simulated game at Wrigley Field earlier this week to clear the path for his return. He will take back over at shortstop for the Cubs, with Nico Hoerner returning to second base.

Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, a triple, a double and an additional RBI in Thursday's 9-2 win over the Rockies.

Bogaerts fell a single shy of what would've been his first career cycle and the fourth in franchise history. Despite missing out on that achievement, he did become the first Padre to tally a home run and a triple in the same inning, per AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. The veteran shortstop also snapped a lengthy homer drought of 29 games. Through 581 trips to the plate this year, Bogaerts is slashing .226/.325/.336 with 12 big flies, 56 RBI, 21 stolen bases and 61 runs scored.

Tovar is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.

Tovar will hit the bench for the third time in five games while the Rockies hand Cole Carrigg a start at shortstop. Though he's maintained a .769 OPS so far in September, Tovar is slashing just .215/.262/.338 with 11 home runs and seven stolen bases over 479 plate appearances on the season.

Pratt is absent from the lineup for Thursday's tilt in Pittsburgh.

Pratt returned to action Wednesday following a one-game absence due to illness, but he'll retreat back to the bench during Thursday's matinee. Joey Ortiz and David Hamilton will form the left side of the infield for the Brewers in the series finale.

Gonzalez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers.

With left-hander Kyle Harrison on the bump for the Brewers, the left-handed-hitting Gonzalez will retreat to the bench for the third time in four games. Jared Triolo will spell Gonzalez at third base and will bat eighth.

Betts is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Cincinnati.

It appears to be a routine day of rest as the Dodgers wrap up a road trip with a matinee against the Reds. Miguel Rojas will play shortstop for the Dodgers in the series finale.

Lopez went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks.

Lopez is up to 31 steals on the year, though he's just 2-for-3 on the basepaths over 15 games in September. He has logged five multi-hit efforts while batting .316 (18-for-57) this month. The infielder has maintained good contact skills all year, batting .306 with a .787 OPS, 10 home runs, 69 RBI, 89 runs scored, 31 doubles and nine triples across 149 contests.

De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a second run scored in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Dodgers.

De La Cruz put the Reds ahead in the third inning with a two-run, two-out blast off Seth Halvorsen, his 28th homer of the season and seventh in his last 11 games. De La Cruz has been on a tear over the last month -- he's batting .424 (39-for-92) in his past 23 games with 18 extra-base hits and a 1.274 OPS in that span. The star shortstop is now slashing .286/.364/.521 with 74 RBI, 94 runs scored and 26 stolen bases across 593 plate appearances this year.