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  • Miguel Rojas 2B | LAD

    Marlins' Miguel Rojas: Held out Wednesday

    Rojas (shoulder) is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Rangers, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

    Rojas remains day-to-day with a shoulder injury, although more information on his status should come forth as the results of Tuesday's doctor visit are revealed. Mike Aviles will man shortstop in his stead Wednesday.

  • Trea Turner SS | PHI

    Nationals' Trea Turner: Remains locked into wrist brace

    X-rays on Turner's wrist showed healing, but he still hasn't been cleared to partake in baseball activities without the use of a wrist brace, Dan Kolko of MASN Sports reports.

    It seems like some progress has been made here, although it certainly isn't encouraging to hear that he can't shed the brace yet. That being said, he's been able to do a good amount of things while wearing the brace, such as weightlifting and fielding (without throwing), so it's not like this development completely hinders the speed demon's rehab. Unless things change drastically, it doesn't seem like he'll be ready until a good portion of August is already gone.

  • Javier Baez SS | DET

    Cubs' Javier Baez: Sits out Wednesday

    Baez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the White Sox.

    Baez looked lost in Tuesday's win, as he wound up striking out five times in as many trips to the plate. He'll hit the bench to clear his head, allowing Ben Zobrist to move back to second base.

  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Picking things up post-ASB

    Crawford went 2-for-4 with a double and a three runs scored in Tuesday's win over Pittsburgh.

    Crawford's season has been a disappointing one so far (.235/.276/.381), but he has been picking things up at the plate following the All-Star break, batting .295 (13-for-44) with seven doubles and six RBI in 12 games. The 30-year-old has been able to maintain deep-league fantasy value at the shortstop position with 51 RBI this season, but he would be doing his fantasy owners a big favor if he could get hot and up his batting average in the second half.

  • Chris Owings SS | LAD

    Diamondbacks' Chris Owings: Sitting out Wednesday

    Owings is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's tilt with the Braves.

    Owings, is mired in a horrendous slump to begin the second half of the season, going just 6-for-43 over 11 games, so he'll head to the bench for Wednesday's series finale. His replacement, Ketel Marte, isn't hitting much better this season with a .196 average, so don't expect too much of a drop off in playing time despite the recent struggles.

  • Chris Owings SS | LAD

    Diamondbacks' Chris Owings: Cooling down in second half

    Owings went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Braves.

    Owings has gotten off to an anemic start to the second half, tallying just six hits in 43 at-bats. Though the extended slump hasn't resulted in Owings losing out on regular playing time, he'll likely need to turn the corner before long or risk losing starts to backup shortstop Ketel Marte.

  • Marlins' Dee Gordon: On base three times Tuesday

    Gordon went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Rangers.

    He's been getting the job done setting the table for the Marlins' trio of slugging outfielders, and Gordon is now slashing .316/.333/.342 over his last nine games with seven runs and four steals. Tuesday's steal also moved him past the injured Trea Turner (wrist) into second place in the majors with 36 stolen bases on the year.

  • Allen Cordoba SS | CIN

    Padres' Allen Cordoba: Socks rare homer

    Cordoba hit a two-run homer in a 1-for-3 effort against the Mets on Tuesday.

    The second-inning long ball was the rookie's fourth in 78 games (194 plate appearances) this season. As a Rule 5 pick, he's relatively safe in his position on San Diego's roster, but Cordoba's spotty playing time and poor offensive production sharply limit his fantasy value.

  • Braves' Johan Camargo: Producing well in starting role

    Camargo went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Tuesday's win over Arizona.

    Power isn't the 23-year-old's calling card, but after hitting .311 over 31 games at Triple-A this year, he's now sitting at .313 through 52 contests (albeit just 154 plate appearances) in the majors. His numbers have been even better since he settled in as the Braves' regular shortstop in mid-June, as he's posted a .336/.355/.526 line, including 14 doubles and a triple alongside his pair of homers. However, he has an unsustainable .389 BABIP -- a figure much higher than we've seen from him at any level of the minors except rookie ball -- and plate discipline isn't a great strength for him, so it's reasonable to expect that Camargo will cool off to some degree down the stretch.

  • Ozzie Martinez SS | CHC

    Cubs' Ozzie Martinez: Placed on disabled list Tuesday

    Martinez was placed on the 7-day minor-league disabled list Tuesday, Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register reports.

    It's currently unclear as to what injury Martinez is dealing with, but he'll be sidelined nonetheless. The 29-year-old is hitting just .226 over 44 games with Triple-A Iowa this season.

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