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Rojas is penciled in at second base, batting eighth, against the Cubs on Thursday, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas returns to the Marlins lineup, replacing Derek Dietrich, who is getting a day off with lefty Jon Lester on the mound for the Cubs. Rojas will look to reverse his fortunes this month as he's batted 5-for-32 (.156) since June 1.

D'Arnaud is not in the Braves starting lineup Thursday. Adonis Garcia will get the start at third base.

The 29-year-old has been struggling of late, hitting only .213 with 10 strikeouts over the last 14 days. On the season, d'Arnaud has yet to hit a home run and only has five RBI in 122 at-bats. Despite his struggles hitting for power, d'Arnaud has been able to get on base consistently, posting 11 doubles and an OBP of .348 on the season.

Crawford is out of the lineup Thursday against the Pirates.

The Giants are giving their shortstop a rest day for Thursday's day game, along with fellow veterans Brandon Belt and Angel Pagan. Crawford has done pretty much exactly what any reasonable person would have expected from him this year, hitting .263 with six homers, 28 runs, 42 RBI and three steals through 71 games. Ramiro Pena will start at shortstop and hit sixth Thursday.

Seager went 3-for-4 with a solo homer in Wednesday's 4-3 victory over the Nationals.

The 22-year-old extended his hitting streak to seven games with his fourth multi-hit effort in the last five contests. Seager is enjoying his best month of the season in June, one that has seen him tally two multi-homer outings, a trio of three-hit efforts, and a .321/.386/.641 line over 78 at-bats.

Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a run against the White Sox on Wednesday.

His average briefly dipped under the .350 mark because he went 1-for-7 in the first two games of this series, but the studly shortstop got right back at it in this one. He's on pace to easily go 20-20 for the first time while contending for a batting title, making Bogaerts one of the most valuable players in all of fantasy. It would be no surprise to see him rack up some more hits Thursday, when the White Sox deploy the legendarily struggling James Shields against Bogaerts and his mates.

Diaz went 3-for-4 with his a two-run homer, one walk and scored twice against the Cubs on Wednesday.

His ninth home run of the season was a two-run blast in the sixth that practically put the game away. Entering the series, the rookie shortstop's average has dipped below .300 for the first time all season. He's now back up to .310 after going 6-for-11 with three walks, three RBI and three runs in the set at Wrigley.

Swanson had two hits and scored a run in three at-bats during the Southern League All-Star Game Tuesday.

Since being promoted to Double-A on April 30, the Braves' top prospect has hit only .242 in 44 games with the Mississippi Braves. Swanson looks to need more seasoning in the minors and doesn't seem likely to reach the majors this season, especially with fellow shortstop Ozzie Albies ahead of him at Triple-A Gwinnett.

Correa went 2-for-3, including a home run and a walk-off hit, with three RBI in Tuesday's win over the Angels.

Correa was responsible for all of the team's runs in the 3-2 victory. He hit his second home run in two games to cut the lead to 2-1 in the fifth. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, the shortstop hit a dramatic game-winning drive into the gap off Angels closer Huston Street. Correa has dealt with the proverbial "sophomore slump" at times this season, but he's having his best month, hitting .295 (18-for-61) in June.

Anderson hit his first home run, a solo shot, as part of a 2-for-4 game in Tuesday's win over the Red Sox.

Anderson is on fire, with multiple hits in four of his past seven games. He has five extra-base hits in that span -- three doubles and a triple to go with the home run. Anderson has yet to take a walk in 49 plate appearances since his call up, but with a .292 average and .479 slugging percentage, it's hard to blame him for swinging.

Adrianza (foot) will begin running in a couple days and should start his rehab assignment before the end of July, Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News reports.

Adrianza estimated that he will need around 10 to 12 rehab games to "get his timing back." The utility infielder fouled a ball off of his foot in a game April 14 and hasn't played since, as he was diagnosed with a fractured left foot. He could return just before the All-Star break begins, but will most likely return to the club afterwards, around July 15.