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  • Ha-seong Kim SS | ATL

    Rays' Ha-Seong Kim: Scratched from Wednesday's lineup

    Kim was scratched from the Rays' lineup against the Yankees on Wednesday due to an undisclosed reason.

    Expect the team to provide an explanation for Kim's late removal from the lineup following Wednesday's contest. As a result of Kim being scratched, Tristan Gray will start at shortstop and bat ninth. Kim has logged at least one hit in four of his last five games, going 6-for-20 with a double and two steals over that span.

  • Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Sitting Wednesday

    Bogaerts is not in the Padres' starting lineup against the Giants on Wednesday.

    Bogaerts will get a rare day off Wednesday, with Jose Iglesias starting at shortstop and batting seventh. In 30 games since the All-Star break, Bogaerts has a .761 OPS with four steals, 19 runs, five home runs and 12 RBI over 129 plate appearances.

  • Javier Baez SS | DET

    Tigers' Javier Baez: Drives in two Wednesday

    Baez went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Astros.

    Baez snapped a three-game hitless streak with his fifth multi-hit performance of the month. He's been solid overall in August, posting a .291 batting average, a home run, a stolen base and 10 RBI across 17 games. An infielder by trade, Baez has been seeing most of his time in center field recently with Matt Vierling (oblique) and Parker Meadows (quad) both on the injured list, though the former did start Wednesday's contest at shortstop before later moving to center.

  • Mookie Betts RF | LAD

    Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Taking seat Wednesday

    Betts is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

    Betts started the previous 21 games and has an .865 OPS in his past 54 at-bats, but he will receive Wednesday off in Colorado, Miguel Rojas will step in at shortstop and bat eighth versus Rockies righty Tanner Gordon.

  • Joseph Ortiz 2B | MIL

    Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Playing Wednesday after all

    Ortiz (knee) is starting at shortstop and batting ninth against the Cubs on Wednesday.

    Ortiz was originally slated to miss Wednesday's contest after fouling a pitch off his knee during Tuesday's game against the Cubs, but the issue is apparently minor given his presence in the lineup. Ortiz has logged at least two hits in five of his last 10 games, going 13-for-35 (.371) with one steal, two doubles and six RBI over that span.

  • Chase Meidroth SS | CHW

    White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Taking Wednesday off

    Meidroth is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Atlanta.

    Meidroth will get a chance to catch his breath after he started in each of the White Sox's last five games. Curtis Mead will enter the lineup in Meidroth's stead, covering third base while Miguel Vargas shifts over to first base and Lenyn Sosa occupies second.

  • White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Checking back into starting nine

    Montgomery (side) will start at shortstop and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against Atlanta.

    Montgomery was held out of Tuesday's 11-10 loss after exiting in the series opener a night earlier due to a sore left side, but he appears to have made enough improvement following the day off to rejoin the lineup for the finale in Atlanta. After starting at shortstop in Montgomery's stead Tuesday, Chase Meidroth will retreat to the bench.

  • Otto Lopez SS | MIA

    Marlins' Otto Lopez: Exiting starting nine

    Lopez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt versus the Cardinals.

    It appears to be a routine day off for Lopez, who had started each of the previous 10 contests. Maximo Acosta will handle shortstop and bat ninth as the Marlins try to avoid being swept by St. Louis.

  • Masyn Winn SS | STL

    Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Rare day off Wednesday

    Winn is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Miami.

    Winn will get his first day off of August while he's in the midst of a 1-for-14 slump at the plate. Thomas Saggese will receive a start at shortstop as the Cardinals go for the series sweep.

  • Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Getting breather

    Kiner-Falefa is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Blue Jays.

    Kiner-Falefa will receive a day of rest after starting each of the previous eight games. The Pirates will shift Jared Triolo over to third base and install Liover Peguero at shortstop in Wednesday's series finale.

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