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Chang went 1-for-3 with an RBI, a stolen base and was hit by a pitch in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Mets.

The steal was just the second of the season for Chang, who continues to operate as Boston's everyday shortstop. His window of opportunity will last another couple of weeks, as Trevor Story (elbow) has just begun a rehab assignment that may reach the upper limits of the 20-day maximum. Chang is batting .219 (7-for-32) since he returned from the injured list July 7.

Duran started at shortstop and went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Dodgers.

Duran made a second consecutive start at short and 28th of the season, as Corey Seager (thumb) is on the injured list. Duran has been chilly since coming back from the All-Star break. He entered Sunday 2-for-18 with nine strikeouts over six games.

De La Cruz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 7-3 win over Arizona.

De La Cruz, who returned to the lineup after a one-day respite, led off the bottom of the first inning with his fifth homer in 40 games. The blast comes at a time when the electrifying rookie is mired in his first major slump. De La Cruz entered the game just 2-for-31 with 15 strikeouts since the All-Star break.

Swanson went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Cardinals.

Swanson has tallied two hits in consecutive contests and four times over his last five games. The burst has pushed his season batting average up to .264, which is still a bit below the .277 figure the shortstop posted last year with Atlanta. However, Swanson could reach that mark if he keeps up his recent level of performance.

Perez was promoted from Double-A Toledo to Triple-A Erie on Sunday, Emily Waldon of Baseball America reports.

Perez began the 2023 campaign on the injured list but returned to full health in early April and slashed .275/.357/.380 with six homers, 56 runs, 28 RBI and 19 stolen bases over 75 Double-A games. He'll now have an opportunity to showcase his talents at the Triple-A level.

Story (elbow) will move to Triple-A Worcester to continue his rehab assignment this week, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Story began a rehab assignment at Double-A Portland on Friday and has gone 2-for-8 with a three-run homer, two runs, two walks and five strikeouts over his first three games. The 30-year-old will likely require several games with the Triple-A club before he's cleared to rejoin the Red Sox, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him activated sometime in early August.

Allen is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Allen has started at shortstop in eight of nine games since the All-Star break but will take a seat Sunday after he hit .154/.148/.154 during that span. Aledmys Diaz will bat ninth as Oakland's shortstop Sunday.

Wendle is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

The lefty-hitting Wendle will retreat to the bench while Colorado brings southpaw Ty Blach to the hill for the series finale. Jon Berti will step in for Wendle at shortstop and bat sixth.

Volpe is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Volpe has a .143/.226/.179 slash line through eight games in the second half, and he'll take a seat Sunday to end a stretch of 32 straight starts. Despite the recent slump, he hit well overall during that stretch with a .772 OPS. Oswald Peraza will start at shortstop Sunday, batting eighth.

Schmitt will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Schmitt will stick in the lineup for a seventh consecutive game and looks poised to serve as the Giants' primary shortstop against both right- and left-handed pitching while Brandon Crawford (knee) is on the shelf. Since opening his big-league career with 26 hits in his first 20 games, Schmitt is batting an abysmal .124 with no home runs, eight runs and seven RBI over his subsequent 39 contests.