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Berti is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Blue Jays.

Berti will take a seat after he went 3-for-7 with a double, an RBI and a run scored over the first two games of the series. Garrett Hampson will draw the start at the hot corner and bat ninth in the finale with Toronto.

Swanson (wrist) is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Pirates, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Swanson suffered an apparent right wrist injury in Tuesday's 4-0 win and underwent X-rays, which came back negative, so he can be considered day-to-day. With the Cubs heading to London to face the Cardinals in their next contest Saturday, the team will be able to give the 29-year-old a few days of rest before reevaluating his availability. Nico Hoerner will slide over to shortstop while Christopher Morel handles second base and bats third as Chicago looks to complete the sweep over Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

Cabrera has a .325/.471/.525 slash line with one home run and three steals in 11 games in the Arizona Complex League.

Cabrera was seen as one of the top hitters in the 2022 J-15 international signing class, but he underwhelmed with a .253/.363/.380 slash line in the hitter-friendly Dominican Summer League. Not only has he trimmed his strikeout rate from 22.2 percent to 19.6 percent, but he has bumped his walk rate from 7.2 percent to 19.6 percent while also hitting for more power.

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

Since his call-up from Triple-A Louisville on May 15, McLain had started in all but one of the Reds' last 33 games, so he'll get a well-deserved breather in the series finale with Colorado. The Reds will roll out a starting infield of Joey Votto, Jonathan India, Elly De La Cruz and Spencer Steer on Wednesday.

DeJong went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk in Tuesday's win over the Nationals.

DeJong took Hunter Harvey deep to center in the ninth to extend the Cardinals' lead to 9-2. He now has two homers in his last three games and has tallied at least a base knock in six straight contests. DeJong continues to receive the lion's share of starts at shortstop and is now slashing .235/.305/.465 with 11 homers, 23 RBI, 28 runs and a 14:55 BB:K over 187 plate appearances.

Seager went 3-for-4 with two doubles and five RBI in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the White Sox.

Seager's big night was lost amid a controversial overturned call in the bottom of the eighth inning that allowed the winning run to score. The shortstop has hit in five consecutive games, going 11-for-22 with five doubles, a home run and nine RBI. A celebrated hitter over the first eight years of his career, the 29-year-old Seager is off the charts in 2023. He's hitting .367/.424/.657 with 45 RBI over 42 games and 191 plate appearances.

Hamilton will join the Red Sox's taxi squad in Minnesota on Wednesday, and he could be recalled from Triple-A Worcester if Pablo Reyes (abdomen) has to be placed on the 10-day injured list, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

The infielder possesses some of the best speed in the minors, and he's stolen 27 bases over 237 plate appearances at Worcester while registering an .825 OPS. The Red Sox's depth at shortstop has already been tested considerably this season with Trevor Story (elbow) and Adalberto Mondesi (knee) on the injured list and Enrique Hernandez not proving to be an ideal defensive option at the position, which had prompted the team to turn to the journeyman Reyes as a regular in the infield. Unless the Red Sox are willing to give Hernandez another trial at shortstop if Reyes requires a stint on the IL, Hamilton could have a clear path to steady playing time if he's indeed called up. Hamilton's ability to swipe bags would make him an intriguing player to monitor at the very least.

Reyes (abdomen) is considered day-to-day, and the Red Sox are hopeful he can avoid a trip to the injured list after he was scratched from the lineup ahead of Tuesday's 10-4 win over the Twins, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

Though the Red Sox remain optimistic that Reyes' sore right abdominal muscle won't send him to the shelf, infielder prospect David Hamilton was pulled from the Triple-A Worcester lineup Tuesday in case a replacement is needed on the 26-man active roster. Enrique Hernandez picked up the start at shortstop Tuesday, but the Red Sox prefer not to have him play the position on a full-time basis.

Crawford told reporters after Tuesday's game that X-rays returned negative on his right shoulder, but he will likely undergo an MRI on Wednesday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

The shortstop told reporters that he could barely lift his right arm after colliding with Harrison Bader in the early innings on a play at second base, and Divish notes Crawford was clearly in discomfort postgame. Crawford is listed as day-to-day for now, but his status for Wednesday's game -- and games immediately following -- is certainly in doubt for the time being.

Crawford was removed from Tuesday's game versus the Yankees with a right shoulder contusion, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports. He went 0-for-2 before exiting.

Crawford was unable to continue after grounding out in the third inning. The shortstop should be considered day-to-day for now, and Dylan Moore has taken over at shortstop with Crawford out of the lineup.