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Crawford (pectoral) underwent an MRI on Sunday that didn't reveal any structural damage, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

Crawford was held out of Sunday's lineup against the Guardians due to his pectoral issue, but he doesn't appear to be dealing with a significant injury. The 27-year-old is considered day-to-day ahead of Tuesday's series opener in Detroit.

Baez was removed from Sunday's win over the Rangers due to back stiffness, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

The 29-year-old also missed Wednesday's game against Pittsburgh due to a back issue, but manager A.J. Hinch didn't sound too concerned about Baez's current injury following Sunday's removal. Baez went 1-for-3 with a run, a walk and a strikeout prior to exiting Sunday's game, and he'll have at least one day to rest ahead of Tuesday's series opener against Seattle.

Seager went 2-for-4 with two homers, three runs scored, three RBI and a walk in a 9-8 loss Sunday against Detroit.

Seager did his best to bring the Rangers back from a 9-0 deficit, launching a solo homer in the sixth to get the scoring started, walking and scoring in the eighth and adding a two-run blast in the ninth to bring Texas within one run. The homers were his 27th and 28th long balls of the season, eclipsing his previous career-best of 26. In August he has a .284/.368/.480 slash line with five homers and a 12:15 BB:K in 26 games.

Bichette went 2-for-3 with two walks and a run scored in Sunday's loss to the Angels.

The two-hit effort comes amidst a stretch during which the shortstop is hitting .370 since Aug. 21. With the two walks, he also improved his OBP to .305, his highest since July 29. Bichette has been a disappointment for many fantasy managers thus far, but his batted-ball metrics are still upper tier, and he could very well make a difference if he stays hot down the stretch.

Crawford's absence from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians is the result of a pectoral injury, Jen Mueller of Root Sports Northwest reports.

According to Mueller, Crawford said the injury first started bothering him in Saturday's 4-3 loss, and the 27-year-old is scheduled to undergo further imaging Monday, when the Mariners have an off day before heading to Detroit for Tuesday's series opener with the Tigers. Dylan Moore will draw the start Sunday at shortstop in place of Crawford, who can be viewed as day-to-day until the results of his upcoming tests are made available.

Crawford is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against Cleveland, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.

Crawford started the past 14 games and will receive a day off after posting a .273/.370/.318 slash line during that span. Dylan Moore will take over at shortstop in Sunday's series finale.

Witt went 1-for-3 with a pair of stolen bases, a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Padres.

Witt walked, stole a base and scored in the Royals' three-run first inning. He'd get aboard again in the second with a single and added another steal, but the offense struggled to get anything else going in the contest. The rookie infielder has racked up six of his 26 steals in August, and he's tied with the Cardinals' Tommy Edman for fourth in the majors in thefts. Witt is riding an eight-game hitting streak that has lifted his slash line to .254/.297/.447 with 18 home runs, 64 RBI and 64 runs scored through 117 contests.

Story is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Story went 1-for-3 with a run scored in his return from the injured list Saturday, but he'll step out of the lineup for the series finale versus Tampa Bay. Christian Arroyo will start at the keystone and bat sixth Sunday.

Baez went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI in Saturday's 11-2 win over the Rangers.

Baez was also caught stealing for the second time this season in 10 attempts. The shortstop is fully capable of full box scores like this, though they've been more few and far between this year. Baez has just a .634 OPS this season, and that mark has fallen to .583 in August. By comparison, his OPS has been above .800 in three of the last four years, with the shortened 2020 campaign the only exception.

Fletcher went 3-for-5 with one run scored in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Blue Jays.

Fletcher has failed to record a hit in just two of his last 20 games, batting .349 in 83 at-bats during that span; however, in his last 18 games the power has not been there as the 28-year-old has only two extra-base hits (both doubles) in 75 at-bats.