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Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas went 1 for 3 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Phillies.

Rojas has been swinging a hot bat in Adeiny Hechaverria's absence, and Tuesday's effort marked the seventh consecutive game in which he's hit safely. The 26-year-old had three consecutive multi-hit outings before Tuesday's game and is blasting a scorching .435 (10-for-23) over his hitting streak.

Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.

This is Ahmed's third day off in Arizona's last five games, with Chris Owings again getting the start shortstop and batting eighth.

Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager went 1 for 4 with a two-run home run in a 6-2 win over Pittsburgh on Friday.

The expectations couldn't have been higher for Seager, but he very well may be exceeding them. Seager now has a cool .412/.508/.647 slash line and he's surely making the injured Jimmy Rollins nervous. It would be surprising to see manager Don Mattingly pull him out of the lineup for Rollins when he returns, but the manager has done stranger things for the sake of "veteran leadership." In any case, use Seager while he's hot and while he's still playing.

Diamondbacks shortstop Chris Owings is not in the lineup Friday against the Giants.

Owings had drawn the start in each of the past eight games, so Friday appears to just be a regular day off. Aaron Hill will draw the start at the keystone in his place and bat fifth.

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford (calf) is back in the lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks.

After missing seven straight contests and having an off day Thursday, Crawford will rejoin the lineup after battling a lingering calf issue. He'll man his usual shortstop duties, while batting seventh against Rubby De La Rosa.

Braves second baseman Jace Peterson is not in the lineup Friday against the Phillies.

It will be the fourth day off in five games for Peterson, as the second baseman has struggled in the month of September to the tune of a .186/.255/.256 slash line in the month. Daniel Castro will get the start at the keystone Friday, batting second.

Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon went 2 for 4 with an RBI, a steal and a run scored in a 6-4 win over the Nationals on Thursday.

It's been a hell of a season for the young second baseman and he keeps adding to his resume every day. Gordon's been especially hot over the last four games, as he has 10 hits including a home run, a double, four RBI, two steals, and five runs scored in that span. Not only is he second in the NL with a .333 average, he is also second in all of baseball with 52 steals this season.

Dodgers sizzling shortstop Corey Seager was 2 for 4 with an RBI single Wednesday to improve his slash line to .426/.526/.617 over his last 47 at-bats.

He has nine walks to just six strikeouts and has reached base in all 13 games he's appeared in during that time.

Jimmy Rollins should be back shortly from a finger injury, but it's going to be tough for manager Don Mattingly to justify sitting Seager despite his earlier declaration that Rollins would assume the position upon his return.

Cubs second baseman Javier Baez is not in the lineup for the game Thursday against Pittsburgh, Jesse Rogers of ESPNChicago.com reports.

Tommy La Stella will get the start at second with Addison Russell sliding in at shortstop for Baez, who will sit after reaching base safely in six of his last eight games.

Cubs shortstop Javier Baez went 2-for-4 with a double in Tuesday's 2-1 victory over the Pirates. Baez seems to be hitting his stride more and more with each game, with the 22-year-old star prospect now having hit safely five of his last seven contests, including three consecutive multi-hit performances in that span.

While he certainly displayed some power by hitting nine homers in his 2014 stint with the major league club, Baez still scuffled his way to a .169 average and 95 strikeouts over 213 at-bats.

A spectacular 2015 campaign in Triple-A Iowa that saw him hit .324 prior to his Sept. 1 call-up appears to have done wonders for Baez's overall game, although he has yet to truly thrive in the power department. The Cubs figure to give Baez as much seasoning as possible for the remainder of the season in the hopes of preparing him for a starting role on the 2016 squad.