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Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

He will retreat to the bench while Tommy Edman picks up the start at shortstop Sunday. Since returning from the injured list Aug. 7 after recovering from forearm tightness, Rojas has sizzled at the plate with a .349/.364/.460 slash line to go with 10 RBI and 10 runs in 19 games.

Ahmed signed a minor-league contract with the Padres on Sunday.

The 34-year-old elected free agency last week after being designated for assignment by the Giants, and he'll continue his 2024 tour of the NL West with San Diego. Ahmed has played in 69 games between the Dodgers and Giants this season and has a .232/.271/.300 slash line with two home runs and two steals.

The Nationals selected Baker's contract from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.

The son of longtime manager and former MLB outfielder Dusty Baker, Darren will get his first taste of the big leagues at age 25. The left-handed Baker lacks power (no home runs in 483 plate appearances at Triple-A), but he makes good contact (18.8 percent strikeout rate, .285 average) and brings speed to the table (38 steals in 43 attempts). He'll serve in a utility role for the Nationals in September and saw action at second base, left field and center field for the Triple-A club this season.

Betts went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-6 win over the Diamondbacks.

Betts has hit safely in eight of his last 10 games, but he has just one multi-hit effort in that span, going 9-for-40 (.225) with two homers, three doubles and 11 RBI. He had the second of three straight long balls to open the game for the Dodgers on Saturday. Betts is slashing .297/.390/.490 with 14 homers, 55 RBI, 61 runs scored and 13 stolen bases over 90 contests this season, and while his power production is slightly down, he's still been one of the most reliable hitters in the game when healthy.

Adames went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a walk, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Reds.

During his nine-game hitting streak, the shortstop has gone 13-for-36 (.361) with five homers, 10 RBI and two steals. This was his third straight game with a long ball, though playing at hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park for this weekend's series is a big help. Adames is up to 27 homers, 95 RBI, 81 runs scored, 15 steals and 28 doubles while slashing .256/.340/.467 through 136 contests. He's on track for a career year in most of the counting stats.

Sosa went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, an RBI double and a walk in Saturday's 3-0 win over Atlanta.

Sosa had gone 0-for-11 over the last six games before a big effort Saturday. He opened the scoring with his solo shot in the third inning and tacked on Philadelphia's last run in the seventh. The infielder has been a reliable depth option this year with a .269/.320/.448 slash line, seven homers, 29 RBI, 32 runs scored, 11 doubles, four triples and seven stolen bases over 241 plate appearances. Sosa has a short-term path to playing time while Alec Bohm sits with left hand soreness, but the former is likely to be limited to a short-side platoon role when the Phillies are at full health.

Turner went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-0 win over Atlanta.

Turner made decent contact in August, going 28-for-112 (.250) over 27 contests for the month, but just eight of those hits went for extra bases. This homer was his fourth over the last 38 games, matching the amount of long balls he hit in the week before the All-Star break. The shortstop is now at a .299/.343/.462 slash line with 15 homers, 48 RBI, 70 runs scored, 14 stolen bases and 20 doubles over 95 contests this season.

Kim (shoulder) is taking live at-bats at San Diego's spring-training complex in Arizona and has also been playing catch, taking grounders and swinging in the batting cage; however, he's not yet throwing across the diamond, per MLB.com.

Kim landed on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation Aug. 20 and is already eligible to be activated. While his ability to engage in a variety of baseball activities is promising, the fact that the Padres have thus far kept Kim from making throws to first base suggests that he still has a major hurdle to clear. Mason McCoy has been getting the majority of the starts at shortstop for San Diego while Kim has been sidelined.

Adames went 3-for-9 with a pair of home runs, three total runs scored and four total RBI in Friday's doubleheader with the Reds.

Adames got Milwaukee on the board in the opener, taking Nick Martinez deep to tie the game 1-1 in the second inning, before cranking a three-run blast off Yosver Zulueta in the nightcap. Adames now has four homers in his last six games and 26 on the season, four shy of a career high. Overall, the shortstop is slashing .254/.337/.461 with 92 RBI, 79 runs scored and 14 stolen bases across 581 plate appearances this year.

Arcia went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs and a walk in Friday's win over the Phillies.

Arcia put Atlanta on the board with a solo shot in the third inning before belting another homer in the sixth. He was stuck in a 10-for-60 (.167) slump over a 17-game span since his last multi-hit performance Aug. 11. Arcia is now slashing .228/.281/.373 with 15 home runs and 41 RBI through 130 games this season.