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Story went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 5-4 win over Atlanta.

Story kicked off the scoring for the Rockies after clobbering a solo home run to lead off the second inning. The long ball was his third over his last four games and his 22nd of the year, as he's shown some recent improvements in the power department. Overall, it's been a bit of a down year offensively for Story in comparison to seasons past. The 28-year-old has never finished a season with a BABIP under .330 and currently sits at a .288 BABIP through 128 games in 2021. He's slashing .247/.326/.478 with 59 extra-base hits, 69 RBI, 78 runs scored, 18 steals and a 46:126 BB:K over 531 plate appearances.

Turner went 2-for-3 with a double, solo home run, an additional run and RBI, a walk and a stolen base in an 8-4 triumph over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

Turner did it all Tuesday, doubling home a run and stealing third base in the first inning, smashing a solo shot in the fifth and walking and scoring in the seventh. His 28 steals tie Turner with Cedric Mullins for third in all of MLB. Meanwhile his 22nd homer extended a new career high. Los Angeles' trade-deadline acquisition has been heating up over the last three games, reaching base in seven of 14 plate appearances with a double, a home run and two steals.

Baez went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, two RBI and three walks in Tuesday's loss to the Cardinals.

The shortstop-turned-second baseman drove in teammate Francisco Lindor with a bunt single in the first inning off Jake Woodford before launching a game-tying solo homer in the bottom of the ninth off Giovanny Gallegos. It was the 31st home run of the campaign for the 28-year-old. The three walks set a single-game season high for him as he hadn't previously walked more than once in a game in 2021. Baez has now had multi-hit efforts in five of his last six contests, raising his batting average from .251 to .264 in the process.

Rojas is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Rojas has gone just 4-for-30 at the plate over his last seven games. He'll get a rest Tuesday, with Jazz Chisholm sliding to shortstop and Eddy Alvarez starting at second base.

Ahmed is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers.

He'll take seat after logging singles in each of the past three games. Josh Rojas will shift to shortstop as Ketel Marte moves to second base.

Lindor went 1-for-2 with two walks in Monday's 7-0 loss to the Cardinals.

The Mets are finally seeing the player they thought they traded for in the offseason, although Lindor's turnaround might have come too late to salvage their playoff hopes. Over 13 games in September, the shortstop is slashing .283/.404/.717 with six homers, 14 RBI and 14 runs.

DeJong is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.

DeJong went 2-for-10 with a solo home run and a stolen base while starting in each of the Cardinals' last four games, but he'll shift back to a bench role now that top shortstop Edmundo Sosa (wrist) is back in the lineup to begin the week. So long as Sosa stays healthy the rest of the season, DeJong likely won't be in store for more than 2-to-3 starts per week.

Crawford (wrist) will be in the lineup for Monday's game against the Padres, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.

Crawford was held out of Sunday's series finale against the Cubs after he exited Saturday's game with wrist soreness, but he'll return to action after a one-game absence. Across his four appearances prior to his injury, the 34-year-old went 7-for-14 with a home run, a double, four runs and four RBI.

Turner went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base Sunday in a victory over the Padres.

Turner entered the contest without a steal in his past 13 games, but he ended the drought with a first-inning theft of second base. The infielder is just 1-for-11 over his past three games but still leads the National League with a .316 batting average and 27 stolen bases.

Edman went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in a win over the Reds on Sunday.

Nolan Arenado did all the damage on the scoreboard with a first-inning two-run home run, but Edman gave fantasy managers something to smile about with more success on the basepaths. The proficient leadoff hitter's stolen base was his fourth of September and 25th of the campaign, and he's now sporting a modest three-game hitting streak as well.