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Arcia will sit Tuesday against the Padres.

Arcia was scheduled to sit Monday, but that game got rained out. He'll get the day off Tuesday instead, with Abraham Almonte again scheduled to start in left field.

Rojas went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a double during Monday's 18-1 loss to the Nationals.

With the Marlins trailing 18-0 in the eighth, Rojas attempted to get things going with his fifth long ball of the year. Unfortunately, he accounted for all of Miami's offense in the lopsided loss. It was his fourth multi-hit night in the last six games, raising his season slash line to .276/.334/.419.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a triple and four RBI during Monday's 18-1 win over the Marlins.

After cranking out a long ball and a triple in the first two innings, Turner looked on pace to chase after his fourth career cycle. That was as close as he would get, capping off yet another monstrous performance at the plate. The shortstop now has 18 homers and three triples on the season to go with a .319/.370/.531 slash line.

Crawford was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left oblique strain, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Crawford was sent for an MRI following Sunday's matchup, and the scan showed a mild oblique strain. Manager Dave Kapler expects Crawford to need between 10-to-14 days to make a full recovery, per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Thairo Estrada, who is starting Monday night against the Dodgers, is expected to recieve the majority of the playing time at shortstop while Crawford is out.

Seager (hand) could be activated from the injured list as early as Wednesday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Manager Dave Roberts said the 27-year-old is scheduled to be evaluated Tuesday, and the shortstop could rejoin the active roster Wednesday if the evaluation goes well. Seager has been sidelined since mid-May with a fractured right hand, and he's been recently taking part in simulated games. The Dodgers could opt to send him on a rehab assignment if they deem he's not quite ready for major-league action.

Crawford isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.

Crawford was dealing with a hamstring issue over the weekend, and while he was back in the starting lineup Sunday, it's unclear if the issue has flared up once again. Thairo Estrada gets the call at shortstop and bats eighth in Crawford's absence.

Arcia is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Padres.

Arcia hits the bench after starting nine of 10 games. The glove-first shortstop unsurprisingly hasn't shown what it takes at the plate to be a regular left fielder, hitting just .250/.308/.361 thus far since his early-July call-up, so it's possible Atlanta pursues another outfield acquisition at the deadline. For now, Abraham Almonte will start in his place.

Turner concluded the Nationals' three-game series with the Padres with three hits in 10 at-bats and scored five runs while chipping in a stolen base.

After failing to score a run in the Nationals' final series of the first half against the Giants when the Washington bats went quiet, Turner and the rest of the lineup picked up the pace coming out of the All-Star break. With 17 home runs and 20 steals through 88 games, Turner looks well on his way to joining the Padres' Fernando Tatis in the 20-20 club. Turner remains in the lineup for Monday's series opener against Miami, batting second behind newly installed leadoff man Alcides Escobar.

Ahmed is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.

Josh VanMeter will pick up a start in the infield of place of Ahmed, who started in all three games of the Diamondbacks' weekend series versus the Cubs while going a collective 3-for-10 at the plate. The 27-68 Diamondbacks are expected to sell off multiple veterans ahead of the July 30 deadline, but since Ahmed's four-year, $32.5 million deal won't expire until after the 2023 season, he's more likely than Eduardo Escobar, David Peralta or Kole Calhoun to stay put in Arizona.

Ahmed went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Cubs.

Ahmed doubled off Zach Davies to lead off the third inning and drove in a run in the seventh. That was just his second extra-base hit in July. The 31-year-old is slashing .212/.278/.311, his worst line since 2016. He has just two long balls after hitting 19 in 2019. In addition, he's batting .159 in his last 15 games.