MLB Player News

Swanson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-2 loss to the Red Sox.

Swanson put the Braves on the board with his fifth-inning homer off Red Sox starter Tanner Houck. The 26-year-old Swanson has racked up three homers, eight RBI and four runs scored in his last five games. He has 10 long balls, five stolen bases, 35 RBI and 49 runs scored through 59 contests this season.

Ahmed isn't starting Saturday against the Rockies.

Ahmed has reached base in each of the last eight games, but he'll get a day off ahead of Sunday's season finale. Ketel Marte will shift to shortstop with Josh VanMeter starting at second base.

Crawford went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a 5-4 win over the Padres on Friday.

Crawford took Chris Paddack deep to center to even the game at 1-1 in the second inning. The 33-year-old is hitting a respectable .262/.335/.463 with seven home runs and 26 RBI in 185 plate appearances.

Edman went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a second run scored during a 9-1 win over the Brewers in the second game of Friday's doubleheader.

After going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in the matinee as the Cards got shut out, Edman rebounded with a strong effort in the nightcap. The super-utility player hasn't matched last season's breakout performance and is slashing .260/.329/.383 with five homers, two steals, 26 RBI and 29 runs over 53 games.

Arcia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during a 9-1 loss to the Cardinals in the second game of Friday's doubleheader.

After going 0-for-3 with an RBI in the matinee, Arcia ruined Daniel Ponce de Leon's no-hit bid with his sixth-inning blast in the nightcap. The shortstop is slashing .241/.298/.386 with five homers, two steals, 20 RBI and 20 runs over 57 games.

Baez went 2-for-5 with a double and a solo home run in Friday's 10-0 win over the White Sox.

Baez hit his eighth home run of the season to lead off the fourth inning. The Chicago shortstop has had a down year with a .602 OPS, and manager David Ross has experimented with moving him down in the batting order at times, though he batted fifth Friday. Baez is capable of getting hot in a hurry, so perhaps a few good games this weekend could propel him into a productive playoff run starting next week.

Seager went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in a win over Oakland on Thursday.

Seager belted his 15th homer of the year -- a 407-foot solo shot -- in the third inning and drove in another run on a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Over his last six games, the shortstop has gone 12-for-24 (.500) with three homers and seven RBI. Seager has posted a .325/.374/.620 slash line this season, but his advanced metrics suggest that he has been even better than his standard numbers indicate. Per Statcast, he leads qualified major-league hitters in xBA (.359) and xSLG (.718) while ranking fourth in hard-hit rate (57 percent), fifth in average exit velocity (93.6 mph), and seventh in barrel rate (16.4 percent).

Turner (undisclosed) is starting at shortstop and leading off Thursday against the Mets.

He was scratched from Wednesday's lineup with an undisclosed issue, but is thankfully back in action. Turner is in the midst of a five-game hitting streak and is hitting .284 with three home runs and nine steals in 23 games this month.

Swanson went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run, a run scored and three RBI in Wednesday's 9-4 win over the Marlins.

Swanson capped off a five-run fourth inning for the Braves with a three-run shot to center for his second home run in as many days. The 26-year-old has five hits in his last three games and has upped his slash line to .276/.346/.462 with nine home runs, 31 RBI and 48 runs scored across 246 plate appearances this season.

Berti will start at second base and will bat eighth Wednesday against the Braves, Andre Fernandez of Sirius XM Radio reports.

Berti started in each of his first four games since returning from the injured list over the weekend, going 2-for-7 with six walks. With a fifth straight start on tap Wednesday, Berti looks to have unseated Jazz Chisholm for the top job at the keystone.