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Turner was scratched from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies for an undisclosed reason.

Initially listed in Washington's lineup as the starting shortstop and No. 2 hitter, Turner will instead sit for the first time all season. Expect manager Dave Martinez to provide an explanation for Turner's removal from the lineup later Wednesday. Luis Garcia will pick up a start at shortstop, while second baseman Josh Harrison fills Turner's spot in the two hole.

Swanson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two total runs scored in the Braves' 11-1 win over the Marlins on Tuesday.

Swanson and the Braves clinched their third consecutive division title with Tuesday's victory. The 26-year-old has been a primary contributor, recording a team-high 218 at-bats in 2020. Swanson had been in a 3-for-24 slump in his six games prior.

Seager went 3-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two runs and two RBI in a win over Oakland on Tuesday.

Seager knocked in the Dodgers' first run with a single in the first inning and drove in another with a solo shot to center field in the fifth. The 2016 National League Rookie of the Year has steadily put together an MVP-caliber 2020 campaign, ranking in the top 10 among NL hitters in batting average (.321), homers (14), RBI (39) and OPS (.986).

Crawford is out of the lineup Tuesday against Colorado, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Crawford is 10-for-28 with two homers and five doubles over his last nine games but will take a seat with southpaw Kyle Freeland on the mound for the Rockies. Daniel Robertson receives the start at shortstop for the Giants.

DeJong isn't in Tuesday's lineup against the Royals, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

DeJong has been slumping recently as he's gone just 1-for-20 with three RBI, one walk and eight strikeouts over the last six games. Tommy Edman will take over at shortstop Tuesday.

Cruz was detained by transit authorities in the Dominican Republic on Monday after a vehicle he was driving struck a motorcycle in an accident in which three people lost their lives, Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes reports.

He was part of the Pirates' 60-man player pool but apparently had returned to his native country. Cruz was reportedly traveling outside the hours allowed by the Dominican Republic, established as a measure to counter the spread of COVID-19, so he could be punished for that violation. There will also be an investigation into his role in the accident.

Rojas went 1-for-2 with two walks, a run scored and two stolen bases in Monday's 5-4 loss to Atlanta.

The shortstop continues to be a bright spot for the surprising Marlins. Rojas is slashing .343/.439/.562, career highs by far in all three categories, with four homers, five steals, 19 runs and 19 RBI through 35 games.

Baez will start at shortstop and will bat seventh Monday against the Pirates.

For the second straight game, Baez will hit seventh in the order -- his lowest lineup slot of the season. After briefly appearing to escape his season-long skid with six hits in a four-game stretch from Sept. 12 to 16, Baez proceeded to go 1-for-10 with four strikeouts during the Cubs' weekend series with the Twins. He enters play Monday with a .205/.242/.364 slash line on the season.

Garcia isn't starting Monday against the Brewers.

Garcia will remain out of the lineup for the second consecutive game despite recording seven hits in his last 21 at-bats. Freddy Galvis will take over at shortstop in his place.

Turner went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Marlins.

After a 1-for-4 showing in the matinee, Turner was back atop the order for Game 2, and he kicked off the scoring in the first inning with his 10th home run of the season. The shortstop was not running much at all early on, but he has racked up nine steals in his last 32 games. He's slashing .337/.394/.582 overall and should be an easy first-rounder in rotisserie leagues again next season.