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Baez went 1-for-5 with a game-winning single in the 11th inning against the Pirates on Sunday.

Baez scuffled at the plate until the 11th inning, when he delivered a one-out single to bring home the runner who started the frame on second base. The young shortstop is slashing .243/.300/.541 through nine games, and those numbers should continue to rise.

Camargo went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's win against the Mets.

Camargo hasn't been very productive at the plate over the start of the season, but he provided an insurance run in the fourth inning Sunday with his first home run of the campaign. The 26-year-old has a .642 OPS with two extra-base hits and one RBI over his first eight games this year.

Seager (quad) could serve as the designated hitter Monday against the Padres, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Seager was held out of Sunday's win against the Diamondbacks, but manager Dave Roberts said after the game that he received treatment for his quad issue. If Seager shifts to the designated hitter role while he recovers, Chris Taylor would be the most likely candidate to see time at shortstop.

Seager won't be in the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks due to a left quadriceps injury, Alanna Rizzo of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.

It's unclear how long Seager has been battling the injury, but it's apparently unrelated to the foul ball he took to the calf recently, per Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. Seager has been on a tear to begin the season, slugging three home runs and three doubles en route to posting a 1.119 OPS in nine games. It doesn't appear to be a serious injury, but the team is likely to remain cautious this early in the season. Chris Taylor is the probable candidate to fill in at shortstop for the Dodgers.

Ahmed returned to the lineup Saturday and went 0-for-3 in an 11-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Ahmed was given a night off to reboot Friday after going 2-for-24 over the first seven games. He's had an impact bat as a shortstop the last two seasons, but that bat's been nowhere to be found amid the team's early offensive slump. Ahmed is slashing .071/.161/.071 with one run and zero RBI.

Baez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run scored, a walk and two strikeouts in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Pirates.

Baez got off to a slow start this season, but he has been seeing the ball better of late -- the slugging infielder has recorded hits in four of his last five games, going 6-for-20 with three homers, two doubles and five RBI during that stretch.

Owings went 3-for-4 with an RBI single, a run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Padres.

Owings scored on an error by Padres starter Joey Lucchesi in the second inning after getting aboard on a single. He singled and stole second in the third before capping off the three-hit performance by plating Matt Kemp in the fifth. This was just Owings' second start of the season and the first time he was able to record a hit. The 28-year-old hit just .139 with five steals and three homers in 67 games between the Red Sox and Royals last season.

Story went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Padres.

Story's fourth-inning homer stretched the Rockies' lead to 5-1 at the time. The shortstop has hit safely in six straight games. He's up to four homers, five RBI, eight runs scored and two stolen bases in seven games. He's likely to continue to put up big numbers in the top half of the Rockies' batting order.

Swanson went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Mets.

The shortstop's career high for steals in a season is only 10, but Swanson has already swiped three bags through nine games in 2020, and all three steals have come in the last four contests. Seeing a steady diet of Mets pitchers and catchers has certainly helped, as Atlanta's NL East rivals have been notoriously poor at shutting down the opposition's running game in recent years, but Swanson has the athleticism to make an impact in that category if he stays aggressive on the basepaths. He's been just as hot at the plate as well, hitting .382 (13-for-34) with two homers, nine runs and 11 RBI.

Story went 3-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored in Friday's 8-7 loss to the Padres.

Story extended his hitting streak to five games with his second multi-hit effort of the season, and he also picked up his third home run in the process. The slugging shortstop is hitting .381 with a 1.268 OPS during that aforementioned streak.