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Seager went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Seager launched a home run for the third consecutive game, though Los Angeles ultimately came up short in this one. Across eight games this season, Seager leads his teammates in average (.344), hits (11), on-base percentage (.417) and homers (three).

Crawford will not start Friday against the Rangers, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Crawford will hit the bench against southpaw Mike Minor, meaning he's now been out of the lineup against two of the three lefties the Giants have faced thus far. Mauricio Dubon will be the shortstop in his absence.

Ahmed is out of the lineup Friday against the Dodgers.

Ahmed started each of Arizona's first seven games at shortstop but struggled significantly at the plate, grabbing just two hits. Ketel Marte slides to shortstop in his absence, with Ildemaro Vargas starting at second base.

Seager went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two RBI and a walk during Thursday's victory over the Diamondbacks.

Seager launched a solo homer off Robbie Ray to lead off the second inning. He added another run with an RBI groundout in the fifth, and walked in the seventh. The long ball was the 26-year-old's second in as many games after he hit his first of the season during Wednesday's win over the Astros.

Seager went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's victory over Houston.

Seager opened the scoring in the contest with a solo shot to right field in the first inning. The 26-year-old has enjoyed a strong start to the season, slashing .320/.393/.520 through his first six games. Just as impressively, he ranks eighth in the league in average exit velocity (96.4 mph) and seventh in hard-hit rate (65.2 percent), per Statcast.

Crawford went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Wednesday's 7-6 win over the Padres.

Crawford had gotten off to a slow start this season with one hit in 13 at-bats, but he bounced back with his first multi-hit performance of the campaign. He has hit under the .260 threshold every year but once in his career, however, so there shouldn't be a lot of expectations for what he can do offensively. This three-hit day should at least boost his confidence going forward.

Swanson went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in a win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday.

Swanson knocked in a run with a ground-rule double in the sixth inning and subsequently came around to score on an infield single by Ozzie Albies. He also swiped a bag in the seventh frame after reaching base on a throwing error. The 26-year-old has gotten off to a hot start this season, slashing .391/.391/.739 through six games.

Arcia is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Pirates.

Arcia will take a seat for the first time all season as Eric Sogard gets the start at shortstop in his stead Wednesday. The 25-year-old is 5-for-14 with a double and three RBI through five games this season.

Arcia went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Pirates.

Arcia's two-run double was just inches away from being a grand slam, but it was his first extra-base hit of the season all the same. It was expected that Arcia would have to fend off Luis Urias (illness) to retain the starting shortstop job this season, but Urias has had to deal with a number of setbacks -- wrist surgery and a positive COVID-19 test -- over the last few months, so Arcia has been the Brewers' everyday shortstop out of the gate. He has handled the role just fine thus far, going 5-for-14 (.357) and not making the errors in the field that landed him in the doghouse a year ago.

Turner went 2-for-3 with a walk, two doubles, a run scored and a caught stealing in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays.

After a couple of shaky games to start the season, Turner flipped the switch and has now reeled off three straight two-hit efforts. He's still looking for his first stolen base of the campaign, but his .333/.400/.611 slash line through 20 plate appearances has given him plenty of fantasy value without the pilfers.