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Swanson went 3-for-4 with a RBI and a double in Thursday's 7-6 win over Miami.

The shortstop finally broke through offensively, recording just his second multi-hit game and raising his early season average from .156 to .204. The lineup in front of Swanson has done him no favors with Ozzie Albies, Freddie Freeman and Marcell Ozuna all struggling considerably to begin 2021. However, those established hitters will presumably break out of their slumps and give Swanson more advantageous opportunities at the plate. The 27-year-old is coming off a career-best 2020 campaign and is once again beginning to flash that offensive prowess from a year ago.

Camargo was recalled by Atlanta on Friday.

Camargo takes the roster spot that had belonged to reliever Tucker Davidson, who was optioned to the alternate site Thursday. Camargo spent a brief period on the roster earlier in the season, striking out twice and walking once in his three trips to the plate. He could spend much of the season bouncing on and off the fringe of Atlanta's roster unless injuries open up a permanent role.

Ahmed went 0-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 11-6 win over the Nationals.

Ahmed knocked in a run on a fielder's choice, his second RBI of the season, and scored his first runs of the season. The stolen base was his first, but speed has not been a big element to his game. His eight thefts over 158 games in 2019 stand as his career benchmark. After starting the year on the injured list due to a knee injury, the shortstop hasn't done much since rejoining the Diamondbacks. Ahmed is 2-for-19 out of the gate.

Seager isn't starting Thursday's game against the Rockies, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Seager had recorded hits in each of the last four games, but he'll get a breather ahead of the team's weekend series against the Padres. Gavin Lux will shift to shortstop while Zach McKinstry starts at second base Thursday.

Story isn't starting Thursday's game against the Dodgers, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

Story will get his first day off this year after slashing .265/.308/.367 with four extra-base hits and four RBI across 13 games to begin the season. Alan Trejo will receive his first major-league start at shortstop Thursday, batting eighth.

Rojas is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas is hitting .275 with zero home runs and three steals through 10 games. Jazz Chisholm will start at shortstop while Jon Berti gets the start at the keystone.

Lindor went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Phillies.

A new team and the pressure of a big contract extension might have contributed to Lindor's sluggish start to the year, but the 27-year-old appears to be finding his stroke at the plate. He's still only batting ,222 (6-for-27) through eight games, but a stellar 7:2 BB:K has fueled his .389 OBP, and it seems only a matter of time before he breaks out.

Turner went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI, a walk and a run during Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Cardinals.

The 27-year-old was 0-for-8 with four strikeouts through the first two games of the series, but he returned to form and was on base three times Wednesday. Turner is 9-for-35 with two home runs, three doubles, five runs, five RBI and one stolen base through nine games this season.

Rojas went 3-for-6 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in Tuesday's 14-8 win over Atlanta.

Rojas led off the game with a shallow single to left and then came back the next inning to belt an RBI double to deep right-center. The 32-year-old later led off the seventh with another hard-hit double and came around to score on Adam Duvall's second home run of the night. Tuesday was a great bounceback performance for Rojas after he went 0-for-5 in the series opener, as he's now slashing .270/.325/.351 with four RBI and five runs scored through nine games. He also owns a 3:3 K:BB -- which suggests he's putting plenty of balls into play -- and it should therefore only be a matter of time before that contact translates into more hits.

Seager went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a home run and three total runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Rockies.

Seager finally got on the board with his first long ball of the campaign -- the first of four Dodgers home runs Tuesday. He entered this game with just one extra-base hit in his last five games, but after this showing, Seager is up to a .366 average and 1.030 OPS.