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Crawford went 1-for-3 with a walk, two strikeouts and a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over the Reds.

Crawford only has six hits this season -- he's batting .171 -- but half of them have left the yard. He also has a stolen base. As the everyday shortstop for the Giants, Crawford usually bats sixth against righties and eighth against lefties.

Edman went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and a stolen base in a loss to the Nationals on Monday.

Edman's hitting streak now sits at eight games, and the RBI was his second of the season. The 25-year-old has hit leadoff in all 10 games thus far while putting in time at both second base and right field.

DeJong, who went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts in a loss to the Nationals on Monday, operated out of the No. 6 spot in the order for the first time this season.

The struggling shortstop is now slashing .114/.262/.286 across 42 plate appearances, leading to his lowest slotting in the lineup yet this season. DeJong's leadoff single in the seventh Monday snapped a seven-game hitless drought, and while his abnormally low .105 BABIP certainly hasn't helped his cause, neither has the 27-year-old's 33.3 percent strikeout rate.

Baez went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Monday's loss against the Brewers.

Baez has been one of the few bright spots in an anemic Cubs offense through the first 10 games of the season, and he has hit safely in four straight contests. The slick shortstop has homered twice with five RBI during that stretch.

Turner went 3-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 3-0 loss to the Dodgers.

Turner singled in each of his first three at-bats, as he was responsible for three of the five hits Kershaw gave up in the game. The 27-year-old also swiped his first bag of the season and turned in quite a productive fantasy performance on an otherwise very unproductive day at the plate for the Nationals. Turner has been top four in MLB in steals each of the last four seasons, so his stolen base Sunday will likely be the first of many to come.

Baez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and three strikeouts in Sunday's 7-1 loss to the Pirates.

Baez provided the Cubs' lone run with a solo shot in his first at-bat Sunday, his third home run of the year. The shortstop has now recorded hits in each of the past three games and has gone 5-for-11 with two home runs, three RBI and five strikeouts during that time.

Rockies manager Bud Black said Sunday that X-rays on Owings' sprained left thumb returned negative, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Owings' thumb injury was still significant enough for him to land on the 10-day injured list Saturday, but the Rockies are seemingly hopeful he'll avoid a lengthy absence. Black said that Owings will still receive a precautionary MRI next weekend when the Rockies return to Denver.

Ahmed went 0-for-3 in Saturday's 8-3 win over the Reds.

Ahmed was activated off the injured list and made his season debut Saturday. He had been dealing with knee discomfort for much of spring training.

Crawford went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk during Saturday's 4-3 win over Colorado.

The 34-year-old came to the plate with two runners on while his team was trailing 3-1 during the sixth inning, and he came through with a three-run home run to put the Giants ahead for good. Crawford is 4-for-25 with two home runs, one double, three runs, five RBI and one stolen base through eight games.

Ahmed is starting Saturday's game against the Reds.

Ahmed was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Saturday, and he'll bat seventh during his season debut Saturday. The 31-year-old slashed .266/.327/.402 with five home runs, 29 RBI and four stolen bases in 57 games during the 2020 campaign and should serve as the everyday shortstop for Arizona going forward.