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Ahmed was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Marlins due to a finger injury, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.

Ahmed was slated to start at shortstop Tuesday, but Arizona has determined that he's unable to go after suffering a finger injury during Monday night's contest. Ildemaro Vargas will replace Ahmed at shortstop.

Arcia isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.

Arcia doubled home a run Monday night in the series opener, but with Cory Spangenberg swinging a hot bat, he'll catch a breather. Spangenberg draws the start at shortstop and is set to hit ninth.

Story went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk Monday in the Rockies' 9-4 win over the Mets.

Story's 33rd home run of the season punctuated a five-run inning for the Rockies, who rolled to their fourth consecutive win. The shortstop will hit leadoff in Tuesday's contest and looks poised to hold down that spot in the lineup for the rest of the season with manager Bud Black having seemingly settled on Charlie Blackmon as the team's cleanup batter.

Ahmed (finger) is starting at shortstop and batting seventh Tuesday against Miami.

Ahmed had to leave Monday evening's contest after injuring a finger on his throwing hand, but he's been cleared to return to action Tuesday. He went 0-for-3 at the dish in the series opener prior to exiting.

Ahmed (finger) was confident following Monday's game that he will be available to play Tuesday, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Ahmed was removed from Monday's game when a hard-hit groundball took a bad hop and split the nail on his right middle finger. "If it stopped bleeding, I would have stayed in the game and been fine," said Ahmed. "It was bleeding all over my pants. It would have been bleeding on the ball if it was hit to me. Unfortunately, I had to come out right there." Ahmed, who mentioned at least three times to reporters that he would be fine, has played in 34 consecutive games.

Ahmed left Monday's game against the Marlins with a finger injury, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.

Ahmed suffered the injury while trying to field a grounder with his bare hand, and after being examined by the team trainer, he was forced to depart. He'll be considered day-to-day until another update is released.

Edman went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Brewers on Sunday.

Edman joined in on the fun of the Cardinals' four-homer barrage with a 367-foot shot to right in the ninth with Yadier Molina aboard to bring St. Louis within a run. The rookie has left the yard in back-to-back games for the first time in his career and has reached safely in nine of the last 10 contests overall.

Arcia is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at St. Louis.

Arcia made his return from the paternity list Thursday and started the last three games, but he'll head to the bench for the series finale after going 1-for-10 with a walk. Hernan Perez will start at shortstop and bat eighth Sunday in his place.

Edman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Brewers on Saturday.

Edman launched a 378-foot shot to right in the second off Jordan Lyles to open the scoring on the night for both clubs. Ultimately, that proved to be one of the few offensive highlights for the previously hot-hitting Cardinals, who were flummoxed by Lyles and four relievers. Edman has left the yard on three occasions over the last seven games, and he's now hit safely in eight of his last nine contests, including in four straight.

Ahmed went 1-for-3 with a triple and the lone run in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Reds.

Ahmed's third-inning triple, his fifth of the year, was the only hit the Diamondbacks could muster against Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani and two relievers. Ahmed ultimately scored the only run for either team on a Jarrod Dyson sacrifice fly. The shortstop is hitting .260/.322/.443 with 18 homers, 80 RBI and 74 runs scored this season, all career highs for the 29-year-old.