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DeJong went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in a win over the Reds on Friday.

DeJong launched one of four homers on the night for the hot-hitting Cardinals, marking the second time he's left the yard in the last three games. The 26-year-old has hits in eight of 13 games this month, slightly improving his fortunes after hitting just .205 in July.

Rojas (hamstring) has begun running and participating in baseball activities, Manny Randhawa of MLB.com reports.

There's no timetable yet for his return. Rojas may have to settle for a utility role when he does rejoin the Marlins given Jon Berti's performance in his absence as the starting shortstop.

Ahmed went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 10-9 loss to the Giants.

Ahmed cranked his fourth homer in the last six games and has driven in 11 runs during that stretch. He's slugged 15 homers over 121 games, one fewer than he hit in 153 games in 2018. Over the first few months of the season, Ahmed provided a respectable batting average but little of the pop he showed last season. Since the middle of June, however, he's started tapping into that power without sacrificing average. The 29-year-old shortstop is batting .283/.349/.533 with 11 home runs and 40 RBI over the last 53 games.

Crawford went 0-for-2 before he was removed as part of a double switch in Friday's extra-innings win over Arizona.

Crawford started against a righty as he usually does, but he was taken out after just two at-bats. His eventual replacement, Donovan Solano (2-for-3), outperformed Crawford yet again, and the latter may have to start showing more at the plate to avoid losing more than just starts against lefties to the backup infielder. Crawford is currently slashing an anemic .222/.296/.348 this season.

Arcia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a 2-1 loss to the Nationals on Friday.

While he's approaching a career high in the homer category, this was Arcia's first long ball since July 5. He has just two home runs in his last 102 at-bats. Overall, Arcia is batting .228 with 13 home runs, 42 RBI, 46 runs and seven steals in 377 at-bats this season.

Shewmake was promoted to Double-A Mississippi on Friday, Gabe Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The 21-year-old seems to be progressing quickly after being selected 21st overall in the 2019 draft and will make a two-level jump. In 51 games at Low-A Rome, Shewmake slashed .318/.389/.473 with 39 RBI and 37 runs.

Baez (illness) is back in the lineup Friday and batting fifth against the Pirates.

Baez returns to the starting nine one day after being scratched due to illness. In the month of August, the 26-year-old has hit three home runs with 12 RBI and nine runs.

Camargo was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Camargo heads to Triple-A Gwinnett to make room on the 25-man roster for Adeiny Hechavarria, who joined the organization Friday. In 89 games with the Braves this season, Camargo carries a slash line of .222/.268/.344 with five home runs.

Seager went 1-for-4 a walk and a solo home run Thursday against the Marlins.

Seager took Jose Quijada deep in the sixth inning to record his 12th homer of the season. He's now gone deep in three consecutive games, jumping his slugging percentage from .435 to .456. His production has extended beyond this homer streak however, as Seager has recorded at least one hit in seven of his past 10 games and scored in each game in that span. While injury has cost him some counting stat production, Seager is hitting .266 and getting on-base at a .343 clip across 394 plate appearances for the season.

Crawford is not in the lineup Thursday against the Diamondbacks, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Crawford will give way to Donovan Solano at shortstop in this one as the Giants stack right-handed bats against lefty Alex Young. Since the start of August, Crawford is slashing just .146/.222/.171 in 12 games.