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Crawford (eye) isn't in Friday's starting lineup against the Diamondbacks, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Crawford is set to miss his second straight contest while battling pink eye. Donovan Solano gets the call at shortstop and will hit second with Crawford out of the mix.

Crawford's absence from Thursday's game against the Braves was due to conjunctivitis (pink eye), John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Crawford was reportedly available off the bench but did not appear at any point in the Giants' 13-inning loss. Donovan Solano handled shortstop duties in his absence and could do so again Friday should Crawford's eye not be fully healed.

Tejada was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse on Friday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

Tejada got a late start to game action this spring but moves up from Double-A Binghamton after just two games. He's still not on the Mets' 40-man roster, however, so his return to the big leagues doesn't appear imminent.

Cruz (foot) was recently cleared to resume full weight-bearing activities, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Cruz seems to have progressed as anticipated since being shut down in late April with a fractured left foot, but he's still probably multiple weeks away from returning to game action at High-A Bradenton. Prior to being shut down with the injury, the 20-year-old outfielder was hitting .238/.304/.333 with a 4-for-4 success rate on stolen-base attempts and a 28.3 percent strikeout rate.

Crawford is not in Thursday's lineup against the Braves, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

This will be his second day off in the last 15 games. He is hitting .200 with two home runs and a 25.5 percent strikeout rate over that stretch. Donovan Solano will start at shortstop, hitting eighth.

Arcia went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's victory over the Reds.

The three RBI tied a season high for Arcia, who recorded two hits in three of his last eight games and is hitting .282 this month. Arcia is hitting far more than he did a year ago, which has led him to start 48 of the 51 games the Brewers have played to date.

Rojas went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Wednesday's win over the Tigers.

The shortstop put together his first multi-hit performance since May 1, hitting a miserable .151 (8-for-53) in 15 games in between. Rojas is still looking for his first homer of 2019 after slugging a career-high 11 last year, but his .250/.307/.291 slash line through 44 contests is otherwise right in line with his career numbers.

Swanson went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and a walk in Wednesday's 9-2 victory over the Giants.

It's nice to see Swanson finally taking advantage of the second spot in the lineup. The shortstop reached three times and crushed his eighth home run of the season, this time off Jeff Samardzija. Swanson's successful night at the dish improves his average to .254 to go along with 32 RBI and 23 runs scored.

Baez (heel) went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-4 win over the Phillies.

Baez did not start the last two games due to a heel contusion, though he did deliver a walkoff, pinch-hit single on Tuesday. The 26-year-old star is now up to 12 home runs and appears healthy.

Baez (heel) is back in the lineup Wednesday against the Phillies.

Baez sat on the bench for two straight games but certainly appeared healthy in a pinch-hitter role Tuesday, hitting a walkoff single. He'll bat cleanup and play shortstop Wednesday.