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Story went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's win over the Padres.

Story continues to be one of the most consistent bats in the Rockies lineup and extended his hitting streak to nine games. He has posted three multi-hit games in that stretch and is hitting .343 with a 1.068 OPS and two homers in that nine-game span.

Turner went 5-for-5 with a run scored and a pair of doubles in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Red Sox.

Turner was able to score on an error in the third inning after smacking his second double of the game. His other three hits were singles, and he accounted for nearly half of the Nationals' 11 hits in total. During the shortstop's 14-game hitting streak, Turner is 27-for-57 (.474) with three homers, 11 RBI, 17 runs scored and three stolen bases. For the season, he's slashing .350/.410/.617 with six homers, three steals, 17 RBI and 24 runs scored in 30 contests.

Baez is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Reds.

Baez, who started the last 12 games and went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts during Game 1, will take a seat for the nightcap. Nico Hoerner will step in at shortstop in Game 2.

Garcia isn't starting the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cubs.

Garcia will take a seat for Game 1 of Saturday's twin bill after going 1-for-4 on Friday. Freddy Galvis will start at shortstop.

Swanson went 0-for-5 with a stolen base in a 7-4 loss to the Phillies on Friday.

Swanson struck out twice and ended an 11-game hitting streak Friday. Despite the rough day, he's still hitting .306/.338/.822 with four home runs and 18 RBI, and he and Ronald Acuna are a nice 1-2 punch atop the Atlanta batting order.

Turner went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and three RBI in Friday's 10-2 win over the Red Sox.

He got the Nats' offensive eruption started with a two-run double in the third inning, extending his hitting streak to 13 games in the process. The streak has pushed Turner's slash line on the season up to .322/.388/.583, but if there were a blemish on his performance Friday, it's that he was caught stealing for the fourth time in seven attempts this year -- curiously poor numbers after he went 35-for-40 in 2019.

Edman is out of the lineup Friday against the Indians, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

The 25-year-old started both games of Thursday's twin bill and went 3-for-7 with a walk, and he'll take a seat for Friday's contest. Edman is 12-for-34 with two doubles, five runs, seven RBI and a stolen base in his past 10 games. Matt Carpenter will shift to third base while Brad Miller serves as the designated hitter.

Edman went a combined 3-for-7 with a walk during a doubleheader against the Pirates on Thursday.

All three of the versatile Edman's hits were singles, but they served to extend his hitting streak to six games by day's end. The 25-year-old hasn't hit a home run since July 28 and only has a pair of extra-base hits (two doubles) in August, but he's now slashing an impressive .353/.436/.412 across 39 plate appearances over his last 10 games, raising his batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage by 82, 89 and 43 points, respectively.

Garcia is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Brewers.

Garcia went 1-for-2 with a single, a walk and a stolen base in the first half of the twin bill, but will sit for at least the beginning of Game 2. Kyle Farmer will start at shortstop.

Crawford is in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Dodgers, playing shortstop and batting eighth.

Crawford did not start Game 1 with Clayton Kershaw on the mound, but he's starting against southpaw Caleb Ferguson in Game 2.