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Berti was scratched from Sunday's lineup against the Mets with a left oblique strain, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Berti was scheduled to lead off and start in center field Sunday for the fifth time in six games. The severity of the injury is unknown, as is whether the 29-year-old will be available off the bench. Rosell Herrera will take over in center field in his absence.

DeJong went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs scored, two RBI and a walk in Saturday's 8-2 win over the Rangers.

DeJong powered the offense as he drove in runs across three separate innings. The 25-year-old was without an extra-base hit since last Saturday and entered the afternoon with only three since the start of May. DeJong still sports a fantastic .322/.413/.563 slash line with eight homers and 23 RBI in 46 games.

Arcia is not in the lineup Saturday against Atlanta.

Arcia's .250/.316/.372 season line isn't particularly good, but it's been enough to keep him in the lineup on a regular basis. Saturday's game will be his first on the bench since April 9 and just his third all season. Hernan Perez takes over at shortstop.

Herrera will sit Saturday against the Mets, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Herrera finds himself on the bench for the fourth time in five games, with Jon Berti getting the call in center field on each occasion. Expect Herrera to fill a bench role for the foreseeable future.

Baez went 2-for-4 with two walks, a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 14-6 win over the Nationals.

Baez was a bit overshadowed by his teammates in this one, as the Cubs mashed six home runs in the rout, including three from Kris Bryant. The 26-year-old star still posted a solid line, and with Chicago's lineup humming recently, Baez should continue to post outstanding counting stats on a regular basis.

Swanson went 1-for-6 with a three-run homer in Friday's win over the Brewers.

His sixth-inning blast was part of a nine-run inning for Atlanta, and it's a testament to how much offense the club generated in its 12-8 win that Swanson still ended up leaving seven runners on base on the night. The shortstop is slashing .244/.304/.456 with seven homers, four steals, 21 runs and 29 RBI.

Berti got the start in center field and hit leadoff during Friday's win over the Mets, going 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base.

The 29-year-old has already played shortstop and third base for the Marlins since his promotion, and now he's added center and left field to his resume in recent days. Berti's slashing just .232/.313/.321 with a homer, a steal, three RBI and 10 runs over 21 games, so even though he's seeing fairly regular playing time and getting looks at the top of the order, his fantasy value remains restricted to deep NL-only formats.

Turner went 2-for-5 with a stolen base Friday night against the Cubs.

Turner led off the game with a single up the middle, and he picked up another single in the sixth inning. He would then swipe second base before getting stranded on a double play to end the frame. Friday marked Turner's fifth game of the 2019 season, as he's finally returned to health following six weeks on the injured list due to a broken right index finger.

Herrera is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Herrera heads to the bench for the third time in the last four games despite slashing an improved .292/.393/.333 over his last nine games, though that only raises his season OPS to .498. Jon Berti will bat leadoff and start in center field Friday.

Story (knee) is starting at shortstop and batting second Friday at Philadelphia, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Story was removed from Wednesday's game with a left knee bruise after colliding with a teammate in the field, but his quick return to action confirms his initial comments that the issue was minor. The 26-year-old has a modest six-game hit streak in which he is 10-for-28 with one home run, two doubles, eight runs scored and five RBI.