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Story went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Padres.

Story's fourth-inning homer stretched the Rockies' lead to 5-1 at the time. The shortstop has hit safely in six straight games. He's up to four homers, five RBI, eight runs scored and two stolen bases in seven games. He's likely to continue to put up big numbers in the top half of the Rockies' batting order.

Swanson went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Mets.

The shortstop's career high for steals in a season is only 10, but Swanson has already swiped three bags through nine games in 2020, and all three steals have come in the last four contests. Seeing a steady diet of Mets pitchers and catchers has certainly helped, as Atlanta's NL East rivals have been notoriously poor at shutting down the opposition's running game in recent years, but Swanson has the athleticism to make an impact in that category if he stays aggressive on the basepaths. He's been just as hot at the plate as well, hitting .382 (13-for-34) with two homers, nine runs and 11 RBI.

Story went 3-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored in Friday's 8-7 loss to the Padres.

Story extended his hitting streak to five games with his second multi-hit effort of the season, and he also picked up his third home run in the process. The slugging shortstop is hitting .381 with a 1.268 OPS during that aforementioned streak.

Seager went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Seager launched a home run for the third consecutive game, though Los Angeles ultimately came up short in this one. Across eight games this season, Seager leads his teammates in average (.344), hits (11), on-base percentage (.417) and homers (three).

Crawford will not start Friday against the Rangers, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Crawford will hit the bench against southpaw Mike Minor, meaning he's now been out of the lineup against two of the three lefties the Giants have faced thus far. Mauricio Dubon will be the shortstop in his absence.

Ahmed is out of the lineup Friday against the Dodgers.

Ahmed started each of Arizona's first seven games at shortstop but struggled significantly at the plate, grabbing just two hits. Ketel Marte slides to shortstop in his absence, with Ildemaro Vargas starting at second base.

Seager went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two RBI and a walk during Thursday's victory over the Diamondbacks.

Seager launched a solo homer off Robbie Ray to lead off the second inning. He added another run with an RBI groundout in the fifth, and walked in the seventh. The long ball was the 26-year-old's second in as many games after he hit his first of the season during Wednesday's win over the Astros.

Seager went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's victory over Houston.

Seager opened the scoring in the contest with a solo shot to right field in the first inning. The 26-year-old has enjoyed a strong start to the season, slashing .320/.393/.520 through his first six games. Just as impressively, he ranks eighth in the league in average exit velocity (96.4 mph) and seventh in hard-hit rate (65.2 percent), per Statcast.

Crawford went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Wednesday's 7-6 win over the Padres.

Crawford had gotten off to a slow start this season with one hit in 13 at-bats, but he bounced back with his first multi-hit performance of the campaign. He has hit under the .260 threshold every year but once in his career, however, so there shouldn't be a lot of expectations for what he can do offensively. This three-hit day should at least boost his confidence going forward.

Swanson went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in a win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday.

Swanson knocked in a run with a ground-rule double in the sixth inning and subsequently came around to score on an infield single by Ozzie Albies. He also swiped a bag in the seventh frame after reaching base on a throwing error. The 26-year-old has gotten off to a hot start this season, slashing .391/.391/.739 through six games.