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Story (forehead) is starting at shortstop and batting second Saturday versus the Padres.

Story had a bad hop Friday ricochet off his wrist and hit him in the forehead, which forced him to leave the field with the athletic trainer. The 26-year-old won't miss any additional time and will look to continue his strong start to the series after going 4-for-10 with a double and a home run through the first two games.

DeJong went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a win over the Mets on Friday.

DeJong squared up for his second home run in as many nights, blasting a game-tying, 366-foot shot to left in the eighth inning. The shortstop has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, although only one of those contests was a multi-hit effort.

Ahmed went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Nationals.

Ahmed took Max Scherzer deep to lead off the fifth inning for his fifth home run in 2019. It snapped a 14-game drought without a homer for the shortstop, who hit 16 long balls last season.

Story had to exit Friday's game against the Padres after taking a grounder off his head, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Story took a bad hop off his wrist and forehead, and the Rockies' team trainer walked him off the field shortly after. He'll be considered day-to-day until further notice.

DeJong went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against the Mets in a tie game suspended by rain in the ninth inning Thursday.

DeJong squared up on a sixth-inning Jacob deGrom offering, sending it 411 feet into the center field bleachers for his third round tripper of June. The shortstop has already matched his homer total for all of May and has now hit safely in eight of his last nine games.

Story went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in a win against San Diego on Thursday.

Story's second-inning home run -- a 410-foot blast to right field -- was his first in June and broke a season-high 10-game stretch without going yard. The fourth-year slugger still has only three hits in his last 25 at bats, striking out nine times during that stretch. Despite the recent struggles, Story is putting up a solid 2019 campaign with a season slash line of .278/.347/.527 accompanied by 16 homers, 46 RBI and 11 stolen bases.

Seager (hamstring) was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

This was expected after Seager exited Tuesday's game against the Angels with what was initially described as a Grade 2-plus left hamstring strain. According to Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register, an MRI on Wednesday revealed the shortstop is dealing with a Grade 1-to-2 strain; while the injury is less severe than the Dodgers had originally feared, an early estimated timetable for Seager's recovery is still 4-to-6 weeks. Matt Beaty (hip) was activated from the injured list in a corresponding move, while Chris Taylor represents the likeliest candidate to fill in at shortstop while Seager is on the shelf.

Baez went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and two runs scored in Wednesday's 10-1 win over the Rockies.

Baez just keeps rolling, as he now has a robust .907 OPS to go along with 17 home runs, 44 runs scored and 46 RBI through 65 games. The 26-year-old will trade in Coors Field for Dodger Stadium beginning Thursday, but he figures to keep producing elite numbers no matter what ballpark he's in.

Berti (oblique) fielded grounders Tuesday and has started a hitting and throwing progression, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

The report doesn't mention that Berti has resumed a running program or that he's been able to track fly balls, so until that happens, he probably can't be considered close to starting up a minor-league rehab assignment. Berti, who has been sidelined since May 18 with a left oblique strain, had been part of an unproductive timeshare in center field with Rosell Herrera. JT Riddle and Harold Ramirez have seemingly since surpassed both Herrera and Berti on the depth chart at the position, so the 29-year-old will likely be relegated to a utility role once healthy.

Reyes exited Wednesday's game for Triple-A Indianapolis with an undisclosed injury, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Reyes exited Wednesday's game in the top of the first inning after suffering what looked like an ankle injury. In 30 games since being optioned to Triple-A, Reyes is slashing .267/.296/.495 with five homers and three stolen bases.