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Story went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in Thursday's 10-3 routing of Arizona.

Story is absolutely raking down the stretch, already with seven home runs and 17 RBI in the month of September. On the year, the 25-year-old shortstop has 33 homers, 102 RBI and a .906 OPS. It will be hard for voters to ignore his name in the NL MVP conversation.

Arcia is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs.

Arcia will receive a breather after starting the first two games of this series. In his absence, Hernan Perez will start at shortstop and hit sixth.

DeJong is out of the lineup against Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

DeJong will receive a breather following 15 straight games in the starting lineup. In his place, Yairo Munoz will start at shortstop and bat fifth. Look for DeJong to return to the lineup for Thursday's series opener versus the Dodgers.

Crawford went 2-for-4 with the Giants' lone RBI in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Atlanta.

Crawford was dealing with a balky knee last week, but he has since started three consecutive contests. The 31-year-old has taken a step back in the RBI category (51 through 135 games), but he should get a last-ditch opportunity to pad his total while batting cleanup for a Giants lineup that is without several of its Opening Day starters.

Camargo (groin) is targeting a Friday return to action against the Nationals, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

He left Tuesday's game against the Giants with left groin tightness and will sit out Wednesday's game as well. The Braves have an off day Thursday, so the hope is that the two days off will be enough to get Camargo back in the lineup for this weekend's series. He said it felt more like a cramp than a strain, and is confident he will be ready to play Friday. Camargo is 10-for-41 with three home runs in 11 September games.

Camargo left Tuesday's game against the Giants with left groin tightness, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Camargo pulled up while running to first base during the third inning and exited the game. The 24-year-old should be considered day-to-day for now, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him at least out of the lineup Wednesday with a scheduled off day to follow Thursday.

Camargo exited Tuesday's game at San Francisco with an apparent groin injury, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Camargo pulled up during the third inning after he reached on an error and subsequently left the game. Charlie Culberson ran for Camargo and stayed in the game at third base for the Braves.

Story went 1-for-4 with a three-run shot in Monday's win over the Diamondbacks.

Story had been 1-for-12 since his three-homer game, so it was good to see him break out of the mini-slump. Story now has 32 home runs on the season and is just one RBI away from the century mark. He's produced across the board with a .293 average, 78 runs and 25 steals.

DeJong went 2-for-4 with a run in a win over the Tigers on Sunday.

The multi-hit effort came on the heels of a Saturday night solo home run for the shortstop, who's now gone deep on three occasions over his last nine games. DeJong has seen his average (.231) take a precipitous drop from the .285 figure he mustered in his rookie 2017 campaign, but a thumb injury earlier this season that cost him nearly two months could certainly have been a drag on his overall development as a young hitter. The 24-year-old is encouragingly putting good wood on the ball since the All-Star break, however, smacking a total of 19 extra-base hits (nine doubles, one triple, nine homers) over 203 second-half plate appearances.

Ahmed went 1-for-2 with two walks and two RBI on Sunday against the Braves.

Ahmed came through with a timely single in the sixth inning to drive in both baserunners. He now has 65 RBI on the season, nearly double his previous career best. Despite hitting only .248 for the season, Ahmed has managed to hit .283/.327/.455 since the All-Star break.