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Arcia is out of the lineup Friday against the Rockies.

Arcia is expected to retain a significant role despite the recent acquisitions of Mike Moustakas and Jonathan Schoop, but he'll certainly lose at least a bit of playing time. The Brewers will go for an all-offense approach Friday, with Moustakas bumping Travis Shaw to second and Shaw bumping Schoop to shortstop.

Swanson is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets.

Swanson is 3-for-23 over his last seven games and will head to the bench for Friday's contest. Charlie Culberson will start at shortstop and bat eighth for the Braves.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, two runs scored and four RBI in the 10-4 win over the Reds.

Turner did it all at the plate Thursday, bringing his 2018 totals to 14 long balls and 30 stolen bases. He's now set a new career-high in home runs and has hit the 30 stolen base mark for the third straight season. The 25-year-old infielder has established himself as an elite fantasy performer and should continue building on his strong numbers.

DeJong is out of the lineup versus Colorado on Thursday.

DeJong will retreat to the bench for Thursday's getaway day while Yairo Munoz draws a start at shortstop in his stead. Across 13 games since the All-Star break, DeJong has slashed .196/.246/.333 with eight RBI.

Turner went 1-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and two stolen bases in Wednesday's win over the Mets.

The off-field furor over his old tweets hasn't impacted Turner's play at all, as the shortstop has gone 12-for-30 (.400) over his last six games with two doubles, a triple, a homer, three RBI, six steals and 10 runs. He now leads the majors with 28 stolen bases, and he'll need to continue surging if the Nats are going to have any chance of making a late push for a playoff spot.

Arcia is out of Wednesday's starting nine against the Dodgers.

Arcia is slated for a day off after making six straight starts since returning from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Hernan Perez will take over at shortstop and bat seventh in his stead.

Rojas is out of the lineup against the Braves on Wednesday, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas will retreat to the bench following four straight starts, going 5-for-16 (.313 average) with one RBI during that stretch. In his absence, JT Riddle will start at shortstop and bat seventh.

Crawford went 2-for-5 with an RBI in Tuesday's extra-inning victory over the Padres.

Crawford's 10th-inning RBI single off Phil Maton proved to be the deciding run in a narrow victory. The All-Star shortstop struggled to the tune of a .200/.283/.242 slash line in July, but he finished the month on a positive note with three multi-hit games over the final six contests.

The Phillies transferred Crawford's (hand) rehab assignment to High-A Clearwater on Wednesday, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Crawford made his first rehab appearance Monday with the Phillies' rookie-level Gulf Coast League affiliate and walked in four of his five plate appearances. The 23-year-old is expected to start at shortstop Wednesday for Clearwater, but it's not expected he'll play the full nine innings as he works back from a fractured left hand. Crawford, who has been sidelined since June 19 with the injury, will likely require at least one more rehab game beyond Wednesday's before the Phillies are comfortable activating him from the 10-day disabled list.

Ahmed went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, two RBI, two runs scored and a strikeout in Tuesday's win over the Rangers.

Ahmed helped break the contest open, driving in a couple on his double in the fourth to put Arizona ahead by four. The 28-year-old finishes July with an impressive .302/.340/.581 slash line has already set career highs this season with 14 home runs and 53 RBI.