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Seager is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

With a lefty (Jon Lester) on the mound for Chicago and the Dodgers and Cubs playing a day game after a night game, manager Dave Roberts decided it was a good time to give the lefty-hitting Seager a break. Unless he makes an appearance off the bench, Seager will put his five-game hitting streak on hold while Chris Taylor checks in as the Dodgers' starting shortstop for the afternoon.

Ahmed went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs in an 11-2 victory against the Pirates on Wednesday.

The veteran shortstop was hitting just .167 in the five games prior to Wednesday, and he didn't have a single extra-base hit during that stretch. A strong start to the year, though, has kept Ahmed's numbers at more than respectable levels. He doesn't walk much and the lack of homers has capped his slugging percentage, but Ahmed is slashing .269/.300/.409 with nine extra-base hits, 11 RBI, 18 runs and two steals this season.

Baez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 7-6 win over the Dodgers.

Baez hit his second home run in as many nights and eighth through 22 games this season. He set a career high with 34 long balls in 2018, and the dynamic 26-year-old is on pace to easily surpass that figure this year.

Story went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, a walk and three runs in the Rockies' 9-5 win over the Nationals on Wednesday.

It was an active day for the shortstop, who reached base three times and scored three of his team's nine runs. The multi-hit game boosts Story's slash line up to .292/.361/.500 with five homers and 15 RBI over 96 at-bats to go along with six stolen bases in eight attempts.

DeJong went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Brewers.

DeJong took Alex Wilson deep in the eighth inning to provide the go-ahead run for the Cardinals. It was his fifth home run of the season and brought his extra-base hit total to 17 for the campaign. With an excellent .337/.394/.632 line through 104 plate appearances, DeJong has gotten off to a quick start.

Arcia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Arcia took Daniel Ponce de Leon deep in the fifth inning for his fourth home run of the season. Though he's already exceeded his home run total from 2018, Arcia has struggled to hit for a respectable average and is buried at the bottom of the team's batting order. That his limited his stolen-base opportunities early on.

Baez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and two runs scored in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Dodgers.

Baez just keeps rolling, as he now has seven home runs, 18 RBI and 19 runs scored through 21 games this season. The 26-year-old finished second in National League MVP voting last season, and he appears destined to be in that conversation again in 2019 based on his production so far.

Berti is starting at third base and batting ninth Tuesday against the Indians, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Berti's contract was selected by the Marlins on Saturday, and after walking in his lone at-bat thus far, he'll receive an opportunity to enter the starting lineup Tuesday. The Marlins will bump their usual starter at third base, Brian Anderson, to right field, opening up the hot corner for Berti.

Turner (finger) has been participating in baseball activities but still hasn't resumed throwing, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

Turner has progressed to taking groundballs along with other baseball activities, although he'll need to begin throwing in the near future if he has any shot of returning by his original 4-to-6 week time frame. Washington has yet to issue a firm timetable for his activation at this point.

Baez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

With the game tied 1-1, Baez started the bottom of the ninth inning with a double, then came around to score the winning run on David Bote's walkoff single. Baez is now batting .302 this season with a .938 OPS, 17 RBI and 17 runs scored across 20 games.