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Edman went 3-for-4 with two doubles in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Reds.

Getting the start at third base and hitting leadoff, Edman did an excellent job setting the table but got no help from the rest of the St. Louis lineup -- the team managed only six hits in total, and none from the two through five hitters. The rookie is now slashing .275/.301/.513 through his first 29 big-league games.

Arcia is not in the lineup Saturday against Arizona.

Arcia owns an awful .272 OPS over his last nine games. Tyler Saladino, who owns an even worse .241 OPS in 19 games this season, starts in his place at shortstop.

DeJong went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in Friday's 12-11 win over the Reds.

His two-run shot off Robert Stephenson in the seventh inning actually proved to be the game-winning hit for the Cards. DeJong has now homered in consecutive games after going more than a month without leaving the yard, and the shortstop is slashing .254/.334/.444 on the year with 15 home runs and 44 RBI in 94 games.

Baez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Friday's 6-5 win over the Padres.

Baez continues to have another productive campaign, as he's now up to 23 home runs and 64 RBI through 95 games. While those numbers are in line with last season's stats, the 26-year-old has been noticeably less active on the basepaths, with only five steals this year compared to 21 in 2018.

Edman went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in a win over the Pirates on Thursday.

The rookie operated out of the leadoff spot once again and provided the big blast of the contest, launching a 408-foot shot to right with the bases juiced in the sixth inning to snap a 3-3 tie. The homer was only Edman's second, but the fact he plated four runs with it pushed his July RBI total to an impressive 10 over 12 games (eight starts).

Edman went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs in a win over the Pirates on Wednesday.

Edman was productive out of the leadoff spot, setting the table in a fashion befitting of that role. The rookie's season line currently sits at .258/.290/.470 across 69 plate appearances, but the majority of his success has come from spots other than the top of the order. Even factoring in Wednesday's production, Edman is hitting just .213 in 49 plate appearances when leading off.

Seager is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Phillies, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Seager and A.J. Pollock only recently returned from extended stints on the injured list, so both will be given a breather as the Dodgers and Phillies conclude their series with a day game after a night game. Enrique Hernandez checks in at shortstop for Seager, who has recorded four hits in 22 at-bats in his first six games back in action.

Story went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 11-8 loss to the Giants.

Story finished only a single short of the cycle, but he didn't have a legitimate chance of attaining the feat since he hit the homer during the ninth inning. The 26-year-old has a .250/.294/.625 slash line with five home runs in 12 games since coming off the injured list July 2.

Crawford is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Rockies, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Crawford is 10-for-24 with four home runs and 12 RBI since the All-Star break, but he'll head to the bench Wednesday following a string of six straight starts. In his place, Donovan Solano is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth.

Arcia is not starting Tuesday against Atlanta.

Arcia heads to the bench for the third time in six games. Tyler Saladino again takes over at shortstop.