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Herrera is not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Herrera saw fairly regular action through the first 10 games of the year but has now been in the lineup only once in the past six contests. The 26-year-old can play all three outfield spots but has seen only two starts in right field despite Garrett Cooper (calf) being on the injured list, with Peter O'Brien -- prior to his demotion -- and Austin Dean instead garnering the recent starts.

Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas began the season in a short-side platoon at shortstop with JT Riddle but had started the last four games entering Sunday. Rojas has certainly looked the better of the two at the plate with a .316/.372/.421 slash line. Riddle will nonetheless enter the starting lineup for the series finale, batting sixth.

Arcia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Dodgers.

The shortstop hasn't been able to catch fire at the plate yet this season, managing a .222/.286/.444 slash line through 14 games, but his three homers already matches his total from all of last year. Arcia did slug 15 jacks in 2017, so some modest power numbers aren't a huge surprise, but fantasy GMs who rostered him are likely hoping he doesn't forget to run as well -- he has yet to even attempt a stolen base.

Baez won't play Sunday against the Angels with the contest being postponed due to inclement weather in Chicago, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

A makeup date for the interleague game has yet to be announced. Baez and the Cubs will be back in action Monday, when the team kicks off a three-game series in Miami.

Ahmed went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Padres.

Ahmed hit his sixth double and collected a fifth multi-hit game over 15 games, but he couldn't deliver in the most crucial moment with the bases loaded in the seventh inning. His sharp comebacker was expertly handled by Padres reliever Trey Wingenter, who initiated a 1-2-3 double play. Ahmed continues to hit, slashing .310/.323/.466, but remains in the lower third of a Diamondbacks batting order that has cooled off since a hot first week.

Rojas went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and one RBI in Saturday's 10-3 win over the Phillies.

Rojas had his second three-hit game of the season as he received the start at shortstop for the fourth straight game. The 30-year-old is slashing .316/.372/.421 with four doubles and six RBI through 38 at-bats.

Baez went 3-for-5 with three doubles and two RBI in a 6-5 loss to the Angels on Saturday.

The infielder was 1-for-12 in his last three games, so this was a nice performance to break out of that mini-slump. Despite that small cold streak, Baez already has four homers, 12 RBI and nine runs in 61 at-bats. He is also hitting .262 in 14 games this season.

Crawford is on the bench Saturday against the Rockies.

Crawford sits for just the second time this season. Yangervis Solarte starts at shortstop in his place.

Seager went 2-for-3 with two walks, a solo home run and two runs scored in Friday's loss to the Brewers.

Seager shook off a HBP earlier in the week and got to Corbin Burnes, turning around a 95.8 mph fastball for his second home run of the season. The narrative was that Seager was scuffling a bit coming off two surgeries (elbow, hip), but he has bumped his line from .222/.340/.333 to .280/.410/.480 in the span of two days.

Seager (hamstring) is starting at shortstop and will bat second Friday against Milwaukee, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Seager was lifted from Thursday's matchup with the Cardinals due to a left hamstring bruise, but he'll be ready to roll for the series opener. He's 6-for-15 with three doubles and an RBI over his previous five contests.