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Turner has been given a green light to run whenever he wants by manager Dave Martinez unless he's been specifically told to stay put, Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post reports.

Martinez's faith in his shortstop's ability on the basepaths has been rewarded, as Turner notched his ninth steal in nine attempts during Monday's loss to the Giants. Teammate Michael Taylor is enjoying the same privilege, and between the two of them they've led the Nats to the top of MLB with 27 stolen bases -- six more than the second-place White Sox -- and their overall 84.4 percent success rate also ranks the team among the league leaders. Turner set a career high with 46 steals in 98 games last year, but his current pace would see him shatter that mark.

Seager is not in the lineup Monday against the Marlins.

The young star has nine hits in the past seven games, but he'll head to the bench for his second night off of the season with lefty Jarlin Garcia taking the hill for Miami. Enrique Hernandez will pick up a start at shortstop in his stead.

Story went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Cubs.

Story had a quiet start to the weekend series at Coors Field but corrected that with his showing Sunday. Most of his damage came off left-handed starter Jose Quintana, improving his slash line to .276/.382/.552 in 29 at-bats against southpaws this season. Though that is a small sample, he has performed similarly against them in the first few seasons of his career.

Baez went 2-for-6 with a home run, double, three RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Rockies.

Baez took full advantage of his weekend at Coors Field, going 7-for-16 with two home runs and seven RBI across the three-game series. That performance served as a punctuation mark for his hot start to the season as he is slugging an incredible .736 through 72 at-bats this season.

DeJong went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's win over the Reds.

The three-run blast helped break open the game in the seventh inning, turning a 3-2 lead into a 6-2 margin. The 24-year-old is starting to heat up, as he's left the yard in back-to-back games and in three of the last five, bringing his home run total up to seven on the year -- good for a tie for third in the NL behind just Bryce Harper and Charlie Blackmon.

Ahmed went 1-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored during Sunday's win over the Padres.

Ahmed recorded his third home run and drove in his tenth and eleventh run of the season with a two-run blast in the fourth inning. Prior to Sunday's home run, he'd been struggling through a 0-for-17 stretch at the dish. Ahmed will look to turn his performance at the plate around during the Diamondbacks' upcoming series with the Phillies.

Owings will start in right field and bat fifth Sunday against the Padres.

Owings sat out the series opener Friday after exiting early a night earlier against the Padres following his collision with teammate A.J. Pollock. The utility man escaped with only a contusion on his head, so the Diamondbacks cleared Owings to start in Saturday's 6-2 win. Owings went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and was caught stealing in the contest, with his activity on the basepaths in particular suggesting that his injury wasn't anything worrisome.

Arcia (ankle) expects to be at 100 percent health in time for Tuesday's game against the Royals, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Arcia was able to run the bases and participate in fielding drills Sunday with minimal pain, so he expects to be fully ready come Tuesday. Eric Sogard is starting at shortstop Sunday in his absence.

Rojas is not in the lineup Sunday against the Brewers, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas entered the Marlins' series against the Brewers hitting .299, but after going 0-for-11 over the past three days, his season average sits at a pedestrian .256. He'll head to the bench for the first time this season with Yadiel Rivera filling in at shortstop.

Arcia (ankle) is not in the lineup Sunday against the Marlins.

Arcia will now miss his second straight game after tweaking his ankle Friday against the Marlins. The Brewers haven't ruled out a trip to the disabled list for their shortstop, but with a scheduled off day Monday, the hope is that Arcia will be able to return to the lineup Tuesday in Kansas City. Eric Sogard will again draw the start at shortstop Sunday.