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Turner is out of the lineup against the Phillies on Saturday.

Turner will retreat to the bench for the first time this season for a scheduled off day. With Anthony Rendon (toe) back from the disabled list, manager Davey Martinez elected to take advantage of having an extra body in the infield and placed Wilmer Difo at shortstop in Turner's stead. Expect Turner back in the lineup for Sunday's series finale.

Camargo started at shortstop in Friday's loss to the Giants, going 1-for-2 with two walks.

Dansby Swanson (wrist) hit the disabled list Friday, which pushes Camargo into the starting nine for the Braves. The switch hitter has a .280/.400/.680 with two homers in 30 plate appearances to begin the season, and while he likely won't maintain that pace, he should be able to provide some short-term fantasy value while Swanson is sidelined.

Baez went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's loss to the Cardinals.

Baez got a start at shortstop and batted eighth, as Ben Zobrist slid in at second base and batted leadoff. Baez primarily batted eighth early in the season, though he recently had gotten some run in the No. 2 hole. Cubs manager Joe Maddon is known for tinkering with his lineups, so the young infielder will likely move around more moving forward. He's been productive no matter where he's hit, posting a .287/.336/.620 slash line to this point.

Crawford went 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's 9-4 victory over Atlanta.

Crawford didn't have a multi-hit game since April 13 prior to Wednesday, but has now done so in back-to-back games. The home run is his third of the season and only his seventh total extra-base hit. The 31-year-old appears headed in the right direction after starting the season with career-worst strikeout (28.3 percent) and walk rates (5.7 percent), but he still has significant work to do on his .223/.261/.350 line.

Swanson was put on the 10-day disabled list prior to Friday's game due to left wrist inflammation.

Since Swanson's sore left wrist didn't appear to be healing as quickly as the team would've hoped, both parties agreed that a short stint on the disabled list was the best route. The shortstop will be eligible to return against the Marlins on May 13. In a corresponding move, Preston Tucker was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett.

Castro is in the lineup for the third game in a row Friday against the Mets, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Castro has started at second base in every game since being called up Tuesday. He seems entrenched as the temporary starter while DJ LeMahieu is out with a hamstring injury, though LeMahieu is eligible to return Tuesday, so Castro's window may not stay open long. The 25-year-old is just 1-for-8 so far this year, but with a few more hits over the weekend could make a case to remain on the roster once LeMahieu returns, as fellow utility man Pat Valaika is hitting just .091/.167/.145 through his first 61 plate appearances.

Swanson (wrist) is not in the lineup Friday against San Francisco.

Expectedly, Swanson will sit for a second straight game after suffering a left wrist injury Wednesday. Johan Camargo will start at shortstop and bat seventh.

Turner went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer Thursday against the Pirates.

Turner helped the Nationals secure the series sweep with his go-ahead homer in the sixth inning. It was just his second homer of the season -- and his first since March 31 -- but Turner has been hitting the ball hard this season, so there's reason to believe that his homers will start to come. He's now hitting a solid .281/.374/.398 with 16 runs and 12 stolen bases through 32 games.

Manager Brian Snitker said that Swanson (wrist) will likely remain on the bench for Friday's game against San Francisco, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Swanson didn't play Thursday after being removed from Wednesday's game with a sore left wrist. Johan Camargo will likely get another start in the infield in his place. There has been no further update on Swanson's status, and it doesn't appear as though this injury is serious enough for a trip to the disabled list, so consider him day-to-day.

Swanson (wrist) is not expected to play Thursday against the Mets, David O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Swanson was lifted from Wednesday's game against the Mets for precautionary reasons with a sore left wrist. While he's being labeled as day-to-day, it sounds like the Braves will play it safe and hold him out of the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale with hopes of him returning to action Friday. Johan Camargo will likely start at shortstop in his stead.