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Baez was diagnosed with a bruised knee after fouling a pitch off himself during Monday's win over the Cardinals, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports. "I thought [the injury] was really bad," Baez said. "I only felt my knee. Afterwards, it was a big bruise and sore. It was like jumping into a cold tub, and my whole leg was freezing."

Fortunately for the Cubs, it appears the young infielder was able to avoid a significant setback, which didn't seem to be the case initially after he was on the ground for about two minutes after his foul ball struck his knee in the eighth inning. Baez was able to stay in the game and resume his at-bat, reaching base on a single before the Cubs pulled him from the contest. Baez could still be a little banged up entering Tuesday's contest, but it seems as though he'll have a good chance to play if he experiences no overwhelming pain while running prior to the game.

Baez fouled a ball off his knee that forced him to leave Monday's game, but he could be back in Tuesday's lineup, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Baez was able to stay in the game after fouling the ball off his leg, but was removed after singling. If he isn't back Tuesday, expect him back at some point during this current four-game series with St. Louis.

Baez was removed with an undisclosed injury after a single in Monday's game against the Cardinals, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Baez immediately motioned for the trainer after the base hit and was able to walk off the field under his own power. The nature and severity of the injury are currently unclear, so consider him day-to-day until the Cubs can get a good look at him.

Crawford is out of the lineup Monday against the Nationals.

Since being called up to the big leagues Sept. 5, Crawford has started 18 of Philadelphia's 22 games. In that time, he's slashed .232/.362/.339 while spending time at second base and shortstop, but mostly the hot corner. Coming off Sunday's 0-for-3 effort, in which he struck out twice, Crawford will get the night off and give way to Maikel Franco at third base.

Camargo is out of the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Mets.

Camargo will cede duties at third base to Rio Ruiz, who will draw his third straight start at the position. Because Camargo possesses the versatility to play all over the infield, he still looks to have a path to stable at-bats over the final week of the season, making him a decent option for fantasy owners searching for help in the batting-average department.

Baez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

After five straight starts -- a stretch over which he went 5-for-16 with two RBI -- Baez will be afforded a day of rest ahead of the series finale against Chase Anderson and the Brewers.

Manager Pete Mackanin said Crawford will get a start at shortstop Sunday, Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia reports.

Crawford has started 16 of the Phillies' 18 games since he was promoted from Triple-A Lehigh Valley but has made only three starts at shortstop, his natural position. The 22-year-old has hit just .245 in his 53 at-bats, but he does have a solid .379 on-base percentage. If the Phillies want to keep Crawford in the majors next year, they may need to open up a spot in their infield by trading Freddy Galvis or Maikel Franco this offseason.

Camargo is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

Camargo will be held out Saturday after starting the last three games at first base. Rio Ruiz will man the hot corner in Camargo's place.

Owings (finger) hopes to return to the DIamondbacks during their National League Divisional Series matchup, Jarrid Denney of MLB.com reports.

Owings is eligible to return from the 60-day disabled list for the Diamondbacks' final series of the regular season against the Royals that begins Sept. 29, but he won't be an option for those games after his meeting Friday with hand specialist Dr. Don Sheridan revealed that the shortstop's fractured right middle finger hasn't healed completely. While the Diamondbacks won't benefit from the opportunity to assess Owings' health heading into the postseason by getting him a few regular-season games under his belt, he'll still be able to do some baseball activities while he waits for the finger to improve. Owings took batting practice in the cage, played catch and hit some underhand flips on the field prior to the Diamondbacks' game Friday against the Marlins.

Gordon went 3-for-6 with a double, a run scored, an RBI and his 56th stolen base of the year in Friday's 13-11 loss to the Diamondbacks.

It's his fifth multi-hit performance in his last six games, and Gordon is now slashing a magnificent .373/.381/.506 in September with a homer, eight steals, six RBI and 13 runs in 19 games as he finishes the season on a high note.