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DeJong went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Tuesday's 13-4 win over the Reds.

DeJong struck out in his first at-bat, but took off from there with hits in each of his next three. The highlights of his night were a second-inning RBI double and a solo homer in the sixth. While he's now churned out multiple hits in three of his past four games, DeJong had accrued only one RBI in his previous eight games before this effort.

Crawford is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Crawford will be given the night off against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers after starting 14 consecutive games. Kelby Tomlinson will fill the void at shortstop and bat eighth in his stead.

Arcia is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates.

Arcia will head to the bench following eight straight starts as Eric Sogard takes over at shortstop. While the 23-year-old Arcia has shown more growth at the plate this season than many expected, he's been up and down since the All-Star break, and he will likely continue to sit once a week or so as the Brewers look to keep Sogard, Hernan Perez and Jonathan Villar involved.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a triple, a solo home run and a second run scored in Sunday's win over the Phillies.

The 24-year-old appears to have finally shaken off the last of his rust following his lengthy DL stay, going 8-for-20 over the last five games with five extra-base hits (two doubles, a triple and two homers). The Nats have now clinched the NL East title, so there could be more rest days coming for Turner and the rest of the starters as the team looks ahead to October, but he should be a force at the top of the order when he is in the lineup.

Gordon is out of the lineup Sunday against the Braves, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Miami's quick second baseman will get the day off while Mike Aviles fills in and hits seventh. Over his last six games, Gordon went 8-for-27 (.296), scored three runs and picked up two stolen bases.

Swanson is out of the lineup for Sunday's matchup versus Miami.

Swanson has started each game since being recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Aug. 9. In that time Swanson has shown drastic improvement from how he started the season, as he's notched a .320/.437/.433 line over the last 30 games. He'll get the day off while Johan Camargo covers shortstop and hits seventh. The Braves don't play Monday, so look for Swanson to return to the lineup Tuesday against the Nationals.

Story went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and three RBI during Saturday's win over the Dodgers.

The shortstop is putting together a respectable push of late with 10 doubles, two homers, 11 RBI, five runs and an .857 OPS through his past 15 games. While it's been a mediocre-at-best season from Story, there are still plenty of settings where he's a solid option, and maintaining his current pace through the end of the season would be a boon to his final stat line.

Camargo went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and an RBI single Saturday during the Braves' 6-5 win over the Marlins.

The big blast marked Camargo's fourth of the year and helped move his effective slash line up to .297/.330/.472 over his first 208 major-league plate appearances. It's a small sample size, and those numbers will cool, but the Braves appear content with letting him piece together at-bats across second base, third base and shortstop as they play out the string in 2017. Some deep-league fantasy players could benefit from his increased playing time.

Arcia went 3-for-5 with a double, three RBI and two runs in Saturday's 15-2 win over the Cubs.

Arcia had been hitting just .132 over 53 at-bats since Aug. 13, but he finally got back on track Saturday along with a number of his teammates in the blowout win. In spite of the extended slump, Arcia's season-long numbers -- .270 average, 14 home runs, 13 stolen bases, 52 runs -- are still quite useful from a shortstop-eligible player, so he could be worth plugging back into lineups again even if Saturday's performance doesn't prove to be a harbinger of what's to come.

Crawford is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Nationals.

After making four consecutive starts following his callup, Crawford will head to the bench as manager Pete Mackanin goes with Freddy Galvis and Maikel Franco on the left side of the infield. Crawford is just 3-for-16 to begin his big-league career, but he figures to play five days a week or so down the stretch as the Phillies evaluate for 2018.