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Crawford (pinkie) will sit out Wednesday's game, but will be evaluated on a day-to-day basis going forward, CSN Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic reports.

After leaving Tuesday's game with a dislocated left pinkie suffered on a slide into third base, his finger was popped back into place. Crawford acknowledged that his finger will be swollen and sore Wednesday, and manager Bruce Bochy indicated that Ehire Adrianza will get at least one start at shortstop while Crawford heals. Joe Panik apparently missed three games with the same injury last year, but the fact that Crawford throws right-handed and the Giants are battling for a playoff spot might allow him to miss less than three games.

Crawford left Tuesday's game with a dislocated left pinkie finger.

It is unclear how much time Crawford will miss with the injury. For what it's worth, he bats left-handed and throws right-handed, so after the injury is tended to, it shouldn't affect his ability to play the field. He suffered the injury on a rough slide into third base in the second inning of Tuesday's game while trying to go first to third after singling. Ehire Adrianza, who moved over to shortstop Tuesday, figures to fill in if Crawford misses further time.

Crawford left Tuesday's game in the second inning with an apparent hand/wrist injury after a hard slide at third base, CSN Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic reports.

He tried to go first to third on a Brandon Belt hit after singling in the second inning and was gunned out at third base while also injuring himself during the slide. Joe Panik entered the game at second base and Ehire Adrianza moved from second base to shortstop. His status will be updated when the team provides an official diagnosis of the injury.

Diaz is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies.

After not being expected to start at the beginning of spring training, Diaz has become one of the best hitting shortstops in the league. Despite that, the all-star will get the night off and cede Tuesday's start at shortstop to Jedd Gyorko.

Swanson went 3-for-5 with a steal, three RBI and a run as the No. 8 hitter in Monday's win over the Mets.

The 2015 No. 1 overall pick is now hitting .305 in his first 95 at-bats, although he's shown only modest pop and speed so far (two homers, two steals). The 22-year-old Swanson hit only .261 with eight homers in 84 Double-A games, so he's not a good bet for sustained fantasy value in his first taste of the majors, but the former Vanderbilt star is a promising asset for next season.

Sardinas is not in the lineup Monday against the Diamondbacks.

Sardinas has been swinging a hot bat of late (eight hits over his past six games), but he'll head to the bench for a regular day off. Adam Rosales will take over as the shortstop for Monday night's matchup.

Owings went 2-for-7 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Sunday's 10-9 win over the Dodgers.

Owings helped Arizona prevail in 12 innings, doubling home a run in the fourth and smacking a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth. The 25-year-old hasn't shown great power with only four homers and 24 doubles this season, but he's flashed more pop lately with a dozen extra-base hits over his last 19 games. He's slashing .284/.325/.433 in 388 at-bats.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Giants.

Diaz put St. Louis on the board with his two-run shot off Albert Suarez, breaking a scoreless tie with his 16th home run of the year. He also notched his 26th double, boosting his slash line to .307/.372/.523. The 26-year-old rookie has emerged as one of the National League's best-hitting shortstops this season, showing surprising power along with good contact skills.

Turner went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo homers, walk and stolen base in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Braves.

The dynamic leadoff man continues to terrorize pitching around the majors and was the only member of the Nationals line to have an impact Saturday. He led off the game with a 374-foot solo shot to left and followed up with a 389-foot encore in the fifth to get Washington to within 3-2. Turner has five multi-hit outings in his last six games and 10 overall in what has been an outstanding September so far. He also has three homers in his last pair of contests and is now slashing .356/.377/.585 in 253 at-bats.

Crawford was moved down to sixth in the batting order Friday, going 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in an 8-2 win over St. Louis.

Crawford had spent some time over the past couple of weeks batting cleanup for a struggling Giants offense. He didn't play his way out of the role; Hunter Pence and Brandon Belt have just been swinging hot bats of late, affording manager Bruce Bochy the luxury of putting his core pieces back in their usual lineup slots. Moving out of the cleanup spot is never a positive for a player's fantasy value, but Crawford accrued the majority of his 80 RBI batting fifth, sixth or seventh this season, so his value won't take a big dip, especially with so many solid on-base options batting in front of the All-Star shortstop.