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Seager suffered an injury to his left hand during Monday's game and has already been ruled out Tuesday against the Rockies, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

Seager sustained the injury after being hit by a pitch Monday, but X-rays came back negative and it seems as though he's just dealing with swelling. He'll have an opportunity to return Wednesday, since manager Dave Roberts had actually planned on resting Seager on Tuesday anyway.

Diaz (thumb) is expected to face live pitching in the near future, Jim Hayes of Fox Sports Midwest reports.

Diaz's appointment to track his rehab progress went well, so he'll soon add hitting to his current training regimen. He'll likely return to Florida and continue his rehab process. At this point, a timeframe for his eventual return isn't available. However, the club should have a better idea of when Diaz will come off the DL once he begins hitting.

Crawford batted cleanup and went 3-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 13-4 win over the Braves.

Crawford's now hitting .307/.360/.525 during a hot month of August, and he's provided 76 RBI on the season -- fourth among all shortstops. That trend should continue as long as Crawford is batting in the middle third of the Giants' lineup.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Rockies.

The homer was his fifth in 177 big league at-bats this season after he hit just nine in 519 at-bats over the last two years at Triple-A. Turner's .345 batting average and 17 steals in 20 attempts are the main drivers of his fantasy value, but if he can show the potential to provide double-digit home runs as well, he'll head into 2017 as one of the top options on the board at shortstop.

Sardinas will start at shortstop and bat eighth in the order Sunday against the Marlins.

Although veteran Alexei Ramirez lingers on the roster as a far more experienced option at shortstop, the non-contending Padres are content to give the 23-year-old Sardinas a chance at showcasing his abilities in a full-time role. He'll be making his sixth consecutive start at shortstop Sunday, and the early returns have been somewhat encouraging. Over 14 at-bats to date with the Padres, Sardinas has recorded four hits (including a home run) while driving in four, scoring three runs and walking three times.

Swanson is out of Sunday's lineup against the Giants.

The Braves are continuing to give their prized rookie regular days off, as they opt to start Chase d'Arnaud at shortstop for Sunday's series finale against San Francisco. After playing in 10 MLB games, Swanson owns a .278 batting average and .308 on-base percentage.

Gordon is in Sunday's lineup against the Padres, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Gordon was out of the starting lineup for Friday and Saturday's games, but he'll return to his normal leadoff spot Sunday. Gordon is hitting just .200 over the last seven games, but will have the chance to get back on track as Luis Perdomo takes the mound for San Diego.

Seager went 1-for-4 with a first-inning solo homer in Saturday's 3-2 victory over the Cubs.

The standout shortstop took Jason Hammel deep in the first to open the scoring for the Dodgers, his third straight game with a hit. Seager has also hit safely in 17 of his last 18 games during what has been a standout August in which he's tallied seven doubles, five homers and 12 RBI.

Turner went 2-for-6 with a stolen base in Saturday's 9-4 extra-inning loss to the Rockies.

The dynamic leadoff man continued to be a highly effective table-setter Saturday, getting on base twice and swiping his 17th bag of the season. Turner has now rattled off five consecutive multi-hit efforts, although he's only managed one extra-base hit, a double, over that span. However, the 23-year-old continues to put together a spectacular rookie campaign, slashing .341/.363/.532 over 173 at-bats.

Gordon is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Robert Andino will man second base and lead off against lefty Clayton Richard following his two-hit effort Friday night, as Gordon sits for a second straight game. Gordon did end up coming off the bench and logging three at-bats Friday, finishing 0-for-3, so it doesn't seem as though an injury is in play. Gordon is batting .286 and is 8-for-12 in stolen base attempts in August.