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d'Arnaud went 2-for-6 with a two-run homer Friday against the Marlins.

d'Arnaud's first homer of the year gave the Braves the lead in the fifth inning after trailing until that point. After not driving in a run in seven straight games, he's now driven in multiple runs in each of his last two contests.

Story (finger) remains out of the lineup Friday against the Dodgers, Eric Stephen of SB Nation reports.

Evidently, back-to-back off days did not provide Story with sufficient rest for his ailing finger, as the Rockies are set to start Cristhian Adames at short again Friday. Story's availability for the rest of the weekend is up in the air, but there has been nothing to suggest a DL move is imminent.

Diaz (face) is back in the lineup Friday, batting second and starting at shortstop.

Diaz was involved in a scary instance Monday when he fouled a ball off his face, which caused severe swelling around his eye. He ultimately missed three games as a result, but he'll draw back in Friday for the Cardinals' series opener against the Brewers.

Crawford went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, two RBI, a walk and a run in Thursday's 12-6 victory over the A's.

The veteran shortstop closed out June with a flourish, tallying multi-hit efforts in three of his last four contests while driving in 10 runs over that span. Although he enjoyed a very productive month, Crawford's homer Thursday actually was his first since way back on May 19. Despite the long-ball drought, a 23 RBI haul in June has brought his season total to 52 in that category, which tops all shortstops in MLB.

Baez went 2-for-5 with a solo homer Thursday at the Mets.

Baez's eighth bomb of the year gave the Cubs a 3-0 lead in a game they'd go on to lose. He's now hit safely in six of his last seven games, and he's slashing .269/.311/.456.

Seager went 2-for-4 with a two-run blast in Thursday's decisive 8-1 victory over the Brewers.

The Dodgers are pushing to get the NL Rookie of the Year candidate in the All-Star Game, and Seager again did his part with his 17th home run, a single, an intentional walk and extending his hitting streak to 13 games. Seager is third in the NL All-Star voting at shortstop behind the Cubs' Addison Russell and the Rockies' Trevor Story.

Diaz (face) is not in the lineup Thursday against the Royals.

Diaz will now miss his third straight game after taking a foul ball off his face in Monday's contest. There's no indication that the situation will require a DL stint, but it's possible the 25-year-old remains sidelined for a couple more games. Greg Garcia will draw another start at shortstop Thursday and figures to continue filling in however long Diaz is out.

With Ozzie Albies being sent back to Double-A to play second base, it seems safe to assume the Braves view Swanson as their shortstop of the future, MLB.com's Mark Bowman reports.

It had been up in the air as to whether Swanson or Albies would have to move off shortstop to man the keystone when the two reached the majors together, and now that question seems to be answered. Instead of promoting Swanson to Triple-A, they opted to demote Albies to Double-A to allow the two to work together in the middle of the infield. This suggests neither player is particularly close to reaching the majors this season. That said, they should spend a good chunk of 2017 turning double plays together at the big league level.

Seager went 1-for-4 with a double in Wednesday's 7-0 loss to the Brewers.

The Dodgers phenom had the team's sole extra-base hit on a night when Brewers starter Junior Guerra stymied hitters across the lineup. Seager managed to extend his hitting streak to 12 games, and is now hitting .337 (33-for-98) during June while raising his season average 18 points in the process.

Tejada will start at third base for Wednesday's game against the A's after his contract was purchased by the Giants prior to the game, Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News reports.

Tejada is in the lineup at third base while batting ninth Wednesday, which will be his first game back in the majors since May 26 when he was a member of the Cardinals. He was just 6-for-34 during his time with St. Louis, batting a quadriceps injury, but will bring solid defense to the Giants' infield while he is with the club.