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Diaz (face) will head to the hospital Monday night for additional tests, but the team does not expect an orbital bone fracture, Jennifer Langosch of MLB.com reports.

This appears to be positive news for Diaz, as an orbital bone fracture would likely require missing extended time. The rookie left Monday's game against Kansas City after fouling a pitch off his face.

Diaz left Monday's game against Kansas City in the ninth inning after fouling a ball off his face, FOX Sports Midwest reports.

Diaz was in the middle of his fourth at-bat when the accident occurred. Fortunately, the rookie was able to walk off the field under his own power and should be considered day-to-day. If Diaz is forced to miss time, Greg Garcia could be the benefactor of increased playing time at shortstop.

Ahemd is in the lineup Monday against the Phillies.

With Ahmed starting at shortstop, Jean Segura will move over to second base and Brandon Drury will have the night off. Ahmed's performance has been underwhelming as of late, as he's hitting just .214 over the last 14 days.

Crawford is out of the lineup for Monday's contest against the Athletics.

Crawford will have the night to rest and will be replaced by Ramiro Pena. Pena has played well as of late, having gone 9-for-22 in the last seven days. Crawford may return to the lineup for Tuesday's outing against Oakland when the Giants face the right-handed Kendall Graveman.

Story (finger) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.

Story will sit out after being hit by a pitch in the ninth inning of Sunday's game. The 23-year-old is in the middle of a breakout season, hiting .271 with 19 home runs, 50 RBI and 47 runs, but will continue to be day-to-day while he rests his finger.

Seager is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates, according to David Vassegh of AM 570 LA reports.

Seager is riding a 10-game hitting streak, but he has not had a day off since June 8, so manager Dave Roberts decided to give him one Monday. Chris Taylor will get the start at shortstop in Seager's place.

An X-ray on Story's right middle finger did not reveal any broken bones after Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.

Story was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning, eventually coming around to score on Mark Reynolds' walk-off home run. The rookie slugger may miss time despite getting some good news from the X-ray, as his finger is reportedly "sore and swollen". Story went 2-for-2 with a home run and two walks in Sunday's game, improving his batting line to .271/.339/.559 in the process. The Rockies may need a Monday call-up to help with depth in the middle infield, as starting second Daniel LeMahieu (bruised knee) was also injured Sunday.

Story will bat cleanup for the first time this season Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.

Story has hit primarily out of the five-spot since get usurped by DJ LeMahieu for the second spot in the order at the end of May. Now, he'll get an opportunity to bat cleanup, sandwiched between RBI machines Nolan Arenado and Carlos Gonzalez. It's unclear if manager Walt Weiss plans to continue with this lineup after Sunday, but a strong performance from Story during the afternoon contest could only help his case.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mets.

D'Arnaud was off to a hot start during his tenure with the Braves, but has fizzled out of late and has seems to have lost his starting job to Adonis Garcia, who will start for the third straight game. Furthermore, Jace Peterson seems to have settled in as the Braves' everyday option at second baseman and as their leadoff hitter, closing off another avenue to playing time for d'Arnaud.

Ahmed is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.

Ahmed will effectively sit for the third time in four games, giving way to Jean Segura at shortstop with Brandon Drury at second. A .576 OPS simply isn't cutting it for Ahmed, so look for him to continue to lose playing time until he shows signs of turning things around (if he even gets that chance).