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Crawford went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and a pair of RBI in Friday's win over Tampa Bay.

Crawford has been on a bit of a power drought recently, failing to hit a home run since May 20. Despite the lack of homers, he has done a great job of driving in runs this month, recording 10 RBI in 14 June games. Crawford is the type of player to get red-hot for stretches, so his owners should be patient with him as the power will return.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

Jace Peterson will get the start at second base in a matchup with right-handed pitcher Anthony DeSclafani of the Reds, likely in order to optimize the matchups as Peterson is a lefty. D'Arnaud has hit for a rather empty .300 average in 100 at-bats so far this season, and the counting stats will likely continue to underwhelm given the lack of quality bats in the Braves' lineup.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros.

Diaz gets his first day off in the month of June after starting 12 games in a row dating back to late May. Greg Garcia will get a rare start at short Tuesday and bat eighth in the order against Houston.

Seager hit a solo home run, scored twice and walked in a 2-for-4 game Monday against the Dodgers.

Seager's 15 home runs puts him just one behind Manny Machado and Trevor Story for the major league lead among shortstops, as his power production has blossomed earlier than anyone could have predicted. He reached 20 home runs just once in the minor leagues but is well on his way to do that in his first major league season this year. Seager was never going to match his .337/.425/.561 line from his brief stint last year, but he's proving his hot debut was no fluke.

Tejada agreed to a minor league contract with the Giants on Monday, KNBR reports.

Tejada was limited by a quadriceps injury early and was just 6-for-34 (.176) in 23 games for the Cardinals earlier this season. He will serve as organizational infield depth for the Giants, who recently lost Kelby Tomlinson to a thumb injury and called up Ramiro Pena to replace him. In 116 games for the Mets last year, he hit .261/.338/.350, as he brings decent plate discipline and a solid glove to the shortstop position.

Crawford, 21, is batting just .165/.272/.190 with five RBI and one steal through 21 games at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Crawford is still working out the kinks since being promoted from Double-A, though the sample size is small and he is just 21 years of age. The Phils should be in no rush to promote Crawford to the bigs, meaning that he'll have plenty of time to turn things around at this level.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds.

D'Arnaud has been one of the few bright spots in Atlanta's lineup this season, so it's no surprise that the 29-year-old is just now getting his first day off of the month. The California native is leading the team in batting average and is second in on-base percentage, boasting a slash line of .309/.362/.402 to go along with with three RBI and four stolen bases through 28 games this season.

Baez went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, three RBI and his fifth home run of the season in Sunday's 13-2 rout of the Braves.

He's having an impressive June since becoming a regular member of the Cubs' starting lineup, hitting .344 (11-for-32) with three homers and 12 RBI. Baez's 3:25 BB:K on the season remains scary, but so far in 2016 he's been able to make it work.

Castro was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday, Kevin McAlpin of 680 AM Atlanta reports.

Castro will be the last man out following the activation of Erick Aybar (foot), as both Castro and Chase d'Arnaud had been splitting time at shortstop with the regular starter on the shelf. According to David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, d'Arnaud will get the starting nod at second base Sunday. With an infield near full strength, the 23-year-old Castro will head back to the minors where he can continue to see consistent at-bats.

Owings was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot.

The injury kept him out of each of the last four games, and it will cost Owings extended time as well. Michael Bourn will likely take over the primary role in center field, while the team recalled right-handed pitcher Zack Godley to replace him on the 25-man roster and to start Saturday.