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Crawford (personal) returned to the starting lineup Friday, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in a win over Colorado.

Crawford had been dealing with a death in the family, explaining his absence from the lineup Wednesday and Thursday. He returned with a bang, taking left-hander Tyler Anderson deep in the fourth inning. With Buster Posey (concussion) on the disabled list, Crawford will bat one spot higher in the lineup, giving him even more potential for RBI.

Rojas went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Mets.

The walk ended up being one of the key plays in the game, as he raced home from first on J.T. Realmuto's double in the bottom of the ninth for the winning run. Rojas' fantasy value remains limited due to his lack of power or speed, but with six hits in his last two games, he's put himself on the radar in deep NL-only formats, and the Marlins may well try to find ways to keep him in the lineup on a semi-regular basis even after Adeiny Hechavarria (oblique) and Martin Prado (hamstring) return to action.

Gordon went 3-for-5 with a run, an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's win over the Mets.

The second baseman has three three-hit performances in his last four games and is now hitting .326 on the year, while the steal was his third in 10 games. After his 2016 campaign was scuttled by an 80-game PED suspension, it looks like Gordon is intent on returning to his impressive 2015 form.

Turner (hamstring) took batting practice Friday and had to be shooed off the field afterwards by third base coach Bobby Henley before he could get in many reps on defense, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports.

All signs point to Turner being ready to come off the disabled list Wednesday after the minimum 10 days, but manager Dusty Baker won't yet commit to that timetable. "He hit the other day, and said he felt pretty good. He's been getting a lot of treatment, riding the bike, and running as tolerated," Baker said. "So my experience with hamstrings is whenever they tell you they're ready, I believe in giving them another couple days." In fantasy leagues with weekly transactions, GMs with shares in Turner might face a tough choice on whether to activate him after this weekend or play it safe and wait until the following week, but either way the 23-year-old looks set to be back at the top of the Nats' batting order very soon.

Crawford will be in the lineup Friday against Colorado, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

The Giants have yet to release their lineup, but it has been confirmed that Crawford will indeed start for the Giants against Tyler Anderson and the Rockies. Crawford briefly left the team to tend to a family emergency, but was able to make a pinch hit appearance Thursday. It's still unclear whether Crawford will eventually head to the bereavement list, but for now, he will remain in the lineup.

Arcia went 3-for-4 and scored a run in Thursday's victory over the Reds.

Arcia had just three hits total this season heading into Thursday's contest, but his first multi-hit effort of the campaign boosted his batting average nearly 100 points from .136 to .231. Despite the early struggles with the bat he has started eight of the Brewers' first 10 games, and he figures to continue playing regularly if he can keep hitting even just a little bit.

Gordon went 3-for-8 with a run scored in Thursday's extra-inning loss to the Mets.

He's now hit safely in eight straight games, pushing his slash line on the season to .293/.310/.341 in 42 plate appearances. Gordon's ability to beat out a bunt or infield hit at any time should allow him to bounce back significantly from last year's ,268 batting average.

Rojas went 3-for-7 in Thursday's extra-inning loss to the Mets.

That doubles his hit total on the season, and Rojas is now hitting .286 (6-for-21) with two runs scored and two RBI. The 28-year-old has shown he can make consistent contact in the minors, including a .301/.343/.430 line in 65 games for Triple-A New Orleans in 2015, so don't be surprised if he collects a few more hits while filling in at shortstop for Adeiny Hechavarria (oblique).

Crawford (personal) grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning Thursday, Andrew Baggarly of the Bay Area News Group reports.

The shortstop left the team Wednesday after his wife's oldest sister passed away, but he rejoined the club Thursday around game time and served a role off the bench. Crawford probably will return to the starting lineup Friday.

Story went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Giants.

His fourth-inning blast off Madison Bumgarner was his first homer of the season. Story's April so far in 2017 has been a far cry from last year's, as he's slashing just .143/.268/.314 through 11 games, but Thursday's dinger might have been just what he needed to get going.