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Turner went 3-for-4 with a homer, a double, and three RBI in a Nationals 6-4 victory over the Braves on Monday.

Turner's blast came with one runner on during the Nationals' five-run third inning that chased young Atlanta starter Ryan Weber. The strong performance comes on the heels of being named Rookie of the Month of August, and raised his batting line to .343/.362/.539. Turner continues to prove that he's much more than just a speed guy, with 22 extra-base hits in just 48 games on the season.

Diaz (thumb) is scheduled to play the field in a rehab game Wednesday night, Jim Hayes of FOX Sports Midwest reports.

Diaz continues to make progress from the hairline fracture that landed him on the DL back on Aug. 1. If he can string together a few successful starts in the minors, look for Diaz to return to the Cardinals at some point this week.

Rojas exited Monday's game with a left groin strain and is considered day-to-day.

Rojas earned his second straight start Monday afternoon, and went 1-for-2 at the plate with a double before exiting. He was replaced in the contest by Adeiny Hechavarria, who should see the majority of starts at shortstop until Rojas can return to compete for reps.

Swanson is not in the Braves' lineup Monday against the Nationals

It looks to be nothing more than a scheduled day off for Swanson as the Braves go with Gordon Beckham at shortstop. Beckham will bat eighth in the order against the Nats' Max Scherzer.

Cecchini will be added to the Mets' 40-man roster and promoted to the majors Tuesday, Marc Carig of Newsday reports.

The Mets will make room for Cecchini by placing Neil Walker on the 60-day disabled list. Cecchini has morphed from a good-field, little-hit shortstop when he was drafted to one who is more known for his offense. He likely won't see much action, but can back up both middle-infield spots after seeing time at second base recently at Triple-A Las Vegas.

Seager is out of the lineup Sunday against the Padres.

Seager rarely sees time off, as the young shortstop has started 124 of 135 games for the Dodgers this season. He'll get a regular maintenance day against lefty Christian Friedrich, however, with manager Dave Roberts electing to avoid the lefty-lefty matchup by awarding Charlie Culberson the start for the afternoon matchup.

Sardinas is out of the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers.

Sardinas had just been starting to see regular starts at shortstop, a situation that will only improve following the release of Alexei Ramirez. It will be Alexi Amarista that gets the call for the Sunday afternoon contest, however.

Gordon is out of the lineup Sunday against the Indians, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Gordon has started five straight games for the Marlins, but even with the DH spot available Sunday, he'll take a seat for a regular day off. Derek Dietrich will man the keystone in his stead.

Crawford is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Crawford didn't receive a day off the entire month of August, so this appears to just be a long overdue maintenance day. Ehire Adrianza will start at shortstop in his place Sunday afternoon.

Baez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Giants.

Baez started the first two games of the series, going 2-for-6 with a double and two strikeouts. He'll take a seat for Sunday's finale, however, allowing Ben Zobrist to move in from the outfield to start at second base.