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Sardinas is not in Sunday's lineup against the Giants.

Sardinas will give way to Adam Rosales at shortstop, who will hit fifth Sunday afternoon. The club has Monday off, so look for Sardinas to return for Tuesday's series opener against the Dodgers.

Turner is out of Sunday's lineup against the Pirates, Dan Kolko of the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network reports.

After clinching the NL East on Saturday, Turner will have Sunday off. He has an impressive .336 batting average for the season but has gone just 7-for-31 (.226) over the last seven games. With Turner out, Ben Revere will start in center field and hit leadoff.

Crawford (finger) remains out of the lineup Saturday, CSN Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic reports.

He was doubtful to play Saturday, so this comes as no surprise. It sounds as though he has been progressing with his recovery, so he should be expected back in the coming days. Ehire Adrianza will start at shortstop again and bat eighth Saturday.

Crawford (finger) is considered doubtful for Saturday, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

It sounds like Sunday is the earliest we could see Crawford, who suffered a dislocated left pinkie during Tuesday's game. He did some throwing Thursday and took dry swings Friday, so he's moving in the right direction and appears primed to contribute over the final week of the regular season.

Crawford (finger) remains out of the lineup Friday in San Diego.

He will miss his third game in a row after dislocating the pinkie finger on his glove hand. It sounds like he is steadily improving, and it would not be surprising if he returned at some point during this weekend's series. Ehire Adrianza will get the start at shortstop and hit eighth in Crawford's place Friday.

Gordon is not in the lineup Friday against the Braves, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Gordon has started the Marlins' past 16 games, so it seems that manager Don Mattingly thought it was time that the speedster got a day off. Derek Dietrich will fill in at the keystone in his stead.

Diaz is out of the lineup Friday against the Cubs.

He is hitting .185/.267/.444 with two home runs in 30 plate appearances since returning from a lengthy absence due to a thumb injury. Jedd Gyorko will start at shortstop and hit second Friday while Jhonny Peralta gets the start at third and Matt Carpenter slots in at second.

Manager Bruce Bochy said Crawford (finger) was "much better" Thursday, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Crawford is out again Thursday after suffering a dislocated left pinkie finger during Tuesday's game. He will play catch Thursday to keep his arm in shape but that will be the extent of his activity. With that, a Friday return seems like a stretch, but it sounds like Crawford has a chance to make it back onto the field this weekend.

Crawford (finger) remains out of the lineup Thursday against the Padres.

Crawford dislocated his left pinkie finger in Tuesday's contest, and it seems that the Giants will give him another day to get it back into game shape. Ehire Adrianza will take over at shortstop in his stead once again.

Swanson is not in the lineup Thursday against the Marlins.

Despite notching a hit in seven of the past eight games, Swanson will head to the bench for a night off. Gordon Beckham will enter the lineup as the shortstop for the evening.