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Seager went 2-for-4 with a double Sunday against the Brewers.

Seager was the only Dodger to collect more than one hit in a game they were able to squeak out by a 2-1 margin. He's now hit safely in four straight games to raise his batting average to .280.

Ahmed went 3-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's 4-1 victory over the Phillies.

The 26-year-old did his damage out of the bottom of the order, tallying his second multi-hit game of June, with the first one also having been a three-hit effort back on June 10. Ahmed is still struggling at the plate overall but is picking it up a bit this month, now slashing .261/.271/.413 over 46 at-bats. His homer also represented the first time he'd gone deep since way back on April 13.

Owings (foot) is expected to begin a rehab assignment this week, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

The Diamondbacks will return to Arizona next week, and the team is hopeful Owings will be healthy enough to make a return at that point. While the team travels to Toronto and Colorado, Owings will get reps in Arizona League games.

Arcia has started taking reps at second base with Triple-A Colorado Springs, although general manager David Stearns still views him as a shortstop in the long-term, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

With Jonathan Villar playing unexpectedly well up to this point in the season, it makes sense that the Brewers would look to find a way for Arcia to have value elsewhere, although Stearns continues to say that Arcia is seeing time at second base for developmental reasons, rather than being groomed to take over Scooter Gennett's job. Either way, the Brewers likely envision Arcia in Triple-A for the majority of the season to come, as there's seemingly no rush from the organization to get him up to the majors.

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.