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Story is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Dodgers, Eric Stephen of True Blue LA reports.

Story has started each of the last 13 games for the Rockies and will get a well-earned day off Wednesday. In his place, Christhian Adames will slot into the shortstop position and bat eighth. Story will likely be back in the lineup Thursday against the Pirates.

Seager is is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Rockies.

Seager is out of the starting lineup for the first time since May 9. In his place, the Dodgers will start Enrique Hernandez at shortstop, batting leadoff. Seager has been hitting well lately, with seven hits, five home runs and seven RBI in the past five games. He will most likely be back in the starting lineup Friday against the Giants.

Rojas is in the lineup and batting ninth for Wednesday's game against the Twins, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas will start in place of Adeiny Hechavarria at shortstop in order to give him a break, but the Venezuelan has struggled over his past 11 games, going just 2-for-18 at the plate.

Owings (foot) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Owings sat out of Tuesday's contest due to foot discomfort and he'll miss his second consecutive game Wednesday. The concern is that manager Chip Hale alluded to the possibility of Owings having plantar fasciitis, which would affect his everyday availability the rest of the season in all likelihood. The Diamondbacks have an off day Thursday, so Owings' next chance to return to the lineup will come Friday when the Marlins come to town.

Owings is out of the lineup Tuesday due to foot discomfort, Jack Magruder of FanRag Sports reports.

According to manager Chip Hale, Owings has shown "the possibility" of plantar fasciitis, and if that is indeed the injury, it's something Owings would have to manage the rest of the season. Nick Ahmed is starting at shortstop Tuesday for a second straight day.

Story hit a three-run homer, his 16th, in a 1-for-4 game in Monday's win over the Dodgers.

Story has a six-game hitting streak now and continues to be the league's biggest power threat at the shortstop position. His 16 home runs gives him one more than Manny Machado for the major league shortstop lead and two more than Corey Seager among National Leaguers. Story has continued to produce despite striking out in nearly a third of his plate appearances, and while that will limit his batting average (now .262), his ridiculous power production is more than making up for it.

Turner was optioned back to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday following Ryan Zimmerman's reinstatement from the paternity list, CSN Mid-Atlantic reports.

The young infielder started just one game over the weekend while Zimmerman was away from the team. Turner's time will come, but if the Nats are waiting for his Super-2 status to elapse, he may not rejoin the big league roster on a permanent basis for another few weeks yet.

Turner was optioned back to Triple-A Syracuse Monday, Chase Hughes of CSN Mid-Atlantic reports.

The 22-year-old impressed in his 2016 debut, batting 3-for-3 with a double in the team's loss to the Reds last Friday, but he will now return to the minors as a result of Ryan Zimmerman returning from paternity leave. He will look to have continued success in the minors until another potential promotion from manager Dusty Baker.

Seager went 3-for-5 with two home runs with a career-high four RBI in Sunday's 12-6 win over the Braves.

The left-hand-hitting shortstop set a couple of career marks in the weekend series against the league's worst team. On Friday, Seager had his first three-homer game, and Sunday he drove home more runs than he ever had before. His fine weekend pushed his slash line to .286/.341/.533 while upping his RBI total to 39 on the year.

Ahmed is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs.

The light-hitting Ahmed will get a regular day off after starting three straight, allowing Chris Owings to take over at shortstop, effectively opening up a spot for Michael Bourn in center field. Ahmed is hitless in his last 12 plate appearances, so the timing was right to make a switch in an effort to inject some offense into a lineup that will be facing ace Jake Arrieta on Sunday afternoon.