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Ahmed went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk in Thursday's 8-0 loss to the Giants.

Ahmed did his part on the evening, reaching base in each of his first three plate appearances, but the rest of Arizona's offense didn't show up. The veteran has a reputation as a defense-first shortstop, but he may need to perform better than his current .198/.298/.294 slash line to keep his role on a Diamondbacks team looking toward the future.

Baez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Pirates.

Joc Pederson provided most of the offense with two home runs and three RBI, but Baez delivered a solid complementary performance. The 28-year-old is batting .295 this month and has seemingly put his early-season struggles behind him.

Mondesi (oblique) was activated from the injured list Tuesday.

Mondesi has been out all year after straining his right oblique in late March. He'll head straight into the starting lineup, batting seventh and playing shortstop.

Mondesi (oblique) is with his teammates in Florida as they prepare to face the Rays, though it's not yet clear whether he'll be activated prior to Tuesday's game, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

The Royals have been very cautious with their young shortstop, who's been out with a strained right oblique since late March. Manager Mike Matheny said the Royals wanted to take "every minute they have" when it comes to the decision to activate Mondesi, so his status might not become clear until after the team releases its lineup. If he's not active Tuesday, however, it looks as though he'll be back within the next few days.

DeJong (ribs) is with the Cardinals in Chicago and did some light running prior to Monday's game, the Associated Press reports.

Although it's a small step in the recovery process, it's still encouraging to see DeJong performing some sort of physical activity. It's believed the ailing shortstop will be able to resume some form of hitting later this week, which would represent an even more significant milestone, considering the nature of his injury.

Anderson went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Monday's 5-1 win over the Cardinals.

Anderson capped off a four-run sixth inning with a two-run double off Daniel Ponce de Leon. He's now hit in three straight games but is still mired in a 3-for-25 slump, and these were his first RBI in 10 games.

Wendle went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, a double and two runs scored in Monday's 14-8 win over Toronto.

Wendle kicked off the first inning with a bang, clubbing a grand slam in the first inning to extend his team's lead to five. Following an impressive three-hit performance, he's batting .310 on the season to go along with six home runs, 24 RBI and three stolen bases through 45 games.

Witt went 2-for-5 with a double and a solo home run Sunday in Double-A Northwest Arkansas' 12-5 win over Springfield.

Though he generated hype in spring training about potentially bypassing the higher levels of the minors entirely to break camp with the big club, Witt was ultimately assigned to Double-A to begin the season. The 20-year-old was expected to find immediate success at Northwest Arkansas, but Witt is off to a surprisingly lackluster start to the campaign. He's reaching base at a modest .307 clip through 75 plate appearances, and he only had one extra-base hit prior to Sunday. Witt has at least excelled on the basepaths, going 7-for-10 in steal attempts.

Fletcher went 1-for-2 with a single, two walks and a run scored in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Athletics.

Fletcher got on base in three of his four plate appearances, as he raised his slash line to .254/.281/.288 with 24 runs scored, 13 RBI, two runs scored and a 7:22 BB:K. The 27-year-old is walking a career-low 3.8 percent of the time and is striking out a career-high 11.8 percent of the time in what has been a down year so far for him at the plate in comparison to his numbers since he entered the league in 2018.

Baez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and two strikeouts as Chicago beat St. Louis 2-1 on Sunday.

Baez was experiencing a quiet evening until he took Alex Reyes 417 feet deep to center to account for the game's first two runs in the 10th inning. The homer was Baez's 11th on the season, though he's hitting only .255.