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Ahmed went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Friday's win over the Padres.

The shortstop helped Arizona get on the board with a third-inning run-scoring double and knocked in another run with a single in the following frame. Ahmed has clubbed a double in each of his past four games and has gone 6-for-17 over that stretch to push his season average up to .225.

Turner was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Friday.

Although Turner isn't starting Friday's game against the Angels, he's with the club at Dodger Stadium and could be available to make his team debut off the bench. The 28-year-old is expected to serve as the Dodgers' primary second baseman now that he's back to full health, while Corey Seager will continue to play at shortstop.

Turner (COVID-19) is not in Friday's lineup against the Angels, but he posted a video on his Instagram account signifying that he has arrived at Dodger Stadium, Blake Harris of True Blue LA reports.

The team said he would probably make his Dodgers debut Friday or Saturday, and while he is not in Friday's lineup, it seems likely he will play during this weekend's series. He could even be available off the bench Friday, but he has not yet been officially activated.

Crawford enters Friday's game against the Yankees with a six-game on-base streak during which he's hitting .360 (9-for-25) with a double, two RBI, three walks and four runs.

That sample includes back-to-back two-hit efforts against the Rays and Yankees. Crawford's slash line is back up to a solid .272/.333/.367, with his batting average comfortably qualifying as a career high.

Tovar has gone 3-for-11 with a double and two RBI in three games since being promoted to High-A Spokane.

He certainly earned the promotion after slashing .307/.346/.510 with 11 homers and 21 steals across 75 games in Low-A. Tovar makes a ton of contact -- he's struck out just 39 times this year, and he's walked just 14 times -- and when you combine that with his speed and the burgeoning power stroke he's shown this year, there's a lot for dynasty leaguers to get excited about. He plays a complete game, as he's an excellent defensive shortstop as well. Tovar may be barely 20 years old and still a couple years off from the majors, but he's become a name to watch.

Witt has homered five times and stolen three bases in 15 games since his promotion to Triple-A Omaha, posting a .290/.338/.565 line in the process.

The mega-prospect's full minor-league line for the season is now .294/.363/.569 with 21 homers, 17 steals, 60 RBI and 60 runs. He's even trimmed his strikeout rate from 24 percent at Double-A to 21.6 percent at Triple-A. Just 21 years old, Witt looks ready for the big leagues, but the date of his eventual promotion remains an open question. At one point this spring, it seemed likely that he'd spend the majority of the campaign with the Royals, but as things stand now, it seems like he may not get called up until rosters expand in September or perhaps not until early 2022. Whenever he does get the call, he could make an instant impact.

Bichette went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Thursday's win over Cleveland.

Bichette reached the 20-homer plateau in style, sending a two-run bomb to left center while also scoring Vladimir Guerrero, but he wasn't done yet. He also plated Marcus Semien with an RBI single in the sixth, meaning he was responsible for all five runs for Toronto. Bichette is hitting .265 with a .786 OPS, two homers, nine RBI, seven runs scored and a 3:6 BB:K over his last 10 games.

Fletcher went 2-for-4 with a walk, a run and a stolen base in Thursday's 5-0 win over Texas.

Fletcher continues to put his slow start to the season in the rearview mirror, as his season average is now up to a robust .307. After hitting .358 in July, he has started August with two multi-hit efforts in his first five contests and is batting .316 over that stretch. As a nice bonus for fantasy managers who roster him, Fletcher has picked things up on the basepaths of late, swiping three bags over his past three games. His eight thefts on the season match his career high set in 2019.

Story went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI on Thursday against the Cubs.

Story opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run. He followed that up a two-run shot in the fifth frame, bringing his total on the season to 15. Story is riding a five-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 7-for-19 with two doubles, two homers, five RBI, five runs scored and a stolen base. Overall, he has a .247/.318/.452 line across 396 plate appearances on the campaign.

Correa isn't starting Thursday's game against the Twins, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Correa will get a rare day off after he went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers. Robel Garcia will take his place at shortstop and bat eighth.