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Wendle entered Saturday's game against the Yankees hitting .370 (10-for-27) with three doubles, three RBI and five runs over his previous seven contests.

The productive stretch includes a 3-for-5 night in the series-opening win over New York on Friday, Wendle's fourth multi-hit effort of the season. The recent surge is a notable improvement over a more muted start to the season that saw Wendle go 3-for-16 with five strikeouts over his first 16 plate appearances.

Diaz started at third base and went 1-for-3 with two RBI in Friday's 6-5 loss to Seattle.

Diaz should be a busy man while several teammates, including second baseman Jose Altuve and third baseman Alex Bregman, serve time on the COVID-19 protocols list. He filled in for Altuve on Wednesday, then for Bregman on Friday. The team is also without utility infielder Robel Garcia (COVID-19 protocols). Diaz should be in the lineup regularly for as long as the Astros are without their infield regulars.

Seager went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's extra-innings win over the Padres.

With the teams knotted at 6-6 after 11 innings, Seager came up to the plate in the top of the 12th and unloaded a 423-foot homer to propel the Dodgers to an exciting win. The blast was his second of the campaign, each of which have come over his past four contests. Seager is slashing a robust .348/.455/.543 on the season.

Marcano was optioned to the Padres' alternate training site Friday.

Marcano made San Diego's Opening Day roster as a utility man and went 2-for-12 with a double and one RBI in 10 games. However, he'll now be removed from the major-league roster after Fernando Tatis was activated from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.

Ahmed will hit the bench Friday against the Nationals.

Ahmed started five straight games after returning from a knee injury Saturday. He went hitless in four of them and owns a .295 OPS through his first 21 plate appearances of the year, so it's no surprise to see him get a bit of a break. Josh Rojas will start at shortstop in his absence.

Swanson went 3-for-4 with a RBI and a double in Thursday's 7-6 win over Miami.

The shortstop finally broke through offensively, recording just his second multi-hit game and raising his early season average from .156 to .204. The lineup in front of Swanson has done him no favors with Ozzie Albies, Freddie Freeman and Marcell Ozuna all struggling considerably to begin 2021. However, those established hitters will presumably break out of their slumps and give Swanson more advantageous opportunities at the plate. The 27-year-old is coming off a career-best 2020 campaign and is once again beginning to flash that offensive prowess from a year ago.

Camargo was recalled by Atlanta on Friday.

Camargo takes the roster spot that had belonged to reliever Tucker Davidson, who was optioned to the alternate site Thursday. Camargo spent a brief period on the roster earlier in the season, striking out twice and walking once in his three trips to the plate. He could spend much of the season bouncing on and off the fringe of Atlanta's roster unless injuries open up a permanent role.

Anderson went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Cleveland.

Anderson, who returned to the lineup after spending time on the injured list with a hamstring injury, greeted Cleveland's Aaron Civale with a first-pitch single. He came around to score on a two-out single by Yoan Moncada. Anderson is 5-for-20 with one home run and four runs scored through five games.

Ahmed went 0-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 11-6 win over the Nationals.

Ahmed knocked in a run on a fielder's choice, his second RBI of the season, and scored his first runs of the season. The stolen base was his first, but speed has not been a big element to his game. His eight thefts over 158 games in 2019 stand as his career benchmark. After starting the year on the injured list due to a knee injury, the shortstop hasn't done much since rejoining the Diamondbacks. Ahmed is 2-for-19 out of the gate.

Seager isn't starting Thursday's game against the Rockies, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Seager had recorded hits in each of the last four games, but he'll get a breather ahead of the team's weekend series against the Padres. Gavin Lux will shift to shortstop while Zach McKinstry starts at second base Thursday.