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Ahmed is not in Thursday's starting lineup against the Giants.

Ahmed will take a seat after starting four consecutive games. Josh Rojas will take over at shortstop and hit leadoff, while Josh VanMeter will enter the lineup at second base and hit seventh.

Turner (finger) isn't starting Thursday's game against the Dodgers, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Turner hit for the cycle and scored four runs with two stolen bases in Wednesday's win over the Rays, but he jammed his left middle finger in the bottom of the seventh inning and was removed from the game as a result. The 28-year-old is considered day-to-day for now, but Starlin Castro will shift to shortstop while Alex Avila takes over at second base.

Manager Dave Roberts is hopeful that Seager (hand) could return right after the All-Star break, which ends July 16, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Seager was transferred to the 60-day injured list Wednesday after he was shut down from hitting recently. While Roberts was hopeful that the shortstop could return shortly after the All-Star break, he isn't certain of the 27-year-old's timeline following the move to the 60-day IL. A better idea of Seager's status could be revealed once he's able to resume baseball activities.

Correa isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against Cleveland, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Correa was hit by a pitch in Monday's loss to the Orioles, but he started each of the last two games and went 0-for-7 with two runs, two walks and three strikeouts. Robel Garcia will take over at shortstop and bat ninth.

Low-A Augusta placed Grissom on its 7-day injured list Monday with an unspecified injury.

Before landing on the shelf, the 20-year-old outfielder was hitting .271 with two home runs and five stolen bases across 166 plate appearances. Augusta has yet to shed light on the nature of Grissom's injury or provide information on when he might be ready to play again.

Adrianza came off the bench and went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Wednesday's 20-2 win over the Mets.

After Atlanta built an 11-run lead heading into the bottom of the seventh, Freddie Freeman was pulled from the contest in favor of Adrianza. The 31-year-old ensured the offense didn't suffer from Freeman's departure, as he took Mets reliever Thomas Szapucki deep in his first at-bat. Adrianza is expected to fill a utility role for Atlanta moving forward and shouldn't be in store for much more than a start or two per week.

Fletcher went 1-for-4 with a walk, a run and a stolen base in an 11-8 win over the Yankees on Wednesday.

Shohei Ohtani was plugged into the leadoff spot on the day he also started on the mound, so Fletcher was pushed to the fifth spot in the lineup. That didn't break his rhythm at the plate, as Fletcher's ninth-inning single extended his hit streak to 15 games. He subsequently stole second base and came around to score as part of a seven-run frame. Fletcher finished June with a .344/.378/.419 slash line, seven doubles and 17 runs.

Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Royals.

Bogaerts extended his on-base streak to 25 games with a third-inning single. He's slashing .362/.422/.564 with 13 extra-base hits, 17 RBI and 19 runs during the streak. The shortstop currently sits fourth in MLB with a .330 batting average.

Adames went 1-for-3 with a grand slam, three runs scored and a a pair of walks against the Cubs on Wednesday.

The Brewers trailed 7-0 in the first inning but stormed back with 15 unanswered runs, highlighted by Adames' blast off Tommy Nance in the fourth inning. It was the second homer in the last three games for Adames, who is slashing .280/.362/.523 in 132 at-bats since being acquired from Tampa Bay in May. The 25-year-old has gone yard three times in his last six games while showing much-improved plate discipline with seven walks during that stretch.

Turner went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases and four runs scored while hitting for the cycle during Wednesday's 15-6 win over the Rays. He exited the contest in the bottom of the seventh inning due to a jammed left middle finger, according to Maria Torres of The Athletic.

Turner's sixth-inning triple put him in an exclusive group, as he became just the fourth player in the modern era to hit for three cycles during a career. It wasn't all great news for Turner, however, as manager Davey Martinez said that Turner jammed his left middle finger "pretty good." The shortstop is considered day-to-day for the time being after concluding a sensational month of June with 39 hits, 24 runs and six stolen bases. The Nationals kick off a four-game series with the Dodgers on Thursday.