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DeJong went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cubs.

DeJong drove in a pair of runs in the matinee and kicked off the scoring in the nightcap with a solo shot to left field in the second inning for an overall productive twin bill. The shortstop is hitting an even .300 on the season with a .845 OPS, three home runs and 15 RBI.

Bogaerts went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Blue Jays.

Bogaerts was hitless in his first four at-bats, but he took Blue Jays closer Anthony Bass deep to tie the game in the ninth inning. The solo shot was his ninth homer of the year to go with three stolen bases, 24 RBI and 22 runs scored through 39 games. He's slashing .277/.335/.525 in 155 plate appearances.

Crawford will sit against lefty Madison Bumgarner and the Diamondbacks on Saturday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Crawford has started against just seven of the 17 lefties the Giants have faced this season and won't get the opportunity to face his former teammate Saturday. Daniel Robertson gets the start at shortstop in his absence.

Adames isn't in Saturday's lineup against the Marlins.

Adames struck out in each of his four at-bats Friday, and he'll take a seat for Saturday's contest. Joey Wendle will start at shortstop in his place.

Ahmed went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's win over the Giants.

Ahmed's three-hit performance -- the fourth time he's reached that feat this season -- was a positive sign considering he was in a 1-for-16 slump over his previous five games. Ahmed is hitting just .194 with a .636 OPS across his last 10 contests.

Swanson went 2-for-4 with a home run and a three RBI in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Nationals.

He was less impressive in the nightcap, going 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored, but Swanson's two-run shot in the third inning of the opener proved to be the game-winning hit in a 7-1 victory. On the season, the shortstop is slashing .294/.337/.484 with six homers, four steals, 24 RBI and 34 runs in 38 games.

Turner went 3-for-9 with a solo home run and a stolen base across both games of Friday's doubleheader against Atlanta.

After going 2-for-4 with a steal during a loss in the matinee, Turner took Will Smith deep in the sixth inning of the nightcap to put the Nats ahead for good in an eventual 10-9 win. The shortstop remains one of the hottest hitters in the league -- over his last 26 games, Turner is slashing .427/.471/.755 with eight homers, four steals, 20 RBI and 28 runs.

Diaz started at second base and went 1-for-5 with a double in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Angels.

Diaz, who had been manning third base for the injured Alex Bregman (hamstring), moved to second base Friday as a replacement for Jose Altuve (knee). Altuve's knee injury is expected to prevent him from playing the rest of the weekend, so Diaz should receive at-bats in Saturday's doubleheader and Sunday's single game. Playing time beyond that depends on how Altuve's knee responds and/or Bregman's pending return.

Wendle went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's win over the Marlins.

Wendle is not capturing many headlines but has a couple homers and three steals now with a palatable .269 batting average. He's in a good spot, batting regularly in the top third of the Rays' order against right-handed pitching, and best of all for fantasy, Wendle has three-position eligibility.

Velazquez went 0-for-2 with a stolen base and a walk in Friday's 6-3 win over the Yankees in Game 2 of their doubleheader.

Velazquez drew the walk in the sixth inning and stolen second base. It's his fourth steal of the year. The 26-year-old has added two RBI and eight runs scored across 62 plate appearances.