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Crawford isn't in the lineup Friday against the Rockies.

Crawford has played well while starting in every game to this point, but he'll get a breather Friday. Dee Gordon will take over at shortstop and bat eighth in the series opener against Colorado.

Crawford will sit against lefty Julio Urias and the Dodgers on Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Crawford will sit for the second straight day as the Giants face a second straight lefty. He's started against just two of the six southpaws the Giants have faced thus far. Mauricio Dubon will start at shortstop in his absence.

Berti is not in the lineup Friday against the Mets, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Berti started all four games since the Marlins resumed their season earlier this week and he went 3-for-14 with a double, three runs, an RBI and a stolen base. Eddy Alvarez will start at the keystone Friday for Miami.

Anderson (groin) will serve as the White Sox's leadoff hitter when he returns, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Manager Rick Renteria confirmed that news, even though Luis Robert has thrived atop the order. "I still consider Timmy our leadoff guy, and we'll find a way to continue to adjust the lineup a little bit," Renteria said. "I've got to talk to Tim and see how he's doing and then figure out where I'll insert him. But right now, if the question is, 'Will I insert him at the top of the lineup?' My answer to you right now is yes." Anderson was confident after a full workout Thursday and should return on schedule Aug. 11.

Bichette went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's loss to the Braves.

Bichette homered on a line drive to left center field off Touki Toussaint in the fourth inning to get the Blue Jays on the board. The long ball was the first of the year for the 22-year-old, who is batting .273 across eight games.

Story went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the Giants.

Story took Wandy Peralta deep in the sixth inning to record his fifth home run of the campaign. He had entered the game in the midst of a cold spell, collecting just one hit in his last 16 plate appearances. However, that's done little to undo his strong work at the dish, as he's hitting .295/.404/.636 in 52 plate plate appearances to this point.

Crawford is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies.

With the Giants and Rockies concluding their series with a day game after a night game and a southpaw (Kyle Freeland) on the mound for Colorado, the right-handed-hitting Donovan Solano will man shortstop in place of the lefty-hitting Crawford. The veteran had started in each of the Giants' first five games of August, going 3-for-16 with four runs scored.

Fletcher went 1-for-4 with a home run in Wednesday's loss to the Mariners.

Fletcher took Marco Gonzales deep in the sixth inning for his second long ball of the season, and he has now homered in back-to-back games. He has also hit safely in each of his last five appearances, slashing .316/.417/.684 with a 1.101 OPS, five RBI and six runs scored in that span.

Seager went 1-for-4 in Wednesday's win over the Padres.

Seager has hit safely in all but one game this season, and he is currently riding an eight-game hitting streak with four multi-hit appearances during that stretch. The shortstop is slashing .364/.400/.697 with two doubles, three homers, five RBI and seven runs scored in 33 at-bats during that eight-game stretch.

Ahmed went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 14-7 win over the Astros.

Ahmed went deep in the fifth inning off Astros reliever Nivaldo Rodriguez. It's the first homer of the year for Ahmed, who is hitting just .105 with two RBI and two runs scored through 12 contests. He regularly bats ninth in the lineup and hasn't done enough to warrant fantasy attention in 2020.