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Story is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Story will just be getting a routine off day with little on the line for the 70-91 Rockies in the season finale. Garrett Hampson will handle leadoff and shortstop duties Sunday while Story presumably wraps up his 2019 campaign with a .294/.363/.554 slash line to go with 35 home runs and 23 steals in 145 games.

Arcia went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Rockies.

Arcia is concluding the regular season with a flourish, driving in seven runs over the Brewers' past three games. He'll draw the start at shortstop and bat seventh in the regular-season finale and should play the full game while Milwaukee looks to push for a tie with the Cardinals for first place in the National League Central.

Rojas is not in Sunday's lineup against the Phillies.

He hit .238 with zero home runs and one steal in his last 10 games. Jon Berti will start at shortstop and lead off.

Correa (back) said a doctor in Los Angeles told him he "should be good to go for the playoffs," Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Correa exuded optimism Saturday, one day after general manager Jeff Luhnow acknowledged the shortstop will have a lot to do over the next week to be ready for the postseason. Correa said he woke up Saturday feeling like he'd be in the lineup if the playoffs started Sunday. "I feel really good. I woke up feeling great," Correa said. "Today we did more stuff in the gym and, like I said, it's a positive step moving forward and we're going to ramp it up once we get to Houston." The Astros will wrap their regular season against the Angels on Sunday then return to Houston to prepare for the ALDS, which begins Friday.

Ahmed will enter the offseason with a particular focus on being more consistent at the plate, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Ahmed was already an elite defender upon entering MLB, and his bat is catching up. He's set career bests (entering Sunday) in most major hitting categories, including average (.255), OBP (.318), slugging (.440), home runs (19), triples (6) and RBI (82). The Massachusetts native plans to focus on the areas of better pitch recognition, making more hard contact, and chasing fewer pitches outside the zone. The 29-year-old is entering the final year of arbitration and will become a free agent in 2021. His combination of elite defense and emerging bat should set himself up for a nice payday.

Story went 2-for-5 with a walkoff solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Brewers.

Story's 35th homer of the year came off Brewers reliever Matt Albers, completing the comeback win for the Rockies. Story has added 23 stolen bases, 85 RBI and 111 runs scored in 144 games this season. Unfortunately, he added three strikeouts in the contest -- the shortstop has posted a 26.5 strikeout percentage to offset some of his otherwise stellar year.

Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with a walk and a two-run homer in Saturday's loss to the Orioles.

Bogaerts hit a two-run shot in the first inning off of John Means, but the Red Sox would score just two more runs the rest of the way and fall 9-4. The homer gives Bogaerts 33 on the season, 10 more than his previous career high of 23 and tied with Marcus Semien for fourth place among all shortstops. The pair trails only Alex Bregman, Gleyber Torres and Trevor Story on that list. Bogaerts' .309 batting average is better than every other qualified shortstop who hit at least 20 homers.

Gordon (back) is not in Saturday's lineup against the A's.

He will miss a third game in a row with back tightness. Shed Long is starting at second base and leading off.

Crawford is not starting Saturday against the Dodgers.

Crawford has just a single hit in his last six games. Mauricio Dubon slides to shortstop in his absence, with Donovan Solano (calf) starting at second base.

Crawford went 1-for-3 with a game-winning RBI double, two walks and a run in a win over the Athletics on Friday.

Crawford's timely two-bagger in the ninth won the game for the Mariners, and the three times he reached safely overall tied a high-water mark since his return from a hamstring injury. The 24-year-old owns an unsightly .190 average overall in September, but he's shown some signs of life over the last five games with a .292 average (7-for-24), a double, six RBI, two walks and three runs.