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Baez (illness) is back in the lineup Friday and batting fifth against the Pirates.

Baez returns to the starting nine one day after being scratched due to illness. In the month of August, the 26-year-old has hit three home runs with 12 RBI and nine runs.

Camargo was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Camargo heads to Triple-A Gwinnett to make room on the 25-man roster for Adeiny Hechavarria, who joined the organization Friday. In 89 games with the Braves this season, Camargo carries a slash line of .222/.268/.344 with five home runs.

Correa went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs in Thursday's 7-6 loss to the A's.

Correa brought the Astros within one run on two occasions with solo home runs in the fifth and seventh innings, but unfortunately the A's pulled out on top. The multi-homer game was Correa's first of the season. Through 68 games, he's slashing .290/.366/.579 with 19 home runs, 55 RBI and 38 runs scored.

Wendle (wrist) started at third base and went 0-for-3 for the Gulf Coast League Rays in a loss to the Gulf Coast League Orioles on Thursday.

Wendle was able to log a full game in the field in his first taste of game action since July 28. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports that Wendle will be reevaluated at Tropicana Field on Friday before resuming his rehab assignment Saturday at a to-be-determined minor-league affiliate.

Seager went 1-for-4 a walk and a solo home run Thursday against the Marlins.

Seager took Jose Quijada deep in the sixth inning to record his 12th homer of the season. He's now gone deep in three consecutive games, jumping his slugging percentage from .435 to .456. His production has extended beyond this homer streak however, as Seager has recorded at least one hit in seven of his past 10 games and scored in each game in that span. While injury has cost him some counting stat production, Seager is hitting .266 and getting on-base at a .343 clip across 394 plate appearances for the season.

Crawford is not in the lineup Thursday against the Diamondbacks, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Crawford will give way to Donovan Solano at shortstop in this one as the Giants stack right-handed bats against lefty Alex Young. Since the start of August, Crawford is slashing just .146/.222/.171 in 12 games.

Swanson (foot) participated in pregame fielding drills Thursday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Swanson was seen fielding short hops from his knees with coach Ron Washington. Manager Brian Snitker noted that the shortstop is beginning to do some hitting, though he has yet to resume running. Despite the progress, Swanson remains without a return timetable.

Baez was scratched from Thursday's lineup against the Phillies due to an illness.

David Bote is covering shortstop in place of Baez, while Ian Happ enters the lineup at second base. Baez, who is just 1-for-15 over his past five starts, should be considered day-to-day ahead of Friday's series opener in Pittsburgh.

Crawford went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday in the Mariners' 11-6 win over the Tigers.

Though he showed some pop as the Seattle offense exploded for its most runs since June 23, Crawford's performance has mirrored the team's collective struggles at the dish over the last two weeks. Through his 10 starts in August, Crawford has managed only six hits in 37 at-bats (.162 average) while striking out 31.7 percent of the time. The Mariners will continue to stick with Crawford as their everyday shortstop, but his lack of high-end speed or power and plummeting batting average makes him more of an AL-only or deeper-mixed-league commodity.

Gordon is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Since being activated from the 10-day injured list Saturday, Gordon had started at second base in each of the Mariners' four games, going a collective 3-for-15 with a 1:5 BB:K. He has reported no setbacks with the quadriceps issue upon returning to action, so Gordon's absence from the lineup Thursday is likely just for maintenance purposes.