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Ahmed went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Monday's 2-1 loss to the Padres.

Ahmed was the lone player on either team to reach base three times in a game that was a pitching duel between Arizona's Luke Weaver and San Diego's Chris Paddack. He came around to score the Diamondbacks' lone run in the third. It was the 25th run of the season for Ahmed, who ranks third on the team in the category behind Eduardo Escobar and David Peralta.

Crawford went 2-for-3 with a solo homer in Monday's 4-1 loss to Atlanta.

San Francisco was held to two hits Monday, both off the bat of Brandon Crawford. The former All-Star shortstop has three homers and an unsightly .591 OPS in 173 plate appearances.

Bogaerts went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and three runs in a 12-2 victory against the Blue Jays on Monday.

The Red Sox shortstop singled twice in the first three innings and then added a solo home run for good measure during the ninth. Bogaerts has reached base in 11 straight games, including in 25 of his last 43 plate appearances. He's batting .285, but this on-base streak has raised his on-base percentage to .380. Bogaerts also has eight home runs, 31 RBI, 34 runs and one steal in 172 at-bats this season.

Swanson isn't starting Monday's game against the Giants.

Swanson has hit safely in each of his last three games, but he'll catch a breather Monday night in the series opener. Johan Camargo gets the nod at shortstop and is batting seventh in Swanson's absence.

Baez (heel) will be available off the bench Monday against the Phillies, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

Baez is not in the lineup for Monday's series opener due to a right heel contusion that he suffered Sunday. Fortunately, the issue doesn't appear to be anything overly serious, as evidenced by his availability off the bench Monday. Addison Russell is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth in this one, while Baez should be considered day-to-day.

Diaz (hamstring) is out of the lineup as expected Monday against the White Sox, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Diaz has been battling a Grade 1 hamstring strain since Friday. Tony Kemp gets the start at second base in his absence.

Pennington (undisclosed) has been placed on the 7-day injured list, Conor Foley of The Times-Tribune reports.

The specifics of the injury weren't disclosed, but Pennington apparently tweaked something while taking a swing on a home run and looked uncomfortable running the bases a few days ago. The 34-year-old was hitting just .196 in 92 at-bats for the RailRiders.

Baez (heel) is not in the lineup Monday against the Phillies.

Baez was hoping to be in the lineup for Monday's series opener after exiting Sunday's game with a right heel contusion, but the Cubs are playing it safe with the star shortstop and giving him at least another day to recover. Addison Russell is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth in place of Baez, who should be considered day-to-day.

Crawford went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a win over the Twins on Sunday.

Crawford has now hit safely in four straight games, a stretch during which he's recorded three extra-base hits, including his first home run of the season. The 24-year-old has taken over everyday shortstop duties for the time being, as he's now logged nine straight starts at the expense of Tim Beckham. Crawford's 5-for-16 tally during the four-game set against the Twins raised his average 46 points to .257.

DeJong went 1-for-4 with a two-run double, a sacrifice fly and a stolen base in an extra-inning loss to the Rangers on Sunday.

DeJong was a one-man wrecking crew over the three-game series, driving in a whopping seven runs and going 5-for-12 two doubles, a home run, a walk and two runs overall. The surging shortstop has now reached safely in 15 straight games, and all three components of his current .320/.408/.562 line are easily career-best figures.