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Diaz went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Thursday against the Indians.

Diaz blasted his fifth home run of the season in the eighth inning off Adam Plutko and was one of the few bright spots for the Blue Jays in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader. Diaz has batted an ugly .191/.255/.383 despite only a 15.8 strikeout rate, caused at least in part by a 20.7 infield flyball rate. That has plagued him throughout both his minor and major league career, so there should be limited expectation that it can be corrected. As a result, his performance will be hurt and he could be in line to lose playing time with Josh Donaldson returning to the lineup.

Turner went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer Thursday against the Pirates.

Turner helped the Nationals secure the series sweep with his go-ahead homer in the sixth inning. It was just his second homer of the season -- and his first since March 31 -- but Turner has been hitting the ball hard this season, so there's reason to believe that his homers will start to come. He's now hitting a solid .281/.374/.398 with 16 runs and 12 stolen bases through 32 games.

Manager Brian Snitker said that Swanson (wrist) will likely remain on the bench for Friday's game against San Francisco, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Swanson didn't play Thursday after being removed from Wednesday's game with a sore left wrist. Johan Camargo will likely get another start in the infield in his place. There has been no further update on Swanson's status, and it doesn't appear as though this injury is serious enough for a trip to the disabled list, so consider him day-to-day.

Diaz is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against Cleveland, Mike Wilner of BlueJaysTalk reports.

Diaz will retreat to the bench after making six straight starts, though he could be in line for a reduced role now that Josh Donaldson (shoulder) is back from the disabled list. Through 27 appearances this season, Diaz is hitting just .191/.242/.360 with four home runs and 10 RBI. Manager John Gibbons will likely try to keep Lourdes Gurriel and Yangervis Solarte in the regular lineup, so unless Diaz begins to figure things out at the plate, he could be in store for more of a reserve role moving forward.

Swanson (wrist) is not expected to play Thursday against the Mets, David O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Swanson was lifted from Wednesday's game against the Mets for precautionary reasons with a sore left wrist. While he's being labeled as day-to-day, it sounds like the Braves will play it safe and hold him out of the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale with hopes of him returning to action Friday. Johan Camargo will likely start at shortstop in his stead.

Swanson was removed from Wednesday's game against the Mets for precautionary reasons with a sore right wrist.

Swanson was 0-for-2 with a pair of strikeouts before being replaced by Johan Camargo prior to the bottom of the sixth inning. He should be considered day-to-day for now.

Story went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's win over the Cubs.

The homer was his seventh of the year, though he also whiffed twice to run his strikeout rate to 31.3 percent. He's struck out at least once in eight straight games, but the 25-year-old should still remain a solid run producer nonetheless. His seven home runs and 20 RBI are both tops among shortstops in the NL.

Crawford went 2-for-4 with three RBI in Wednesday's 9-4 win over the Padres.

It was his first multi-hit game since April 13 and first game with multiple RBI since April 4, as Crawford has had a rough first month of the season. The shortstop's .204/.245/.306 slash line has been sabotaged by a career-worst contact rate and strikeout rate, but the 31-year-old still has plenty of time to fix his swing and turn things around.

Arcia went 3-for-4 and scored a run in Tuesday's victory over the Reds.

It's been a tough year at the plate for Arcia -- as evidence, his three hits Tuesday matched his total from the previous 11 days -- but this effort at least helped get his batting average back over the Mendoza Line. The Brewers and fantasy owners are no doubt hoping it helps get him going moving forward as well.

Gordon went 5-for-5 with a double and two steals in Tuesday's win over the Athletics.

The 30-year-old continues to be a perfect leadoff hitter for the Mariners, as he now has nine hits over the past two games and is 11-for-14 with three steals and three runs scored over the last three. The two steals Tuesday give him an AL-leading 12 in 14 attempts on the year, and he's currently boasting a .339/.367/.435 slash line -- all of which would mark career bests.