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Lindor went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run, and two RBI in Sunday's win against the Royals.

Lindor has been spectacular at the plate recently. He hit his 24th homer of the season Sunday and has now collected five home runs since Aug. 20 (eight games). While Lindor has enjoyed a surge of power this season, his batting average (.270) leaves a bit to be desired after he finished each of his first two seasons with a mark above .300.

Crawford is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Andrew Baggarly of The Mercury News reports.

The 30-year-old will take a seat with southpaw Patrick Corbin twirling for the Diamondbacks, affording Kelby Tomlinson a turn as shortstop. Crawford is slashing .225/.279/.369 against left-handers on the season.

Rojas is out of the lineup Sunday against the Padres, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Rojas has recorded only five hits in 31 at-bats while starting eight of the last nine games, so manager Don Mattingly will move the shortstop to the bench for a day and see if Mike Aviles can provide the Marlins with a little more production from that position. Since Aviles represents a defensive downgrade and doesn't offer enough offensive upside to make up for it, Rojas still looks like a fairly safe bet to hold down an everyday role the rest of the season.

Arcia went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's win over the Dodgers.

Arcia's 13th home run of the season broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning. He has been running hot and cold since the All-Star break; after slashing .241/.317/.296 to begin the second half, he posted a .907 OPS in his first 13 games of August. The 23-year-old was on another slide entering play Saturday (2-for-18), but hopefully this performance will spark another hot stretch.

Gordon went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a stolen base in an 8-6 win over the Padres on Friday.

He has arguably the easiest job in the majors right now -- setting the table for Giancarlo Stanton -- and Gordon has parlayed his spot atop the Marlins lineup into six steals and 21 runs in 22 August games despite an underwhelming .273/.289/.318 slash line. As long as Stanton is crushing nearly every ball he sees, Gordon should continue being an elite producer in the runs category.

Lindor went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a stolen base in Friday's 4-0 win over the Royals.

He's now got 23 homers and 10 steals on the year, but a disproportionate amount of that production (seven HR and four SB) has come in August. Lindor's still only hitting .267 on the season, well below his career average, but his .799 OPS is right in line with his prior two campaigns.

Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer Friday against the Orioles.

Bogaerts crushed his eighth homer of the season to put the Red Sox on the board in the second inning of a divisional loss. After launching 21 bombs last year, his drop in power has been disappointing, but he's helped fantasy managers by stealing 11 bases.

Bichette has gone 3-for-10 with a double and three RBI in two games with High-A Dunedin since his return from an ankle injury.

The Blue Jays took an extra-cautious route with Bichette, holding him out for nine days due to a mild ankle sprain. He hasn't missed a beat since his return and is now batting .341/.392/.44 with Dunedin after slashing .384/.448/.623 in 70 games with Low-A Lancaster to begin the campaign. The 19-year-old has been one of the biggest risers among prospects this season, and with his combination of pedigree and tools, there's a chance he could be a consensus top-10 prospect at this time next year.

Baez went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Thursday's loss to the Reds.

Baez is rolling this month with a .305/.337/.598 slash line, and he's failed to record a hit just three times in 21 games. The 24-year-old has already set career highs in runs, home runs and RBI, and his ability to play multiple positions makes him an attractive option for the Cubs and fantasy owners alike down the stretch.

Lindor went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Thursday's 13-6 win over Boston.

Lindor unsurprisingly played an important role in his team's offensive explosion, chipping in an RBI single in the second inning and a solo homer in the seventh. The 23-year-old shortstop has hit three long balls in his past five games, raising his season total to 22. Lindor would be having an even better year if his career-low .275 BABIP was more in line with his career .313 mark.