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Crawford went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in Thursday's loss to St. Louis.

Crawford appeared to have hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning, but the call was overturned after the umpiring crew determined there was fan interference. It was a controversial call as the fan's catch stopped the ball from hitting off of the top of the tin right field wall at AT&T Park, which would have still remained a homer. Crawford was understandably upset after the game, telling Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay that "there's no way there's conclusive evidence that it wouldn't have been a homer. For somebody to reach onto the field of play in right field, they would have had to lie down flat and have somebody hold their feet." Even though the slugging shortstop didn't get credited with the homer, he has still performed very well this month with a .292/.364/.469 slash line through 28 August games.

O'Malley, who remains sidelined with a concussion sustained at Triple-A Tacoma on Aug. 22, is not expected to be called up when major-league rosters expand Friday, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports. "Shawn has gone through a lot this season, between the shoulder issue and there's been a ton of different things that have come upon him this year," manager Scott Servais said. "So I don't know what kind of status he's in game-shape or if he can really help us."

The veteran utility man has endured a laundry list of health woes this season, with the head injury being his latest ailment. O'Malley has yet to be cleared to resume baseball activities with the Rainiers, and it appears likely that his 2017 game action will be limited to the Triple-A level.

Gordon went 3-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Phillies.

Gordon nabbed his 48th steal in the seventh inning after getting caught for the 12th time in the first. The speedster doesn't display much power, but has a respectable .300/.340/.357 line while trailing only Billy Hamilton in steals and also ranking among the top 10 in runs scored.

Seager (elbow) won't resume throwing until Monday, making him unavailable to start over the weekend, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Seager has been dealing with elbow soreness for a couple weeks, and while he's available as a pinch hitter, the issue will keep him from playing the field over the weekend. It may take Seager a couple of days to get ready after he resumes throwing, so he may not be ready to rejoin the starting lineup until next week's series against the Rockies. Chris Taylor is starting at shortstop Thursday, while Enrique Hernandez could also see a start at shortstop in Seager's stead.

Anderson is not in Thursday's lineup due to a hamstring injury that he suffered Wednesday, Dan Hayes of Comcast Sports reports.

Anderson should be back in Friday's starting nine, according to manager Rick Renteria.

Anderson is not in the lineup against the Twins on Thursday.

Anderson retreats to the bench following eight straight starts, going 7-for-31 (.226 average) at the plate during that span. Tyler Saladino draws the start in his place, batting seventh in the order.

Ahmed won't require surgery to repair his fractured right wrist and remains optimistic that he'll be able to return from the 60-day disabled list during a potential postseason run, Jarrid Denney of MLB.com reports. "Hopefully I can come off the DL and come back and help the team," Ahmed said Tuesday. "Hopefully we'll be playing in the playoffs and I can come back and help at that point."

Ahmed has been on the disabled list since late June after he first broke his right hand when he was struck by a 99 mile-per-hour fastball from the Cardinals' Trevor Rosenthal. After an arduous two-month recovery, Ahmed was on track to rejoin the Diamondbacks this week before he was struck by a pitch in the same hand again last Sunday, in what would have been his final rehab game with Triple-A Reno. Fortunately for the shortstop, his latest fracture isn't deemed quite as serious, but he'll still face a six-to-eight-week recovery timeline, putting him on track for a mid-October return at the earliest. With Ahmed out of the picture, Adam Rosales looks secure in his role as the Diamondbacks' top utility infielder for the final month of the regular season.

Bogaerts continues to play through an injured right hand, an injury he sustained back on July 6 at Tampa Bay, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports.

Bogaerts sat for one day after the Rays' Jacob Faria plunked him on the right hand. That day has served as fulcrum for Bogaerts' season. He was hitting .308 with an .818 OPS before being hit by pitch; since then, the shortstop has batted just .206 with a .589 OPS. Most recently, he's experienced soreness in his right wrist, which may be a result of changes he made in his swing due to the hand. Bogaerts acknowledged the pain in his right hand has led to changes in mechanics, something that is expected to be with him for the rest of the season.

Pennington started at short and went 2-for-4 with his first career grand slam in Wednesday's 10-8 win over Oakland.

Pennington's heroic blast capped off a five-run comeback in the seventh inning over the Angels' division foe. It was just the 33-year-old's third homer of the season, so fantasy owners shouldn't overreact to his big night at the plate. Pennington was relieving Andrelton Simmons at short, but the majority of his playing time comes at the keystone against left-handed starters.

Crawford could make his major-league debut Tuesday, Matt Gelb of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Triple-A Lehigh Valley's season will come to an end Monday, which makes Tuesday the likely day Crawford joins the Phillies. He has recently started playing second and third base in order to increase his versatility. That could help him earn up to three-to-four starts per week in September if manager Pete Mackanin is willing to sit his starters more frequently. Crawford had a terrible start to his season, but has turned things around since July 1, hitting .276/.377/.529 with 12 home runs in 210 at-bats.