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Chang was placed on the 7-day DL with High-A Lynchburg on Saturday due to a right wrist strain.

Chang, who signed out of Taiwan in 2013, struggled at Low-A in 2015 (.655 OPS), but he has been excellent in the Carolina League this year, slashing .271/.345/.484 with 12 homers, eight triples and 28 doubles while stealing 11 bases on 14 tries. His production stacks up nicely with the high-pedigree shortstops at his level, but Chang, who turns 21 next week, is slightly older than his contemporaries. With just over three weeks remaining in the minor league regular season, Chang may not play again this year. He will enter 2017 as a fringe top-200 prospect for dynasty leagues.

Turner went 3-for-5 with an RBI single, a pair of stolen bases and a run in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Braves.

The dynamic leadoff man was a bright spot in the loss, getting on base often and swiping two bags in the process. Turner also drove in Ben Revere with a third-inning single that opened the Nationals' scoring on the night. The 23-year-old now has four multi-hit efforts in August, along with his first two homers of the season and six RBI.

O'Malley finished 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's loss to the Athletics.

O'Malley returned to the leadoff spot for the first time this month, and he was one of the lone bright spots at the plate Friday. The switch-hitting utility man has chipped in some different categories in limited playing time this season, but a lack of consistent playing time has kept him from becoming relevant to fantasy owners, as Friday's start was his first in three days.

Baez went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in Friday's 13-2 victory over the Cardinals.

The 23-year-old got in on the fun on an afternoon in which the Cubs pounded out 14 hits. Baez blasted a 386-foot shot in the seventh that drove in Wilson Contreras, his first round-tripper since July 27. The productive outing was a welcome sight, considering that Baez had entered the game in a 3-for-25 slump over his previous seven games.

Seager (wrist) is in the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates.

X-rays on Seager's wrist were negative after he was hit by a pitch Wednesday, with the official diagnosis being a minor bone bruise. Seager will tough it out and play Friday without missing a start as he looks to build on his MVP-caliber .305/.360/.534 line in his rookie campaign.

Pennington went 2-for-4 with a home run during Thursday's loss to the Indians.

It's been a lost season for Pennington as this was just his eighth game back since a hamstring injury sidelined him in late May. In 87 plate appearances, the 32-year-old is hitting .244 with three home runs and eight RBI.

Correa went 2-for-4 with a solo shot and three runs scored on Thursday against the Twins.

Correa has homered in three-straight games and now has 18 on the year -- four off from his career-best. The talented shortstop has followed up his rookie performance with another spectacular campaign. Among shortstops, he ranks seventh in home runs and first in RBI with 78.

Owings went 3-for-5, falling just a home run shy of the cycle, in Thursday's 9-0 drudging of the Mets.

Owings big day included a bases-loaded triple in the sixth, pushing his RBI total to 26 on the season. Over his past four games, the 24-year-old is 9-for-17 with three doubles, two triples, four RBI, four runs and two stolen bases. Owings would appear to be fully healed from the plantar fasciitis that landed him on the DL for most of June and July.

Baez is out of the lineup against the Cardinals on Thursday.

Baez will be out of the lineup for the third time in the past five games as Ben Zobrist mans second with Chris Coghlan playing in left field. The 23-year-old has just three hits in 23 at-bats this month, but will likely be back in the lineup Friday.

Mondesi is hitting .217/.234/.261 in 49 major league plate appearances with just one walk.

The 21-year-old switch-hitter has just one extra-base hit in the majors after being called up on July 26 from Triple-A Omaha. Although, he has shown some potential as a base runner with three successful steal attempts without being caught.