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Turner went 1-for-4 against the Dodgers on Wednesday with a triple, an RBI and a run -- which he scored by stealing home.

He became just the third National in franchise history to steal home, reacting to the Dodgers catching Danny Espinosa between first and second by taking off from third and sliding in ahead of the tag. Turner's looked good in his first seven MLB games of the year, knocking out eight hits in 26 at-bats (.308) with a couple steals. He's also tripled in consecutive games.

Correa went 1-for-2 with three walks and three RBI Wednesday against Oakland.

The shortstop drew a bases-loaded walk in the second and added a two-run bloop single with the bases loaded in the eighth. Correa leads the team with 62 RBI, including 29 since June 20, which is most in MLB during that span.

Diaz is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Padres.

He went 2-for-4 and was caught stealing in Game 1 Wednesday. Diaz has two homers and seven RBI over his last 10 games. Greg Garcia will get the start at shortstop and lead off in the nightcap.

Mateo returned from his suspension with High-A Tampa on Wednesday and went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.

He was suspended by the team for two weeks earlier this month for an off-the-field issue, but made a big splash Tuesday, hitting his sixth home run of the season. Mateo's physical tools (strong hit tool, 80-grade speed) are tough to find at the shortstop position, so he remains a top-50 prospect for dynasty leagues. He started to slump at High-A after he was passed over for a promotion, but it would not be surprising to see his talent take over now that he is back and make people start to forget about the suspension.

Rojas will start at shortstop and hit eighth for the Marlins on Wednesday, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas will be making a spot start in place of regular shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria. Over his past 10 games, Rojas is hitting .308 with just two strikeouts in 13 at-bats.

To make room for Matt Cain, Tejada has been designated for assignment by the Giants on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old has struggled this season, hitting .167/.247/.242 in 66 at-bats with both the Cardinals and the Giants. Tejada has now been designated for assignment for the second time this season and will wait to see if he is claimed by another team. If not, he can accept an assignment to Triple-A Sacramento.

Anderson is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners.

Anderson, who recently shed his prospect status, has predictably hit a bit of a slide as the book is starting to get out on him. He hit .314 in June and .237 so far in July, and has just two walks in 33 games. Anderson is an excellent long-term asset in dynasty leagues, as he has five-category upside at shortstop, but it would not be surprising if he continues to struggle to get on base at a high clip over the rest of the season. Big league pitchers have made their adjustments, and now the onus is on Anderson to make his own adjustments. Tyler Saladino is starting at shortstop and hitting ninth Wednesday.

Turner got the start at second base and hit leadoff in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and two RBI.

With both Anthony Rendon and Stephen Drew sidelined due to a flu bug, Turner is finally getting a chance at regular at-bats and has collected four hits in his last three games. He'll likely return to the bench once the roster gets healthier in a couple of days, however.

Lindor went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBI in a victory Tuesday over Kansas City.

Lindor now has hits in 10 of his past 11 games and now has seven extra-base hits in that span including two home runs. When he hit 12 home runs in 99 games last year, it was a surprising display of power from a prospect many expected would need time to grow into a home run stroke. Now that he's equaled his total from last year in seven fewer games, we know it wasn't a fluke.

Seager (flu) is not in the Dodgers starting lineup on Tuesday, Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register reports.

Seager, who hit three doubles in Monday's game, is not with the team on Tuesday as the Dodgers take on Reynaldo Lopez and the Nationals. Seager has picked up right where he left off in the first half, collecting six hits in the three games since the All-Star break. Consider him day-to-day as he recovers from a stomach virus. Chris Taylor will start at shortstop in his absence.