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The Nationals are looking to bolster their infield by trading with the Diamondbacks, according to a report by Fox Sports' Jon Morosi.

The Nationals have reportedly expressed interest in the D-Backs' middle infield depth. 

Among the infielders vying for playing time in Arizona are Nick Ahmed, Aaron Hill, Chris Owings and Cliff Pennington. 

Owings (50 starts at second base) and Ahmed (53 at short) are the clearly defined starters for the Diamondabacks. 

At 33, Hill is the oldest of the four infielders. He's started 15 games at second and 19 at third, including starts at each position in the last week. 

Pennington has 10 starts at short, one at third and four at second. He's hitting just .192 this season. 

Braves infielder Pedro Ciriaco came through with the game's only run in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Mets. Ciriaco came off the bench in the seventh inning with a runner on second. 

The light-hitting Ciriaco blooped a single into center field, allowing the only run to cross the plate.

Despite getting limited playing time, Ciriaco has been invaluable for the Braves this year. He's hitting .474 (9 for 19) with six RBI through 10 games this month.

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts recorded three hits in Sunday's blowout win over the Royals.

Bogaerts went 3 for 5 with three doubles and three RBI. 

Bogaerts is hitting .307 with eight hits, three doubles and six RBI over his last six games.

Mets infielder Ruben Tejada was not in Sunday's starting lineup due to an ankle problem, per Newsday.

"The one thing you have to be careful of playing a guy like that," Collins said, per MLB.com, "[is] if he hits the base wrong, or if something happens and you've got to take him out in the third inning or so, you're in big trouble."

Tejada started Saturday's game at shortstop and also played third base, where he had started the previous six games. 

Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed is not starting against the Dodgers on Saturday.

Ahmed has recorded consecutive multi-hit games before Saturday, hitting .571 with four hits and two RBI in his last two games.

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts has been given a rest for the game Saturday in Kansas City after 19 straight starts at that position. Brock Holt will man it instead.

Bogaerts has been solid and consistent since a late-May swoon. He has hit safely in 16 of his last 19 games to maintain a respectable slash line of .285/.324/.387.

Ruben Tejada is in the starting lineup at shortstop for the Mets on Saturday. 

Tejada gets his eighth start at the position this season and first since June 6. He's started the last six games at third base.

Tejada replaces Wilmer Flores at short. 

Super rookie Carlos Correa has shown all five of his tools in his brief time with the Astros since his promotion. But one of them really stood out Thursday night. That is, his speed.

Correa quadrupled his stolen base output on the year by swiping three in a defeat of Colorado. He swiped third in the third inning, second in the fifth and third in the seventh.

He also doubled, walked and scored twice.

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford is getting the night off for Thursday's game against the Mariners. 

Crawford had started in the past 12 games. With Crawford out of the lineup, Joaquin Arias will step in at shortstop and bat eighth. Crawford has a slash line of .277/.345/.472 this year. 

Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed enjoyed a solid outing at the plate in Thursday's loss to the Angels.

Ahmed went 2 for 3 with a double and a RBI, boosting his batting average to .320 with eight hits and two doubles in his last eight games.