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Crawford will sit Saturday against the Marlins, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The Giants faced five straight righties after Crawford returned from a hamstring strain, and the veteran started against four of them. He'll hit the bench here against lefty Braxton Garrett, with Casey Schmitt starting at shortstop.

Turner will be on the bench Saturday against the Cubs.

The start to Turner's first season in Philadelphia hasn't gone as he or the team would have hoped, but Saturday's off day (the first of the season for Turner) looks like nothing more than a routine one. After slashing .302/.355/.487 across his first eight seasons, he's hitting just .257/.302/.390 this year, and his five steals are a disappointing total given the explosion of stolen bases across the league following the offseason rule changes. He's also developed an uncharacteristic strikeout problem, with 18 strikeouts in his last 12 games raising his season strikeout rate to 26.6 percent. The Phillies will hope the day off allows him to reset and get back to his old self.

Perdomo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 13-3 loss to the Pirates.

At the time of the third-inning homer, Perdomo tied the game 1-1 before Pittsburgh plated 10 runs over the next two frames. It was the fourth homer in 144 plate appearances for Perdomo, who hit five over 500 PAs in 2022. He's one of a few reasons for the Diamondbacks' strong start and is hitting .326/.418/.547. The Diamondbacks attribute his improvement to offseason work learning stay more grounded in his swing, according to Theo Mackie of the Arizona Republic. Perdomo and Gabriel Moreno (.313/.341/.391) have shored up the bottom of the order for Arizona.

Berti is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Giants.

Berti has seven stolen bases on the year, but he's seen a major decrease in playing time since Joey Wendle returned from the injured list earlier this month and resumed his starting duties at shortstop.

Edman (abdomen) said he expects to return to the lineup Saturday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

He's absent from the Cardinals' starting lineup Friday night against the Dodgers after a collision with Lars Nootbaar in Thursday's series opener. Edman checked out negative for any serious injury, though, and got through a workout without issue Friday afternoon in St. Louis.

Edman (abdomen) is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Dodgers.

Edman was pulled from Thursday's game due to abdominal soreness related to a collision with teammate Lars Nootbaar and is presumably day-to-day. Nolan Gorman is playing second base and batting third Friday for the Cardinals, while Paul DeJong is at shortstop and Oscar Mercado handles right field.

Barrero is starting in center field and batting ninth for the Reds on Friday against the Yankees.

It's the first start in center field this month for Barrero, who has ceded his shortstop job to Matt McLain. Barrero sports just a .652 OPS on the season, although he did reach base four times in his last start.

Adrianza was transferred to the 60-day injured list by Atlanta on Friday with a left shoulder strain.

Adrianza had been set to return from his right elbow injury soon but evidently must have hurt his shoulder while on a rehab assignment. He now won't be eligible for activation until early July.

DeJong went 1-for-5 with a homer in Thursday's win over the Dodgers.

For the second straight night, DeJong connected for a homer. The shortstop has homered six times in just 20 games. He probably won't top 30 home runs for the first time since 2019, but he is on pace for a monster season. His .923 OPS ranks second in St. Louis.

Edman was removed from Thursday's game against the Dodgers due to lower abdomen soreness, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Edman collided with Lars Nootbaar early in Thursday's game as the pair converged in the outfield to catch a flyball. He remained in the game briefly but was pulled before his next at-bat in favor of Juan Yepez. It's unclear how serious the issue may be, though the initial diagnosis doesn't suggest it's particularly serious.