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Crawford went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an RBI double in a 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Rockies on Saturday.

Crawford tied the game with a solo shot off Colorado reliever Dinelson Lamet in the seventh inning and did so again with a two-out double in the ninth against closer Daniel Bard. The long ball is Crawford's seventh of the year, and he's slashing .226/.310/.358 with 36 runs and 39 RBI in 84 games.

Lindor went 3-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 7-2 win over the Phillies.

The switch hitting shortstop continues to rake, piling up three multi-hit performances over the last four games. Lindor's been on fire since the All-Star break, slashing a blistering .366/.435/.564 over his last 27 games with 17 RBI and 23 runs, in addition to five of his 21 homers and three of his 13 steals on the season.

Swanson went 3-for-5 with a two-run double and two runs scored in Friday's victory over the Astros.

Swanson scored on Austin Riley's three-run homer in the third inning. Swanson also doubled home Ronald Acuna and Michael Harris in the sixth inning before coming around to score on a Matt Olson sac fly two batters later. Swanson has 11 hits in his last seven games, including three multi-hit efforts. He's slashing .289/.325/.408 for the month and has a .295 batting average on the season.

Cruz went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts Friday against the Reds.

Cruz managed a hit for the second consecutive game, but that's hardly enough to mask the fact that he's struck out multiple times in each of his last five starts. He's now striking out a 37.6 percent clip across 194 plate appearances. As a result, Cruz is hitting only .198, which offsets his nine home runs and six stolen bases.

Wendle is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Wendle has a .487 OPS through 15 games in August and will head to the bench Friday with lefty Tyler Anderson on the mound for Los Angeles. Jon Berti will shift to the hot corner while Charles Leblanc starts at the keystone.

Marcano will sit Friday versus the Reds.

Marcano will take a seat after he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Thursday's win. Greg Allen will replace him in left field and bat seventh against Cincinnati.

Luciano (back) will start at shortstop for High-A Eugene on Thursday after being reinstated from the 7-day injured list a day earlier, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Luciano came off the bench Wednesday in his first game action for Eugene since June 3, but he should take on an everyday role for the High-A club beginning with Thursday's contest. The 20-year-old was shut down for nearly two months due to the lower-back strain before he was cleared to begin a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League. For the season, Luciano is hitting .286 with eight home runs and a 9.3 percent walk rate across 165 plate appearances for Eugene.

Turner will start at shortstop and bat leadoff in Thursday's game against the Brewers, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

He'll be setting the table for the Dodgers for the first time since July 2 while normal leadoff man Mookie Betts receives a rare day off. By his lofty standards, Turner is off to a somewhat muted start to August, as he's slashed .274/.288/.419 with two home runs, three doubles, 10 runs, 10 RBI and two stolen bases in 15 games on the month.

DeJong is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies, according to Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat.

DeJong went hitless and struck out seven times over his last three games, so manager Oliver Marmol decided to hold him out for the first time this month. Tommy Edman will start at shortstop for the Cardinals on Thursday afternoon.

Adrianza (illness) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Thursday with Triple-A Gwinnett.

Since Adrianza has been on the IL for less than a week, he likely won't need more than one or two games in the minors to get comfortable at the plate and in the field. Adrianza will be eligible for activation Saturday and should replace Ryan Goins as Atlanta's top utility man once he rejoins the roster.