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Crawford went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-5 extra-innings win over Atlanta.

The shortstop's second-inning blast was his 21st of the year, matching his career high from 2015. Crawford also has career-best marks in stolen bases (10) and runs scored (69) while his 81 RBI puts him three away from his total in both 2015 and 2016. He's slashed .299/.373/.523 across 491 plate appearances in his age-34 season, and he's been even better in September with a .373/.475/.627 line in his last 14 contests.

Adames (quadriceps) will participate in pregame workouts over the weekend before likely being activated from the 10-day injured list for Monday's game against the Cardinals, Sophia Minnaert of Bally Sports Wisconsin reports.

Manager Craig Counsell said earlier in the week that the club was hoping to have Adames back at some point during the series against St. Louis, and now the Brewers have zoned in on Monday as the target return date for the shortstop. Assuming he's activated early next week as planned, Adames should resume his everyday duties at shortstop over the final two weeks of the regular season and into the playoffs.

Rojas went 2-for-5 with two RBI in Wednesday's 8-6 win over the Nationals.

Rojas is off to a strong start to September, having provided a .304 average, one home run, nine RBI and seven runs in 11 games. Fantasy managers shouldn't count on the Miami leadoff hitter to thrive as a run producer to this extent, but his high contact rate should help prop up his average, and the 32-year-old is a sneaky contributor in the running game. He's already established a career high with 12 stolen bases on the season.

Turner went 1-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in a 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Turner's steal of second base in the third inning gave him 29 on the campaign, tops in the National League and four more than his closest competitors. His most impressive display of speed came in the sixth frame, however, when he beat out what looked to be a routine grounder for a two-out, run-scoring single. Turner has gone 5-for-15 with a home run, four walks, three RBI and three stolen bases over his past four games.

Manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday that Adames (quadriceps) could be ready to return from the 10-day injured list during the Brewers' home series with the Cardinals that begins Sept. 20, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

The Brewers plan to put Adames through more workouts this weekend to gauge the health of his strained left quad, but if all goes well, the 26-year-old looks like he'll be ready to take back duties at shortstop for the final two weeks of the regular season. Luis Urias has been serving as the primary option at the position since Adames was placed on the IL on Sept. 5.

Adames (quadriceps) ran and took grounders ahead of Wednesday's game against the Tigers, Sophia Minnaert of Bally Sports Wisconsin reports.

Adames hit and participated in leg workouts late last week, and he continued to progress in his recovery by running and participating in fielding drills Wednesday. The 26-year-old is eligible to return from the injured list as early as Friday, but the Brewers haven't yet indicated when he'll be activated.

Story went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 5-4 win over Atlanta.

Story kicked off the scoring for the Rockies after clobbering a solo home run to lead off the second inning. The long ball was his third over his last four games and his 22nd of the year, as he's shown some recent improvements in the power department. Overall, it's been a bit of a down year offensively for Story in comparison to seasons past. The 28-year-old has never finished a season with a BABIP under .330 and currently sits at a .288 BABIP through 128 games in 2021. He's slashing .247/.326/.478 with 59 extra-base hits, 69 RBI, 78 runs scored, 18 steals and a 46:126 BB:K over 531 plate appearances.

Turner went 2-for-3 with a double, solo home run, an additional run and RBI, a walk and a stolen base in an 8-4 triumph over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

Turner did it all Tuesday, doubling home a run and stealing third base in the first inning, smashing a solo shot in the fifth and walking and scoring in the seventh. His 28 steals tie Turner with Cedric Mullins for third in all of MLB. Meanwhile his 22nd homer extended a new career high. Los Angeles' trade-deadline acquisition has been heating up over the last three games, reaching base in seven of 14 plate appearances with a double, a home run and two steals.

Baez went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, two RBI and three walks in Tuesday's loss to the Cardinals.

The shortstop-turned-second baseman drove in teammate Francisco Lindor with a bunt single in the first inning off Jake Woodford before launching a game-tying solo homer in the bottom of the ninth off Giovanny Gallegos. It was the 31st home run of the campaign for the 28-year-old. The three walks set a single-game season high for him as he hadn't previously walked more than once in a game in 2021. Baez has now had multi-hit efforts in five of his last six contests, raising his batting average from .251 to .264 in the process.

Rojas is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Rojas has gone just 4-for-30 at the plate over his last seven games. He'll get a rest Tuesday, with Jazz Chisholm sliding to shortstop and Eddy Alvarez starting at second base.