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Adames went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and three runs scored Tuesday against the Pirates.

Adames did the majority of his damage on a home run against Max Kranick. He now has 19 homers on the season, three of which have come in his last five starts. While he's produced plenty of power, Tuesday's effort marks only his third multi-hit effort in his last 13 games. Adames now has a .260/.336/.488 line across 411 plate appearances on the campaign.

Crawford is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Diamondbacks, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

The Giants have enough quality right-handed infield depth that they can afford to give Crawford rest days -- particularly against lefties like Tuesday's starter for Arizona, Madison Bumgarner. Thairo Estrada draws the start at shortstop and will bat sixth.

Mateo was designated for assignment Tuesday.

He had logged just nine at-bats in 10 games since the start of July, operating primarily as a pinch runner and pinch hitter. Mateo has been unable to have success against MLB pitching and is 26, so he may pass through waivers unclaimed.

Hamilton was promoted from High-A Wisconsin to Double-A Biloxi on Tuesday.

One of the fastest players in the minors, Hamilton hit .264/.352/.424 with five home runs and 41 steals on 47 tries in 67 games at High-A. His 18.5 percent strikeout rate and 11.4 percent walk rate were also impressive, but Hamilton turns 24 in September, so he was pretty old for a legitimate prospect at that level. Double-A will be a much more telling test for the lefty-hitting speedster.

DeJong is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against Atlanta, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

DeJong will sit in favor of Edmundo Sosa for the second game in a row after going hitless in his previous 10 at-bats. The shortstop is hitting just .201/.292/.390 this season, so it wouldn't be shocking if he sees less consistent time down the stretch.

Edman, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs in a win over the Twins on Sunday, is hitting .316 (12-for-38) with six two-baggers, one home run, five RBI, three walks, two steals and five runs across his last 11 games.

Edman has hit safely in 10 of those contests as well, with seven of his 12 hits in that span impressively going for extra bases. The 26-year-old's well-rounded fantasy profile includes 26 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 18 stolen bases, numbers that help enhance his value despite his rather ordinary .259/.304/.380 slash line.

Reyes was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Monday.

Reyes was promoted July 27 and went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a walk in four appearances. Jace Peterson (contact tracing) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list in a corresponding move.

Manager Dave Roberts said he's hopeful Turner (illness) will be cleared to return from the COVID-19 injured list as soon as Friday or Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Before dealing Turner away to the Dodgers in a blockbuster trade, the Nationals placed him on the COVID-19 IL on July 29, two days after he tested positive for the virus. Turner will have to complete a 10-day quarantine before he's eligible to return from the IL, but assuming he went into isolation the day he tested positive, he may end up missing the minimum amount of time. Assuming Turner is testing negative by the time 10 days are up and he isn't experiencing any side effects from the virus, a weekend debut for the Dodgers would seem realistic. After making all 96 of his starts with the Nationals at shortstop this season, Turner is expected to settle in as the Dodgers' primary second baseman with Corey Seager already in the fold at shortstop.

Crawford went 1-for-4 with an RBI single, a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 8-6 win over Houston.

The shortstop made his biggest impact in the sixth inning, knocking in Darin Ruf on a single for the go-ahead run. Crawford then stole second, but he didn't come around to score. The 34-year-old posted a stunning .455/.508/.636 slash line in 15 games in July, although he missed time with an oblique injury after the All-Star break. He's posted career highs in batting average (.288) and stolen bases (eight) while adding 18 homers, 62 RBI and 50 runs scored through 325 plate appearances overall.

Ahmed went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Dodgers.

Ahmed knotted the score 3-3 with his 405-foot shot to left in the fifth, but Los Angeles would proceed to score five unanswered runs to easily take the contest. The extra-base hit was the slick-fielding shortstop's first since July 21, and his first long ball since July 3.