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Ahmed is not starting Sunday against the Dodgers.

Ahmed will take a seat after recording just one hit in his last 20 at-bats. Josh Rojas will slide over to shortstop as Josh VanMeter mans the keystone Sunday.

Berti is not in Sunday's lineup against Atlanta, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Berti is sitting for the second time in the team's three-game weekend series against Atlanta. He's managed only six hits in 32 at-bats across his last 10 appearances, which has translated to a .188/.257/.188 line. Joe Panik has been the beneficiary of Berti's struggles and will start at third base while hitting eighth Sunday.

Baez is batting cleanup and playing shortstop in Sunday's series finale against the Cardinals.

He will not miss a game after exiting Saturday's contest with a jammed thumb. Baez has an unimpressive .238 average at this point in the season, but he has gone 9-for-19 with a trio of home runs and seven RBI in his last six games.

Adrianza is leading off as the right fielder Sunday against the Marlins.

With Ronald Acuna suffering a season-ending ACL tear Saturday, Adrianza should have a chance to get the lion's share of the time in right field during the foreseeable future. The 31-year-old is filling Acuna's void atop the order Sunday as well, and that could continue to be the case following the All-Star break. Of course, Adrianza's role during the rest of the season will also depend on any moves Atlanta may make prior to the July 30 trade deadline.

The Braves recalled Camargo from Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday.

The 27-year-old went hitless in 15 at-bats with Atlanta earlier this season but has excelled in Triple-A, hitting .305 with seven home runs and 24 RBI in 174 at-bats. Camargo will provide additional infield depth now that Ehire Adrianza is needed in the outfield with Ronald Acuna (knee) out for the season.

Edman went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Cubs.

The 26-year-old began Saturday's game on the bench, but he pinch hit for Matt Carpenter in the fifth inning. Edman delivered a two-run homer off Cubs reliever Adam Morgan to end his 0-for-13 skid at the plate. While he's run hot and cold at times, Edman has a .258/.299/.371 slash line with five long balls, 25 RBI, 47 runs scored and 16 stolen bases in 19 attempts through 385 plate appearances. Most of his playing time is likely to be in right field or at second base,

DeJong went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Cubs.

The shortstop capped off St. Louis' five-run fifth inning with his blast off Cubs reliever Dan Winkler. DeJong has now homered in back-to-back games, giving him 12 on the year. The 27-year-old still carries a disappointing .185/.286/.385 slash line with 28 RBI, 26 runs scored and three stolen bases through 234 plate appearances, but he's hit safely in six of the nine games he's played in July.

Manager David Ross said following Saturday's loss to the Cardinals that Baez was removed in the ninth inning as a precaution after the shortstop jammed his thumb earlier in the contest, Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Baez went 2-for-3 prior to exiting. Ross sounded more than optimistic that the shortstop will be good to go Sunday, but it might be worth monitoring his status prior to the series finale.

Story was scratched from Saturday's lineup against the Padres due to soreness from being hit by a pitch Friday, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

Both Story and Brendan Rodgers (illness) were late removals from Saturday's starting nine. It doesn't sound like Story will miss extended time, but he should be considered questionable for Sunday's series finale.

Crawford went 3-for-3 with a solo homer, three RBI and a pair of runs scored Saturday against the Nationals.

Crawford drove in his first of three runs with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, then he added an RBI single in the third and a solo homer in the sixth. Crawford, who is hitting a scorching-hot .571 (16-28) over his last seven contests, will go into the final game of the first half with 18 homers and 58 RBI while slashing .282/.359/.553 in 298 plate appearances. He owns a robust .912 OPS after having never topped .800 in any of his 10 previous major-league campaigns.