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Turner (finger) is starting at shortstop and batting second Monday against the Padres, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Turner will retake the field Monday for the first time since jamming a finger on his left hand after hitting for the cycle Wednesday. The 28-year-old has a 1.207 OPS over his past 15 games and will attempt to pick up where he left off before missing four games due to the injury.

Berti isn't starting Monday's game against the Dodgers, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Berti had started in each of the last three games, and he went 1-for-13 with a run and six strikeouts during that time. Joe Panik will start at the hot corner and bat eighth.

Edman went 1-for-4 with a steal in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Rockies.

Edman notched a base hit in the sixth and ended up stealing his 16th base of the year. The 26-year-old is tied for third in baseball in steals and is currently sporting a six-game hitting streak. For the year he's slashing .264/.308/.375 with four homers, 23 RBI, 44 runs and a 19:43 BB:K.

Story went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and two RBI in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Cardinals.

Story launched a 448-foot solo home run to center field in the first inning and later drove in another run on a sacrifice fly in the eighth to knot the game at two apiece. He's hit homers in back-to-back games and has five RBI over that span. The 28-year-old is slashing .256/.327/.455 with 11 homers, 41 RBI, 40 runs scored, 15 steals and a 27:65 BB:K over 300 plate appearances.

Lindor went 2-for-3 with two RBI, a walk and a steal in a win over the Yankees in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader.

Lindor knocked RBI singles in the fourth and seventh innings and also stole his eighth base of the season. The struggling superstar seems to be turning things around, going 11-for-39 (.282) with eight RBI and five multi-hit games over his last 11 appearances. Still, he's slashing just .222/.318/.363 with 21 extra-base hits this season.

Rojas went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in Sunday's 8-7 extra-inning loss to Atlanta.

The shortstop got aboard with a single and stole second in the fourth, but he was left on base. The 32-year-old has hit a meager 4-for-24 (.167) across his last six games, and he's batting only .170 since he returned from a broken finger June 18. Rojas has produced four home runs, 22 RBI, 35 runs scored and five stolen bases in 61 games this season.

Baez went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a stolen base in Sunday's 3-2 loss to Cincinnati.

The shortstop knocked in Kris Bryant with an RBI single in the first inning. In the sixth, Baez hit another single and added his 10th stolen base in 12 attempts this season. Baez endured a brutal slump in June, batting just .157 (13-for-83) with five home runs, 13 RBI, eight runs scored and a stolen base in 25 games. His multi-hit effort Sunday was his first since May 31, as he looks to improve upon a .225/.274/.458 slash line across 296 plate appearances this year.

Crawford is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Crawford had three hits in each of the past two games but will take a seat Sunday with southpaw Caleb Smith starting for Arizona. Thairo Estrada will operate at shortstop for San Francisco.

Manager Dave Martinez said he expects Turner (finger) to be in the lineup by "the beginning or middle of the week," Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Turner hasn't seen the field since suffering the jammed finger on his left hand Wednesday, but the Nationals are confident a trip to the injured list isn't necessary. Alcides Escobar should continue to see time at shortstop until Turner is cleared to rejoin the lineup. The Nationals head to San Diego on Monday to begin a four-game series.

Abrams will miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a fractured left tibia and a sprained MCL, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

The young shortstop suffered the injury Wednesday on a collision at second base, and it will bring his 2021 campaign to an abrupt end. The 20-year-old had a .290/.357/.414 slash line with two homers, 14 doubles, 23 RBI, 26 runs and 13 stolen bases through 42 games at Double-A San Antonio this season. Abrams, the Padres' top prospect, will have about seven months of recovery time before the start of spring training.