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Crawford went 1-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 5-3 win over Philadelphia.

Crawford doubled and scored in the second inning, then reached on an error and stole second in the eighth. The shortstop has hit a dry spell at the plate, going 3-for-21 (.143) across his last seven games. Two of those hits went for extra bases (one home run, one double). Overall, he's slashing .249/.336/.528 with 15 home runs, 44 RBI, 38 runs scored and five stolen bases across 226 plate appearances.

Edman is 1-for-8 with a double, a run and two strikeouts over his first pair of contests following a two-game absence due to torso tightness.

The talented player may still be somewhat limited in his swing, although the two-bagger he laced off Atlanta's Max Fried on Friday, one of only three hits for the Cardinals, was encouraging. It bears mentioning Edman's struggles predate the injury as well, as he was only hitting .214 (12-for-56) with 12 strikeouts in the 12 contests before being sidelined.

Rojas (finger) went 0-for-5 in Friday's 10-2 win over the Cubs.

Rojas missed three weeks with a dislocated and fractured left index finger. He's posted a solid .267/.345/.420 slash line across 197 plate appearances this year. Rojas will likely resume an everyday role at shortstop, pushing Jazz Chisholm over to second base while Jon Berti and Deven Marrero compete for playing time at the hot corner.

Berti went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Friday's 10-2 win over the Cubs.

Berti padded Miami's lead with his blast off Chicago starter Zach Davies in the sixth inning. The 31-year-old has posted multiple hits in three of the last five games, going 7-for-16 (.438) in that span. The infielder has an uninspiring .222/.328/.333 slash line with three homers, 15 RBI, 26 runs scored and four stolen bases in eight attempts through 61 games. He's enjoyed an everyday role lately, drawing time at second base and third base.

Seager (hand) will take batting practice Friday, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Seager will take part in batting practice for the first time since he broke his hand in mid-May. If all goes well, the shortstop is expected to begin a rehab assignment early next week, Castillo reports. The 27-year-old will likely require multiple rehab games but could be on track to be reinstated from the injured list in late June or early July.

Reyes was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Friday.

Reyes spent two weeks with the major-league club and served mainly as utility depth during his time in Milwaukee. He went 1-for-11 with three runs, a stolen base, a walk and three strikeouts across seven games in the big leagues, and he should see more consistent playing time with the Triple-A club going forward. Kolten Wong (oblique) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.

Rojas (finger) was activated from the 10-day injured list and will be in the lineup Friday against the Cubs, Craig Mish of SportsGrid.com reports.

The 32-year-old has been sidelined since late May with a dislocated and fractured left index finger, but he'll rejoin the Marlins after missing about three weeks. Rojas has a .275/.354/.433 slash line with three homers, 14 doubles, 16 RBI, four stolen bases and 32 runs in 48 games this season. and he should reclaim the everyday role at shortstop now that he's healthy.

Baez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Thursday's win over the Mets.

Baez got the scoring started early by taking Marcus Stroman deep in the first inning. Although it's been a slow month and he is batting .232/.269/.478 overall the season, Baez still leads the Cubs with 16 long balls and 44 RBI.

Edman (torso) will be back in the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta, Jim Hayes of Bally Sports Midwest reports.

Edman sat out each of the last two games due to torso tightness, but he'll return to action in Thursday's series opener. The 26-year-old has gone 5-for-22 with three doubles and three runs across his last five games.

Crawford isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Crawford drew starts in each of the last four games and went 2-for-13 with a home run, three RBI, two runs and two walks during that time. Mauricio Dubon will take over at shortstop and bat eighth.