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Edman went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and an additional run in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Pirates.

After closing out the series in Pittsburgh with another excellent game, Edman was named the National League's Player of the Week on Monday. Over a six-game stretch from Aug. 23 to 29, Edman went 12-for-26 (.462 average) with two home runs, two stolen bases, 10 RBI and seven runs.

Ahmed went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Sunday's loss against the Phillies.

Ahmed recorded his first multi-hit game since Aug. 14 and while he made his presence felt in this one by plating three of the team's four runs, he hasn't been much of a threat at the plate of late for Arizona. He's only hitting .218 with a .630 OPS across 24 games this month.

Story went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and a walk in Sunday's 5-0 triumph over the Dodgers.

Story reached base three times, walking in the third inning, doubling and scoring in the seventh and singling in the ninth. This was the All-Star shortstop's second game back following a few games on the bench with a leg injury, and Story rebounded by breaking out of an 0-for-20 stretch that encompassed his previous six games.

Williams tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and will have to complete a quarantine of at least 10 days before he's eligible to rejoin the Phillies, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Williams was one of three players placed on the COVID-19 injured list Friday, with catcher Andrew Knapp and starting pitcher Zach Eflin joining him. According to Salisbury, all three players are fully vaccinated and weren't subject to testing unless they felt ill, an indication that Williams, Knapp and Eflin are all experiencing symptoms on some level. The Phillies called up outfielder Jorge Bonifacio from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday to fill Williams' spot on the active roster.

Baez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 9-4 win over Washington.

The 28-year-old had just two hits in 12 at-bats during this weekend's series versus Washington, but both knocks left the yard. Baez is up to 26 homers, 72 RBI, 57 runs scored and 13 stolen bases through 426 plate appearances. He's batting just .209 (13-for-62) with four homers and three doubles through 17 games since he joined the Mets at the trade deadline.

DeJong remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

DeJong will sit for the fourth straight contest, and his status as a backup player was likely sealed in Saturday's 13-0 win, when Edmundo Sosa went 4-for-6 with two triples and five RBI. Sosa had earned the everyday role at shortstop while providing a 1.032 OPS in August even before Saturday's big performance, a stark contrast from the .690 mark DeJong has provided on the month.

Turner went 3-for-3 with a run, a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-2 victory over the Rockies.

Turner was on base four times Saturday, reaching on singles in the first, third and seventh innings and walking in the fifth. He scored in the third after swiping his 26th bag, good for third in the league, to record his seventh run in his last eight games. Turner has posted an excellent .329/.372/.506 slash line in 20 games with Los Angeles that's nearly identical to his .323/.370/.518 figures on the season.

Edman went 4-for-6 with a double, two runs and two RBI in Saturday's 13-0 blowout of the Pirates.

Edman's legs served him well in the contest -- both of his run-scoring hits were infield singles. He finished with his second four-hit game of the campaign and eighth multi-hit effort in his past 13 contests. Over that span, he is batting a scorching .386 (22-for-57) with a home run, 13 runs, 11 RBI and two stolen bases.

Lindor went 1-for-4 with a single and two stolen bases in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals.

While Lindor's bat hasn't come around yet since his return from an oblique injury, the shortstop's legs appear to be just fine. The 27-year-old swiped bags No. 9 and 10 Saturday night, while also smacking a base hit. If nothing else, the steals are a sign that the four-time All-Star is feeling OK after an extended stay on the injured list.

Story (leg) is starting Saturday against the Dodgers, Megan Garcia of MLB.com reports.

Story didn't appear in Friday's series opener after he aggravated a leg injury Wednesday, but he'll start at shortstop and bat third Saturday. The 28-year-old was in a slump at the plate prior to his one-game absence, as he went 0-for-17 with a walk and six strikeouts across his last five appearances.