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Berti is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rockies.

He is hitting .310 with one home run and four steals in 15 games this month. Starlin Castro is starting at shortstop and hitting second while Martin Prado starts at third.

Ahmed went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 11-6 loss to the Giants.

The two-run blast came off Giants reliever Travis Bergen in the eighth inning. Ahmed has now homered five times in his last seven games, bringing his total for the year up to 16. He's tallied 68 RBI and 67 runs scored in 122 games this season while also stealing seven bases. Since the start of August, the shortstop is hitting .375 with six homers, 16 RBI and 12 runs scored. Ten of his 18 hits this month have gone for extra bases.

Story went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs in Saturday's win against the Marlins.

The 26-year-old is 12-for-28 in his past seven games, hitting safely in each of those games. Story is slashing .293/.361/.575 with 28 home runs with 90 runs and 70 RBI this season.

Swanson (foot) increased his on-field activities Saturday, fielding a round of grounders at shortstop, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

It was reported earlier in the week that Swanson had been doing some hitting and was fielding short hops from his knees. He has taken another step forward, but Swanson is still not especially close to playing in games. The Braves just signed Adeiny Hechavarria on Friday to help out at shortstop while Swanson is on the mend.

DeJong is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.

This is a bit of an eyebrow raiser considering DeJong homered again Friday, his second homer in three games, but to this point there has been no mention of an injury. Consider it a breather for now. Yairo Munoz will start at shortstop and bat eighth against right-hander Anthony DeSclafani.

Edman went 3-for-5 with an RBI single and three runs in a win over the Reds on Friday.

Edman was a thorn in the side of Reds pitching throughout the night, setting the table effectively for both Marcell Ozuna and Paul Goldschmidt in the process. The rookie's defensive versatility -- he played both corner-outfield spots Friday -- is helping to keep him in the lineup on an everyday basis, and he's now compiled four multi-hit efforts over his last six starts.

DeJong went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in a win over the Reds on Friday.

DeJong launched one of four homers on the night for the hot-hitting Cardinals, marking the second time he's left the yard in the last three games. The 26-year-old has hits in eight of 13 games this month, slightly improving his fortunes after hitting just .205 in July.

Rojas (hamstring) has begun running and participating in baseball activities, Manny Randhawa of MLB.com reports.

There's no timetable yet for his return. Rojas may have to settle for a utility role when he does rejoin the Marlins given Jon Berti's performance in his absence as the starting shortstop.

Ahmed went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 10-9 loss to the Giants.

Ahmed cranked his fourth homer in the last six games and has driven in 11 runs during that stretch. He's slugged 15 homers over 121 games, one fewer than he hit in 153 games in 2018. Over the first few months of the season, Ahmed provided a respectable batting average but little of the pop he showed last season. Since the middle of June, however, he's started tapping into that power without sacrificing average. The 29-year-old shortstop is batting .283/.349/.533 with 11 home runs and 40 RBI over the last 53 games.

Crawford went 0-for-2 before he was removed as part of a double switch in Friday's extra-innings win over Arizona.

Crawford started against a righty as he usually does, but he was taken out after just two at-bats. His eventual replacement, Donovan Solano (2-for-3), outperformed Crawford yet again, and the latter may have to start showing more at the plate to avoid losing more than just starts against lefties to the backup infielder. Crawford is currently slashing an anemic .222/.296/.348 this season.