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Crawford is not in Thursday's lineup against the Braves, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

This will be his second day off in the last 15 games. He is hitting .200 with two home runs and a 25.5 percent strikeout rate over that stretch. Donovan Solano will start at shortstop, hitting eighth.

Arcia went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's victory over the Reds.

The three RBI tied a season high for Arcia, who recorded two hits in three of his last eight games and is hitting .282 this month. Arcia is hitting far more than he did a year ago, which has led him to start 48 of the 51 games the Brewers have played to date.

Rojas went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Wednesday's win over the Tigers.

The shortstop put together his first multi-hit performance since May 1, hitting a miserable .151 (8-for-53) in 15 games in between. Rojas is still looking for his first homer of 2019 after slugging a career-high 11 last year, but his .250/.307/.291 slash line through 44 contests is otherwise right in line with his career numbers.

Swanson went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and a walk in Wednesday's 9-2 victory over the Giants.

It's nice to see Swanson finally taking advantage of the second spot in the lineup. The shortstop reached three times and crushed his eighth home run of the season, this time off Jeff Samardzija. Swanson's successful night at the dish improves his average to .254 to go along with 32 RBI and 23 runs scored.

Baez (heel) went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-4 win over the Phillies.

Baez did not start the last two games due to a heel contusion, though he did deliver a walkoff, pinch-hit single on Tuesday. The 26-year-old star is now up to 12 home runs and appears healthy.

Baez (heel) is back in the lineup Wednesday against the Phillies.

Baez sat on the bench for two straight games but certainly appeared healthy in a pinch-hitter role Tuesday, hitting a walkoff single. He'll bat cleanup and play shortstop Wednesday.

Baez (heel) delivered a pinch-hit, walkoff RBI single in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Phillies.

Baez was held out of the starting lineup for the second straight day and the team announced he would get a precautionary MRI, so it was a good sign to see the star infielder make a pinch-hit appearance. Even better for the Cubs and fantasy owners, he quickly drilled a game-winning single to right field. It appears that the heel contusion Baez sustained Sunday will not be a major injury, and he could rejoin the starting lineup as soon as Wednesday.

Seager went 2-for-5 with an RBI, a run and a stolen base in the Dodgers' 7-3 win over the Rays on Tuesday.

Seager has been struggling at the dish to start the season, but he checked in with a nice day against the Rays that saw him bag a pair of hits and steal his first base of the season. He only has nine steals in 401 career games so that isn't likely to be a recurring theme. The 25-year-old shortstop is still slashing just .235/.321/.373 through 166 at-bats, although this makes three multi-hit performances in his last six games, so perhaps that's a sign he's ready to break out of the early funk.

Story went 1-for-5 with a solo home run to help the Rockies to a 5-0 win over the Pirates on Tuesday.

It was the 11th long ball of the season for the shortstop, who tagged Chris Archer with a solo blast in the third inning. He's slashing .265/.327/.492 on the season overall through 189 at-bats.

Baez is scheduled to undergo a precautionary MRI on his right heel, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Baez was held out of the lineup for the second straight day Tuesday as he continues to nurse a sore right heel that forced him to exit Sunday's game. Per Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com, manager Joe Maddon hopes Baez will return to the lineup Wednesday. Addison Russell remains at shortstop in his absence.