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Seager was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Nationals for an undisclosed reason, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

There's been no word on why Seager was removed from the starting nine shortly before first pitch. Chris Taylor will move to shortstop, while Enrique Hernandez will start at the keystone.

Story went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs and a stolen base in the Rockies' 12-11 victory over the Giants on Thursday.

Story did his part on a huge day for the Colorado offense, slapping his seventh double of the season and swiping his eighth bag in 10 tries. He's slashing .267/.345/.493 with eight long balls through 146 at-bats and has remained one of the better cross-category assets at the position so far this season.

Seager is starting at shortstop and hitting sixth against the Nationals on Thursday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Seager hasn't hit as low as sixth since his rookie season of 2016, per Plunkett, but he'll drop in the order against left-hander Patrick Corbin in this contest. The shortstop hasn't gotten going at the dish so far in 2019, as he's slashing .235/.329/.356 through 132 at-bats, so manager Dave Roberts could continue to deploy him lower than usual until he shows signs of a breakout.

Rojas will start at shortstop and lead off Thursday against the Cubs, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Rojas usually bats in the bottom half of the order versus right-handed pitching, but he'll draw a plum assignment against Yu Darvish with normal leadoff hitter Curtis Granderson resting in the day game after a night game. No matter where in the lineup he's slotted in this season, Rojas has made little fantasy impact with a .259 average, zero home runs and one stolen base across 126 plate appearances.

Crawford went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and a pair of runs scored in Tuesday's 14-4 win over Colorado.

The Giants' current road trip to Cincinnati and now Colorado has been a blessing for Crawford, who is currently batting .389 (7-for-18) with a homer, five RBI and five runs through the first five games of this seven-game road set. The shortstop's overall numbers remain poor (.221/.296/.270), but we have seen him go on extended hot streaks (i.e. the first half last season).

Marcano went 14-for-26 for Low-A Fort Wayne last week, Bill Center of Padres.com reports.

The 19-year-old was named the Player of the Week in the Midwest League for his efforts, per Center, and is now hitting .308 with an impressive .383 on-base percentage in 27 games for Fort Wayne. If there's a knock on his stat line so far, it'd be his lack of power as he's hit just one homer with a .393 slugging percentage. He's still flashing potential at the dish in his brief career thus far, as he dominated in the Arizona League as an 18-year-old last year, with a .395/.497/.444 slash line while also swiping 10 bases.

Turner (finger) hit off a tee Sunday and fielded groundballs at shortstop Tuesday, Sam Fortier of The Washington Post reports.

Turner resumed swinging Sunday for the first time since undergoing surgery to repair his fractured right index finger, so this is a sizable step forward for the 25-year-old. The next step in his hitting progression figures to be soft-toss and then batting practice.

Seager isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Braves.

Seager is 4-for-18 at the dish through the first five games of May, and he'll get the day off Tuesday against a lefty (Max Fried). Chris Taylor will get the start at shortstop and hit fifth.

Herrera is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Cubs, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Herrera started three straight contests prior to Sunday, but he'll now head to the bench for the third consecutive matchup. Isaac Galloway draws another start in center field and will bat eighth.

Seager went 1-for-3 with a single, a walk, an RBI and two runs scored in a victory over the Braves on Monday.

Seager got the Dodgers on the board with a run-scoring groundout in the first and crossed the plate for the team's final run in the fifth. He has shown signs of emerging from a prolonged slump by going 4-for-12 in his last three games. This follows a seven-game stretch in which he managed only one hit in 26 at-bats.