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Diamondbacks skipper Torey Lovullo said Friday that he plans to deploy Owings largely in a platoon with Jarrod Dyson in center field for the foreseeable future, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

After starting in eight of the past nine games, Owings hit the bench in Friday's 9-4 win over the Rockies, ceding right field to Jon Jay, who was acquired from the Royals on Wednesday. The Diamondbacks immediately inserted Jay atop the order, and it's likely he'll be a fixture there while he maintains a lofty .360 on-base percentage for the season. With Jay slated for duty at a corner-outfield spot on an everyday basis, it appears there will no longer be regular room in the lineup for Owings, who is slashing an ugly .189/.254/.290 on the campaign. Dyson's status as the left-handed option in the platoon means that he'll garner the larger share of playing time in center field while Owings sees most of his starts against southpaws.

Baez is out of the lineup against Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Addison Russell is back from a multi-game absence due to a finger injury and will give Baez a breather for Saturday's matinee. Over the past four games, Baez has failed to collect a hit, going 0-for-13 with five strikeouts. Look for the infielder to rejoin the starting lineup Sunday.

Crawford is not in the lineup against the Nationals on Saturday, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

Crawford will retreat to the bench with southpaw Gio Gonzalez on the hill for Washington. In his place, Alen Hanson will get a start at shortstop and bat atop the Giants' order. Look for Crawford to be back in the starting nine for Sunday's finale against Max Scherzer.

Story went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double in the Rockies' 9-4 loss to the Diamondbacks on Friday.

It was the 12th homer of the year for the 25-year-old shortstop, who accounted for half of his team's runs in this contest with a two-run shot off Diamondbacks starter Zack Greinke in the fifth inning. His .247/.328/.489 slash line puts him right around his career averages through 235 at-bats, and he's on pace for 31 long balls, which would top the career-best total of 27 he posted in his rookie season of 2016 if he's able to maintain the pace.

Camargo is out of Friday's lineup against the Dodgers.

He has started the last 11 games, hitting .209/.306/.442 with three home runs and a 10:5 K:BB in 43 at-bats over that stretch. Ryan Flaherty will start at the hot corner, hitting eighth.

Ahmed is out of Friday's lineup in Coors Field.

He has started the last five games, going 6-for-21 (.286 AVG) with one stolen base over that stretch. Ketel Marte gets the start at shortstop, hitting sixth, while Daniel Descalso starts at the keystone, hitting fourth.

Turner went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the Rays.

Turner reached on a pair of singles in the first and sixth innings and came around to score each time. His 17 stolen bases are the third most in the majors, trailing only Ender Inciarte and Dee Gordon. Turner is now hitting .258/.342/.398 with seven homers, 24 RBI and 35 runs across 61 games this season.

Crawford (forearm) was activated from the 10-day disabled list Wednesday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Look for Crawford to join the starting lineup within the next couple days as the Phillies continue a three-game set against the Cubs on Wednesday night. During his rehab assignment, Crawford played in five games with High-A Clearwater before joining Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday. Moving forward, it's unclear if Crawford will return to an everyday role at shortstop, especially since he had not been doing much -- hitting just .188/.246/.328 in 21 games -- prior to his injury. In a corresponding move, Mitch Walding was optioned to Lehigh Valley.

Arcia is not in the lineup versus the Indians on Wednesday.

Eric Sogard will draw a start at shortstop for the series finale while Arcia gets a day off following four straight games in the starting nine. Since being recalled from Triple-A last week, Arcia has gone 4-for-14 with one RBI.

Crawford went 1-for-2 with an RBI double and two walks in Tuesday's loss to the visiting Diamondbacks.

Crawford slashed a double -- his 14th of the year -- off Patrick Corbin in the fifth, bringing around Mac Williamson to give Crawford his 26th RBI. The shortstop continues to light it up at the plate, hitting .500 with four extra-base hits through the first five games of June. Crawford's slash line is now .322/.371/.500 with 22 extra-base hits. The 31-year-old's .871 OPS ranks fourth among all MLB shortstops.