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Seager (elbow) won't resume throwing until Monday, making him unavailable to start over the weekend, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Seager has been dealing with elbow soreness for a couple weeks, and while he's available as a pinch hitter, the issue will keep him from playing the field over the weekend. It may take Seager a couple of days to get ready after he resumes throwing, so he may not be ready to rejoin the starting lineup until next week's series against the Rockies. Chris Taylor is starting at shortstop Thursday, while Enrique Hernandez could also see a start at shortstop in Seager's stead.

Ahmed won't require surgery to repair his fractured right wrist and remains optimistic that he'll be able to return from the 60-day disabled list during a potential postseason run, Jarrid Denney of MLB.com reports. "Hopefully I can come off the DL and come back and help the team," Ahmed said Tuesday. "Hopefully we'll be playing in the playoffs and I can come back and help at that point."

Ahmed has been on the disabled list since late June after he first broke his right hand when he was struck by a 99 mile-per-hour fastball from the Cardinals' Trevor Rosenthal. After an arduous two-month recovery, Ahmed was on track to rejoin the Diamondbacks this week before he was struck by a pitch in the same hand again last Sunday, in what would have been his final rehab game with Triple-A Reno. Fortunately for the shortstop, his latest fracture isn't deemed quite as serious, but he'll still face a six-to-eight-week recovery timeline, putting him on track for a mid-October return at the earliest. With Ahmed out of the picture, Adam Rosales looks secure in his role as the Diamondbacks' top utility infielder for the final month of the regular season.

Crawford could make his major-league debut Tuesday, Matt Gelb of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Triple-A Lehigh Valley's season will come to an end Monday, which makes Tuesday the likely day Crawford joins the Phillies. He has recently started playing second and third base in order to increase his versatility. That could help him earn up to three-to-four starts per week in September if manager Pete Mackanin is willing to sit his starters more frequently. Crawford had a terrible start to his season, but has turned things around since July 1, hitting .276/.377/.529 with 12 home runs in 210 at-bats.

Baez went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI, a pair of steals -- including one of home plate -- and three runs in Wednesday's 17-3 blowout win over the Pirates.

With the Cubs down 2-1 in the second inning, Baez created a run with his legs -- first reaching on an error, then stealing second and moving to third on another error, and finally taking a massive lead and then bolting for home when Pirates catcher Chris Stewart threw to third base. The Cubs ended up opening the floodgates, relegating Baez's heroics to a footnote, but his fantasy owners have to be feeling appreciative. After all, he's delivered a terrific August, hitting .291 with seven homers, five steals, 24 RBI and 21 runs through 27 games.

Arcia is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Cardinals.

Arcia will retreat to the bench following five straight starts, going just 2-for-17 (.118 average) at the plate during that span. In his place, Eric Sogard draws the start at shortstop while leading off.

DeJong went 2-for-5 with a walk, three RBI and two runs against the Brewers on Tuesday.

All he's been doing is racking up stats. He endured a brief skid in late July and the first couple days of August, but DeJong emerged from it in impressive fashion -- over his last 23 games, he's gone 35-for-100 with six homers, 20 RBI and 15 runs. Even though he still strikes out too often and walks like Tuesday's are blessed rarities for the rookie, he's been a tremendous cross-category fantasy asset since taking over the shortstop job in St. Louis.

Seager (elbow) will be out of the lineup for at least a few days, although he will be available as a pinch hitter, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

The elbow soreness he has been dealing with for a couple weeks will lead to him being held out at least until this weekend's series in San Diego, although he could see some pinch hitting opportunities off the bench over the next few days. Enrique Hernandez and possibly Chris Taylor figure to see the starts at shortstop while Seager is out.

Seager is out of Tuesday's lineup with a sore elbow but is available as a pinch hitter, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

He has apparently been managing the injury for a couple weeks now, which explains why he has been held out of the lineup twice in the last five games. While Seager is available to hit, he is day-to-day to return to the field. Enrique Hernandez is filling in at shortstop and hitting eighth.

Seager is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Diamondbacks, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

He sits for the second time in the last five games, presumably in an effort to get him some occasional rest as the Dodgers gear up for what they hope will be a deep postseason run. Enrique Hernandez starts at shortstop and will hit eighth.

Turner (wrist) was officially activated from the 60-day DL on Tuesday and is leading off and starting at shortstop against the Marlins, Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post reports.

It had already been confirmed that Turner was on track to be activated, and the Nationals waste no time deploying him back atop the lineup. With a little over a month left in the season, Turner still has plenty of time to make a significant impact in all five roto categories -- most notably steals and runs. He hit .279/.324/.422 with seven home runs and 35 steals in 68 games prior to suffering the injury.