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Arcia is not in the lineup for Friday's series opener against the Mets.

Arcia only has a pair of hits in his past four starts, so he'll head to the bench for another day off. Recent callup Eric Sogard will take over at shortstop for the evening.

Sardinas received a rare start Thursday, going 2-for-4 in a loss to the Rangers.

With the Padres visiting an American League club, the team was afforded an extra batter and Sardinas was the one to benefit Thursday. San Diego has another AL-road series against the White Sox coming up, so the 23-year-old could see another start in short order. That said, his .195/.250/.195 slash line in 44 plate appearances this season makes him an undesirable option even if he were to be penciled into the lineup.

Noonan was traded to the Marlins on Thursday in exchange for cash considerations, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Miami's infield has been gutted by injuries, so they needed to add some warm bodies to the New Orleans roster to replace all the players recently called up to the majors. Noonan was hitting just .212/.235/.333 in 10 games for Triple-A Colorado Springs prior to switching organizations.

Diaz went 2-for-5 with an RBI single in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Marlins, snapping an 0-for-14 slump that spanned the previous three games.

The Cuban shortstop broke out of his funk with his fifth multi-hit game of May. Despite his struggles in the prior three games and another 0-for-4 outing on May 2, Diaz is still hitting .341 with a pair of doubles, one home run, seven RBI and five runs over his first 41 at-bats of the month.

Crawford (groin) is starting at shortstop and hitting fourth Thursday against the Reds, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

As planned, Crawford was activated from the disabled list and is in the lineup for Thursday's outing. Crawford missed 14 games with a groin injury, but will look to elevate his .263 batting average and .718 OPS on Thursday night.

Story was placed on the DL on Thursday with a strained left shoulder, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.

Story was withheld from Wednesday's lineup, and it would appear that his shoulder injury was the contributing factor behind his absence. Story's season has gotten off to a slow start, as he's slashing .180/.289/.396 and owns a dismal 37.5 percent K-rate. The Rockies have yet to elaborate on the severity of Story's injury, but more information should become available soon. With Story on the disabled list, look for Pat Valaika and Alexi Amarista to see time at shortstop.

Gordon went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a run scored and two stolen bases in Wednesday's loss to the Cardinals.

Hitting ninth in the order behind the pitcher doesn't seem to have slowed Gordon down on the basepaths, and he now has 11 steals on the season in 13 attempts. Expect to see him back in the leadoff spot soon enough as Marlins manager Don Mattingly continues to tinker with his struggling lineup.

Owings went 2-for-5 with a double in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Tigers.

Owings recorded two hits in both of the Diamondbacks' games against the Tigers, raising his batting average up to .311 for the season. Though Owings has certainly benefited from a lofty .372 BABIP this season, he sports a .324 mark for his career and has raised his hard-hit rate to a career-best 34.1 percent, so dramatic regression in his batting average may not be in store.

Ahmed went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Tigers.

The homer was his second of the season. The 27-year-old isn't having the same impressive start to the season offensively that Chris Owings is, but Ahmed's .704 OPS would still be a career high if he can keep it up.

Seager went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Wednesday's win over the Pirates.

After a strong start to the season, Seager has cooled off in May, batting just .188 with no RBI through eight contests. Even with his recent slump, the 23-year-old owns a solid .286/.381/.471 slash line on the season. The Dodgers are about to begin a four-game series against the Rockies at Coors Field, which is usually the ideal remedy for any hitter to snap out of a funk.