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Baez went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and two runs scored during Monday's win over Cincinnati.

Baez now has six bombs, 15 RBI and 11 runs through his past 15 games, but it has to be noted that Monday's shot was off Scooter Gennett and not a pitcher. Additionally, Baez stuck out twice and looked particularly foolish swinging at a pitch in the opposite batter's box for strike three in one at-bat. Still, with eligibility at multiple positions and a power-speed profile, Baez is a serviceable fantasy asset in the majority of settings. He's sporting a solid .272/.312/.498 slash line, after all.

Gordon went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored during Monday's win over San Francisco.

With a .299 batting average, 40 stolen bases and 78 runs, Gordon is moving the fantasy needle in the categories he can be counted on. Additionally, with the middle of the Miami lineup clicking, Gordon should soon top his previous career-high 92 runs from the 2014 campaign.

DeJong went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Braves.

DeJong has already matched his first-half homer total (nine) in seven fewer games over the second half of the season. Four of those round trippers have come within the first 57 plate appearances of August, a stretch in which he's also posted a .410 wOBA and 26.7 percent HR/FB rate.

Baez went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in Sunday's 7-2 win over Arizona.

The infielder continues to build upon his career-high home run total, as he's now up to 17 on the season. Baez's .270 average, 52 RBI and eligibility at multiple infield positions make him a serviceable fantasy asset in all but the shallowest of formats.

Crawford is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Nationals, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Crawford will head to the bench after going 0-for-4 with a walk in the Giants' 4-2 win in Game 1. Kelby Tomlinson will take over at shortstop for the series finale.

DeJong went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Braves.

The rookie's 405-foot shot to center in the seventh extended the Cardinals' lead to a relatively comfortable 6-3 at the time, but the blast ended up being key to the win when the Braves scored two runs in the ninth. DeJong shows no signs of slowing down, as he's now bashed three homers in the last eight contests as part of a .306/.346/.551 line thus far in August.

Arcia is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

Arcia is enjoying a phenomenal early start to the month of August, as the emerging young shortstop is hitting .348 through the first 12 games of the month. He'll receive a well-earned breather as Eric Sogard takes over at shortstop, batting seventh.

Story is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Story has scuffled at the plate for the majority of the 2017 season and has shown no signs of a turnaround during the month of August. The young shortstop is hitting just .129/.229/.129 in his last nine games and will give way to Pat Valaika as the Rockies close out their weekend series against Vance Worley and the Marlins.

Gordon is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Gordon will open the game on the bench for the second consecutive Sunday as the Marlins look to keep the 29-year-old speedster's legs fresh. Mike Aviles will take over at second base in his absence, batting eighth.

DeJong went 2-for-3 with an RBI double, a walk and two runs in Thursday's 8-6 win over the Royals.

DeJong's eighth-inning two-bagger provided the Cardinals with a key insurance run, and his overall tally represented his third multi-hit effort in the last five contests. While the rookie continues to struggle with strikeouts (32.6 percent whiff rate in August), he's also providing plenty of impactful contact, compiling a pair of homers and five RBI in his first nine games of the new month.