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Cordoba is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs, Bob Scanlan of Fox Sports San Diego reports.

Cordoba has logged most of the starts at shortstop as of late, although he'll get his second night off in three games after collecting just one hit over the past week. Erick Aybar will man shortstop for the evening to replace him.

Baez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Ian Happ will take over at second base Wednesday, pushing Baez to the bench for the second time in eight games. On the heels of a .291/.303/.570 month of May, Baez has taken a step back in June, slashing .227/.277/.432. He should continue to see regular time, but Baez is still not quite an everyday player even with Ben Zobrist (wrist) on the DL.

Crawford (groin) went 1-for-5 with an RBI Tuesday for Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Crawford had been sidelined since June 11 with a groin strain. He's hitting just .194/.310/.251 with two homers and two steals in 211 at-bats this season. Crawford isn't going to make an impact in the majors this year, but it is important to remember he is just 22 years old. He still has time to make the necessary adjustments that will get him back on track offensively.

Seager hit a double and three homers in five at-bats against the Mets on Tuesday, driving in six runs in the process.

That matches his homer output from the past 32 games put together, as Seager didn't have his power stroke going for a while there. Even so, he's maintained strong numbers thanks to a steady stream of singles and doubles, with Seager's 54 runs in 70 games particularly standing out.

Camargo went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, an RBI and a run against the Giants on Tuesday.

He's now posted four consecutive multi-hit games, and Camargo's collected at least one RBI and run in each of those contests. It's a good time to be hot, as Camargo's battling for reps at third base right now. There's only limited evidence of hitting prowess in his minor-league track record, as Camargo never really hit at any level before posting a .311/.353/.500 line for Triple-A Gwinnett, but he's also only 23, so we can't rule out that he's simply developed. Camargo merits watching in deeper formats and speculative snagging in dynasty leagues.

Gordon went 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored, an RBI and two stolen bases in Monday's win over the Nationals.

He's now swiped six bases in the last four games, giving Gordon 27 steals on the season and jumping him back ahead of Trea Turner for second in the majors in that category behind Billy Hamilton's 29. Gordon's .315/.333/.384 slash line in June isn't too shabby, either.

Swanson went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in Monday's win over the Giants.

The 23-year-old has finally turned a corner at the plate and now has a .328/.389/.484 slash line with two homers, 13 RBI and 11 runs through 18 games in June. He's still hitting towards the bottom of the Braves' lineup, but Swanson could get another chance in the two hole if Brandon Phillips is dealt before the trade deadline.

Cecchini went 1-for-3 with his first career home run in a loss to the Dodgers on Monday.

The most impressive thing about his fifth-inning blast was that it came with two strikes against superstar lefty Clayton Kershaw. This was also his first start in the majors, and although T.J. Rivera is expected to get most of the reps at the keystone with Neil Walker (hamstring) out, Cecchini could push him for playing time with more performances like this -- and simultaneously prove his worth in the organization with top prospect Amed Rosario knocking on the door to New York.

Cordoba is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

Cordoba will head to the bench after playing all 30 innings against the Brewers over the weekend and going just 1-for-12 at the plate. Erick Aybar will take over at shortstop for the game.

Camargo will start at third base and bat eighth Monday against the Giants.

The Braves haven't settled on a permanent option at third base since Adonis Garcia (finger) hit the disabled list June 7, but it seems Camargo may have edged ahead of Rio Ruiz in the job battle. Camargo will pick up his third start in four games Monday and is coming off an excellent weekend series against the Marlins during which he went 5-for-9 with three runs and two RBI. Camargo doesn't carry much value outside of NL-only leagues at this point, but if he's able to secure the larger side of a timeshare at the hot corner, he could warrant some intrigue in deeper mixed formats.