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Diaz went 2-for-3 with an RBI ground-rule double, another two-bagger and a walk in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Cubs.

The Cuban shortstop snapped an RBI drought Sunday, as he hadn't driven in a run since May 10. His multi-hit effort was also his first since May 27, but Diaz does now have a modest three-game hitting streak to start June. After a sluggish April, Diaz is slashing .302/.353/.396 over the last month (27 games).

Turner went 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, two steals, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the A's.

It's his fifth multi-hit performance in the last seven games, a stretch during which Turner is hitting .343/.361/.400 with six runs, three RBI and five steals. The 23-year-old is now 16-for-19 on the basepaths through 45 games, putting him on pace to top 50 steals in his first full big-league campaign.

Crawford went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and four RBI during Sunday's loss to Philadelphia.

Since returning from the disabled list May 11, Crawford sports a .272/.307/.420 slash line with two homers, 16 RBI and 10 runs over 22 games. Those are respectable numbers for a middle infielder, and Crawford probably has room for improvement after posting a .777 OPS with 168 RBI over the previous two seasons.

Story was 2-for-4 with two RBI Sunday in a 3-1 win against the Padres.

It's still not the rookie campaign that had everyone talking, but Story is now 9-for-27 in his last seven games and looking like he's coming around at least a little bit. His .207 batting average is an eyesore, and his .731 OPS is not much better. The 24-year-old will still be the everyday shortstop for Colorado for the foreseeable future.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Bob Scanlan of Fox Sports San Diego reports.

It appears that the Padres will utilize a rough timeshare between d'Arnaud and Erick Aybar at shortstop moving forward. With d'Arnaud starting the past two contests, Aybar will move into the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Jeff Hoffman and the Rockies.

Swanson will start at shortstop and bat second Sunday against the Reds.

Swanson had been serving as the Braves' No. 8 or 9 hitter in recent games, but he'll move into the upper third of the lineup in the series finale with Brandon Phillips receiving the afternoon off. While batting out of the two-hole this season, Swanson has recorded just 10 hits in 70 at-bats (.143 average).

Baez went 2-for-3 with a solo homer Saturday against the Cardinals.

Baez blasted his ninth bomb of the campaign off Mike Leake to help the Cubs earn a divisional win. He's now homered four times over his last 11 games, and although his batting average and on-base percentage leave much to be desired, his .507 slugging percentage gives him a bit of fantasy value.

Swanson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Reds.

The fifth-inning shot was Swanson's fifth home run of the season. The young shortstop had gone just 2-for-29 over nine games heading into the contest and while he still has a seemingly bright future, it's clear Swanson has a lot of adjustments to make in the majors before he'll be a viable fantasy option in most formats.

Turner went 2-for-6 with a run, an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's rout of the A's.

That's now five multi-hit performances in the last seven games for Turner, who has shaken off his early-season slump with a .348/.362/.478 slash line, a homer, four RBI, seven runs and five steals over his last 10 games.

Owings is not in Saturday's lineup against the Marlins.

He has cooled off a little at the plate, as was expected. Owings has a .205/.265/.341 slash line with one home run over his last 12 games (44 at-bats). Nick Ahmed, who has a 1.174 OPS over his last 23 at-bats, will start at shortstop and hit seventh, as it seems the Diamondbacks are valuing the recent small samples of the two shortstops.