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Diaz is out of the lineup Friday against the Cubs.

He is hitting .185/.267/.444 with two home runs in 30 plate appearances since returning from a lengthy absence due to a thumb injury. Jedd Gyorko will start at shortstop and hit second Friday while Jhonny Peralta gets the start at third and Matt Carpenter slots in at second.

Manager Bruce Bochy said Crawford (finger) was "much better" Thursday, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Crawford is out again Thursday after suffering a dislocated left pinkie finger during Tuesday's game. He will play catch Thursday to keep his arm in shape but that will be the extent of his activity. With that, a Friday return seems like a stretch, but it sounds like Crawford has a chance to make it back onto the field this weekend.

Crawford (finger) remains out of the lineup Thursday against the Padres.

Crawford dislocated his left pinkie finger in Tuesday's contest, and it seems that the Giants will give him another day to get it back into game shape. Ehire Adrianza will take over at shortstop in his stead once again.

Swanson is not in the lineup Thursday against the Marlins.

Despite notching a hit in seven of the past eight games, Swanson will head to the bench for a night off. Gordon Beckham will enter the lineup as the shortstop for the evening.

Adrianza went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers.

Adrianza got the start at short in place of the injured Brandon Crawford (finger) and took advantage of the opportunity by connecting on his second home run of the season. It is a small sample size, but it looks like the glove-first infielder has figured something out at the plate this season with a .314/.364/.471 slash line in 58 plate appearances. Crawford's injury isn't considered serious, but he could still miss another game or two. If that is the case, Adrianza becomes an intriguing punt option in daily formats against Christian Friedrich (4.78 ERA) on Thursday.

Seager was 2-for-4 with a run scored in Wednesday's win over the Giants.

The probable NL Rookie of the Year and MVP candidate is batting .317/.375/.525 with 25 home runs while playing top-notch defense at shortstop.

Turner went 1-for-5 with a home run in the Nationals' 8-3 win over the Marlins on Wednesday.

Turner had been hitless in the first two games of the series against the Marlins, a slump by his standards this year. Turner has done it all for the Nationals since being called up from Triple-A, hitting .342 with 12 home runs and 27 steals in 62 games for the Nationals.

Noonan was designated for assignment on Wednesday.

He had a brief opportunity earlier this year to get some traction as the Padres' starting shortstop, but that quickly evaporated. Noonan has a career .193/.239/.234 slash line in 155 big league plate appearances, and at 27 years old, there's little hope he'll turn into more than organizational filler.

Crawford (pinkie) will sit out Wednesday's game, but will be evaluated on a day-to-day basis going forward, CSN Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic reports.

After leaving Tuesday's game with a dislocated left pinkie suffered on a slide into third base, his finger was popped back into place. Crawford acknowledged that his finger will be swollen and sore Wednesday, and manager Bruce Bochy indicated that Ehire Adrianza will get at least one start at shortstop while Crawford heals. Joe Panik apparently missed three games with the same injury last year, but the fact that Crawford throws right-handed and the Giants are battling for a playoff spot might allow him to miss less than three games.

Crawford left Tuesday's game with a dislocated left pinkie finger.

It is unclear how much time Crawford will miss with the injury. For what it's worth, he bats left-handed and throws right-handed, so after the injury is tended to, it shouldn't affect his ability to play the field. He suffered the injury on a rough slide into third base in the second inning of Tuesday's game while trying to go first to third after singling. Ehire Adrianza, who moved over to shortstop Tuesday, figures to fill in if Crawford misses further time.