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Swanson is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies.

The Braves have said that they'll give Swanson regular rest days to ease him into the majors. After starting three games in a row, he'll give way to Gordon Beckham at shortstop. Over said outings, Swanson went 2-for-11 with three RBI.

Turner is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Dan Kolko of MASN reports.

Turner will get a rare day off, as the Nationals go with Michael Taylor in center field. Taylor will serve as the leadoff man against Phillies' left-hander Adam Morgan.

Seager (hand) is back in the lineup for Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Rockies, the Los Angeles Times' Andy McCullough reports.

He missed just one game with the hand injury and will return to the two hole for Wednesday's matinee. It would not be surprising for him to be held out of the nightcap in an effort to ease him back, but owners will at least get to enjoy one game from Seager in Coors Field on Wednesday.

Swanson went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI Tuesday against the Padres.

The three-RBI night was the first of the highly-touted shortstop's young career, as he had only managed one RBI previously in his 10-game MLB career. The double was just his second extra-base hit, although he did raise his batting average to .300.

Seager (hand) is expected to return to the lineup Wednesday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

X-rays were negative after Seager was hit on the left hand/wrist area during Monday's game and it sounds like the 22-year-old will return after missing just one start. Seager is batting .370/.429/.584 since the All-Star break and is looking like a potential first-round pick in 15-team leagues next year.

As expected, Seager (hand) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.

It was reported Monday night that Seager would not start Tuesday, and that will indeed be the case. Charlie Culberson will get the start at shortstop in Seager's place.

Arcia is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cardinals.

Arcia hit his second career home run Monday and went 8-for-22 (.364) over his last seven games, but manager Craig Counsell decided to hold him out Tuesday with the Brewers facing tough right-hander Adam Wainwright. With Arcia opening Tuesday's game on the bench, Jonathan Villar will get the nod at shortstop and Hernan Perez will replace Villar at third base.

Arcia went 1-for-4 with his second home run, a solo shot, in Monday's loss to St. Louis.

After a brutally slow start, Arcia is starting to figure things out. Monday's blast marks his second home run in his past four games, and he is hitting a cool 8-for-22 (.364) with four extra-base hits since busting his slump with a pinch-hit double August 23 against the Rockies. He did strike out twice Monday night, and his 20.8 percent strikeout rate thus far is concerning, but at least Arcia is starting to show some life at the plate.

Seager suffered an injury to his left hand during Monday's game and has already been ruled out Tuesday against the Rockies, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

Seager sustained the injury after being hit by a pitch Monday, but X-rays came back negative and it seems as though he's just dealing with swelling. He'll have an opportunity to return Wednesday, since manager Dave Roberts had actually planned on resting Seager on Tuesday anyway.

Diaz (thumb) is expected to face live pitching in the near future, Jim Hayes of Fox Sports Midwest reports.

Diaz's appointment to track his rehab progress went well, so he'll soon add hitting to his current training regimen. He'll likely return to Florida and continue his rehab process. At this point, a timeframe for his eventual return isn't available. However, the club should have a better idea of when Diaz will come off the DL once he begins hitting.