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Seager (flu) remains out of the lineup Thursday against the Nationals, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Seager will be held out of the starting lineup for the third straight game after starting to experience flu-like symptoms on Tuesday. It's a bit of a lengthy absence for a common illness, but the team will take it easy with the young shortstop and give him ample time to recover. Chris Taylor will get the starting nod in his stead Thursday afternoon.

Walters was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, Bill Plunkett of the Orange Country Register reports.

Walters appeared in three games for the Dodgers (one start) since his recent call-up, but failed to reach base in each of those opportunities. Thursday's lineup proved to be a bit of an ominous sign, as Yasiel Puig will get the day off, but it will be Andrew Toles, not Walters, who gets the start in right field. Rather than carry an extraneous outfielder, the team will call up lefty pitcher Grant Dayton.

Turner went 1-for-4 against the Dodgers on Wednesday with a triple, an RBI and a run -- which he scored by stealing home.

He became just the third National in franchise history to steal home, reacting to the Dodgers catching Danny Espinosa between first and second by taking off from third and sliding in ahead of the tag. Turner's looked good in his first seven MLB games of the year, knocking out eight hits in 26 at-bats (.308) with a couple steals. He's also tripled in consecutive games.

Diaz is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Padres.

He went 2-for-4 and was caught stealing in Game 1 Wednesday. Diaz has two homers and seven RBI over his last 10 games. Greg Garcia will get the start at shortstop and lead off in the nightcap.

Rojas will start at shortstop and hit eighth for the Marlins on Wednesday, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas will be making a spot start in place of regular shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria. Over his past 10 games, Rojas is hitting .308 with just two strikeouts in 13 at-bats.

To make room for Matt Cain, Tejada has been designated for assignment by the Giants on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old has struggled this season, hitting .167/.247/.242 in 66 at-bats with both the Cardinals and the Giants. Tejada has now been designated for assignment for the second time this season and will wait to see if he is claimed by another team. If not, he can accept an assignment to Triple-A Sacramento.

Turner got the start at second base and hit leadoff in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and two RBI.

With both Anthony Rendon and Stephen Drew sidelined due to a flu bug, Turner is finally getting a chance at regular at-bats and has collected four hits in his last three games. He'll likely return to the bench once the roster gets healthier in a couple of days, however.

Seager (flu) is not in the Dodgers starting lineup on Tuesday, Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register reports.

Seager, who hit three doubles in Monday's game, is not with the team on Tuesday as the Dodgers take on Reynaldo Lopez and the Nationals. Seager has picked up right where he left off in the first half, collecting six hits in the three games since the All-Star break. Consider him day-to-day as he recovers from a stomach virus. Chris Taylor will start at shortstop in his absence.

Story homered in a 2-for-3 game with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI in Monday's win over Tampa Bay.

Story remains atop the MLB shortstop leaderboard with 22 homers and is the only National League shortstop with 20 home runs yet this season. He now owns a .286 ISO, and if Story can sustain that mark, it will be the best ISO a shortstop has posted since Alex Rodriguez's .301 mark with the Rangers in 2003. His power is otherworldly for the position, making him one of the best hitting shortstops in the game no matter how many times he strikes out.

Turner got the start at second base Sunday, going 2-for-7 with his first stolen base of the season in an 18-inning loss to the Pirates.

He showed some jitters in extra innings, bobbling a potential double-play ball and then getting thrown out at second base trying to stretch a single in the 17th, but Turner also showed flashes of being the dynamic leadoff hitter his minor league performance suggests he can be. He only got into the lineup with Daniel Murphy (hamstring) unavailable and Anthony Rendon (illness) a late scratch, though, so it seems clear manager Dusty Baker doesn't view Turner as quite ready for regular duty.