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Crawford was helped off the field after "severely" rolling his left ankle in a rundown during the eighth inning of Tuesday's loss to the Rangers and is expected to be placed on the 10-day injured list, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports. "That was a gut punch to everybody," manager Scott Servais said. "J.P. was playing great and not just tonight, but [Tuesday] might have been his best game since he was brought up. It's very disappointing. He's getting X-rays right now and we'll know more [Wednesday]. Hopefully, it's just an ankle sprain and he'll be back soon."

Crawford had gone 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a double, a walk and a run before the injury, the latest successful installment of what has been a productive big-league stint thus far. Crawford's forthcoming absence, however long in duration, is expected to result in Tim Beckham returning to an everyday role at shortstop for the time being.

Fletcher went 2-for-4 with a two-run single and a run scored in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Athletics.

Fletcher has hit safely in six straight games, going 10-for-24 with four RBI and five runs scored in that span. Four of those hits have gone for extra bases. The utilityman has settled into the starting job at shortstop with Andrelton Simmons (ankle) out. Fletcher is hitting .318/.365/.458 through 53 games this year.

Baez is serving as the designated hitter Tuesday at Houston since his right heel still bothers him when moving laterally, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.

Baez missed a couple games last week due to the sore right heel and he's apparently not fully over the issue. The fact the 26-year-old is still set to play Tuesday indicates it's not a major concern, and it makes sense to keep him off his feet by utilizing him as the DH while it's available in Houston. Baez could return to the field for Wednesday's series finale, but it wouldn't be surprising to see manager Joe Maddon play it safe with a scheduled off day to follow Thursday.

Anderson (wrist) is not in the lineup for Tuesday night's game against the Royals, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Anderson appeared as a pinch runner during the completion of the suspended game versus the Royals on Tuesday afternoon, but he's apparently not quite ready to rejoin the starting lineup. Jose Rondon will start at shortstop while Anderson remains on the bench for the fourth straight game due to his sore right wrist.

Correa's rib injury may sideline him for the next couple weeks according to general manager Jeff Luhnow, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

It's not clear if Luhnow was referring to a precise timeline for Correa. The shortstop is visiting a doctor Tuesday to determine the extent of his injury. Luhnow did downplay the idea that Correa's injury would be a long-term one, but a trip to the injured list does appear likely.

Correa is not starting Tuesday against the Cubs due to rib soreness, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Correa is being evaluated by team doctors. The severity of the injury should become clear once the result of the evaluation has been made public. Jack Mayfield starts at shortstop in his absence.

Correa remains on the bench Tuesday against the Cubs, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

There have yet to be reports of an injury, but it would be quite surprising if Correa wasn't at least dealing with something minor. Jack Mayfield starts at shortstop in his absence.

Ahmed went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 4-3 extra-innings loss to the Rockies.

Ahmed's seventh-inning homer, his fourth of the season, gave Arizona breathing room but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead. The shortstop has hit in five straight, going 10-for-21 (.476) to raise his average to .273.

Arcia went 2-for-3 with a double, a two-run home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Twins.

Arcia doubled home a run in the third inning to get Milwaukee into the scoring column, and he came up big with a two-run blast in the eighth to propel his team ahead 5-4. The 24-year-old shortstop has been in a groove at the dish of late, reaching base safely in four of his last five contests. He's registered four extra-base hits and seven RBI over that stretch.

Fletcher went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored Monday against the Athletics.

Fletcher doubled home a run in the sixth inning, cutting the Angels' deficit to two runs. He's evidently been seeing the baseball well of late, as he's now pieced together a modest six-game hitting streak. Fletcher is 11-for-23 with three extra-base hits and three RBI over that stretch.