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Baez went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 4-3 win over Washington.

Baez torched Washington pitching all afternoon, getting the Cubs on the board with an RBI double in the fourth inning and a solo home run in the seventh. In the 10th and final frame, he drove in the winning run with a bunt single. The 25-year-old infielder is up to 31 homers, 103 RBI and a .295 average in his incredible 2018 campaign.

Ahmed went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and one RBI in Thursday's 10-3 loss to the Rockies.

Ahmed doubled in a run and later scored in the seventh inning, but Arizona couldn't get much else going at the plate. The 28-year-old now has 67 RBI and a .731 OPS in 513 plate appearances this season.

Story went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in Thursday's 10-3 routing of Arizona.

Story is absolutely raking down the stretch, already with seven home runs and 17 RBI in the month of September. On the year, the 25-year-old shortstop has 33 homers, 102 RBI and a .906 OPS. It will be hard for voters to ignore his name in the NL MVP conversation.

Mondesi went 4-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the White Sox.

Mondesi brought home the only two runs for Kansas City in the 12-inning loss and also swiped his fourth base over the last five games. On the year, the 23-year-old is slashing an impressive .284/.311/.463 to go along with 22 steals in 27 tries.

Anderson went 2-for-6 with a two-run home run and a strikeout in Wednesday's extra-innings win over the Royals.

Anderson broke a 2-2 stalemate, blasting his 19th home run with two outs in the top half of the 12th inning in the 4-2 win. To go along with a .248/.290/.420 slash line, the 25-year-old has already set career bests in stolen bases (26), doubles (27), homers (19), RBI (62) and runs (73).

Arcia is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs.

Arcia will receive a breather after starting the first two games of this series. In his absence, Hernan Perez will start at shortstop and hit sixth.

Diaz is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Red Sox, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Diaz sits after making nine straight starts, a stretch in which he hit .310 with a .905 OPS. Yangervis Solarte will start at third base.

Gordon is not in the starting lineup versus San Diego on Wednesday, TJ Cotterill of The Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Gordon will head to the bench with left-hander Joey Lucchesi on the hill for the Padres. Robinson Cano will man second base while Guillermo Heredia draws a nod in the outfield.

Wendle went 2-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Indians on Tuesday.

Wendle mustered the only extra-base hit for the Rays on a night when their offense was stymied by Shane Bieber and a pair of relievers. The versatile 28-year-old is putting together a solid follow-up effort after an outstanding August (.330 average, 18 RBI), with Tuesday's production serving as his fourth multi-hit tally in nine September contests.

DeJong is out of the lineup against Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

DeJong will receive a breather following 15 straight games in the starting lineup. In his place, Yairo Munoz will start at shortstop and bat fifth. Look for DeJong to return to the lineup for Thursday's series opener versus the Dodgers.