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Crawford exited Tuesday's game against the Cardinals early after being hit by a pitch on his left hand, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Crawford was plunked on the left hand by a Luke Weaver pitch in the fourth inning. He stayed in on the basepaths during the bottom of the fourth but was removed from the contest before the Phillies took the field in the next half-inning. Maikel Franco took over at third. We'll wait for an official diagnosis on Crawford's injury.

Manager Ned Yost said Mondesi will start at shortstop a few times per week, Rustin Dodd of The Athletic Kansas City reports.

Mondesi was originally expected to see most of his playing time at second base, but Yost talked to Alcides Escobar -- who has made 405 consecutive starts at shortstop -- and the veteran shortstop assured the manager that he was on board with ceding a few starts to the youngster moving forward. The 22-year-old Mondesi, who is viewed as the Royals' shortstop of the future, is 1-for-7 in two appearances this season.

Baez (elbow) is in the lineup for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Dodgers.

Baez was able to come off the bench in the first game of the day and will return to the starting lineup in the second. He'll end up missing just one start after getting hit in the elbow by a pitch Sunday.

Adames is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Astros, Hunter Atkins of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Adames will head to the bench for the first time since joining the Rays early last week -- an eight-game stretch during which he hit just .214/.281/.250. Adeiny Hechavarria will start at shortstop in this one and bat ninth.

Ahmed went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, walk and two runs Monday in the Diamondbacks' 7-4 win over the Angels.

Ahmed's deep drive to center field in the eighth inning bounced off the glove of Mike Trout and over the fence for the shortstop's 10th home run of the season, marking the first time in his career he has reached double digits in the category. After recording just 13 hits in May, Ahmed has already surpassed that total in June (16), with seven of those hits going for extra bases. Though Ahmed's .204 ISO is nearly 40 points above his previous career best, the fact that he focused on retooling his swing path this spring in order to tap into more power offers hope that his slugging production won't regress much from here.

Baez (elbow) might be available for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Dodgers, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Baez left Sunday's game against the Cardinals after getting hit in the elbow by a pitch. He's not starting the afternoon portion of Tuesday's doubleheader but could to be good to go after a few more hours of rest. Either way, it doesn't sound as if his absence will be particularly lengthy.

Rojas went 2-for-4 with three RBI in Monday's win over the Giants.

The multi-hit game and the RBI were his first since May 28, as Rojas went a putrid 6-for-53 (.113) between those performances. JT Riddle hasn't done much at the plate since rejoining the Marlins, but Rojas' own .651 OPS isn't exactly demanding more playing time at shortstop, either.

Baez (elbow) is out of the lineup for Game 1 of the Cubs' doubleheader Tuesday against the Dodgers.

Though Monday's postponement provided Baez with an extra day to recover from his bruised left elbow, it's unclear if he'll be available for either half of the twin bill. For Game 1, the Cubs will roll with the lineup they initially intended to use Monday.

DeJong (hand) traveled with the team to Philadelphia and his hoping to resume batting practice by the end of this week, Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com reports.

DeJong has been progressively ramping up his activity, and he began swinging off a tee last Saturday for the first time since undergoing his hand surgery. The 24-year-old will also eventually need a minor-league rehab assignment prior to activation, with the affiliate and duration to be determined.

Rojas (hand) is starting at shortstop and hitting seventh Monday against the Giants, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas is back in action after missing the previous two games with a bruised hand. The 29-year-old, who is hitting just .230/.298/.347 through 70 games this season, will face lefty Andrew Suarez in his first game back.