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Ahmed is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Phillies.

With Ahmed out of the lineup, Jean Segura will move to shortstop and Phil Gosselin will cover second base. Ahmed, who's 7-for-16 over the last seven days, will likely return to the lineup Friday when Arizona faces Johnny Cueto and the Giants.

Crawford knocked in five runs as part of a 3-for-5 game in Tuesday's loss to Oakland.

Crawford is a red-hot 5-for-10 with seven RBI over his past two games. He is still without a home run this month, but he has an amazing 20 RBI in 24 games (22 starts). Crawford has just six home runs this year and looks like he won't be able to match his career high of 21, set last year, unless he hits an extended hot streak soon.

Correa homered as part of a 3-for-4 game with two runs scored and four RBI in Tuesday's win over the Angels.

Correa also doubled, making this the fourth time in his past nine starts in which he has hit both a home run and a double in the same game. He is on a major hot streak and has raised his batting line from an already respectable .254/.354/.421 to .265/.363/.473 in that short time. Power can be streaky, and there should be no doubt that Correa is capable of reeling off a hot one like this at any time.

Baez went 1-for-7 with a grand slam in the 15th inning of Tuesday's win over the Reds.

Baez made the most of his one hit by crushing a two-strike pitch with two outs to dead center field for his first career grand slam. The blast gave the 23-year-old third baseman seven for the season, and upped his RBI total to 25. Baez is slashing .256/.301/.430 in 172 at-bat this year.

Story (finger) is back in the lineup Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

X-rays on Story's finger were negative after he was hit by a pitch in the ninth inning of Sunday's game, and he will return Tuesday after missing just one start. He has been batting out of the five-hole more of late but will bat second against lefty J.A. Happ on Tuesday. Story is batting .272/.372/.506 against left-handed pitching so far this season.

X-rays on Diaz's face revealed no fractures and he is expected to return to action once the swelling near his eye subsides, Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com reports.

Diaz was involved in a scary incident Monday in which he fouled a ball off his face and required a trip to the hospital. He's out of the lineup for Tuesday's contest and he'll likely miss a couple more games while the swelling near his eye goes down. Greg Garcia will likely see an uptick in playing time for the next few days while Diaz is sidelined.

Diaz (face) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Kansas City, Josh Vernier of 610 Sports Radio reports.

Diaz fouled a ball off his face in the ninth inning of Monday's game and although the team does not think he has a fracture, he'll likely miss a game or two as the swelling subsides. Greg Garcia, who's making his fifth start at shortstop this season, looks to see an uptick in playing time while Diaz is sidelined.

Bogaerts is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays, Scott Lauber of ESPN reports.

Bogaerts will get a night of rest for the first time since April 23. He will cede the start at shortstop to Marco Hernandez, who will also bat ninth in the lineup. Bogaerts is performing at a very high level, posting an .889 OPS through 75 games.

Correa was named American League Player of the Week after hitting .333 with four doubles, three home runs and nine RBI for the period ending June 26.

Correa joins Tyler White, Jose Altuve and Colby Rasmus as Astros who have won the AL Player of the Week award this season. Overall, the 21-year-old shortstop is hitting .258/.356/.455 with 12 home runs, 43 RBI and eight stolen bases. Correa is a big reason Houston has surged to a 16-8 record in June and have pulled within a game of the AL Wild Card.

Turner got the start in center field for Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, The Washington Post reports.

He went an uncharacteristic 0-for-3 with three strikeouts and a walk, but his focus was likely in the field rather than at the plate as he'd never played the outfield before as a pro. The Nationals could desperately use Turner's on-base skills at the top of their lineup, but Danny Espinosa has played just well enough at shortstop to keep the job and Daniel Murphy isn't budging from second base, so the team is getting creative as they try to find a spot in the lineup for him. Current Nats center field options Ben Revere and Michael Taylor have also combined for an unsightly .251 OBP and 566 OPS. Having to adjust to a new defensive position could delay Turner's promotion even further however, so at this point don't expect to see him in Washington until after the All-Star break at least.