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Marte went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 9-5 win over the Twins.

Marte's hitting streak is up to eight games, a span in which he's gone 11-for-33 (.333). The homer was his first since June 4 versus the Dodgers. The second baseman is batting .258 with a .761 OPS, 12 homers, 44 RBI, 41 runs scored, 15 doubles and two triples across 71 games this season. He has yet to attempt a stolen base.

Edwards is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants due to thumb soreness, Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com reports.

Manager Clayton McCullough revealed that Edwards has been dealing with thumb soreness, which is the reason why is he was out of the lineup Wednesday and is on the bench Friday as well. The Marlins wanted to be cautious and give their second baseman another day off after the off day Thursday. Miami believes he will be ready to go for Saturday's game against San Francisco.

Edwards is not in the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Giants.

It's just the second day off this season for Edwards, who is slashing only .192/.286/.192 so far in June. Javier Sanoja is getting a start at second base for the Marlins while Edwards clears his head.

Semien went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI in Thursday's win over the Phillies.

The veteran second baseman's two-run triple in the seventh inning wound up being the game-winning hit in a 6-4 victory. Semien has four multi-hit performances in the last 12 games, a stretch in which he's slashing .273/.360/.523 with three homers, one steal, six runs and six RBI.

Edman went 0-for-3 with a walk in Wednesday's 5-4 win against Tampa Bay.

Edman made his season debut following a long absence while recovering from last November's ankle surgery. He was unable to get a hit in first game back, though the super-utility man did draw a fourth-inning walk. Edman batted leadoff and played third base Wednesday, but neither of those situations are likely to stick. Shohei Ohtani got the day off as a hitter and is likely to return to the top of the batting order for Los Angeles' next game, and Max Muncy -- who pinch hit for Edman in the seventh frame Wednesday -- is the Dodgers' primary third baseman. Edman should still see ample playing time, with much of it coming at second base and in the outfield.

Marte went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 8-1 win over the Angels. He was also hit by a pitch.

Marte's first-inning single extended a hit streak to seven contests, during which he's gone 10-for-29 (.345) with three doubles, three RBI and three runs scored. Arizona's primary leadoff batter leads the club with 43 RBI through 70 games.

Arraez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, four RBI, an additional run scored and a stolen base in the 7-5 win over Atlanta on Wednesday.

Arraez crushed a home run to the Chop House of Truist Park in the second inning of Wednesday's game. This was only Arraez's third homer of the season and first since May 17. The 29-year-old is second in the National League in batting average while hitting .326, driving in 30 runs and scoring 37 while also stealing six bases. Arraez has batted leadoff against the past four right-handed pitchers San Francisco has face, so he should have more run potential going forward if he sticks there.

Castro is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Cubs.

Castro had started each of the previous nine games, but he'll get a breather during Wednesday's series finale. Edouard Julien is garnering the start at second base in Castro's stead.

Sosa is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

Sosa will hit the bench after he made starts in each of the last four games -- two in left field, one at third base and one at shortstop -- while going 6-for-12 with a solo home run and three additional runs. Though the Phillies are still likely to open up steady playing time for Sosa versus left-handed pitching, his path to playing regularly against righties appears to have closed with shortstop Trea Turner (wrist) returning to the lineup Wednesday following a one-game absence.

Nunez went 2-for-2 with two walks, two triples, three runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Royals.

The speedy infielder is up to 26 steals on the year and remains one behind Tuesday's opposing shortstop, Bobby Witt, for the major-league lead. Nunez's two triples in the same game also tied a franchise record, with Daylen Lile having most recently tied the mark in September of last season. Nunez has stepped up his production at the plate in June, slashing .353/.421/.500 over 39 plate appearances with four steals, seven RBI and eight runs in 12 contests.