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Marte went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-3 win over the Padres.

All three of Marte's hits went for singles. He began a six-run third inning with a base hit to left and came around to score from first off a double from Pavin Smith. The 27-year-old later led off the eighth with another base knock and eventually came home on a bases-loaded walk. Marte has logged a hit in 12 of his last 13 games and 18 of his last 21. He has been one of baseball's more productive hitters when healthy but has missed a bunch of time in 2021 with multiple injuries. He now stands at a .344/.395/.549 slash line with 31 extra-base hits, 38 RBI, 38 runs scored, a steal and 19:42 BB:K over 266 plate appearances.

Chavis (elbow) will be shut down from gripping and throwing activities for the next 5-to-7 days, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

The 26-year-old was placed on the injured list with the right elbow injury Tuesday, and he'll be shut down from most activities for about a week. Chavis should have enough time to rejoin the Pirates before the end of the season, but he likely won't be activated until the second half of September.

Rodgers went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Wednesday's 9-5 win over the Rangers.

His solo shot in the fourth inning off Kohei Arihara got the Rockies on the board and gave Rodgers his 11th homer of the year. Rodgers is coming off a solid August in which he slashed .295/.326/.420 through 92 plate appearances, but one day into September, he's already matched his home run total from the month before.

Estrada was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday and is starting at second base versus Milwaukee.

Estrada spent a few days in the majors before being sent back to Triple-A on Sunday, and he'll quickly rejoin the Giants with rosters expanding to 28 players. The 25-year-old has a .291/.358/.419 slash line in 36 games this season and should fill an infield utility role for San Francisco.

Frazier isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Even though right-hander Luke Weaver is starting for Arizona on Wednesday, Frazier will take a seat after he went 1-for-6 with a run, an RBI, two walks and a strikeout across the last two games. Jurickson Profar will start at the keystone and bat eighth.

Manager Brian Snitker said after Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers that he expects Albies (knee) to miss a couple games, but Atlanta is hopeful the second baseman will avoid a stint on the injured list, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Albies went 0-for-2 on Tuesday before departing midway through his third plate appearance of the night in the fifth inning, when he fouled a pitch off his left knee. Though Albies fell to the ground in a heap and looked to be in immense pain as he was helped off the field with the assistance of team trainers, Atlanta was relieved to find that initial X-rays on his knee returned negative. Atlanta is labeling Albies as day-to-day for the time being, but even if he doesn't require a trip to the IL, the team may be inclined to call up one or both of Orlando Arcia and Johan Camargo from the minors when the roster expands from 26 to 28 men Wednesday to provide additional middle-infield depth. For now, Ehire Adrianza looks like the next man up at second base behind Albies.

Albies had X-rays on his left knee come back negative after leaving Tuesday's game against the Dodgers.

Atlanta will breathe a sigh of relief thanks to the X-ray results after Albies fouled a pitch off his left knee and was carried off the field during the fifth inning Tuesday. The 24-year-old has avoided a fracture, but he seems unlikely to be in the lineup for Wednesday's series finale in Los Angeles, and it's unclear whether he'll require a trip to the injured list.

Albies was helped off the field during Tuesday's game against the Dodgers after fouling a ball off his left knee, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Albies was on the ground in significant pain after fouling the pitch off himself before being carried off the field during the fifth inning. It's potentially a major loss for Atlanta, which has already lost Ronald Acuna for the season with a torn ACL. The specifics of the injury remain unclear, though based on his initial reaction Albies is unlikely to be in the lineup Wednesday, even if it's not a serious issue.

Urias is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Giants.

The 24-year-old started the past 11 games -- the last six of which came at shortstop -- and will head to the bench Tuesday with Willy Adames (quadriceps) returning to action. Urias should see most of his playing time at third base until Eduardo Escobar (hamstring) returns from the injured list, though Jace Peterson is starting at the hot corner Tuesday.

Drury was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old had only 24 at-bats over 19 games in August, and he'll head to the minors with Luis Guillorme (hamstring) returning from the injured list. Drury has a .277/.310/.482 slash line in 87 plate appearances for the Mets this season, and he could rejoin the big-league club down the stretch.