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Marte went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Rockies on Friday.

Marte's 419-foot blast was part of Arizona's seven-run third inning, though even that wasn't enough to prevent the team from registering its 110th loss of the campaign. While Marte has been set back by multiple hamstring injuries this season, he has been the team's best hitter when healthy, slashing .317/.378/.530 with 14 homers, 48 RBI and a pair of stolen bases over 334 at-bats.

Marte went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-7 loss to the Rockies.

Marte's shot was one of three home runs the Diamondbacks hit during the third inning, but starter Humberto Castellanos eventually tired and the bullpen gave it up in the ninth. Marte is finishing up strong, posting an .863 OPS with 10 home runs and 27 RBI in the 51 games since returning from a hamstring injury. He's expected to begin the 2022 season as Arizona's starting second baseman.

Lux (neck) isn't starting Friday's game against the Brewers, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Lux will be out of the lineup for a second straight game as he continues to deal with a neck stinger, but the team doesn't sound too concerned with his long-term availability. Trea Turner will start at second base while Chris Taylor starts in center field.

Chavis isn't starting Friday's game against the Reds.

Chavis had started each of the last two games, and he went 1-for-8 with two strikeouts. Cole Tucker will take over at second base and lead off.

Hoerner was placed on the 10-day injured list with right oblique tightness Friday, retroactive to Sept. 28, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Hoerner's placement on the injured list doesn't come as a surprise after he said Thursday that he'll miss the remainder of the season. It's unlikely that his injury will force him to miss the start of spring training in 2022, but Sergio Alcantara should see the majority of the playing time at shortstop during the final series of the 2021 campaign.

McNeil isn't starting Friday's game against Atlanta, Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports.

McNeil went 1-for-2 with two runs, a stolen base and a walk in Thursday's win over Miami, and he'll head to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Dominic Smith will start in left field and bat fifth.

Garcia is out of the lineup Friday against the Red Sox.

Garcia started the past 11 games and will head to the bench after hitting .298/.313/.468 with one homer, five doubles, 10 RBI and four runs during that span. Jordy Mercer will start at the keystone with lefty Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston.

Kim went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and a strikeout in Thursday's 8-3 loss to the Dodgers.

Kim got San Diego on the board with his second-inning shot to left off Los Angeles starter Tony Gonsolin and later knocked a ground-rule double in the sixth. The long ball is the 25-year-old's second in his last four games and Kim finishes September batting 6-for-23 with two doubles and the two homers, though that total came in just 11 games.

Lux (neck) may be available off the bench Thursday against the Padres, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Lux was out of the starting lineup due to a neck issue after colliding with the center-field wall in Wednesday's game. However, manager Dave Roberts was optimistic about how Lux felt when he got to the ballpark Thursday, so Lux could enter the game as a substitute. More importantly for the Dodgers, it doesn't appear as though the issue will affect Lux's availability for the postseason.

Lux (neck) isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.

Lux was removed from Wednesday's win over San Diego due to a neck stinger, and he'll be held out of the lineup for Thursday's series finale. It's not yet clear whether he'll be available off the bench, but Trea Turner will start at second base while AJ Pollock starts in left field.