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Marte started at second base and went 3-for-4 with three doubles and an RBI in Monday's 11-4 loss to Atlanta.

Marte's three doubles give him 26 in 79 games this season and raised his slugging to a team-high .542. This was the third straight start at second base and fourth in the last five contests for Marte, who has been Arizona's primary center fielder this season when healthy. He may not be done as an outfielder, but the Diamondbacks have talked for a couple of seasons about splitting his duties more evenly between the outfield and infield as a way to sustain his long-term health. Daulton Varsho started in center field Monday.

McNeil went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run in a 3-2 win against the Phillies on Sunday.

McNeil singled and scored in the fifth inning before launching a solo shot in the seventh off Kyle Gibson to give New York a 3-2 lead that ended up being the final. The long ball was McNeil's first since Aug. 1 and only his fourth extra-base hit in September, and he's slashing .262/.303/.377 in 18 games this month.

Lux went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's 8-5 win over the Reds.

Lux took Wade Miley deep for a two-run shot in the second inning and added an RBI single in the third. Since being promoted from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sep. 10, the 23-year-old has gone 11-for-24 (.458) with three extra-base hits and eight RBI. Lux has seven homers and 45 RBI through 350 plate appearances this season.

The Cubs reinstated Hoerner (oblique) from the 10-day injured list Sunday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

As expected, Hoerner returns from his oblique strain, which has kept him out since late July, in time for Sunday's series finale in Milwaukee. The 24-year-old slashed .313/.388/.388 in 39 games before the injury and should get frequent starts in Chicago's middle infield going forward.

Hoerner (oblique) is scheduled to be activated off the 10-day injured list Sunday, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.

The 24-year-old has been sidelined since late July by a strained oblique, but he's poised to rejoin the lineup for Sunday's series finale at Milwaukee. Hoerner should have an everyday role in the middle infield for the final two weeks of the season for Chicago.

Lux went 1-for-3 with a two-RBI triple and a run scored in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Reds. He also drew a walk.

Lux came through with the big hit for the Dodgers on Saturday, mashing a two-RBI triple off Sonny Gray that got Los Angeles on the board in the fifth inning. After missing Friday's game with a forearm injury thanks to being beaned by the pitching machine, it looks like Lux is feeling A-OK.

Garcia is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rockies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Garcia has now been out of the lineup for two of the team's last three games, though he did appear as a pinch hitter Wednesday. Jordy Mercer will start at second base in Garcia's place.

Urias went 2-for-3 with a walk, three RBI and a run scored in Friday's 8-5 win over the Cubs.

Urias grounded out his first time up and then reached in the fourth, fifth and eighth inning as the Brewers came back from down 4-0 to win. Friday was Urias' second three-RBI performance over his last six games and his third multi-RBI game this month. He continues to improve at the plate and is slashing .250/.340/.442 with 46 extra-base hits, 68 RBI, 72 runs scored, five steals and 55:107 BB:K over 519 plate appearances.

Lux (forearm) will bat seventh and play left field Saturday against the Reds, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Lux was scratched from the lineup ahead of Friday's series opener after a ball from a pitching machine struck him in the forearm. Previous reports indicated he'd be on the bench all weekend, but he's evidently healed faster than expected. His absence could be related to Cody Bellinger's non-displaced rib fracture, which will keep Bellinger on the bench Saturday and potentially longer.

Rojas went 3-for-5 with a run and a stolen base in Friday's loss to Houston.

Rojas hit from the leadoff spot for the second time in three games and registered his first three-hit performance in exactly one month. He scored the go-ahead run after starting the 10th inning at second base as the inherited runner, but the Astros were able to pull the game out in the bottom of the frame. Rojas is slashing .270/.347/.426 with 11 home runs, 65 runs, 42 RBI and nine stolen bases in his first full big-league campaign.