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Albies went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored Saturday in a loss to the Rockies.

Albies took Colorado starter German Marquez deep in the third inning to give Atlanta a short-lived 3-2 lead. He also homered Friday after sitting out a few games due to a knee injury. Albies' long ball Saturday helped him establish a new career high with 25 on the season.

Marte went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's loss to the Mariners.

Marte's fourth-inning long ball tied the game 5-5, though it proved to be Arizona's final run in the loss. The 27-year-old has hit a modest 10 homers this season, but six of those have come over his past 20 games, during which he is slashing .312/.376/.636 with 16 RBI.

Urias went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Cardinals.

Urias led off the game and hit a solo home run off Kwang Hyun Kim in the first inning. He added a single in the second, driving in Luke Maile. The 24-year-old is slashing .252/.338/.451 with 19 home runs, 62 RBI, 67 runs and five stolen bases in 477 plate appearances and is working on a six-game hitting streak.

Rojas isn't starting Saturday against the Mariners.

Rojas will get a breather after he went 4-for-9 with a double, two RBI and a run across the last two games. Andrew Young will start at second base and bat fifth.

Dubon was recalled by the Giants on Saturday.

Dubon has had a busy few days. He was recalled Thursday, optioned Friday and now recalled again Saturday. This time, he'll take the place of Alex Dickerson, who landed on the injured list with a strained hamstring. Dubon will head straight into the starting lineup, batting eighth and playing shortstop in a key divisional matchup against the Dodgers.

India went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 15-5 loss to the Tigers.

The second baseman brought the Reds to within a run with a fifth-inning blast off Kyle Funkhouser that made the score 4-3, but it was as close as Cincinnati would get to tying things up. India has been fading down the stretch -- not surprising for a rookie who hadn't played more than 121 games in a season in the minors, a figure he's already surpassed in 2021 -- and the 24-year-old is slashing .175/.254/.333 over his last 16 games with two of his 18 homers on the year.

Albies went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to Colorado.

The second baseman missed two games with a minor knee injury, but he showed that the issue is not a concern by homering in his first at-bat Friday. Albies is up to 24 long balls on the season, tying his career-high mark set in each of the 2018 and 2019 campaigns. He also has established career highs with 87 RBI and 17 stolen bases this season.

Frazier isn't starting Friday's game against the Astros, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Frazier has gone 1-for-7 with a run, an RBI and two walks across his last three appearances and will be on the bench for a second straight game. Ha-Seong Kim will start at the keystone and bat eighth.

Dubon was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.

The 27-year-old was recalled Thursday and went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in a win over the Brewers, but he'll head back to the minors after Evan Longoria (hand) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Dubon has hit .333 with 29 home runs, 22 RBI and nine stolen bases in 46 games in the minors this year.

McNeil is not in the lineup Friday against the Nationals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

McNeil started the past two games and will take a seat for Friday's contest. Jonathan Villar will start at third base while Kevin Pillar starts in left field with Dominic Smith (bereavement) away from the team.