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Dubon went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a walk in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Dodgers.

Dubon lined a single in the ninth inning and put himself in scoring position with his first stolen base in the big leagues, but the Giants were unable to bring him home. The infielder has a career success rate of 71.9 percent (128-for-178) over seven seasons in the minors. Dubon is hitting .321/.345/.607 in his first 10 major-league games between the Brewers and Giants this year.

Diaz is not in the lineup Saturday against the Royals, Andre Fernandez of The Athletic reports.

Diaz has moved into a clear starting role at second base down the stretch, though his numbers don't necessarily suggest that he deserves one, as he's hitting just .150/.259/.230 in 28 games. Starlin Castro will slide to second in his absence, with Jon Berti starting at third.

Albies went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 win over the Nationals.

He's now the third member of the Atlanta infield to reach 20 homers this season. Albies hadn't gone deep since Aug. 24, but he's been plenty productive lately, slashing .361/.477/.611 over his last 10 games with six doubles, five RBI, 10 runs, two steals and an 8:6 BB:K in addition to Friday's home run.

Dubon went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 5-4 win at Dodger Stadium.

Dubon doubled in the second inning, then tied the game with a solo home run off Clayton Kershaw in the fourth. The long ball was the second of the season for the 25-year-old, who debuted with the Giants on August 30. Dubon has yet to see a consistent starting role, but the possibility is certainly there if he can stay hot.

Marte went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer and a walk in Friday's win over the Reds.

Marte's homer, his 31st of the season, gave his team a two-run lead in the fifth inning. He's been on a tear at the plate over the last four games, going 11-for-17 with three homers and a massive 11 RBI over that stretch.

Frazier went 2-for-4 with a double and triple in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Marlins.

He's 15-for-31 with two homers and seven RBI in his last seven games. While Frazier's overall numbers look pedestrian for a starting second baseman -- .280/.338/.423 with nine homers and four steals in 525 plate appearances -- he's been one of the streakier players in baseball. The 27-year-old looks comfortable at the plate right now and plays the next four games at PNC Park, where he features a slash line of .314/.379/.489.

Marte went 3-for-4 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Padres.

During a scoreless game in the bottom of the seventh, Marte came up to bat with the bases loaded and crushed a 411-foot grand slam off Luis Perdomo. It was the second grand slam of Marte's career and his 30th long ball of the season. The 25-year-old has been scorching hot, tallying eight hits and eight RBI over the three-game series with San Diego.

Urias remains on the bench for Wednesday's game against Arizona.

The Padres should seemingly be giving the vast majority of at-bats to their young players down the stretch, but Urias finds himself on the bench in favor of Greg Garcia for the second game in a row and the third time in four games. Urias's .080 batting average over his last nine games could partially explain that decision.

Dubon is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, according to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Dubon will be held out in favor of Corban Joseph after starting the last two games at the keystone. Both Joseph and fellow infielder Donovan Solano are no longer in the "prospect" stage of their careers like Dubon is, but at least for the moment, that duo is preventing Dubon from seeing everyday at-bats.

Rojas went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Padres.

Rojas, who has collected six hits in the last two games, told Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic that he's finally feeling comfortable at the plate, three weeks into his MLB tenure. "I'm seeing pitches well, I'm staying in the zone a lot better, not swinging at pitches out of the zone like I was early when I first came up," Rojas said. "I do feel better, but I couldn't say why that is." The Arizona native has hit safely in six straight games, going 10-for-22 with two home runs, two doubles, six runs and six RBI.