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Marte went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Dodgers.

Marte was the only Diamondback to record multiple hits Saturday. Both of his hits were singles, and he stole second base in the fourth inning for his eighth steal of the year. Over his last seven games, the 25-year-old is 12-for-30 with three steals, a homer, two triples and eight runs scored.

Rosario went 3-for-5 with a double in Friday's win over the Nationals.

While the base knocks didn't lead to any runs, Rosario still rebounded nicely from an 0-for-4 performance Wednesday. In 25 games since the All-Star break, the shortstop is slashing .357/.394/.551 with three homers, four steals, six RBI and 16 runs, a surge which has earned him the No. 2 spot in the Mets' batting order.

Urias went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and one RBI in Friday's 7-1 win over the Rockies.

Urias crossed the dish on a third-inning double by Fernando Tatis Jr. and a fifth-inning single by Wil Myers. The second baseman then contributed a fielder's choice in the eighth inning before scoring a third time on Josh Naylor's three-run homer. Urias is still hitting lightly with a .162 average over 74 at-bats, but he's been better in August, going 7-for-19 with six runs scored and two RBI in seven contests.

Albies went 4-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 8-4 win over the Marlins.

While teammate Ronald Acuna has been one of the hottest hitters in the majors recently, Albies has been matching him nearly blow for blow. The 22-year-old infielder has three four-hit performances in his last four games and has hit safely in 10 of his last 11, slashing .451/.472/.824 over that stretch with three homers, three steals, seven RBI and 14 runs.

Lux went 2-for-5 for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday and has now collected eight hits in his last 14 at-bats.

The hit parade continues for Lux, who has shown no signs of slowing down in August after earning the PCL Player of the Month award by hitting .435 in July. The Dodgers' top-ranked prospect is now slashing an absurd .362/.431/.633 with 23 homers and 68 RBI in 450 plate appearances between Double-A and Triple-A this season. The Dodgers have resisted the temptation to call him up to the big club thus far, but he's likely to get his first taste of the majors in September, if not sooner.

Diaz is not in the lineup Thursday against the Braves, Andre Fernandez of The Athletic reports.

Diaz is just 1-for-15 with a home run and seven strikeouts through his first four big-league games, so he'll head to the bench to clear his head as Starlin Castro slides over to cover the keystone in Thursday's series opener.

Marte went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run, an RBI and his seventh stolen base of the season in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Phillies.

Despite churning out three 20-steal seasons in the minors and annually ranking favorably on the Statcast leaderboard in terms of sprint speed, Marte hasn't been the major running threat some may have envisioned him becoming at the big-league level. Still, a 7-for-8 success rate on the bases is nothing to scoff at a time when steals are at a premium, and that's merely been a bonus to the wealth of production Marte has provided in just about every other category during a breakout season.

Albies went 4-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs and three runs overall in an 11-7 victory against the Twins on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old loved hitting at Target Field this week. In the final two contests of the three-game set, Albies went 8-for-11 with two homers, a triple and four RBI. The tremendous two-day hot streak raised his average 11 points, and he has a chance to set career bests in home runs and RBI. Albies is batting .296 with 17 home runs, 63 RBI, 75 runs and 11 steals in 460 at-bats this season.

McNeil went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in a 7-2 victory against the Marlins on Wednesday.

The 27-year-old didn't extend his four-game streak with multiple hits, but he did smash his fourth homer of the month. McNeil is 11-for-24 (.458) with six extra-base hits in August. Overall, he's putting together a very strong first full season with a .339 average, 15 home runs, 52 RBI, 65 runs and four steals in 380 at-bats.

Hernandez (hand) has resumed hitting in a batting cage, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Hernandez has been out since late July with a sprained hand. He resumed taking dry swings a few days ago and has now moved onto the next step. He's expected to travel with the team for the Dodgers' upcoming road trip, which begins Tuesday in Miami, and could be activated sometime soon after that.