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Diaz went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored for Triple-A New Orleans on Sunday.

The 23-year-old has now gone yard in five straight games for the Baby Cakes and six times in the last eight contests, pushing his slash line in May to a stunning .329/.444/.683 through 24 games with eight homers and 18 RBI. Diaz is already on the 40-man roster for the Marlins, so the only thing that could be standing between him and his major-league debut right now is the front office's ability to find a trade partner for Starlin Castro.

Marte went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Giants.

Marte may be sad to leave San Francisco after going 7-for-15 and homering in all three games of the series. The three homers raised his season total to 12, just two shy of the career-high mark he set over 153 games in 2018. He'll look to extend his home run streak Monday when the Diamondbacks open a four-game set in Colorado.

Frazier went 2-for-5 with a solo home run against the Dodgers on Sunday.

The homer was his first in 63 plate appearances and third of the season. Frazier entered Sunday with a disappointing .093 ISO, below his career mark of .133. Pittsburgh has given no indication that he's in jeopardy of losing his full-time spot at second base, but it wouldn't be surprising to see Kevin Newman steal some starts at second if Frazier's struggles persist.

Elmore was designated for assignment by the Pirates on Sunday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Elmore was promoted almost two weeks ago but struggled mightily during his brief time in the majors, going 1-for-20 in 11 games. The 31-year-old could make his way back to Triple-A Indianapolis if he clears waivers.

Marte went 2-for-4 with a walk, a triple, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 10-4 win over the Giants.

The 25-year-old homered for the second straight day and produced his sixth multi-hit performance in his last nine games. The hot streak has pushed Marte's slash line to .270/.327/.515 to go along with 11 homers, three steals, 31 runs and 36 RBI over 51 games.

Rodgers will head to the bench Saturday against the Orioles.

Rodgers has started five of eight games since joining the big-league roster and has gone 7-for-21 with a double. Ryan McMahon will start at the keystone in his absence.

Hernandez is not starting Saturday against the Pirates.

Hernandez has an ugly .154/.222/.215 slash line since the calendar rolled over to May. Chris Taylor will start at second base in his absence.

Guillorme was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Friday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Guillorme's latest trip to New York lasted all of two days, and he did not get into a game. He'll make way for Jason Vargas, who will return from a hamstring injury to start against the Tigers on Saturday.

Rosario went 2-for-5 with a double and a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Tigers.

The shortstop had gone just 4-for-32 (.125) over his prior nine games before Friday's multi-hit effort. Rosario is slashing .259/.301/.411 on the year, a line nearly identical to his 2018 performance, and the 23-year-old's fantasy upside remains mostly theoretical at this point.

Marte went 3-for-7 with a home run, four RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 18-2 victory over the Giants.

Marte put the exclamation mark on a dominant win for the Diamondbacks by adding three more runs to the scoreboard with a blast to left center in the seventh inning. The long ball was Marte's 10th in what continues to be a power surge of a season. Overall, he's batting .265/.321/.490 with 35 RBI, 29 runs scored and three stolen bases.