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Turang has recorded at least one hit in 12 of his last 13 games with Low-A Wisconsin. He's hit .308 (16-for-52) with a home run, seven RBI, six stolen bases and 8:10 BB:K over that span.

Turang is playing full-season ball for the first time since being taken in the first round last year, and he is getting the job done at the dish, posting a .295/.406/.388 slash line over 38 games while also succeeding on 12 of his 15 stolen-base attempts. It would be nice to see some more power from him, but at just 19 years old, he has plenty of time to add that to his arsenal.

Frazier, who has a modest four-game hitting streak, is 4-for-8 with three doubles against Tuesday's starter, German Marquez.

He held a career .280 batting average prior to 2019 but has struggled to a slash line of .255/.314/.354 this year. Frazier missed several games with a back issue early on and has hit just .242 since returning April 21. The injury could have affected his ability to run -- he has two stolen bases overall and has attempted just one since April 13. His 0.4 defensive WAR at second base marks the first time he's registered a positive fielding rating, but the team was likely expecting more after installing him as its everyday second baseman.

Rosario went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Monday's win over the Nationals.

The shortstop took Patrick Corbin deep in the first inning for his fourth homer of the year. Strikeouts remain the biggest obstacle between Rosario and a true breakout at the plate -- he fanned twice Monday, leaving him with a 26.6 percent strikeout rate on the year -- but he continues to make incremental progress overall, slashing .265/.311/.410 through 43 games.

Hoerner was diagnosed with a hairline wrist fracture, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Hoerner apparently suffered a setback after beginning a hitting progression last week, and a CT scan revealed a hairline fracture in the wrist area, per Patrick Mooney of The Athletic. The injury will leave Hoerner in a splint for at least the next three weeks.

Miller is slashing .304/.371/.416 through 161 at-bats for Double-A Amarillo.

Miller was given the bump straight from Low-A to Double-A before the start of the season, and he's responded well, pushing his average above .300 with a multi-hit day Saturday that saw him drive in two runs and swipe a pair of bases. He's performed at every level he's played in the Padres' system so far, as the 2018 third-round pick out of Illinois State is sporting an impressive .325/.381/.444 slash line through 459 professional at-bats. This strengthens his case as an appealing trade candidate, as the Padres have young infield talent ahead of him that could block his path to the big-league club even if he keeps raking.

Albies will bat eighth and start at shortstop Sunday against the Brewers.

Manager Brian Snitker pulled the plug on Albies as the team's leadoff man May 10, with Ronald Acuna taking over table-setting duties for the Braves. Albies proceeded to go 1-for-19 while hitting out of the No. 6 or 7 spot over the subsequent five games, resulting in another drop down the order. He'll bat eighth for the fourth consecutive contest and may stick at that spot until he can find some consistency at the plate.

Rodgers is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Philadelphia, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Rodgers was relatively quiet during his first two games in the majors as he went 1-for-8 with four strikeouts and one RBI. Ryan McMahon will start at second base and bat seventh in the series finale.

Rosario is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Rosario started the last nine games but will take a seat after slashing .229/.289/.343 in that span. Adeiny Hechavarria will start at shortstop for the series finale as Rosario is out of the lineup for only the fourth time this season.

McNeil (abdomen) is back in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins.

After missing one start due to abdominal tightness, McNeil will slot back in atop the order against right-hander Pablo Lopez. He has now led off in each of his last 19 starts -- including against four left-handers in that span. McNeil has an OPS over .900 against both lefties and righties this season, and he's striking out just 8.8 percent of the time overall (171 plate appearances).

Marte went 2-for-4 with a double and knocked in a run in Friday's 7-0 win over the Giants.

Marte, who batted fifth Friday, leads the Diamondbacks with 31 RBI. He's been all over the batting order but to better take advantage of his .571 slugging with runners in scoring position, the Diamondbacks may want to bat him fifth or sixth in the order. In that alignment, he can take advantage of Arizona's best on-base guys placed in the upper half of the order. Nineteen of Marte's 31 RBI have come in the 23 games he's batted fifth or sixth.