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Dubon was optioned to Triple-A San Antonio on Saturday.

Dubon was in the big leagues for just two games, appearing off the bench in both contests. The Brewers will send him back to Triple-A in search of regular at-bats, with reliever Jay Jackson called up to take his place on the roster.

Arroyo (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Arroyo has been out with an elbow injury since mid-June and is now set to miss at least another month. The move makes room on the 40-man roster for Peter Fairbanks, acquired in a trade from Texas in a corresponding move.

Chavis is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Chavis sits after starting the last 24 games at first base. Christian Vazquez starts at the position Saturday for the first time in his big-league career.

Frazier is not in the lineup Saturday against the Cubs.

Kevin Newman will slide over to play second base as Jung Ho Kang gets the start at shortstop against Chicago lefty Jon Lester. Frazier is slashing a phenomenal .529/.556/.824 with a home run, 11 runs scored and seven RBI in seven July starts. The left-handed-hitting second baseman owns a .659 career OPS against left-handed pitching.

Urias "felt something" on a swing in Friday's game for Triple-A El Paso and exited for precautionary reasons, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. He is considered day-to-day.

Hitters rarely exit games mid at-bat, as Urias did in the fifth inning, due to minor injuries, so some skepticism is warranted regarding this report. However, it is still somewhat comforting that the Padres are downplaying the injury.

Altuve went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-8 loss to the Rangers.

Altuve's homer was just one of nine combined long balls the two teams hit Friday. It was the first home run in 13 games and just the second in the last 34 for the second baseman. The 29-year-old Altuve is not known for his power, although he swatted 24 in both 2016 and 2017, but elite hitting is expected. On that front, Altuve has not delivered in 2019. He's batting just .256 with a .773 OPS over 247 plate appearances.

Marte went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer in Friday's 4-2 win over the Cardinals.

Marte's eighth-inning blast, which extended his hitting streak to six games, provided necessary cushion for the Diamondbacks, who won their fourth straight. The first-time All-Star's breakout season continued apace. Marte has a career-high 21 home runs and his 55 RBI are four shy of his best mark set last season.

Andrus went 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored, an RBI and two stolen bases in Friday's 9-8 win over the Astros.

While the two teams were busy combining for nine homers on the night, it was the shortstop's speed that proved to be the difference -- after he hit a one-out single in the bottom of the ninth, he swiped second and then scored on Danny Santana's walkoff hit. Andrus is now slashing .304/.342/.451, and with 21 stolen bases, he's topped 20 for the 10th time in his 11-year career.

The availability of Lowe (shin) -- who is projected to remain on the 10-day injured list through the weekend series with the Orioles -- for next week's four-game series versus the Yankees remains "in question" according to manager Kevin Cash, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

Lowe's goal of returning in the minimum time will officially go by the wayside Saturday, and the series versus New York would represent his next opportunity to suit up. As Cash's comments indicate, that possibility remains firmly up in the air, although the fact Lowe may be cleared to resume baseball activities this weekend is reason for some optimism.

Semien went 2-for-5 with an RBI triple in Friday's 5-1 win over the White Sox.

Semien also had a single in the fifth inning before the seventh-inning triple knocked in Josh Phegley for the Athletics' final run of the night. The three-bagger was Semien's third of the season. The shortstop is hitting .273/.350/.454 with 14 homers, 61 runs scored and 50 RBI this year while also adding five stolen bases.