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Marte went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in the Diamondbacks' 9-3 win over the Giants on Saturday.

It was the fourth two-hit performance in seven starts for Marte, who also doubled up his previous career-high home-run total (five) from 2017 when he took Andrew Suarez deep for a two-run shot in the first inning. After delivering a lowly .582 OPS through the end of May, Marte has looked like a completely different player over the past two-plus months. Dating back to the beginning of June, Marte is slashing .296/.380/.575 with nine home runs, 31 RBI and 35 runs in 55 games, making him one of the more valuable fantasy commodities in the middle infield during that stretch.

McNeil went 4-for-4 with a double against the Braves on Saturday.

McNeil recorded the first multi-hit game of his career Saturday, the highlight coming when he doubled to deep left field. He's shown decent plate discipline -- he's walked four times in 25 at-bats -- but failed to hit for much power throughout most of his minor-league career. That changed in 2018, when he posted .299 and .232 ISOs across Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas respectively. That breakout makes him an interesting name to monitor as long as he's seeing regular at-bats at the major-league level.

Kemp was removed from Saturday's game after getting hit by a pitch on the foot, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet reports.

Kemp was plunked in the eighth inning with Houston up by seven runs, so manager A.J. Hinch played it cautious and had Jake Marisnick run for Kemp.

Bostick was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday.

Bostick had been up since Tuesday, appearing twice off the bench and failing to get a hit in two at-bats. He was sent down to make room for the activation of Corey Dickerson (hamstring).

Tomlinson was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.

In sporadic playing time with the Giants this season, the utility man is hitting just .226/.284/.290. He has multiple routes back to the Giants' roster but hasn't done much to suggest he'll be a viable fantasy option when he returns.

Lowe will be called up from Triple-A Durham on Saturday, Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times reports.

Lowe will take the place of Daniel Robertson -- who is headed to the DL with a left thumb sprain -- on the active roster prior to Saturday's game against the White Sox. Across 46 games with Durham this year, Lowe slashed .304/.380/.613 with 14 home runs and 35 RBI. Look for him to receive regular time at the keystone during his first taste of the big leagues.

Frazier is 10-for-22 with five doubles and three RBI since he was called up July 25.

He resembles the solid hitter he was in 2016 and 2017 more than the one who batted just .239/.323/.355 through June. Manager Clint Hurdle will look for ways to get Frazier's bat in the lineup, but with Corey Dickerson (hamstring) expected to return Saturday, playing time won't come easy.

Altuve (knee) will not be activated off the disabled list when eligible Sunday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Manager A.J. Hinch added that he's not confident that Altuve will be ready to go for the two-game interleague series in San Francisco beginning Monday. Altuve was scheduled to go through some running and other cardiovascular exercises on the Astros' current road trip, but that hasn't happened yet. Hinch hopes that can be accomplished Saturday or Sunday.

Frazier went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored Friday in a 7-6 win over the Cardinals.

Frazier broke the tie in the eighth inning by plating a run on a single to center field. He's managed to go 6-for-16 with four extra-base hits and two RBI through six games in July after spending the majority of the month at Triple-A Indianapolis, so he'll likely performed well enough to stick around on the big-league roster as August unfolds.

Renda will be recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket prior to Saturday's matchup against the Yankees, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.

Renda is set for his Red Sox debut after Ian Kinsler, Rafael Devers and Blake Swihart all ended up on the disabled list with hamstring injuries. Renda was hitting .318 with one homer and seven RBI through 20 games at Triple-A, and he'll likely draw starts at the keystone along with Brock Holt until the Boston infield returns to health.