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Ashcraft's placement on Triple-A Indianapolis' 7-day injured list July 12 was the result of recurrent symptoms of lateral forearm tightness, MLB.com reports.

After suffering the injury during his July 6 start for Indianapolis, Ashcraft met with Dr. Keith Meister, who had previously performed the right-hander's Tommy John surgery in 2021. Fortunately for Ashcraft, his latest forearm issue was confirmed to be muscle-related, so the expectation is that he'll be able to recover from the injury with rest and rehab. Ashcraft resumed playing catch in late July and is still hopeful to return to action before the end of the 2024 season.

Jones (lat) covered 2.2 innings and struck out three while giving up two earned runs on one hit and one walk in his rehab start Thursday with Triple-A Indianapolis.

Pitching in a game for the first time since landing on the 15-day injured list July 4 with a Grade 2 lat strain, Jones tossed 47 pitches (30 strikes) and induced six swings and misses. After walking the leadoff batter in the bottom of the first inning, Jones then served up a two-run home run, but he retired the final eight hitters he faced before exiting. The 23-year-old righty will likely need one or two more rehab starts before making his return from the 15-day injured list.

Newman went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Phillies.

Newman stuffed the stat sheet Sunday with his fifth game this season of at least three hits. He also swiped his second bag in as many days and has four steals in eight starts since July 30. Newman has just four hits so far in August including Sunday's three-hit performance but continues to play a valuable role as a guy who's able to fill in at so many spots around the diamond. The 30-year-old is now slashing .275/.310/.382 with two homers, 23 RBI, 33 runs, seven steals and a 13:37 BB:K in 253 plate appearances.

McCarthy went 3-for-5 with a triple, four RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Phillies.

McCarthy's big hit of the afternoon was a two-out, bases-clearing triple that put the Diamondbacks up 8-2 in the fifth. He then added on another RBI in the eighth with a base knock to center. McCarthy now has multiple hits in three of his last four games and has racked up 11 RBI over that span. Since July 27, he's slashing .444/.464/.741 with seven extra-base hits, 15 RBI and 11 runs scored. His reverse splits this season are eye-opening too. This year, he's slashing .369/.424/.488 against lefties compared to .275/.355/.435 against righties. For the season, McCarthy is now hitting .303/.375/.451 with six homers, 36 RBI, 45 runs, 16 steals and a 25:55 BB:K in 316 plate appearances.

Carroll went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Sunday's win over the Phillies.

Carroll entered the game in the fourth inning after Lourdes Gurriel was forced to leave with left hamstring tightness. Carroll was held in check until his final at-bat of the day, when he took Jose Alvarado deep to left center to extend the Diamondbacks' lead. He's now homered in consecutive games and has three home runs this month after combining for six total between June and July. Carroll also has tallied at least a hit in 15 of the 17 games he's played in since July 23. For the year, the 23-year-old is slashing .218/.308/.380 with 11 homers, 46 RBI, 79 runs, 21 steals and a 51:87 BB:K in 489 plate appearances.

Kelly (3-0) earned a win over the Phillies on Sunday, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two over five innings.

All of the damage against Kelly came in the opening frame after Alec Bohm drove in two runs on a double to center field. From there, Kelly was able to settle in, retiring 14 of the next 16 batters he faced. Kelly wasn't on much of a workload restriction either, finishing with 85 pitches before his day was done. The return of the 35-year-old gives the Diamondbacks a healthy rotation for the first time this year after they also added Eduardo Rodriguez to the mix earlier in the week. Kelly now holds a 2.43 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 23:8 K:BB in 29.2 innings and will face the Rays on the road in his next start over the weekend.

McNeil went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Mariners.

McNeil gave the Mets their only run in Sunday's blowout loss with a sixth inning homer off Luis Castillo. It's his second home run this month and his seventh since the beginning of July after he hit just one home run in June. McNeil has been hitting the ball much better lately compared to the season as a whole. Since July 19, he's slashing .324/.358/.662 with six homers, 14 RBI and 16 runs. He's up to 11 home runs on the year, which is the most he's had in a season since putting up 23 in 2019. For the year, the 32-year-old is slashing .238/.293/.384 with 38 RBI, 51 runs, five steals and a 25:52 BB:K in 404 plate appearances.

Severino (7-6) took the loss Sunday against the Mariners, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out eight over five innings.

Severino had allowed just one run through four innings, which came on a solo home run by Jorge Polanco. He was one out away from getting through the fifth unscathed, but Randy Arozarena extended the inning with an RBI infield single before Cal Raleigh opened things up with a two-run homer. On a positive note, Severino racked up eight strikeouts, his most since he had 10 back on June 23 but he's now given up five homers and 14 runs over his last three starts (15 innings). The 30-year-old now owns a 4.17 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 109:46 K:BB in 133.2 innings. He'll look for some better results when he takes the mound in a weekend series against the Marlins his next time out.

Glasnow did not factor into the decision in Sunday's win over the Pirates, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out four over seven innings.

Glasnow was in control for most of the afternoon outside of a third-inning two-run homer by Andrew McCutchen. He was in line for another win that ended up being spoiled by the Dodgers bullpen again after Anthony Banda allowed a two-run homer to McCutchen in the eighth to tie up the game. Glasnow put together his third consecutive quality start and now sits third in baseball in strikeouts (168) and WHIP (0.95). For the year, the 30-year-old owns a 3.49 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 168:35 K:BB in 134 innings and lines up to face the Cardinals on the road his next time on the mound.

Rosario went 1-for-1 with a walk, a steal and an RBI in Sunday's win over the Pirates.

Rosario did his damage early with an RBI-single and a stolen base in the opening frame. He's now reached double-digit steals in every year of his career besides the shortened pandemic season and when he was a rookie. Sunday was just the fifth game Rosario has appeared in since being traded back to the Dodgers, as he's settled into a short-side platoon role and was eventually replaced in the game by Gavin Lux. For the year, Rosario is slashing .305/.331/.415 with two homers, 28 RBI, 23 runs, 10 steals and an 8:50 BB:K in 287 plate appearances.