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Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Saturday that Martinez (elbow) will shift his rehab assignment to Triple-A Reno during the upcoming week, MLB.com reports.

Martinez made the first two appearances of his rehab assignment with Single-A Visalia on Tuesday and Friday, striking out three batters over two no-hit innings between the outings. The right-hander will likely continue his rehab assignment for at least one more week, but if he continues to excel during his time at Reno, he could step into a prominent role in the Arizona bullpen upon his return from the 60-day injured list. Arizona is currently taking a committee approach to the closer position after Paul Sewald was removed from the role in late July.

Rea allowed two runs on four hits and two walks across four innings of relief in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Royals.

This was Rea's first relief appearance since getting skipped in the rotation following Chicago's acquisition of Kevin Gausman and Clay Holmes before the trade deadline. Holmes made his team debut Saturday and was shaky in his four innings of work, allowing fours runs on six hits and two walks. It was also his first appearance in nearly two months due to a fractured fibula, so he likely just needs to shake off a little rust. That should leave Rea in a bullpen role for now, though he is capable of starting if a need arises.

Perdomo went 1-for-4 with a walk, a triple and a run scored in Saturday's 2-1 extra-inning loss to the Dodgers.

Perdomo was one of a few Diamondbacks in the upper half of the batting order that had been struggling coming out of the All-Star break, but he's rebounded nicely and was recently elevated to leadoff. The shortstop has five multi-hit games over his last nine contests, during which he's gone 15-for-37 (.405) with one double, two triples, one home run, five RBI and four runs scored.

Happ went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Royals.

Happ went long against Kansas City starter Seth Lugo in the sixth inning for his 19th home run of the season. The veteran outfielder is on the cusp of his fourth straight 20-homer campaign and the sixth of his 10-year MLB career. Overall, Happ is slashing .212/.322/.411 across 114 games, and he's chipped in 49 RBI and 67 runs scored as well.

Roupp (7-11) took the loss against Detroit on Saturday, allowing one run on two hits and five walks while striking out three batters over 5.1 innings.

Roupp's biggest flaw was his command, as evidenced by the five free passes he handed out. Despite that, the Tigers managed just one run against him, largely because Roupp gave up just two hits (both second-inning singles). The right-hander was mostly cruising until the sixth frame, when he walked three of the four batters he faced before being pulled for reliever Keaton Winn, who immediately issued a walk of his own to put a run on Roupp's ledger. Free passes have been an issue for Roupp of late -- he's handed out 12 walks to 10 punchouts across his past three starts spanning 13.2 innings. His 4.15 BB/9 is the fifth-worst mark in the majors among qualified starters and a big reason why he's sitting on a mediocre 4.22 ERA through 23 starts.

Merrill went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and a stolen base in a 3-2 win against Houston on Saturday.

Merrill plated the Padres' first run on a bases-loaded fielder's choice in the first inning. He added a 421-foot solo shot to center field in the third. The 23-year-old has been hot to begin August, batting .344 (11-for-32) with two homers, nine RBI, seven runs and two stolen bases through eight games. Merrill is still batting a modest .242 on the season, but he's faring much better with a .333 mark and seven of his 18 homers across 22 games since the All-Star break.

Miller earned a save against Houston on Saturday, allowing one run on one hit while striking out one batter over one inning.

Miller had a two-run lead to work with when he entered in the ninth inning, and he quickly brought the tying run to the plate when he hit the first batter of the frame (Christian Walker). The All-Star closer moved Walker to second with a wild pitch and surrendered a two-out RBI single to Yandy Diaz but retired LaMonte Wade on a groundout to finish off the save. The earned run Miller gave up ended a 12-outing scoreless stretch and is just his fifth allowed run of the campaign through 49.1 frames, resulting in a sterling 0.91 ERA. He's converted 29 of 30 save opportunities and has registered a dominant 91:16 K:BB.

Pages went 2-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 2-1 extra-inning win over the Diamondbacks.

Pages logged a steal for the first time since he swiped two bags versus the Phillies on July 22. The outfielder is batting .286 (8-for-28) with two extra-base hits over seven contests in August. On the year, Pages is hitting .270 with a .794 OPS, 19 home runs, 11 steals, 75 RBI, 66 runs scored, 23 doubles and two triples over 116 games.

Tucker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 2-1 extra-inning win over the Diamondbacks.

Tucker opened the scoring in the eighth inning with his homer. He's up to 11 long balls on the year, including four over 19 games since the All-Star break, a span in which he's hitting .242 (15-for-62) with six RBI. The outfielder is now hitting .244 overall while adding a .725 OPS, 53 RBI, 64 runs scored, 18 doubles, two triples and seven stolen bases over 110 contests.

King (7-8) earned the win over the Astros on Saturday, allowing one run on three hits and one walk while striking out six batters over six innings.

King surrendered a second-inning Taylor Trammell solo homer, but that was the only time Houston scored against him. The right-hander finished with his 11th quality start of the season and snapped a four-outing winless stretch. King also had his swing-and-miss stuff working, racking up 15 whiffs on 93 pitches. Despite being saddled with a mediocre record, King has provided much-needed consistency for a San Diego rotation that has been beset by injuries and poor performances -- he leads the team's starters in just about every major category, including ERA (3.37), WHIP (1.17), strikeouts (114) and innings pitched (136.1).