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Burleson went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and two additional RBI in Monday's 6-0 victory over Washington.

The St. Louis slugger smashed a 406-foot, solo shot off Jacob Barnes in the eighth inning to extend the lead to 3-0. Burleson has rounded into a formidable bat over his past 20 games, hitting .316 (24-for-76) with five homers, 21 RBI and 15 runs scored while batting second nearly every day. Overall, the 25-year-old is slashing .283/.319/.464 with 14 homers, 45 RBI and 36 runs scored in 316 total plate appearances.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Monday that Kelly (shoulder) will throw a bullpen session Tuesday, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.

Kelly recently upped his throwing distance to 120 feet, and Tuesday will mark the first time he's thrown off the mound since straining his right shoulder in April. It's a positive step in the 35-year-old's throwing program, though the right-hander isn't expected to come off the injured list until mid-to-late August. In the four starts prior to his injury, Kelly was 2-0 with a 2.19 ERA and 0.93 WHIP over 24.2 innings.

Parker (5-5) took the loss Monday against the Cardinals, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits and one walk over seven innings. He struck out six.

After pitching to a 5.82 ERA across 17 innings over his last three outings, Parker looked much sharper against St. Louis, tossing his sixth quality start of the season. The Washington rookie yielded just one extra-base hit -- a 415-foot solo shot to Paul Goldschmidt in the fourth. Although the 24-year-old southpaw hasn't tallied a win since June 16, he has been a dependable starter overall with a 3.44 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 74:19 K:BB across 91.2 innings. Parker is tentatively scheduled to pitch against the Brewers on the road in his next start this weekend.

Laureano (oblique) is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against the Diamondbacks.

Despite Laureano being out of the lineup since June 26 due to a sore oblique, Atlanta has not placed the 29-year-old outfielder on the 10-day injured list. Adam Duvall will start in right field Monday and bat sixth against the debuting Yilber Diaz.

Marte (back) will start at second base and bat second in Monday's game against Atlanta.

Marte had to depart a game this past Friday with a back issue and then sat out the next two contests. However, he's feeling well enough to give it a go in the series opener versus Atlanta.

The Diamondbacks optioned Jacques to Triple-A Reno on Monday.

Jacques will return to Reno to make room on the 26-man roster for Yilber Diaz, who is making his major-league debut Monday against Atlanta. Jacques was called up by Arizona on July 4 and his only outing since then came one day later against the Padres, when he gave up two runs on three hits and one walk over 1.1 innings. In 15 games with Reno this season, Jacques has a 4.58 ERA and 1.51 WHIP across 17.2 frames.

The Diamondbacks selected Diaz's contract from Triple-A Reno and he will start Monday against Atlanta.

After 11 starts with Double-A Amarillo to start the season, Diaz was promoted to Reno on June 11, where he has posted a 3.27 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 28:9 K:BB over 22 innings. The 23-year-old right-hander will make his major-league debut Monday against an Atlanta team that ranks 12th and 13th this season in home runs (100) and OPS (.713), respectively. Diaz is likely to return to Reno following Monday's outing.

Atlanta designated Martinez for assignment Monday.

Martinez is clearing out to make room on the 40-man roster for outfielder Eddie Rosario, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Gwinnett ahead of Monday's game against Arizona. The 28-year-old Martinez has spent most of the season at Triple-A Gwinnett, where he produced a .695 OPS while stealing 20 bases across 257 plate appearances.

Atlanta recalled Elder from Triple-A Gwinnett, and he'll start Monday's game against the Diamondbacks in Arizona.

Chris Sale had been listed as Atlanta's scheduled starter for Monday, but the big club will build in some extra rest for the All-Star lefty and have him take the hill Tuesday. In his last start in the majors June 26 against the Cardinals, Elder took the loss while allowing two runs on four hits and striking out four over six innings. The 24-year-old right-hander is 1-3 across six major-league starts this season with a 5.76 ERA and 1.69 WHIP in 29.2 innings.

Atlanta optioned Williams to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday.

The super-utility player was called up from Gwinnett on June 25, but he appeared in just five games over his two weeks with the big club, logging seven at-bats in total. Atlanta opted to replace Williams on the 26-man active roster with Eddie Rosario, who could settle into a regular role in the outfield while Michael Harris (hamstring) is on the injured list.