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Gorman was removed from Thursday's loss to the Angels due to lower-back tightness, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

The injury helps explain why manager Oliver Marmol oddly turned to Taylor Motter in Gorman's place as the Cardinals were trying to spark a comeback in the bottom of the sixth inning. Gorman, who finished 0-for-3 with a run scored, is considered day-to-day heading into Friday's series opener against the Tigers.

Trejo went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI on Wednesday against the Brewers.

Trejo came to bat with the bases loaded and two outs in the fourth inning and delivered a bases-clearing double. He added a single later in the game to record his first multi-hit effort since April 10. Trejo has been operating as Colorado's everyday second baseman since April 18, though he's hit just .195 with six RBI and two runs scored across 41 at-bats in that span.

Albies went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Wednesday's 14-6 rout of the Marlins.

That's now six extra-base hits (four doubles and two homers) in the last three games for Albies, who is trying to give Ronald Acuna a run for the title of hottest hitter in the Atlanta lineup. Over his last 12 games, Albies is batting .341 (15-for-44), boosting his slash line on the season to .275/.318/.567 with nine homers, 15 runs and 26 RBI through 31 contests.

Gorman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Angels.

The 22-year-old clubbed his seventh home run of the season Wednesday and already halfway to his homer total from his rookie campaign last year. The Cardinals are off to a horrible start in 2023 with a 10-21 record, but Gorman is doing his part at the plate with a .277/.361/.553 slash line, 23 RBI, eight runs and two steals.

Vargas went 1-for-4 with a homer, two RBI, two runs scored and a steal in Wednesday's 10-6 win over the Phillies.

Vargas stayed hot Tuesday, smacking his second homer of the season, a two-run shot off Aaron Nola, before stealing his second base. After a slow start to the season, Vargas has gone 11-for-39 in his last 10 games with five doubles and two home runs. The 23-year-old Vargas is now slashing .237/.363/.409 with two home runs, 15 RBI and 16 runs scored in 114 plate appearances while seeing regular playing time at second base.

Marte went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI, an additional run and two walks in Wednesday's 12-7 win at Texas.

Marte had just two home runs and six RBI in his first 24 games of the season, but he's surpassed and doubled up those numbers over the past four contests with three long balls and six runs driven in. The 29-year-old typically hits second against right-handed pitchers and leadoff against lefties, so his run scoring is likely to be more consistent than his RBI production.

Rojas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

As usual, the lefty-hitting Rojas finds himself on the bench while the Diamondbacks oppose a southpaw (Andrew Heaney). Evan Longoria will check in for Rojas at third base.

Wisely is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Astros, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

After going 0-for-6 while starting the first two games of the series, Wisely will head to the bench as the Giants face off with left-hander Framber Valdez on Wednesday. Austin Slater will replace him in center field and bat first in the series finale with Houston.

Vargas went 4-for-5 with three doubles, three RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 13-1 win over the Phillies.

This was Vargas' fourth multi-hit effort of the campaign, and the first time he logged more than two hits. The 23-year-old infielder had a two-run double in the seventh inning and an RBI single in the eighth as the Dodgers piled on runs late. Vargas is still adjusting to major-league pitching, as evidenced by his .236 batting average, but he's gotten on base at a .367 clip thanks to a 16.5 percent walk rate. He has one home run, one stolen base, 13 RBI, 14 runs scored and eight doubles through 109 plate appearances.

Albies went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Marlins.

Albies opened the scoring with a second-inning homer off Sandy Alcantara. It was the eighth long ball of the season for Albies, matching his total in 64 games last season. The two-hit game snaps a 1-for-14 stretch for the 26-year-old second baseman. Albies is now slashing .252/.298/.513 with 13 runs scored and 24 RBI through 124 plate appearances.