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Albies went 2-for-4 with two homers, two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Marlins.

Albies was a one-man wrecking crew against the Miami bullpen, swatting solo homers off lefty relievers Andrew Nardi and Tanner Scott in the sixth and eighth innings. The Atlanta second baseman has been mashing left-handed pitching this season with a .406/.424/.750 slash line and 10 RBI in 33 plate appearances against them.

Hoerner went 1-for-5 with a three-run triple in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Padres.

Hoerner made his lone hit count, as he cleared the bases with his first triple of the season in the eighth inning. The infielder has been off to a hot start, as he's now batting .347 and has also stolen nine bases in 11 attempts. Hoerner could be in line for a career-best campaign if he stays healthy.

Motter cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Motter was cleared off the 40-man roster after hitting just .222/.300/.333 over plate appearances and being designated for assignment by the Cardinals on Sunday. The veteran infielder will give the team some depth in Triple-A, but he'll need to be added back to the 40-man roster in order to receive a promotion back to St. Louis.

Arraez (knee) remains out of the lineup Tuesday versus Atlanta.

It's the third straight absence for Arraez, who's dealing with some minor bruising in his left knee. There's been no indication that it's anything overly concerning. The 26-year-old second baseman has delivered a stellar .444/.506/.583 batting line in 20 games (81 plate appearances) when healthy this year with Miami. Jon Berti is playing second base Tuesday.

Garcia is batting second and starting at second base Tuesday against the Mets.

Garcia has shown a little more life at the plate lately and even drew back-to-back turns out of the cleanup spot over the weekend in Minnesota, but he's slashing just .224/.270/.345 overall this season. Lacking in both power and speed, the 22-year-old still profiles as a non-factor in most fantasy formats even with a prominent lineup spot.

Guillorme will start at second base and bat eighth in Tuesday's game against the Nationals.

The lefty-hitting Guillorme will pick up his fifth start in six games, with one of those assignments even coming against a left-handed pitcher. Though he still appears to be on the outside looking in for an everyday role, Guillorme's high contact rate, on-base skills and quality defense in the infield may be enough for him to earn a handful of starts per week.

Rojas did not start or play in Monday's 5-4 win over Kansas City.

Rojas was given a rest day after starting 15 consecutive games. Geraldo Perdomo took his spot atop the order, while Evan Longoria slotted in at the hot corner.

Wisely was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento by the Giants on Monday, Danny Emerman of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

Wisely went 1-for-14 at the dish during his first stint in the big leagues. He's clearing out to make room for Mitch Haniger's return.

Arraez is not in the Marlins' lineup Monday against Atlanta due to a left knee bruise, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Now it makes sense that Arraez is on the bench for the second day in a row. The injury looks to be a day-to-day situation. Jon Berti is at second base in Arraez's place Monday, with Garrett Hampson covering shortstop.

Arraez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta, Isaac Azout of SBNation.com reports.

Arraez played both legs of a doubleheader Saturday in Cleveland but will now receive his second day off in a row. The Marlins haven't suggested that Arraez is dealing with an injury, so he may just be receiving some extra rest after taking on a heavy workload the first few weeks of the season. Jon Berti will fill for Arraez at the keystone Monday.