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Albies is not in the lineup Friday against the Mets.

There hasn't been any indication that this is anything other than a routine day off for Albies, who started each of the Braves' first seven games. Adeiny Hechavarria will fill in at second base in his absence.

Diaz is considering opting out of the season, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

It's quite likely that a number of Marlins are rethinking the wisdom of playing baseball during a pandemic after a coronavirus outbreak caused more than half of the team's roster to test positive for the virus. Diaz is reportedly not among that group, but even if he remains healthy and elects to play out the season, it's not clear when he'll next take the field. All of the Marlins' games through the end of the weekend have been postponed due to the outbreak, though the team's upcoming series against the Phillies, which begins Tuesday in Miami, is still on the schedule for now.

Marte went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's loss to the Dodgers.

Marte found his stride early with a leadoff single in the first inning, then got the Diamondbacks on the board by swatting an opposite-field home run off Ross Stripling in the third. It was the first long ball of the season for the 26-year-old, who enjoyed a breakout 2019 campaign that included 32 homers and a .329 average across 144 games.

McNeil went 2-for-4 with two RBI against the Red Sox on Thursday.

McNeil provided a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the third inning, accounting for the entirety of the Mets' offense in the contest. He's opened the season by reaching base 10 times in his first 31 plate appearances, with just two strikeouts to this point.

Dubon isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Padres.

Dubon didn't play in Wednesday's contest and he'll sit once again Thursday. Donovan Solano, will take his place at second base and bat third in the series finale against San Diego.

Wong cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday.

Wong will remain with San Francisco after passing through waivers untouched. He spent most of the 2019 season with Triple-A Durham, slashing .307/.375/.464 with 10 homers and six steals in 113 games.

Gimenez went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Red Sox.

His three-bagger off Marcus Walden in the sixth inning gave the Mets their last lead of the game. Gimenez won't see much playing time behind Amed Rosario at shortstop, but he made an impact in his first career big-league start.

Dubon is not starting Wednesday against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Dubon will give way to Wilmer Flores at second base after starting the first five games of the season for the Giants. He is 3-for-17 with a double and six strikeouts so far this season.

Gimenez is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth Wednesday against the Red Sox, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Gimenez is set to make his first big-league start after working as a reserve through the team's first five games, going 0-for-4 in his limited at-bats. The talented 21-year-old spent all of 2019 with Double-A Binghamton, slashing .250/.309/.387 with nine homers and 28 steals in 117 games.

Rosario is not starting Wednesday against the Red Sox, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Rosario will get a breather following a string of five consecutive starts. In his absence, prospect Andres Gimenez is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth Wednesday. Rosario is 6-for-21 on the season with three RBI and two runs scored.