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Rojas will start at second base and will bat leadoff Sunday against the Giants.

Though he didn't start in the Diamondbacks' first game following his Sept. 1 callup, Rojas has now entered the lineup in Arizona's subsequent six contests, either at second base or as the team's designated hitter. He's only gone 3-for-17 with no extra-base hits and a stolen base since his promotion, but Rojas should continue to get plenty of run in September for a 15-26 Diamondbacks squad that has no visions of competing for a playoff spot.

Garcia (heel) is starting Monday against the Rays.

Garcia was removed from Sunday's contest due to a bruised heel, but he's feeling better Monday and will return to action. He'll bat eighth and play second base against the Rays.

Dubon will start in center field and will bat ninth Monday against the Diamondbacks, Amy Gutierrez of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

After a slow start to begin his first full season in San Francisco that briefly resulted in him moving into a part-time role, Dubon has seemingly re-emerged as an everyday player. He'll be making his eighth consecutive start in center field Monday after going 9-for-26 with two doubles, a triple, four RBI and two runs over the past seven contests. The 26-year-old may be worth a pickup in deeper mixed leagues for fantasy managers looking for aid in batting average and stolen bases.

Gimenez will start at shortstop and will bat eighth Monday against the Phillies.

Starting for the fourth straight game over a healthy Amed Rosario, Gimenez at least temporarily seems to have emerged as the Mets' primary shortstop. The lefty-hitting Gimenez may hit the bench against southpaws occasionally, but he should be in store for the bulk of the work versus right-handers while he continues to fare respectably at the plate in his rookie season. Gimenez is slashing .282/.329/.385 through 85 plate appearances on the campaign, but he offers most of his value to the Mets through his defense and speed (7-for-7 on stolen-base attempts).

McNeil went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Sunday in the Mets' 14-1 win over the Phillies.

McNeil provided one of five long balls on the day for the Mets, who came through with their best run output of the season against Phillies ace Aaron Nola. The 28-year-old has supplied hits in all but one of his last 10 games, going 14-for-38 (.368 average) with a home run, seven doubles, a 3:3 BB:K, five runs and four RBI over that stretch. He'll bat seventh and man left field for the fourth straight game in Monday's series finale.

Frazier went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Sunday's 3-2 win over Cincinnati.

The 28-year-old extended his hitting streak to 10 games, during which he's collected 12 hits in 31 at-bats plus an 8:5 BB:K. After bouncing around the bottom of the batting order for several games, Frazier has moved back up to the No. 2 slot. He's also moved back to second base after playing several times in left field. Frazier has only one extra-base hit ( a double) in the last 10 games, but at least the career .275 hitter has lifted his slash line to .234/.303/.340.

Rojas started at second base for a resting Ketel Marte and went 0-for-3 with an RBI in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Giants.

Rojas' sacrifice fly plated the Diamondbacks' second run and he's now started the last five game (three at designated hitter and two at second base). In six appearances overall, Rojas is 3-for-18 with one RBI and one stolen base.

Garcia was dealing with a bruised heel during Sunday's loss to Atlanta, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Manager Dave Martinez said after Sunday's game that the issue was bothering Garcia prior to his removal from the contest. He's currently day-to-day and will be further evaluated Monday. Prior to his exit, Garcia went 0-for-2.

Marte is not in Sunday's lineup against the Giants.

Marte will get a day off for the second time in the past four games. Tim Locastro will take a turn in the starting lineup, hitting first while manning center field.

Rosario is not in Sunday's starting lineup against the Phillies.

Rosario will sit for the third consecutive game, with Andres Gimenez starting in his place and batting ninth. Though neither infielder has been overly impressive at the plate this season, it appears the Mets may be going with the hot hand as Gimenez has four hits in two starts during the weekend series.