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Albies went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Thursday's win over the Reds.

The homer was his eighth and the double was his 10th already this season -- throw in a triple, and Albies now holds the Braves franchise record for extra-base hits before the end of April, breaking the mark of 18 XBH previously shared by some guys named Dale Murphy, Chipper Jones and Justin Upton. The 21-year-old second baseman will have a three-game set in Philadelphia to try and catch Jermaine Dye's 23 extra-base hits to match or break the major-league record, Given Albies' current form, don't count him out.

Urias was removed from Wednesday's game with Triple-A El Paso due to a minor leg injury after stumbling over first base during his first at-bat, Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Urias will likely be back in action soon since El Paso is listing him as day-to-day for the time being. The infielder is hitting .265/.367/.368 with two home runs and six RBI over 17 games in 2018.

Marte is out of the lineup against Philadelphia on Thursday.

Marte will retreat to the bench for a rare day off after starting the past 20 games. Over the entire 2018 season thus far, Marte is hitting .232/.270/.347 with one home run and eight RBI. Chris Owings will get the start at second base in his absence.

Albies went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Reds.

He crossed the plate with the winning run in the top of the ninth inning after being hit by a pitch to lead off the frame. Albies' homer was his seventh of the year, but he almost had an even better fantasy performance -- he appeared to steal third base easily in the first inning, only to have it waved off due to umpire interference on Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart's attempted throw. The 21-year-old is only 1-for-3 on steals through 23 games, but he has the speed and instincts to add a lot more value in that category as the season progresses.

Frazier is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

Frazier will take a seat for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader after going just 1-for-6 in Game 1. Max Moroff will pick up a start at the keystone in his stead.

Forsythe (shoulder) still hasn't thrown but intends to restart his throwing program Friday, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The veteran infielder was initially scheduled to start his throwing program Monday, but he wound up waiting a bit longer since the inflammation in his shoulder had yet to subside. Forsythe reportedly feels better now, so he'll look ahead to Friday to get back on track.

Forsythe (shoulder) resumed throwing Monday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

This is a big step for the infielder, as he's been in the no-throw section of his rehab program for a week already. He's eligible to return from the disabled list in the coming days, but it seems like he'll need another week or so to recover since he just started throwing.

Urias went 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, two RBI and three runs Sunday for Triple-A El Paso in its 9-6 win over Las Vegas.

Urias has reached base in seven straight contests and now sports a .269/.372/.373 line through 78 plate appearances. The batting average is actually something of a disappointment considering Urias has hit no worse than .290 at any stop in the minors, but his 10:15 BB:K suggests that he's still taking a solid approach at the plate. The second baseman shouldn't be expected to offer much juice in the home-run or stolen-base categories, but his impressive hit tool could make him a mainstay near the top of the order for the Padres once he gets the call to the majors.

Lux is hitting .270/.373/.333 with four doubles and two stolen bases across 75 plate appearances with High-A Rancho Cucamonga this season.

After going 1-for-20 at the dish through his first five games, Lux has settled into a groove in the California League, hitting .372 while reaching base at a .462 clip over his past 11 starts. Lux has displayed impressive plate discipline at each of his four stops in the minors since being drafted in 2016, but the shortstop hasn't quite developed the power the Dodgers were probably banking on when they selected him 20th overall. The 20-year-old has just seven home runs in 720 career minor-league at-bats and owns a meager .358 slugging percentage over parts of two campaigns in full-season ball.

Dubon is 19-for-61 (.311) with two home runs, eight RBI and three steals through 15 games with Triple-A Colorado Springs.

Dubon's OBP (.306) during the same period is lower than his batting average thanks to him failing to take a walk thus far, but he does only have seven strikeouts while adding eight extra-base hits, so the overall results are still passable. Dubon was added to the Brewers' 40-man roster over the winter, so he will garner consideration should the squad need to call up an infielder from the minors.