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Lux has gone 6-for-13 with a home run and stolen base through his first three games with Double-A Tulsa.

Though it's been a small sample of action, Lux has thus far carried over his success from the California League in his initial appearances in the Texas League. With 42 extra-base hits between the two levels, the 20-year-old has displayed more power than anticipated at this stage of his development. He'll look to continue raking at Double-A in 2018 and position himself for a potential big-league callup at some point in 2019.

Marte went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in the Diamondbacks' 9-3 win over the Giants on Saturday.

It was the fourth two-hit performance in seven starts for Marte, who also doubled up his previous career-high home-run total (five) from 2017 when he took Andrew Suarez deep for a two-run shot in the first inning. After delivering a lowly .582 OPS through the end of May, Marte has looked like a completely different player over the past two-plus months. Dating back to the beginning of June, Marte is slashing .296/.380/.575 with nine home runs, 31 RBI and 35 runs in 55 games, making him one of the more valuable fantasy commodities in the middle infield during that stretch.

McNeil went 4-for-4 with a double against the Braves on Saturday.

McNeil recorded the first multi-hit game of his career Saturday, the highlight coming when he doubled to deep left field. He's shown decent plate discipline -- he's walked four times in 25 at-bats -- but failed to hit for much power throughout most of his minor-league career. That changed in 2018, when he posted .299 and .232 ISOs across Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas respectively. That breakout makes him an interesting name to monitor as long as he's seeing regular at-bats at the major-league level.

Bostick was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday.

Bostick had been up since Tuesday, appearing twice off the bench and failing to get a hit in two at-bats. He was sent down to make room for the activation of Corey Dickerson (hamstring).

Tomlinson was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.

In sporadic playing time with the Giants this season, the utility man is hitting just .226/.284/.290. He has multiple routes back to the Giants' roster but hasn't done much to suggest he'll be a viable fantasy option when he returns.

Frazier is 10-for-22 with five doubles and three RBI since he was called up July 25.

He resembles the solid hitter he was in 2016 and 2017 more than the one who batted just .239/.323/.355 through June. Manager Clint Hurdle will look for ways to get Frazier's bat in the lineup, but with Corey Dickerson (hamstring) expected to return Saturday, playing time won't come easy.

Frazier went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored Friday in a 7-6 win over the Cardinals.

Frazier broke the tie in the eighth inning by plating a run on a single to center field. He's managed to go 6-for-16 with four extra-base hits and two RBI through six games in July after spending the majority of the month at Triple-A Indianapolis, so he'll likely performed well enough to stick around on the big-league roster as August unfolds.

McNeil is not in the lineup Friday against the Braves.

McNeil has gotten regular playing time since getting called up July 24. He hasn't gotten a ton of hits, though his .190/.370/.333 line translates to a league-average 100 wRC+. He'll likely continue to get opportunities down the stretch in a lost season for the Mets. Jose Reyes will start at second base in his place.

Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a pair of runs Thursday in the Dodgers' 21-5 win over the Brewers.

Hernandez was withheld from the lineup for a second straight contest, but entered at shortstop in the sixth inning when Manny Machado moved to the bench with the Dodgers maintaining an eight-run lead. The Los Angeles offense kept pushing down on the throttle over the final three innings, allowing Hernandez to finish with his first multi-hit performance since June 28. Hernandez slashed just .148/.222/.321 in between those outings and now looks destined for a regular bench gig after the trade-deadline additions of Machado and Brian Dozier and the recent returns of Justin Turner and Yasiel Puig from the disabled list.

Marte went 2-for-3 with a walk, stolen base and a run scored in the Diamondbacks' 8-1 loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday.

It was only Marte's fourth stolen base of the season and seventh in 178 career games with the Diamondbacks, a disappointing total for a player who showed plenty of promise on the basepaths as a rookie with Seattle in 2015. While Marte hasn't matured into the stolen-base threat that many envisioned, he has shown growth as a power hitter in his fourth season in the majors. His personal-best .430 slugging percentage is supported by a 35.8 hard-hit percentage that is nearly nine points above his career rate.