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Marte is not in Thursday's lineup against the Dodgers.

Now that the Diamondbacks have thrown in the towel on the season, we could see Marte get a maintenance day here and there to give the team's prospects more opportunities to show what they can do down the stretch. Tim Locastro will get the start in center field while leading off against lefty Clayton Kershaw.

Altuve left Thursday's game with right knee discomfort, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.

The video looked more like a potential groin injury than a knee injury, but this is a bit more concerning. The team may opt to send him for tests, but for now he should be considered day-to-day.

Semien (side) swung the bat Thursday and continues to feel better, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The hope is that he can avoid an IL stint, although the previous report suggested he wouldn't be able to return until Saturday, at the earliest. Vimael Machin, Chad Pinder and Tony Kemp could all be options to fill in for Semien on Friday against the Padres.

Altuve left Thursday's game after the second inning after suffering an apparent groin injury sliding into third base, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The injury looked painful, but we're still waiting on specifics. Aledmys Diaz moved to second base and Abraham Toro entered at third base.

Torres (hamstring) will return Saturday or Sunday in Baltimore, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

He had been hoping to be back Friday, but it sounds like the earliest he could be activated would be Saturday. Tyler Wade will continue to start at shortstop until Torres returns.

Angels manager Joe Maddon indicated Wednesday that Barreto will play "literally everywhere" throughout the remainder of the season, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Maddon was likely exaggerating in stating that Barreto will play all nine positions on the field, but given the Angels' current place in the standings -- they sit 11.5 games behind first place in the AL West and eight games out of a wild card spot -- it makes sense that they will use the final month of the campaign to evaluate players. Barreto has played exclusively at second base, shortstop and third base during his time in the majors, but he did log nine games in center field and two games in left at the Triple-A level last season.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts suggested Wednesday that Lux is being too passive at the plate, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Lux was brought up to the big-league club Saturday and has been in the starting lineup for all four games since. However, the rookie has managed only two hits in 14 at-bats during that stretch while striking out five times. The Dodgers are five games up in the NL West and appear committed to providing Lux plenty of playing time down the stretch, though he'll need to work on being more aggressive in order to hang on to a starting role into the postseason.

Arraez exited Wednesday's win over the White Sox with left patellar soreness, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

The 23-year-old has been battling knee issues throughout the season, and the current issue is apparently with the left kneecap. Manager Rocco Baldelli indicated it isn't a long-term concern, so Arraez should be considered day-to-day until the team provides another update.

Urias went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 8-5 win over the Tigers.

Urias got aboard with a single in the seventh inning and stole second base after Eric Sogard hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded. It was the second steal of the year for Urias. He's added five RBI and six runs scored while slashing .266/.338/.328 across 71 plate appearances.

Jones was optioned to the alternate training site Wednesday.

The 23-year-old was recalled for his first stint in the majors Monday, but he didn't have a plate appearance during his brief time with the club. Jones will hope to receive another opportunity later in the season.