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Marte (hamstring) went 3-for-5 with two triples, a run and an RBI in the Diamondbacks' 11-8 win over the Rockies on Wednesday in the National League wild-card game.

Though a hamstring injury forced Marte to exit early in the Diamondbacks' regular-season finale against the Royals on Sunday, a couple days off before the wild-card game was all he needed to heal up. Marte then came up big in the first playoff game of his career, becoming the first player in MLB postseason history to triple twice in the same game since 1993. With Chris Owings (finger) still on the mend and not expected to join the active roster for the Diamondbacks' divisional series matchup with the Dodgers, it's expected that Marte will be in store for a full slate for starts at shortstop.

Manager Dave Roberts said Hernandez will start in left field against left-handed pitchers in the NLDS, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Hernandez and Curtis Granderson operated out of a platoon for the last month of the regular season, and it appears that will continue in the postseason. Granderson hit just .202/.274/.394 in 104 at-bats against southpaws this season, while Hernandez went a much more respectable .270/.367/.579 in 152 at-bats.

Marte (hamstring) is batting second while playing shortstop for Wednesday's wild-card game against Colorado.

Marte has been dealing with hamstring tightness for the past couple days after leaving Sunday's game in the sixth inning due to the injury. He appears to be good enough to play, and was optimistic about his chances to be in the lineup all week. Over the last five games, Marte is 5-for-16 (.313 average) with two extra-base hits and two RBI.

Marte said he's optimistic about playing Wednesday against the Rockies, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Marte was forced out of Sunday's regular-season finale with a hamstring injury, though he doesn't appear to be too worried about the issue. While he admitted he's still dealing with some tightness, Marte believes he'll be good to go for Wednesday's Wild Card Game after a couple of off days. If that's not the case, Adam Rosales would likely draw the start at shortstop in his place.

Marte is day-to-day with left hamstring tightness after leaving Sunday's game in the sixth inning following an infield single, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

With two days off before the NL wild-card game against the Rockies on Wednesday, Marte has a chance of recovering in time to play. Since the calendar flipped to September, Marte has started 22 of the D-backs' final 28 games as the team's primary shortstop.

Marte left Sunday's game in the sixth inning with an apparent leg injury, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

The severity and specific nature of Marte's injury is unclear, which puts his availability for the D-backs' upcoming wikd-card matchup with Colorado in question. Chris Herrmann replaced him as a pinch runner during the sixth inning.

Bostick will make his third start at second base in seven games Sunday against Washington.

He'll bat leadoff against lefty Gio Gonzalez. Formerly of the Nationals' organization, Bostick has three hits in seven at-bats as a starter and has shown energy atop the order. He's playing for a backup spot in 2018 after hitting .294/.362/.418 in 549 plate appearances with Triple-A Indianapolis.

Frazier is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Frazier will head to the bench for the season's final game, being replaced by Chris Bostick at the keystone. The 25-year-old will finish the season with a .277 average and 98 wRC+ in his 120 games played.

Albies went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a stolen base in the Braves' 3-2 loss to the Marlins on Friday night.

The young second baseman led off the contest with a bang, sending Dan Straily's second offering over the fence to give Atlanta an early lead. Albies is hitting well right now, notching multi-hit games in three of his past four starts and producing an .840 OPS with four home runs this month. With good speed to his name, he looks like he could be a nice multi-category producer for years to come.

Merrifield went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

The long ball was Merrifield's 19th of the season, putting him just one shy of becoming the fourth second baseman in American League history to compile 20 home runs, 30 doubles and 30 stolen bases in a season. Even if Merrifield, who is also hitting .289 on the season, falls short of that achievement, he's still been a far greater fantasy contributor than his owners could have imagined coming out of spring training. Raul Mondesi scuffled early on as the team's everyday second baseman, allowing Merrifield to claim the starting gig. He never look back on his way to becoming one of the top fantasy options at the position.