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Carrasco is slated to start Thursday's game against the Marlins at Truist Park.

Carrasco will be awarded a second start for Atlanta after he came over in a trade with the Yankees and impressed in his team debut last Thursday. He took a no-decision in Atlanta's 12-11 win over the Reds that day, covering six innings and allowing three earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out five. With the Atlanta rotation having been thinned by injuries in recent weeks and with Chris Sale (ribcage) not on track to return for a couple more weeks, Carrasco should get the opportunity to make additional starts for the club beyond Thursday.

Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's win over Houston.

The 25-year-old took Spencer Arrighetti deep in the third inning, staking the Marlins to an early 5-1 lead they wouldn't relinquish. Hernandez has six homers in his first 42 big-league games, and three of them have come since July 26, a stretch in which he's batting .250 (7-for-28) with six runs and seven RBI.

Pauley went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's win over Houston.

The third baseman took Hector Neris deep in the fifth inning. Pauley has two homers on the season for the Marlins, but both have come in the last seven games, and since the All-Star break he's batting .278 (10-for-36) with three RBI and five runs. Connor Norby (wrist) still lacks a firm timeline for his return, but Pauley is beginning to make a case to keep the starting job at third base regardless of when Norby gets activated.

Marsee went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the Astros.

One game after clubbing his first big-league homer, Marsee flashed the other side of his skill set with his first MLB steal. The latter category is the one he's likely to make the bigger impact in -- prior to his promotion, he had 14 home runs and 46 stolen bases over 98 Triple-A contests -- but the 24-year-old has provided all-around production since being called up by the Marlins, batting .438 (7-for-16) in his first six games with five total extra-base hits, three runs and three RBI.

Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and two stolen bases in Wednesday's win over the Astros.

The rookie backstop is heating up again. Ramirez is batting .290 (9-for-31) over the last eight games, but he's doing more damage with his legs than his bat, swiping five of his seven bags on the season during that span while adding two homers, three runs and five RBI. The 23-year-old showed speed as well as power in the minors, including a 17-for-18 performance on the basepaths over 97 games between Double-A and Triple-A in 2024. Despite not getting called up by the Marlins until late April, Ramirez is on track for a 20-10 campaign in his MLB debut.

Edwards went 4-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the Astros.

The switch-hitting infielder set the table for the Marlins in a 6-4 victory, delivering his seventh multi-hit performance in 18 games since the All-Star break. Over that stretch, Edwards is slashing .342/.400/.466 with five doubles, two triples, two steals, five RBI and 14 runs, and he's two pilfers away from reaching 20 for the second straight campaign.

Bell is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

The switch-hitting Bell has been far more productive versus right-handed pitching (116 wRC+, .336 wOBA in 301 plate appearances) than left-handed pitching (32 wRC+, .215 wOBA in 83 plate appearances) this season, so the Nationals will likely continue to be selective with his usage against southpaws moving forward. With lefty Jacob Lopez on the hill for the Athletics, Bell will bow out of the starting nine to open up the designated-hitter spot for James Wood in the series finale.

House is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

Since the All-Star break, House has put together a lowly .229/.235/.250 slash line in 14 contests, and his downturn in production is beginning to cost him some playing time. He'll hit the bench for the second time in four games and the third time in seven contests while Paul DeJong receives a start at third base in his stead.

Allen went 2-for-3 with a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the Brewers.

The shortstop's defense has kept him in the lineup, but Allen has contributed very little offensively to Atlanta's cause this season. He's slashing just .228/.298/.258 through 104 games with only nine extra-base hits, all doubles, along with seven steals, 18 RBI and 27 runs.

Harris went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Brewers.

The center fielder took Trevor Megill deep in the ninth inning to make things close, but Atlanta couldn't find a tying run in a 5-4 loss. Harris has hit safely in 12 of the last 14 games, slashing .397/.417/.724 over that span with three of his 10 homers on the season, along with four doubles, three triples, five RBI and 10 runs.