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Acuna went 3-for-3 with a walk, a double and three runs scored during Atlanta's 6-4 win over the Rockies on Friday.

Acuna entered Friday's game having gone 5-for-41 (.122) across his 10 prior games. He ended up setting a season high Friday with three hits, and it was the fourth time this year that he reached base safety four times. Acuna is currently sitting at a career low in batting average (.235) and has a .748 OPS in 361 plate appearances, but perhaps Friday's performance is a sign the veteran outfielder will find another gear for the stretch run.

Holmes (9-5) earned the win against the Rockies on Friday, allowing three runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out three across five innings.

Holmes set the tone early by striking out two batters in the first inning and kept the Rockies off the board through his first four frames. He gave up three runs in the fifth, but Holmes received plenty of run support from his Atlanta teammates to come away with the win. He's allowed three earned runs or less in 24 of 26 outings this season and has a 3.71 ERA and 1.34 WHIP over 128.2 innings. He's lined up to face the Phillies on the road next weekend.

The Marlins are expected to recall Gonzalez from Triple-A Jacksonville on Saturday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

Gonzalez has appeared in four games at Jacksonville since joining the Marlins organization Aug. 10, during which he's given up three earned runs on three hits and five walks while fanning eight batters in four innings. Although his performance hasn't been great, the Marlins will bring him up to add a fresh arm to their bullpen.

Arenado (thumb) will start at third base and bat fifth Friday against the Giants.

Arenado was left off the first version of Friday's lineup, but he is now seemingly unbothered by the thumb inflammation that caused him to sit out Thursday, so he'll check back into the starting nine. The veteran third baseman has been in a bit of a slump recently, going 5-for-27 (.185) with eight strikeouts across his last seven games.

Waldschmidt isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants.

Waldschmidt will take a day to regroup after going just 1-for-10 over his last five games. Jordan Lawlar will start in center field and bat ninth while Waldschmidt sits.

Kepler isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against San Francisco.

Kepler will move to the bench Friday after going just 7-for-42 (.167) at the plate through his first 13 games in August. Lars Nootbaar will start in left field as a result, moving Gabriel Moreno to the DH spot and allowing James McCann to start at catcher.

Arenado (thumb) isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants.

Arenado was a late scratch Thursday due to thumb inflammation, and he'll need at least one more day off to recover. Jose Fernandez will pick up another start at third base and bat sixth.

The Diamondbacks optioned Burgos to Triple-A Reno on Friday.

Burgos has pitched 1.2 shutout innings since coming up from the minors Monday, but he'll end up as the roster casualty necessary to make room for Kohl Drake, who was recalled from Reno to start Friday's game versus San Francisco. Burgos has now given up one run in 4.1 major-league innings this year and could still return to Arizona down the stretch to provide bullpen depth.

The Diamondbacks recalled Drake from Triple-A Reno ahead of his start Friday against the Giants.

Drake has turned in a 5.40 ERA and 1.56 WHIP over 16.2 innings across his previous four starts with the Diamondbacks this season and will match up Friday against a Giants offense that's logged a .670 OPS since the beginning of August. Juan Burgos was optioned to Reno in a corresponding move.

Cardinals manager Oli Marmol said Friday that Jordan is expected to miss "several weeks" due to a left ankle sprain, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Marmol stopped short of saying that Jordan would miss the rest of the year, but it looks like the 23-year-old third baseman will be shelved until at least the final week or so of the regular season. Nolan Gorman and Thomas Saggese should both see some reps at the hot corner for as long as Jordan is on the IL.