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McCarthy went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Phillies.

McCarthy got the start against a left-hander while both Corbin Carroll and Alek Thomas opened the game on the bench. McCarthy's two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning was a response to Philadelphia's four runs in the top of the frame. He later singled home a run in the ninth. McCarthy's swung a hot bat the last two weeks, going 19-for-41 (.463) with one home run, seven RBI, eight runs and three stolen bases. He's hit well against lefties this season, posting a .359/.419/.462 line against southpaws, better than Carroll (.185/.270/.282) and Thomas (.143/.182/.238).

Walker (oblique) is not yet asymptomatic, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.

Walker, who landed on the 10-day injured list July 30 with a left oblique strain, could pick up a bat next week. The Diamondbacks are cognizant that oblique injuries are tricky for a baseball player and want Walker to be 100 percent before really ramping up. Arizona is getting by at first base with trade deadline acquisition Josh Bell, so the team doesn't need to rush Walker back.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's loss to the Rays.

Goldschmidt drove home Nolan Arenado on a groundout in the opening frame before adding an RBI single in the third, giving the first baseman only his second multi-RBI game since June 22. The single also snapped an 0-for-19 skid for Goldschmidt, and he's batting a putrid .154 (4-for-26) to begin August with one homer, four RBI and two runs scored.

Arenado went 3-for-3 with an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Thursday's loss to the Rays. He also drew a walk.

Arenado got the Cardinals on the board with an RBI single in the opening frame before coming around to score on a Paul Goldschmidt groundout. The third baseman would go on to reach base four times in the contest while also swiping his second bag of the season. The performance was Arenado's seventh game this season with three or more hits, and he's posted multiple knocks in five of his last nine contests. Over that stretch he's batting .411 (14-for-34) with three doubles, six RBI and five runs scored.

Gibson did not factor into the decision in Thursday's loss to the Rays, allowing two runs on eight hits and one walk over six innings. He struck out six.

Both runs charged to Gibson came across in the opening frame after he surrendered back-to-back hits to open the contest, followed by a two-run single from Dylan Carlson with two outs. The right-hander was able to keep the Rays off the board over the next five innings however, generating 11 whiffs while posting at least six strikeouts for the third time in his last four starts. Gibson is still looking for his first win since July 7, though he has managed to go six or more innings in three of his five outings over that span.

Fitzgerald went 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, three stolen bases and two runs scored in Thursday's 9-5 extra-inning win over the Nationals.

Fitzgerald has grabbed headlines with his power lately, but it was his speed that stole the show Thursday. He hadn't successfully swiped a bag over his previous 20 games, though he hit .347 with 11 homers in that span, so he hasn't had many chances to make an impact with baserunning. For the season, Fitzgerald is at a .314/.375/.634 slash line with 12 homers, 10 steals, 24 RBI, 33 runs scored and nine doubles over 53 contests.

De La Cruz went 3-for-5 with a walk, two runs and a stolen base in a 10-4, extra-inning win against Miami on Thursday.

De La Cruz reached safely in four of his six plate appearances, so it was mildly surprising that he was limited to just one theft. The dynamic shortstop leads the majors by a wide margin with 59 stolen bases on the campaign (Brice Turang is second with 33 steals). De La Cruz has also been on fire at the plate of late, collecting three efforts of at least three hits over his past four contests and going 11-for-19 with two homers, four doubles, seven runs, five RBI and two thefts during that span.

Friedl went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run and two additional RBI in Thursday's 10-4, extra-inning win over the Marlins.

Friedl knocked a solo homer in the first inning and added a run-scoring single in the third. He finished his day with a hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th to plate another run. Friedl's long ball was his second in as many days, and he's notched at least one RBI in four straight contests. During the latter stretch, he's batting .333 (5-for-15) with two home runs and 10 RBI.

Tyler allowed three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three batters over 4.1 innings in a no-decision against Cincinnati on Thursday.

Tyler struggled from the outset, giving up two runs in the first inning. He was better after that, yielding just one additional run, though he exited after 84 pitches with one out in the fourth having allowed two of the first three batters in that frame to reach base. It was the fourth straight outing in which Tyler has failed to complete five frames -- in fact, he's reached the five-inning mark just once over his first seven starts. The right-hander has posted a poor 5.40 ERA, 1.74 WHIP and 25:18 K:BB across 31.2 innings in the majors this season.

Greene allowed three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out five batters over six innings in a no-decision against Miami on Thursday.

All of the Marlins' scoring against Greene came in the fourth inning, when the hurler gave up three runs on three hits. That frame marked the end of a 24-inning scoreless streak for the right-hander, but he still finished with his sixth consecutive quality start. This was the first time in that span that Greene has given up more than one run -- he came into Thursday with a minuscule 0.27 ERA and 0.58 WHIP over his previous 33 frames. Greene has now pitched 136.1 innings on the campaign, surpassing his previous professional high of 132.2 that he established between Triple-A and the majors in 2022. There's no reason to suspect him of wearing down, however, given his recent run of dominance.