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Marte started at third base and went 0-for-3 in Saturday's 6-4 win over San Francisco.

Marte, who was held out of the starting lineup the last two games, returned to action Saturday, but the bat remained problematic. He has just two hits over the last 19 at-bats and is batting .172 for the season.

Montgomery did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Pirates, allowing one run on one hit and two walks over three innings. He struck out three.

The veteran southpaw was looking sharp until rain created a 68-minute delay in the middle of the fourth inning, ending Montgomery's day prematurely. While the delay was out of his control, he hasn't been able to give Arizona much length even under ideal conditions -- Montgomery's completed six innings only once in his last nine trips to the mound, posting a brutal 8.20 ERA, 1.93 WHIP and 27:17 K:BB through 37.1 innings over that stretch. He'll try to build on Saturday's performance in his next start, which is scheduled to come at home next week against the Phillies.

Pagan (lat) struck out one over one scoreless inning in his rehab appearance for Triple-A Louisville on Saturday.

Pagan kicked off a rehab assignment Saturday and is expected to make three to five more appearances in the minors before being activated. He landed on the 15-day injured list in June then was transferred to the 60-day IL a few weeks later. Pagan is eligible to be activated Aug. 8.

Sewald walked one and struck out one over a scoreless inning in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh.

Sewald made his first appearance since manager Torey Lovullo removed him from the closer's role. He did a slightly better job of finding the strike zone -- eight of 15 pitches for strikes -- after throwing just nine strikes over 24 offerings Wednesday. It was that appearance which triggered the decision to strip him of the title as Arizona's closer. As Lovullo explained it, Sewald had a mechanical issue that impacted his ability to throw strikes, which suggests he could regain ninth-inning duties if he's able to correct the problem.

Neris (8-4) allowed one run on one hit across an inning of work to take the loss Saturday against the Cardinals.

Tasked with keeping the game 4-4 in the top of the ninth inning, Neris allowed a leadoff triple to Tommy Pham followed by a sacrifice fly to quickly give St. Louis the lead. For Neris, it was just the second time he's allowed a run over his last 14 appearances, and he has a 1.35 ERA during that span. The veteran's recent strong play should keep him locked in as Chicago's regular closer despite Saturday's hiccup in a non-save situation.

Kelly (shoulder) is scheduled to throw four innings and 65 pitches in Tuesday's rehab start for High-A Hillsboro, MLB.com reports.

The news that Kelly was set to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday was already out there, but now the Diamondbacks offered details about a projected length. It's possible, if Kelly meets those projected goals, that this is the right-hander's lone rehab outing.

Encarnacion hit a solo home run in his only at-bat in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Reds.

Encarnacion entered the contest as a defensive replacement in the sixth inning and logged his only at-bat in the eighth. He made the most of that opportunity, slugging a solo shot to bring San Francisco to within three runs. The homer was Encarnacion's first in the majors since he went deep three times over 23 games with Miami in 2022. Though he's struggled with contact issues, Encarnacion has also demonstrated substantial power as a pro, slugging 26 long balls across 122 contests at Triple-A in 2023 and belting 10 home runs in 33 games as a minor leaguer this year.

Conforto went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Reds on Saturday.

Conforto belted a solo shot to left field in the seventh inning for San Francisco's second run of the game. Coming into Saturday, the veteran outfielder had been stuck at 10 homers since July 7, a span of 19 contests during which he batted .138 with just five RBI. Conforto went deep a career-high 33 times in 2019 but hasn't belted more than 15 homers in a season since.

India went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 6-4 win against the Giants on Saturday.

India hit one of four long balls off Kyle Harrison in the contest, going deep for a solo shot to left field in the third inning. The homer was his first over his past 15 games, and it was just his third RBI during that stretch. India is at nine home runs through 102 contests on the campaign after going deep 17 times in 119 games last year.

Stephenson went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and four RBI in Saturday's 6-4 win against San Francisco.

Stephenson kicked off the scoring with a solo shot in the second inning and added a three-run blast in the fourth. The homers were the first extra-base hits of any kind for the backstop over his past 11 games, and the four RBI were twice as many as he had accounted for over his previous 15 contests combined. This was Stephenson's second multi-homer performance of the campaign, and with his two long balls Saturday he's at 13 on the season, tying the career-high mark he established last year.