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Vargas is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in San Francisco.

Vargas started the previous two games at first base as the Diamondbacks scramble to fill the position following injuries to Pavin Smith (quadriceps) and Tyler Locklear (elbow), but Vargas will take a seat in Wednesday's series finale. Tim Tawa is handling first base and batting eighth as Arizona tries to avoid the sweep.

Burke is slashing .308/.382/.558 with eight home runs and 27 RBI in 32 games for Double-A Biloxi.

The lefty-hitting first baseman cut his groundball rate from 52.4 percent at High-A to 45.5 percent at Double-A, and his game power has taken off as a result. Burke, who was promoted from High-A Wisconsin to Biloxi on Aug. 2, will face significant internal competition for playing time in the coming years, as first rounders Brock Wilken and Andrew Fischer are also most likely to end up at first base and Andrew Vaughn is under club control through the 2027 season. Still, Burke, who turned 22 in June, has opened eyes with his performance for the Shuckers and he may not require a full 2026 season's worth of development in the upper levels before his bat is big-league ready.

Abrams went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's win over the Marlins.

The shortstop extended a modest hitting streak to six games while swiping his 29th bag of the year, leaving him one shy of his third straight 30-steal campaign. Abrams remains in a power drought, having not homered since Aug. 23, but over 14 games since then he's slashing .302/.362/.415 with six doubles, three steals, two RBI and eight runs.

Soto went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Phillies.

The steal was his 30th of the season, making Soto the first 30-30 player of 2025. It's also the first time the 26-year-old has reached that milestone in his career -- his previous career high in stolen bases was only 12 -- and per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com he became the fifth Met in history to produce a 30-30 campaign, joining Francisco Lindor, David Wright, Darryl Strawberry and three-time 30-30 man Howard Johnson. Soto needs two more home runs to join the 40-30 club, something only 12 players in MLB history have accomplished, including Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Larry Walker and Jeff Bagwell, and current stars Ronald Acuna, Shohei Ohtani and Christian Yelich.

Morabito is hitting .273 with six home runs, 45 steals, a nine percent walk rate and a 24 percent strikeout rate in 112 games for Double-A Binghamton.

The speedy outfielder has been at least 18 percent better than the average hitter in the leagues he has played in since rookie ball in 2023, but he has also steadily hit the ball on the ground too often. Morabito had a 55 percent groundball rate last year and has a 53.4 percent groundball rate this year, so while he attempts to pull the ball, unlike some speed-first outfielders, he hasn't had much success lifting the ball in the air consistently. The righty-hitting 22-year-old has stolen 104 bases in 231 games over the past two seasons.

Acuna went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Cubs.

Dropped down to seventh in the batting order amidst a slump, Acuna produced his first extra-base hit since Aug. 29 and his first multi-hit performance since Aug. 26. One solid game won't erase a 2-for-34 (.059) skid over his prior 11 contests, but it is an encouraging sign. On the season, Acuna still boasts an .892 OPS with 15 homers, six steals, 32 RBI and 59 runs in 78 games.

Durbin went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases during Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Rangers.

Durbin logged multiple stolen bases for the third time this season, bringing his season total to 15 steals. The infielder is in the midst of a minor cold spell at the plate, having just one hit in his last 14 at-bats. He's slashing .253/.327/.386 in 443 plate appearances in 2025.

Strider (5-13) took the loss Tuesday, allowing two runs on six hits and three walks over six innings as Atlanta fell 6-1 to the Cubs. He struck out eight.

While he got outdueled by Chicago rookie Cade Horton, Strider looked a little more like his usual dominant self in this one. The Atlanta right-hander's eight Ks were his highest total since July 18, and he racked up 32 called or swinging strikes among his 97 pitches (60 total strikes). Strider's quality start was his ninth in 20 outings this season, and over his last three trips to the mound he sports a 3.00 ERA and 1.22 WHIP, albeit with a lackluster 12:8 K:BB in 18 innings. He'll look to build on this performance in his next start, which lines up to come on the road early next week against the Nationals.

Yelich went 2-for-5 with an RBI single, a double and a stolen base during Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Rangers.

Yelich returned Monday from a five-game absence due to a back injury. He didn't seem to have any restrictions Tuesday, stealing his 16th base of the season and legging out his 18th double. In his last 14 games, Yelich is 16-for-48 (.333) with a 6:9 BB:K. He has an .814 OPS on the year.

Santana threw a scoreless inning while not allowing a baserunner and striking out one Tuesday against the Orioles.

Santana entered the game in the ninth inning with score tied 2-2. He retired the side in order on only 10 pitches, and he has posted a 2.35 ERA and 0.85 WHIP across 15.1 frames since being tagged for five runs by the Rockies on Aug. 1. Santana should continue to serve as Pittsburgh's closer through the end of the campaign.