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Stone (shoulder) hasn't made a rehab appearance for Triple-A Oklahoma City since Aug. 26 due to a minor biceps injury, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.

Stone skipped out on a rehab start this week to recover from the injury, but the Dodgers are hopeful that he'll be able to make another appearance or two at Triple-A before returning from the 60-day injured list. Prior to the biceps issue cropping up, Stone had been magnificent through his first four rehab starts, posting a 1.54 ERA, 0.43 WHIP and 18:1 K:BB in 11.2 innings. Stone's stellar form at Triple-A looked to have put him in the mix to potentially enter the Dodgers' six-man rotation once activated, but the biceps injury makes it more likely that he works in relief if he's activated before the end of the regular season.

Diaz went 1-for-3 with a grand slam and a sacrifice fly during Friday's 7-6 loss to Tampa Bay.

Diaz extended his modest hitting streak to four games after launching his first grand slam of the campaign. The catcher also recorded a season-high five RBI, shattering his previous high of two, which he's accomplished multiple times. Over his last seven games, the 35-year-old is slashing .316/.364/.632 with one homer and seven RBI over 21 plate appearances.

Duran went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Friday's 7-6 loss to Tampa Bay.

Duran got the scoring started in the second inning with a long ball off Rays starter Nick Martinez. It was the 27-year-old's second homer in his past three games, including his fourth straight game with an RBI. Over his last 15 games, Duran is batting .389/.484/.704 with four homers and 13 RBI in 63 plate appearances.

Rocker (5-11) picked up the loss Friday against the Rays, allowing six runs (five earned) on nine hits over five innings. He struck out three without a walk.

Rocker came on in the third inning after Trevor Williams and Robby Ahlstrom both recorded scoreless frames. Rocker quickly served up solo shots to Jonathan Aranda and Richie Palacios before allowing four more unanswered runs in the fifth. The 26-year-old has now recorded seven straight outings without a quality start. The right-hander has posted a 4.61 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 127:55 K:BB over 134.2 innings this season. Rocker is lined up to make his next appearance either as a starter or bulk reliever Thursday against Seattle.

Marte struck out two and allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks across five innings of relief in Friday's 10-6 loss to the Mets.

After tossing 4.2 innings of one-run ball as a starter in his MLB debut last Saturday in the second game of a doubleheader versus the Diamondbacks, Marte was deployed as part of a piggyback tandem with Wilkinson. Both hurlers tossed exactly 62 pitches, but Marte worked longer and more effectively than Wilkinson, who yielded seven runs (four earned) on five hits and two walks over three innings. Wilkinson has started in all four of his appearances with the Giants, but the Giants have limited him to less than four innings on three occasions. The Giants could continue to have Wilkinson and Marte work in piggyback arrangement when the fifth spot in the rotation comes up as the team looks to limit the workloads for both young pitchers down the stretch.

Williams did not factor into the decision in Friday's 7-6 loss to Tampa Bay, registering a perfect inning while striking out two.

Williams was called on to start his first game of the season in his second outing with the Rangers on Friday. The 34-year-old struck out both Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero en route to a clean first inning before handing the ball off to the bullpen. The right-hander now owns a 3.72 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 25:7 K:BB over 19.1 innings between the Rays and Nationals this season.

Stock allowed one hit and retired the other batter he faced while working out of the bullpen in Friday's 10-6 win over the Giants.

Following his promotion from Triple-A Syracuse on Aug. 2, Stock started in his first six appearances and submitted a 5.88 ERA and 1.73 WHIP across 26 innings. The Mets' decision to make him available out of the bullpen Friday suggests that he's been dropped from the rotation in favor of Jonah Tong, who will be called up from Triple-A to start Monday in Miami.

Palacios went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Friday's 7-6 win over the Rangers.

Palacios recorded his second homer in the past three games when he launched a solo shot off Kumar Rocker in the fourth inning. The 29-year-old's seven homers this season are a new career high, breaking his previous record of six in 2023 with St. Louis. This year, Palacios is batting .225/.320/.348 with 42 RBI and 11 stolen bases.

Aranda went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, an RBI double, two runs scored and two strikeouts during Friday's 7-6 win over Texas.

Aranda knotted the score at 1-1 in the third inning after launching a solo shot off Kumar Rocker. The 28-year-old Aranda then laced an RBI double to extend Tampa Bay's lead in the fifth. This was the first time Aranda scored multiple runs in a game since Aug. 3. On the season, Aranda is slashing .277/.361/.424 with 18 homers and 82 RBI in 596 plate appearances.

Wells registered a perfect ninth inning Friday to record his sixth save of the season in a 7-6 win over Texas.

Wells recorded his sixth straight appearance without an earned run allowed, and his 15th in his last 16 outings. The right-hander was called on with no outs and two runners on in the ninth after Bryan Baker (illness) failed to record an out. In 11 games with Tampa Bay, Wells owns a 1.93 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 13:4 K:BB and two saves over 14 innings.