WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Second baseman Ketel Marte is out of the Arizona Diamondbacks lineup but is available off the bench, manager Torey Lovullo said on Aug. 3.

“He’s been going super hard,” Lovullo said. “The day game after a night game, I thought was a little bit of a challenge for him with where he’s at health-wise. He’s gassed out a little bit. So we’re just going to recharge him. He’ll be available off the bench. He’s 100 percent available.”

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Marte homered the previous night — just his second home run since July 4 — but has otherwise had a fairly quiet road trip.

Marte had started every game since July 21, the day he returned from his stint on the restricted list following the burglary of his Scottsdale home.

Diamondbacks at Athletics, 1:05 p.m., Cox, Ch. 34

Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (3-7, 5.63) vs. Athletics RHP Jack Perkins (0-1, 2.75).

At Sutter Health Park: Rodriguez was tagged for five runs in six innings against the Tigers in his most recent start, giving up two homers in a 5-1 loss. … He is on another of his ugly runs, having given up 17 earned runs in 20 2/3 innings in four starts in July. … Rodriguez has a 4.01 ERA in 10 career starts against the Athletics. He has not faced them since 2023. … Perkins, a rookie, has been pitching in relief since debuting in June. A starter in the minors, he is one of the A’s top prospects. … He has a deep repertoire fronted by a fastball that averages about 96 mph. … Perkins threw 23 and 35 pitches in his past two outings, respectively, and 54 pitches in an outing prior to that; he likely will not be on a true starter’s pitch count.

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Coming up

August 4: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Brandon Pfaadt (10-7, 5.11) vs. Padres LHP J.P Sears (7-9, 4.95).

August 5: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Ryne Nelson (6-3, 3.20) vs. Padres RHP Yu Darvish (1-3, 6.46).

August 6: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Anthony DeSclafani (1-2, 4.91) vs. Padres RHP Nick Pivetta (11-3, 2.73).

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Diamondbacks vs. Athletics: Ketel Marte takes seat in series finale