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Casas is out of the lineup Saturday versus the Guardians.

Justin Turner will play first base and bat third against the Guardians and right-hander Zach Plesac. Masataka Yoshida is taking a turn at DH and hitting second. Casas has slugged three home runs in 25 games this year, but his overall slash line is just .133/.283/.293.

Vaughn went 2-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Rays.

He got the White Sox on the board by taking Zach Eflin deep in the first inning. It's only the second homer of the year for Vaughn, but they've both come in the last nine games. On the season, the 25-year-old is slashing .245/.345/.398 with 10 runs and 17 RBI through 26 contests.

Noda went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and four runs scored in Friday's loss against the Reds.

Noda clobbered a 427-foot shot to right-center field in the bottom of the seventh, as he scored over half of Oakland's runs in the 11-7 loss. The rookie first baseman is now riding a four-game hit streak, and he has a .262/.423/.475 slash line to start the season.

Pratto went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Friday's 8-6 loss to the Twins.

Pratto was able to make a solid impact in his first game back with the Royals after he was recalled earlier in the day, delivering RBI singles in the fourth and sixth innings. He was struggling with a .159/.259/.319 slash line through 19 games with Triple-A Omaha this season, but with few other Royals hitting well, Pratto could earn some playing time while with the big club.

Diaz left Friday's game against the White Sox with left shoulder soreness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. He went 1-for-2 with a run scored before exiting.

Diaz was replaced by Taylor Walls as a pinch hitter in the fifth inning. He should be considered day-to-day pending the results of any testing.

Kirilloff (wrist) will play a full nine innings for Triple-A St. Paul on Friday for the second day in a row, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

It's the first time on his rehab assignment that he'll be playing consecutive full games. Twins head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta said it will be the last test for Kirilloff from a fitness perspective, and what the club does with the 25-year-old after that will simply be a baseball decision. Kirilloff has certainly looked ready to help the major-league club, as he'll enter play Friday with a 1.326 OPS and three home runs in six games for St. Paul. However, it was reported last week that the Twins might give him extended time in the minors.

The Royals recalled Pratto from Triple-A Omaha on Friday, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Pratto was optioned to Triple-A on April 7 and has slashed just .132/.200/.302 across 60 plate appearances for Omaha since then. The 24-year-old first baseman doesn't have an outstanding track record in the majors either, so he will likely serve as a depth piece behind Vinnie Pasquantino. Pratto will take Freddy Fermin's spot on the roster, who was optioned to Omaha in a corresponding move, and will start at first base Friday while batting sixth.

Pasquantino went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 7-1 loss to Minnesota.

Pasquantino's homer was the lone bright spot for Kansas City's dormant offense. The second-year first baseman is now slashing .283/.371/.522 with five homers and eight RBI so far this year. The 25-year-old is well on pace to pass his total of 10 home runs from his rookie season last year.

Raley went 3-for-5 with one double, one home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's win over the White Sox.

This was Raley's best game at the plate since April 3 against Washington, when he smacked two homers. That was the outfielder's only other multi-hit game of the year. The 28-year-old will look to keep improving on his .214/.286/.536 slash line, but he does have five home runs and 12 RBI in 19 games.

Diaz went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Thursday's win over the White Sox.

Diaz went deep with a 380-foot shot to right field in the seventh inning. The first baseman is well on his way to crushing his career high of 14 homers in a season, which he hit in 2019. The 31-year-old needed 307 at-bats to reach that mark that year, while he's already reached half that total in just 92 plate appearances so far this season.