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Rizzo (back) is unlikely to play Sunday against the Cardinals, according to Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger.

Rizzo did not rule out taking the field Sunday, but when asked if he would play, he responded, "realistically probably not." Rizzo's status will be known for sure when the Yankees release their starting lineup for Sunday's contest.

Rizzo (back) remains on the bench Saturday against St. Louis.

Rizzo was scratched from Friday's lineup due to lower-back tightness and evidently needs at least one more day to recover. DJ LeMahieu will handle first base in his absence.

Diaz will sit Saturday against the Tigers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz has gone hitless in his last four games but still owns a strong .280/.393/.389 slash line overall. Yu Chang will get the start at third base Saturday.

France (wrist) went 1-for-5 with a two-run single in an extra-inning loss to the Angels on Friday.

Seeing his first game action since last Saturday, France came through with a clutch game-tying single in the ninth inning to send the game into an extra frame. The 28-year-old was also hampered by an elbow injury in late June and early July, but he's still generated a solid .270 average and .789 OPS in the 18 games he's played since that absence.

Pasquantino went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Red Sox.

Pasquantino had gone 3-for-14 across four games to begin August, with all of those knocks being doubles. He doubled his hit count for the month with a trio of singles in Friday's contest, making this his first multi-hit effort since July 30. The 24-year-old has had a relatively quiet start to his major-league career, slashing .234/.324/.347 with three home runs, six RBI, 10 runs scored and five doubles through his first 142 plate appearances. He's settled in as the Royals' primary designated hitter with some time at first base, though he shares that position with fellow prospect Nick Pratto.

Guerrero went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Twins.

Guerrero's second homer in as many games got the Blue Jays within a run in the seventh inning. He extended his hitting streak to 16 contests, and this was his eighth multi-hit effort in that span. The first baseman has gone 27-for-64 (.422) during the streak to lift his slash line to .289/.362/.515 with 23 long balls, 68 RBI, 62 runs scored and four stolen bases through 105 contests this year.

Padlo was designated for assignment Friday.

The 26-year-old infielder is a career .143 hitter with a 47.4 percent strikeout rate in 38 big-league plate appearances. Padlo slashed .215/.314/.326 in 37 games at Triple-A this year.

Arias exited Friday's game for Triple-A Columbus after getting hit on the head by a pitch.

He was able to walk off the field under his own power but may have suffered a concussion. Arias has had a disappointing year at Triple-A, slashing .211/.272/.401 with eight home runs and four steals in 40 games.

Rizzo, who was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Cardinals, is dealing with lower-back tightness, Marly Rivera of ESPN.com reports.

He missed four games due to lower-back stiffness in early July, as Rivera notes. For now it seems like Rizzo is day-to-day with the issue, and the Yankees have enough depth to give him a few days to get right if necessary. Aaron Hicks was added to Friday's lineup after Rizzo was scratched.

Rizzo was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Cardinals.

It's unclear why Rizzo was scratched about a half hour before first pitch. Aaron Hicks was added to the lineup.