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Noda entered Saturday's loss to the Mets as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the eighth inning and recorded a walk and a stolen base.

Noda took a seat to start the game while mired in a 2-for-16 skid, but he was able to make contributions by drawing a walk for the sixth straight game. The lefty-swinging first baseman has just six hits in his first 44 plate appearances, but he's boasting an impressive .364 on-base percentage thanks largely to his 22.7 percent walk rate.

Naylor is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's tilt against the Nationals.

Naylor will take a seat with southpaw Patrick Corbin on the bump for the Nationals in the series finale. Josh Bell will take over at first with Steven Kwan operating as the designated hitter and Will Brennan lined up in left field.

Torkelson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Torkelson will get a day of rest Sunday for the series finale against San Francisco. Tyler Nevin will handle first base duties in his absence and hit seventh.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with an RBI, a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-3 extra-inning loss to the Pirates.

Goldschmidt saw a six-game hitting streak end Friday, but he bounced back quickly. He also had a bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning to briefly put the Cardinals ahead 3-2. The first baseman is enjoying a productive start to the season, slashing .327/.456/.473 with a home run, two steals, eight RBI and eight runs scored over 15 contests.

Cronenworth went 3-for-4 with two home runs, six RBI and a walk in Saturday's 10-3 win over the Brewers.

Cronenworth tied the game at 2-2 in the first inning with an RBI single off Freddy Peralta, but there were many more offensive fireworks to come from his left-handed bat. He broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth with a two-run shot off Peralta, and he swatted another two-run blast in the seventh off Hoby Milner. A walk with the bases loaded in the eighth made it 10-3 Padres and cemented the blowout. Cronenworth was struggling coming into this game, having gone just 4-for-23 (.174) with one RBI across his previous seven contests.

Montero is hitting seventh and playing third base Saturday against the Mariners, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Harding missed three straight games for the Rockies while dealing with a sore thumb. The infielder will man the hot corner against Seattle, so Alan Trejo is back on the bench.

Votto (shoulder/biceps) has been pulled off his minor-league rehab assignment.

Votto hasn't suffered a setback, but his 20-day rehab window was running out and the Reds will bring him back to Cincinnati to continue ramping up with simulated workouts. The veteran first baseman was slashing just .184/.289/.316 with 21 strikeouts through 45 plate appearances at Triple-A Louisville.

Cooper went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Friday's win over Arizona.

After missing Wednesday's game against the Phillies with a minor leg injury, Cooper was back in the lineup Friday and hitting second as the DH, and he produced his third three-hit game of the season. The 32-year-old is batting .370 (17-for-46) through 12 contests with three homers and nine RBI, and if he can stay mostly healthy he could be headed for his best campaign yet -- Cooper's 119 games played in 2022 were a career high.

Beaty was recalled Saturday from Triple-A Sacramento, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Beaty will provide some depth for the Giants after they lost Joc Pederson to right wrist inflammation. There's no apparent fantasy upside here, as Beaty doesn't have an immediate path to consistent playing time.

France went 1-for-3 with a two-run double in a win over the Rockies on Friday.

France's fourth-inning two-bagger plated J.P. Crawford and Julio Rodriguez to extend the Mariners' lead to 5-1 at the time. France's hitting streak now sits at 11 games, and he's hitting a blistering .429 over the 17 plate appearances he's logged with runners in scoring position during that span.