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Nola went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Serving as the first baseman, Nola had an infield single in the second inning and led off the fourth with a solo homer off Trent Thornton to break a 1-1 tie. The 29-year-old started August with a 1-for-20 cold stretch but has since rebounded to go 9-for-23 in his last six games. For the season, Nola is slashing .310/.360/.517 with five homers and 12 RBI in 116 at-bats.

Thaiss is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's contest against the White Sox.

Thaiss is amid a 3-for-22 stretch over his past six starts. The rookie infielder is 3-for-11 with a home run and four RBI against left-handers on the year, but he'll sit against southpaw Hector Santiago on Saturday.

D'Arnaud is not in Saturday's lineup against the Tigers.

He is hitting just .179 with zero home runs in 11 August games after hitting .342 with eight home runs in July. Mike Zunino will start at catcher and hit ninth.

Jansen is not in Saturday's lineup against the Mariners.

He is hitting .324 with four home runs -- including a solo shot Friday -- in nine August games. Reese McGuire will start at catcher, hitting ninth.

Sanchez is not in Saturday's lineup against the Indians.

He has seven hits -- including two home runs -- and six RBI over his last four games. Austin Romine will start behind the dish, hitting eighth.

McCann went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and a double in Friday's 7-2 win over the Angels.

McCann kept his hot hitting going with a bases-loaded blast off Angels reliever Ty Buttrey. It's his second grand slam in three days and the fifth of his career. McCann's hitting .383 (18-for 47) with two homers, 14 RBI and nine runs scored in 13 games in August. Overall, he's hitting .293/.345/.482 with 14 homers and 50 runs scored, all of which are career bests for the catcher. McCann also has 47 RBI, just two shy of matching his career high from 2017.

Stassi is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the White Sox.

Stassi started four of the last five contests but will take a seat after going 1-for-13 in that stretch. Anthony Bemboom will start behind the plate and bat ninth Friday.

Nola went 3-for-5 with an RBI single in a win over the Tigers on Thursday, snapping a 4-for-31 skid.

Nola had put a fitting cap on a highly successful July at the plate with back-to-back three-hit efforts, but he promptly stumbled out of the gate in August. The versatile rookie went 1-for-20 over the first six games of the month, but he's now 6-for-16 in the subsequent four contests. Thursday's multi-hit effort vaulted Nola's average back up over the .300 mark while also pushing his on-base percentage to an impressive .350.

Narvaez went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a double, two walks and a run in a win over the Tigers on Thursday.

Narvaez had been mired in an atypical 3-for-20 skid to open August prior to Thursday, so his breakout effort was a particularly welcome sight. It's been a banner season overall for the 27-year-old, who's set or currently boasts personal bests in home runs (17), RBI (43), batting average (.291) and slugging percentage (.473).

Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 19-5 loss to the Indians on Thursday.

Sanchez provided one of the few highlights in an otherwise miserable game for New York, crushing a 441-foot home run to center field in the sixth inning. The blast was his second in as many days and third overall since returning from the injured list Aug. 10. In that span, the 26-year-old has complemented the trio of long balls with a .318/.400/.773 slash line and six RBI in six games.