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Bart went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Friday's 9-5 loss to the Dodgers.

Bart remains hot at the plate, with four homers and 10 RBI over his last seven contests. He's also posted a 1:7 BB:K in that span, but that's less of a concern when he's making such authoritative contact. For the year, the catcher is up to a .267/.349/.514 slash line with 10 homers, 32 RBI, 23 runs scored and six doubles over 49 contests. His career high in homers is 11 in 97 games with the Giants in 2022.

Del Castillo went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 3-2 win against the Phillies.

After collecting his first career hit in his debut Wednesday, the 24-year-old catcher topped it by taking Jeff Hoffman deep to right field for a 416-foot, walk-off homer Friday. Del Castillo opened the game's scoring earlier with a first-inning RBI single. After posting an impressive .319/.403/.608 slash line across 452 appearances at Triple-A Reno, Del Castillo could garner more starts at catcher and designated hitter while Gabriel Moreno (groin) is sidelined if he keeps producing performances like this one.

Bailey is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Bailey will yield to Curt Casali, who was activated off the injured list Friday, behind the dish for the series opener against Detroit. Bailey is in the middle of a slump, having one hit and nine strikeouts in his last 30 at-bats.

The Giants reinstated Casali from the paternity list Friday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

After staying at home during the Giants' three-game road series against the Nationals, Casali has rejoined the team in time for Friday's series opener against the Tigers. Jakson Reetz was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move.

The Giants optioned Reetz to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.

The move makes room for the reinstatement of catcher Curt Casali from the paternity list. Reetz was called up from Sacramento on Tuesday. In his lone outing Thursday against the Nationals, Reetz went 1-for-2 with one double and one walk. In the minors this season, he's slashing .250/.362/.428 with five home runs and 31 RBI across 214 plate appearances.

Stephenson isn't in the Reds' lineup for Friday's game versus the Brewers.

Stepehnson will get a breather during Friday's series opener after going 6-for-18 with a homer and four RBI during a four-game set against Miami. Luke Maile will do the catching for right-hander Carson Spiers and bat ninth.

Herrera is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

Adrian Del Castillo will start behind home plate Friday and bat fifth against Philadelphia right-hander Zack Wheeler. Herrera went 1-for-3 with one strikeout in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Phillies.

Higashioka is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Marlins.

After catching back-to-back games, Higashioka will yield to Luis Campusano behind the dish Friday. During those two starts, Higashioka went 2-for-7 with a three-run homer and a stolen base.

Pereda went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Thursday's extra-inning loss to the Reds.

Called up Wednesday when Nick Fortes (quad) landed on the IL, Pereda made his first start behind the plate and banged out his first career big-league hits and RBI. The 28-year-old minor-league journeyman will split work with Ali Sanchez while Fortes is sidelined, and Pereda's .310/.418/.458 slash line for Triple-A Jacksonville this season at least offers some hope that he might be able to contribute at the plate.

Realmuto went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo homer and a second run scored in Thursday's win over the Diamondbacks.

Realmuto crushed a 430-foot home run to lead off the seventh inning and extend Philadelphia's lead to two runs. The backstop would add a leadoff double in the ninth before coming around to score a second time, marking his first game with multiple runs since May 22. The long ball was also his first since May 23, ending a 22-game drought, but he's batting just .167 (4-for-24) in August even after the two-hit effort. On a positive note, Realmuto has driven in a run in three of his last four contests.