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Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a double in Saturday's 10-7 loss to the Rockies.

Alvarez has hit safely in his last seven games, going 11-for-25 (.440) with four homers and 10 RBI in that span. The catcher also has just one strikeout in that span, which came in Saturday's contest. It's been enough to earn him a starting role lately. Alvarez is slashing .273/.333/.545 with seven homers, 16 RBI, 13 runs scored and six doubles through 108 plate appearances.

Fortes is out of the lineup for Saturday's contest against the Angels.

Fortes has picked up multiple hits in two of his last three starts, but he'll take a seat against Shohei Ohtani and the Angels on Saturday. Jacob Stallings will get the start behind the plate and hit eighth.

Moreno (teeth) will bat seventh and start behind the plate Saturday against Boston.

Moreno sat for the last two games while recovering from root canal surgery, though he did appear off the bench Friday. He'll be involved from the start Saturday and look to continue a good run in which he has hit .327/.400/.429 with a homer and a pair of steals in his last 15 games.

Contreras is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.

Contreras just had a day off Thursday, so it's a little surprising to see him sit again in favor of Victor Caratini. He's been in a bad way at the plate in recent weeks (.140/.260/.302 over his last 12 games), so perhaps manager Craig Counsell is simply trying to get his young catcher going again with some extra rest.

Bailey went 4-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Friday's 15-1 win over the Brewers.

Bailey hit safely in four of the first five games in which he recorded an at-bat. He was able to enjoy his first big game Friday in the blowout win. Bailey's seeing consistent playing time, and he's done well with it, logging three extra-base hits and seven RBI while batting. 364 through 24 plate appearances.

Nola will be on the bench for Saturday's game against the Yankees, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Nola's playing time has slipped recently, particularly against right-handers. He remains the primary catcher against lefties, but it's been Brett Sullivan behind the plate against four of the last five righties, including Saturday's starter Luis Severino. Nola is hitting .135/.259/.188 on the year, so he's not making much of a case to expand his role.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters prior to Friday's game against the Red Sox that Moreno is not in the lineup against the Red Sox after undergoing root canal surgery, but he is available off the bench, Jesse Friedman of PHNX Sports reports.

It seems likely that Moreno will only be used in an emergency situation, but there's a good chance the backstop will return to action later in the series against Boston.

Moreno isn't in Arizona's lineup for Friday's game against Boston.

Moreno is batting just .154 (2-for-13) over the last week, so he'll get another day to regroup. Jose Herrera will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.

Murphy is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies.

Murphy has a seven-game hitting streak going but has now been out of the lineup for two of the last three contests. Travis d'Arnaud will catch Jared Shuster.

Gomes is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Reds.

Gomes will take a seat after he went 2-for-8 with an RBI and a run scored during the Cubs' recent three-game series with the Mets. Tucker Barnhart will take over at catcher and bat ninth in the series opener with Cincinnati.