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  • Henry Davis RF | PIT

    Pirates' Henry Davis: Homers in Friday's win

    Davis went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-4 win over the Phillies.

    The backstop entered the game in the top of the second inning after Endy Rodriguez injured his elbow throwing the ball to second base during warmups, and Davis took advantage of the opportunity by lofting an Alan Rangel slider down the left-field line and just over the wall in the fourth inning. Davis' bat began to wake up in late May, and over his last 10 games he's batting .258 (8-for-31) with two doubles, two homers, four runs and six RBI. With Joey Bart (concussion) still on the shelf and Rodriguez potentially headed back to the IL as well, Davis could be in line for a heavy workload in the short term.

  • Pedro Pages C | STL

    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Smacks two-run shot

    Pages went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Friday's 5-0 win over the Dodgers.

    Pages put the Cardinals on the board in the second inning when he took Justin Wrobleski deep to left field for a 422-foot, two-run home run. Pages has struggled at the plate over his last 12 games (5-for-30), but he has logged three home runs and six RBI over that span.

  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: X-rays negative

    X-rays on Moreno's hand came back negative after he was taken out of Friday's game versus Cincinnati, Jose M. Romero of The Arizona Republic reports.

    Moreno exited Friday's contest early after taking a wild pitch off his right hand, though he managed to escape the incident with just a bit of swelling. His availability going forward will depend on how swollen his hand is, so Jose Herrera may need to take over at catcher for a few days.

  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Exits with hand injury

    Moreno was removed from Friday's game against the Reds due to a hand injury, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports.

    A wild pitch connected with Moreno's right (throwing) hand in the sixth inning of Friday's contest, leaving him unable to grip a baseball. The D-backs haven't announced any details regarding the severity of his injury, though Jose Herrera could be in line for a start or two behind the dish if Moreno's hand continues to bother him.

  • Braves' Drake Baldwin: On bench Friday

    Baldwin is out of the lineup for Friday's game against San Francisco.

    Baldwin and Sean Murphy continue to alternate starts behind the dish, a trend that goes back eight games. Baldwin is in a bit of a rut, having just three hits in his last 23 at-bats. However, two of those hits were home runs.

  • Elias Diaz C | SD

    Padres' Elias Diaz: Not starting Friday

    Diaz is not in the Padres' starting lineup against the Brewers on Friday.

    Diaz will be idle for a second straight game while Martin Maldonado will serve behind home plate and bat ninth. Diaz has gone 3-for-24 with two runs, two RBI and eight strikeouts over his last 10 games.

  • Will Smith C | LAD

    Dodgers' Will Smith: On bench Friday

    Smith is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals.

    Smith will yield to Dalton Rushing behind the plate Friday for the third time in five games. Smith is slashing .337/.442/.488 with two homers and a 16:12 BB:K in 26 games since the start of May.

  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Back in action Friday

    Realmuto (groin) will bat fifth and catch Friday against Pittsburgh, Paul Casella of MLB.com reports.

    Realmuto took a foul tip to the groin area Wednesday and was held out of Thursday's contest due to the issue. However, he's back in the lineup for Friday's series opener against the Pirates. Realmuto is 4-for-26 in his last eight games.

  • Rockies' Braxton Fulford: Called up to MLB

    The Rockies recalled Fulford from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday.

    Fulford will take over as Colorado's backup catcher after the Rockies released Jacob Stallings. Fulford made his MLB debut earlier this season and went 1-for-8 with a solo home run over four games. However, he's slashing .314/.393/.608 in 117 plate appearances with Albuquerque this season.

  • Keibert Ruiz C | WAS

    Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: On bench Friday

    Ruiz is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rangers.

    Ruiz is absent from the starting nine for the second time in three games, as Riley Adams steps in behind the dish. Ruiz is 4-for-31 (.129) at the plate over his last eight games.

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