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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.

Kirk will sit Saturday against the Twins.

Kirk has served as the designated hitter just once in the last 20 games, so nearly all his playing time has to come behind the plate. Danny Jansen hit the injured list with a strained left groin Friday, which could mean an increased role for Kirk going forward, but it's Tyler Heineman who will be the catcher Saturday.

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.

Vazquez is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Blue Jays.

Vazquez will take a seat after he went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts in Friday's series opener. Ryan Jeffers will take over behind the plate and bat seventh against Toronto.

Raleigh went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk and a run in a loss to the Pirates on Friday.

Raleigh kept up his season-long trend of squaring up the ball formidably, belting his 16th and 17th extra-base hits of the season. The pair of two-baggers snapped a modest extra-base-hit drought for Raleigh, who'd last produced something other than a single May 17. The 26-year-old boosted his OPS to .773 with Friday's performance, equaling the career-high figure he finished the 2022 campaign with.

Bethancourt went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI on Friday against the Dodgers.

Bethancourt turned in his second consecutive multi-hit game and third in his last four starts. After slugging five homers in April, Bethancourt has only two long balls -- and six extra-base hits overall -- across 18 games in May. Nevertheless, he's maintained a .275 batting average with five RBI and seven runs scored in that same span.

Rutschman went 3-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Friday's loss to Texas.

Rutschman homered in the first inning and was one of just two Orioles with multiple hits in the blowout loss. Since his last multi-hit game May 13, he was hitting just .171 (7-for-41) over an 11-game stretch. Despite a streaky month, Rutschman is still sporting a strong .274/.402/.441 slash line with a 41:31 BB:K and 15 extra-base hits this season.

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.

Langeliers is absent from the lineup Friday against the Astros.

Carlos Perez will start at catcher and Brent Rooker will serve as Oakland's designated hitter. Langeliers has slashed just .169/.250/.254 with one home run over his last 80 plate appearances dating back to April 30.