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Grandal was held out of Friday's lineup with back tightness, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Grandal has not started for a few days, and the injury presumably has something to do with that. He will be available off the bench Friday, so his absence may not extend much further. However, it's not yet clear when he will be ready for a full nine innings.

Gallagher was designated for assignment by the Padres on Friday.

Gallagher swung a hot bat for Triple-A El Paso over the last couple weeks, but that did not prevent the Padres from removing him from the 40-man roster. With 181 big-league games under his belt, Gallagher could be plucked off waivers by a team looking for some help behind the plate.

Nola was placed on the paternity list Friday.

Nola was not included in the lineup for Friday's contest, and the reason for his absence is now known. He can remain on the paternity list for no more than three days, but it's not clear if he will return this weekend or for the upcoming series against the Mariners that begins Tuesday.

Sanchez will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth Friday against the Guardians.

Although Sandy Leon is starting behind the dish Friday, the Twins will keep Sanchez in the lineup as the designated hitter. Sanchez currently holds a .688 OPS this season, but that number jumps up to .799 when he serves as Minnesota's DH.

Sanchez isn't in the lineup Friday against the Guardians.

Sanchez will get a breather after his 3-for-4 performance Thursday against the Yankees. Sandy Leon will fill in behind the plate and bat ninth.

Wynns was removed from Friday's game against the Cubs in the top of the sixth inning after he was hit in the head by a pitch, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Wynns went 0-for-1 with a strikeout to begin Friday's matchup, but he took a pitch off the helmet while leading off the sixth inning. Joey Bart replaced him behind the dish, and it's not yet clear whether Wynns will be forced to miss additional time.

Grandal isn't in the lineup Friday against the Athletics.

Grandal has lost out on playing time recently, and he'll sit for a third consecutive game after he started five of the White Sox's six matchups to begin the month. Seby Zavala will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

Contreras remains on the bench for Friday's game against the Mariners.

Ronald Acuna has been limited to designated hitter duty thus far in the month of September, which has cut into Contreras' playing time. With that spot occupied for now, Contreras is forced to compete for playing time behind the plate with Travis d'Arnaud. D'Arnaud is clearly the preferred option at the moment, as he's started five of the last seven games.

Nola isn't in the lineup Friday against the Dodgers, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Nola went 2-for-4 with a run Wednesday against Arizona but will be held out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Jorge Alfaro is starting behind the dish and batting ninth.

Narvaez will sit Friday against the Reds.

Friday's start Nick Lodolo marks the fourth straight left-handed starter the Brewers have faced. Narvaez started just one of those games, and he was only pressed into service because the Giants trotted out southpaws in both halves of Thursday's doubleheader. The Reds are expected to turn to righties in both remaining weekend games in this series, so expect Narvaez to return to the lineup for those contests. Victor Caratini starts behind the plate Friday.