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The Dodgers optioned Knack to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday.

Knack was recalled Thursday and went on to log four shutout innings against Cincinnati in the series finale. The 28-year-old will head back to Oklahoma, where he sports a 2.08 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 33:11 K:BB over 34.2 innings this season. His major-league stint will come to an end with Edwin Diaz (neck) being activated from the 15-day injured list.

The Dodgers activated Diaz (neck) from the 15-day injured list Friday.

Diaz has been officially cleared to return from his neck injury. The veteran reliever will serve in low-leverage situations upon his return and is unlikely to see many save opportunities unless favored closer Tanner Scott is unavailable. Across five rehab outings, Diaz allowed six runs on four hits and seven walks while striking out four across 4.1 innings.

Campusano is not in the lineup for Friday's matchup against Miami.

After going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts during Thursday's series finale against Colorado, Campusano will rest for Friday's series opener against the Marlins. Manny Machado will slot in as the designated hitter, while Ethan Salas will catch and bat ninth for San Diego.

Lawlar is not in the lineup for Friday's matchup against the Yankees.

Lawlar will miss his second straight game as Arizona opens a three-game series with the Yankees on Friday. Tim Tawa will take over for Lawlar in center field and bat ninth.

Holderman was forced to exit Thursday's rehab outing with Triple-A Columbus after aggravating his right wrist injury, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Holderman was in the final stages of his recovery from right wrist inflammation that caused him to land on the 15-day injured list. However, the 30-year-old relief pitcher has suffered a setback in his rehab program and will undergo more tests to determine next steps.

Caglianone is not in Friday's starting lineup against the Pirates due to a hand injury, Joel Goldberg of Royals.tv reports.

Royals manager Matt Quatraro told reporters Friday that Caglianone's hand injury occurred during a practice at-bat. The 23-year-old outfielder can be considered day-to-day for now and could be back in the lineup for Saturday's contest. Nick Loftin will start in right field in Caglianone's absence.

Ortiz is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in St. Louis.

Ortiz started each of the previous three contests against righties, but he will take a seat Friday as the Cardinals send right-hander Kyle Leahy to the bump. Yohandy Morales will play first base and will bat seventh for the Nationals.

Ruiz is not in the lineup for Friday's game in St. Louis.

Ruiz is slashing .310/.366/.451 in the second half but has been splitting reps at catcher with Harry Ford over the past several weeks. It will be Ford behind the dish and batting eighth in Friday's series opener.

Dingler is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox.

Dingler has been in a prolonged slump at the plate, as he's seen his OPS plummet more than 100 points since late July. Over his last 45 games, Dingler is slashing just .179/.224/.285 with five home runs, 22 RBI and a 7:51 BB:K across 192 plate appearances. Eduardo Valencia is starting at catcher and batting eighth Friday.

Alvarez is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Phillies.

Alvarez had a two-homer game earlier this month but has gone 4-for-30 at the plate since. He will yield to Luis Torrens at catcher Friday.