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  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Returning to lineup Friday

    Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo confirmed that Moreno (finger) will be activated from the 60-day injured list and be in the lineup for Friday's game against the Reds, MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM reports.

    Moreno caught back-to-back games on his rehab assignment with Triple-A Reno on Tuesday and Wednesday, which was the final hurdle for him to clear before rejoining the Diamondbacks' active roster. He's been sidelined since mid-June with a fractured finger.

  • Giants' Andrew Knizner: Doubles in loss

    Knizner went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored in Thursday's 8-4 loss to the Padres.

    Knizner lined a double to right field in the third inning, driving in San Francisco's first run, before coming around to score. The hit was his first since Aug. 9 and just his second this month. The backup catcher is slashing .172/.213/.241 with eight runs scored, three RBI and one home run across 62 plate appearances this season.

  • Riley Adams C | WAS

    Nationals' Riley Adams: Two more hits Thursday

    Adams went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI in Thursday's win over the Mets.

    The 29-year-old continues to hold up surprisingly well in a starting role while Keibert Ruiz (concussion) remains sidelined. Over 30 games since Ruiz returned to the IL in early July, Adams is slashing .260/.343/.427 with four doubles, four homers, nine RBI and 13 runs. Ruiz is participating in baseball activities but remains without a timeline for his activation.

  • Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Added to Rockies' lineup

    Goodman will start at designated hitter and bat third in Thursday's game against the Dodgers.

    Goodman had been scheduled for a day off, but Warming Bernabel had to be scratched after being hit in the face with a ball pregame. Kyle Farmer is taking Bernabel's spot at first base, while Goodman is sliding in at DH where Farmer had been slotted.

  • Giants' Patrick Bailey: Getting breather

    Bailey is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in San Diego.

    Bailey had made four straight starts at catcher, so he's earned a day off in Thursday's matinee. Andrew Knizner is behind the plate and batting ninth for the Giants.

  • Cubs' Reese McGuire: Drawing start for day game

    McGuire will start at catcher and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Brewers.

    Carson Kelly caught all nine innings of the Cubs' 4-3 win Wednesday night, so he'll get a breather for Thursday's matinee and give way to McGuire behind the plate. McGuire looked to be at risk at losing out on the top backup catcher role when Miguel Amaya was activated from the 60-day injured list Aug. 12 after a lengthy absence due to an oblique injury, but Amaya sustained a sprained left ankle in his first game back in action and went back on the IL two days later.

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    Mets' Luis Torrens: Grabbing seat Thursday

    Torrens is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Nationals.

    Torrens is the Mets' new starting catcher indefinitely while Francisco Alvarez (thumb) is shelved, but he'll begin Thursday's matinee on the bench. Hayden Senger is behind the dish and batting ninth.

  • Rockies' Hunter Goodman: On bench for series finale

    Goodman is out of the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Dodgers.

    Goodman will receive a routine day off after he started each of the first three games of the four-game set. Braxton Fulford will fill in at catcher and bat sixth.

  • Carson Kelly C | CHC

    Cubs' Carson Kelly: Out of Thursday's lineup

    Kelly is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Brewers.

    Kelly started at catcher in the Cubs' 4-3 win Wednesday night, so he will get a break for Thursday's matinee. Reese McGuire will fill in behind the dish and bat ninth for the Cubs.

  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Looks ready to return

    Moreno (finger) started at catcher and went 1-for-3 with a solo home run for Triple-A Reno on Wednesday.

    Moreno caught for a second straight game and homered in each contest. The Diamondbacks, who are off Thursday, planned this back-to-back action to be Moreno's final test before an activation from the 60-day injured list ahead of a three-game set against the Reds beginning Friday.

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