MLB Player News

Campusano was originally scheduled to start Saturday against Oakland but was scratched with left hand soreness.

Campusano earned his first career callup Friday and hit a solo homer in his big-league debut. He'll have to wait at least a bit to follow that performance up, though there's been no indication that his injury is a long-term issue.

D'Arnaud went 1-for-2 with two walks and a two-run home run in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Nationals.

His seventh-inning shot off Daniel Hudson brought Atlanta to within a run, but the team couldn't complete the comeback in a 10-9 loss. On the season, d'Arnaud is slashing a dynamic .326/.371/.551 with five homers and 20 RBI in 24 games.

Smith went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run during Friday's win over the Rockies.

With the score tied 2-2 in the seventh, Smith launched a two-run homer off Tyler Kinley, scoring Chris Taylor in the process. It was the fifth long ball of the year for the 25-year-old backstop, who is averaging .228/.392/.544 across 22 games.

Contreras went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and four total RBI in Friday's 4-1 win over the Cardinals.

Contreras hit a two-run single in the first inning to open the scoring. He added an RBI single in the third and then went yard in the sixth to cap off a strong overall performance. Contreras has found his touch in September -- he's 8-for-17 (.471) with five RBI and six runs scored in his last four games. The 28-year-old is now slashing .234/.329/.411 with five homers, 17 RBI, 26 runs scored and a stolen base through 37 contests overall.

Campusano's contract was selected by the Padres on Friday.

Campusano will make his major-league debut Friday as he serves as the designated hitter and bats seventh against the Athletics. The 21-year-old had a .905 OPS with 15 home runs and 81 RBI at the High-A level, but it's unclear whether he'll see significant playing time on the major-league roster.

Stallings isn't in the lineup for Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader against the Reds.

Stallings went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts during the matinee, and he'll take a seat for Game 2. John Ryan Murphy will take his place behind the dish.

Knizner was optioned off the Cardinals' active roster Friday.

Knizner had been filling in as the backup catcher with Matt Wieters out with a bruised toe, going 4-for-16 at the plate. He'll head back to the team's alternate training site now that Wieters is ready to return.

Narvaez is not in the lineup Friday at Cleveland.

Narvaez started the past three games and went 3-for-11 with one run, two RBI, a walk and seven strikeouts, and he'll take a seat for Friday's series opener. Jacob Nottingham takes over behind the plate for Milwaukee.

D'Arnaud will sit for the afternoon portion of Friday's doubleheader against Washington.

D'Arnaud has swung a hot bat all season, hitting .322/.355/.517. He'll hit the bench for the first game of the day with Tyler Flowers starting behind the plate, but he'll likely be back in action for the nightcap.

Barnhart will not start the afternoon portion of Friday's doubleheader against Pittsburgh.

Curt Casali will start behind the plate in the day's first game, with Barnhart presumably set to return to the lineup for the nightcap. He's struggled at the plate this season, hitting just .188/.278/.313.