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Casali went 3-for-5 with a double and four RBI in Friday's 12-1 win over the Cardinals.

The Reds hit five homers in the game, but it was Casali who led the team in RBI thanks to a single in the fourth inning and a bases-loaded two-bagger in the ninth. The catcher is slashing a robust .306/.342/.444 through 16 games, but he's still looking for his first homer and had driven in only one run prior to Friday.

Gomes went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 4-3 loss to the Padres on Friday.

Hopefully this three-hit performance means Gomes is breaking out of his slump. He came into the night just 2-for-21 (.095) in the last six games. With that dry spell, Gomes went from hitting .300 to .216. He is now batting .255 with two homers, eight RBI and five runs in 55 at-bats this season.

Sanchez isn't starting Friday's game against the Giants, Coley Harvey of ESPN.com reports.

Sanchez will get the night off after failing to record a base knock in each of his last three games (0-for-8). Austin Romine will draw the start behind the dish and bat sixth in Sanchez's place.

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

Barnhart will head to the bench after starting the last three games and going 1-for-10 with a solo home run and four strikeouts. Curt Casali will start behind the plate and bat seventh in his stead.

Stallings (neck) was cleared to resume light baseball activities Wednesday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Stallings was diagnosed with cervical neck strain and was placed on the 10-day injured list over the weekend. The transaction coincided with fellow catcher Elias Diaz's (illness) activation from the IL, so Stallings with be a clear No. 3 in the organizational pecking order at the position once he's healthy again.

Zavala was placed on the 7-day injured list Wednesday with left wrist inflammation, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

The move is retroactive to Wednesday, so Zavala will be eligible to return in six days, should he prove ready. Prior to landing on the shelf, the backstop compiled a lackluster .203/.230/.458 slash line with three homers in 14 games with Triple-A Charlotte.

Vazquez is not in the lineup Thursday against the Tigers, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Vazquez will head to the bench for Thursday's series finale after starting three of the past four games behind the dish. In his place, Sandy Leon will start at backstop and hit ninth.

Sanchez (calf) struck out in all four of his at-bats in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Angels.

Back in the lineup following an abbreviated stay on the injured list, Sanchez couldn't get his timing right at the plate, swinging and missing five times on the night. While Sanchez might have benefited from an extra rehab game before being activated, the Yankees were likely just happy to have one of their regular players back from their ever-growing injured list. Sanchez's return will result in Austin Romine moving back to the No. 2 catching role.

Barnes is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Dodgers, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Barnes had been behind the plate for each of the past three games, so he'll be granted a routine maintenance day in the series finale. The time off could prove useful for Barnes, who has seen his season average plummet to .190 while recording one hit in 29 at-bats over his last 10 games.

McCann served as the cleanup hitter and went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Orioles.

McCann's normally down in the lower third of the batting order but was moved up Wednesday with Yonder Alonso getting the day off. This is unlikely a permanent move for the catcher, who is slugging .535 thus far in 2019 but has a career .370 slugging percentage.