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McCoy is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in St. Louis, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

McCoy had made seven straight starts at shortstop as the Padres deal with the loss of Ha-Seong Kim (shoulder), but he will begin Thursday's game on the bench. Tyler Wade will get the nod at shortstop for San Diego and will bat ninth.

Bogaerts is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in St. Louis, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Bogaerts had a day off in his second game back from the injured list back on July 13, but Thursday's contest will mark the first time he's been out of the lineup since then. Donovan Solano will enter the lineup in his place at designated hitter, with Jake Cronenworth covering second base and Luis Arraez manning third base.

Herrera will start at catcher and bat eighth in Thursday's game against the Padres.

Herrera will pick up his third start in four games behind the dish. With Willson Contreras on the injured list, Herrera is expected to be part of a timeshare at catcher with Pedro Pages rather than the Cardinals' clear-cut No. 1 option.

Yastrzemski is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Milwaukee, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The Giants are facing a right-hander in Aaron Civale, but the left-handed-hitting Yastrzemski will nonetheless begin the series finale on the bench. Jerar Encarnacion will occupy right field Thursday.

Carpenter is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.

After going 1-for-12 with a home run and three walks over a stretch of five starts in six games, Carpenter's time as the Cardinals' primary designated hitter looks to have come and gone. He finds himself on the bench for a third straight game Thursday, with the Cardinals having faced right-handed pitchers in each of those contests. Luken Baker now looks to be St. Louis' preferred option at DH.

The Giants designated Knapp for assignment Thursday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Knapp served as the backup catcher behind Curt Casali while Patrick Bailey was on the 10-day injured list. With Bailey back in tow, Knapp will head to waivers.

The Giants activated Bailey (oblique) from the 10-day injured list. He'll start at catcher and bat sixth in Thursday's game against the Brewers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Bailey missed the minimum 10 days with a strained oblique and will return without having gone on a rehab assignment. The switch-hitting catcher had been slashing just .057/.089/.075 in August prior to the injury. Andrew Knapp was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

Joe went 3-for-4 with a solo home run two RBI and two walks Wednesday against the Cubs.

He got the start in right field in place of Bryan De La Cruz, and Joe delivered his second home run in his last three appearances. Though his playing time has come primarily against lefties, Rowdy Tellez (undisclosed) exited Wednesday's game early, and Joe would be the likely replacement if Tellez is out for an extended period.

Bednar (3-7) was charged with the loss and a blown save after he allowed five earned runs on three hits and two walks across 0.2 innings Wednesday against the Cubs.

Bednar was tasked with protecting a two-run lead to begin the ninth inning. He allowed a trio of singles, the final of which was a two-run knock with the bases loaded. Since the start of August, Bednar has allowed at least one earned run in seven of his 11 appearances and a total of 13 earned runs across 10.2 frames. Aroldis Chapman was also hit hard Wednesday but has pitched better than Bednar in the second half, and he could be in line for save chances in the final month of the regular season.

Pages is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Padres.

Pages started Wednesday's contest but has now yielded to Ivan Herrera at catcher in three of five games since Herrera was recalled from Triple-A Memphis. Playing time between the two should be split fairly evenly while Willson Contreras (finger) is on the shelf.