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Myers replaced an injured Blake Dunn (elbow) in center field and went 0-for-2 in Friday's 6-4 win over Pittsburgh.

Dunn felt soreness in his elbow after making a throw to home plate and was removed in the sixth inning. He'll undergo an MRI on Saturday. If he needs to miss time, Myers is expected to be the primary center fielder.

Marte entered as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-4 win over the Pirates.

Marte was the difference-maker in the win, swatting a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the eighth inning to break a 4-4 tie. It was his first homer as a pinch hitter. Marte has been a regular in right field but can open games on the bench, as manager Terry Francona manipulates starting lineups to get playing time for the versatile Spencer Steer.

Suzuki went 1-for-2 with a walk, a solo home run and two total RBI in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Brewers.

Facing Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski is a tall task, and the Cubs only mustered three hits as a team, but Suzuki made the most of his with his 11th home run of the year. The outfielder is having a productive June with a .300/.398/.543 slash line, four long balls and 14 RBI across 21 games. It's also been encouraging that Suzuki has stayed relatively healthy after a right knee sprain suffered in the World Baseball Classic delayed the start to his regular season.

Carroll went 2-for-4 with a triple in Friday's 6-1 loss to the Rays.

Carroll set a franchise record when he roped a first-inning triple, his 10th of the season and franchise-leading 53rd over 566 games in a Diamondbacks uniform. He needed 207 fewer games and more than 800 fewer plate appearances than previous record holder Stephen Drew.

Smith batted eighth and went 0-for-4 in Friday's 6-1 loss to Tampa Bay.

Smith extended a hitless run to 14 at-bats and hasn't got the bat working since coming off the injured list in late May. He's batting just .154 (8-for-52) with one home run and five RBI while mostly batting fifth in the order.

Kepler started in left field, batted sixth and went 0-for-2 in Friday's 6-1 loss to the Rays.

Kepler made his Diamondbacks debut after serving an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. He was eventually lifted for a pinch hitter when a lefty reliever entered the game in the sixth inning. Kepler figures to settle in on the strong side of a platoon in left field alongside Lourdes Gurriel, who will start there against lefties and shift to designated hitter when Kepler starts against righties, as was the case Friday.

Soroka (glute) is expected to begin throwing bullpen sessions twice weekly starting Tuesday, MLB.com reports.

Soroka, who landed on the 15-day injured list June 20 due to left glute discomfort, appears likely to miss more than the minimum amount of time. A clearer target date for his return from the IL should become available once he advances to facing hitters.

McCann (quadriceps) will start playing games in the Arizona Complex League next week, MLB.com reports.

The report indicates McCann's activity will begin toward the end of next week, and it's unclear how many plate appearances the catcher will need. His return may be more about innings behind the plate than what McCann does with a bat in hand. He was placed on the injured list May 19 and given a recovery timeline of 4-to-6 weeks. At this point, McCann is closer to the six-week end of that range and could rejoin Arizona in early July.

Senzatela blew the save Friday against Minnesota, allowing one run on three hits and no walks while striking out one during the ninth inning.

The Rockies rallied for seven runs across the eighth and ninth innings to set up the save opportunity, but Senzatela was unable to maintain the one-run advantage. After a dominant start to the campaign that saw him give up just four earned runs over his first 32 innings, the veteran right-hander has posted a 5.56 ERA while blowing all four of his save chances in his past nine outings, though he's also picked up four wins during that span. Jimmy Herget, who secured a save Wednesday versus Boston, took the loss after giving up the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th, so Senzatela should remain in the closer mix for now.

McCarthy went 3-for-5 with a double, a two-run home run and two runs scored Friday against the Twins.

McCarthy was a major catalyst of Colorado's rally late in the game, reaching base on a single and coming around to score in the eighth inning, before blasting his two-run homer one frame later. The performance extended his hitting streak to 10 games, during which McCarthy has gone 16-for-44 (.364) with two long balls, seven RBI and seven runs scored.