Kelly went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 8-2 win over the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

Kelly's ninth-inning homer didn't mean much in the blowout win, but it did halt an 0-for-15 slide by the catcher. It was his sixth home run to go along with 16 RBI over 42 games. Since his playing time increased after the Diamondbacks designated their third catcher (John Ryan Murphy) for assignment, Kelly has gone 7-for-28 (.250) with two homers and four RBI over 10 appearances.

Kelly is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Kelly will hit the bench for Wednesday's series finale following a string of three consecutive starts behind the dish, during which he went hitless in nine at-bats. In his absence, Alex Avila is starting at catcher and hitting sixth.

Kelly is out of the lineup against the Mets on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Kelly will sit for the second game in a row and the fourth time in six contests. There remains no clear starter behind the plate in Arizona. Alex Avila will get the call Saturday.

Kelly is not in the lineup Friday against the Mets.

EDGE Analysis

No Diamondbacks catcher has started three games in a row behind the plate this season, and Kelly won't get the chance to change that Friday. Alex Avila will start behind the plate.

Kelly went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Thursday's extra-inning 11-10 loss to the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

Kelly posted his second straight three-hit game and has started three of the last five games. His playing time has increased since Arizona designated John Ryan Murphy for assignment last weekend.

Kelly went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and another RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

With two outs in the sixth inning, Kelly homered off Seunghwan Oh to bring the Diamondbacks within one, but ultimately they came up short. Kelly now has five long balls this season, all of which came in May. He's batting .263 and slugging an impressive .505 through 95 at bats, giving him fantasy appeal in the catcher category, albeit temporarily.

Kelly isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

Kelly is expected to see an uptick in playing time after John Ryan Murphy was designated for assignment Saturday, though it's Alex Avila who will get the call behind the dish and bat eighth Tuesday evening.

Kelly is set to receive more playing time after John Ryan Murphy was designated for assignment Saturday, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Manager Torey Lovullo said dropping Murphy was a hard decision, but one made easier by Kelly's development. "I think that's a strong part of this equation," Lovullo said. "More recently we've been more and more impressed with his ability to control the game from behind the plate, control the at-bats." The most significant impact of the roster move is that Murphy caught all 11 starts by staff ace Zack Greinke (2.87 ERA, 0.87 WHIP). Lovulllo said Greinke is comfortable throwing to either Kelly or Alex Avila. As for Kelly's offense, that's come around of late. He's 12-for-32 (.375) over the past 13 games.

Kelly went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Saturday's 8-5 loss to the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Kelly's homer in the ninth inning briefly gave the Diamondbacks hope for a comeback, but it was the last run of the game. The 24-year-old catcher is hitting .250 with four homers, 12 RBI and eight runs scored in 76 at-bats over 27 games. He is expected to continue splitting time with Alex Avila behind the dish.

Kelly entered Wednesday's game as a pinch hitter and stayed in the game to play third base, Katherine Fitzgerald of the Arizona Republic reports.

EDGE Analysis

There was no injury to starter Eduardo Escobar, so having Kelly, a catcher by trade, play third base was by design. Manager Torey Lovullo wanted to get a look at the alignment in case a need arose later this season. "I just removed him from the game to get a different look at something that could potentially pop during the season when you get stretched out and put in a situation where you've flexed all your players into a game and you tie the game late or something happens injury-wise," the manager said.