Smith isn't starting Saturday's game against the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Smith started in the last five games and went 5-for-17 with two homers, five RBI, four runs, five walks and five strikeouts during that time. However, Jake McCarthy will draw the start in right field and bat sixth Saturday.

Smith recently incorporated a small stride in his swing mechanics, which helped the outfielder emerge from a slump, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

EDGE Analysis

The mechanical tweak -- picking up his right foot and striding forward -- was something Smith worked on with the help of Arizona's strength coach Vaughn Robinson and assistant hitting coach Rick Short. It was a blending of philosophies, marrying traditional hitting instruction with ways to optimize movement patterns. "It's a collaborative effort. We bounce ideas off each other and we all kind of come up with a program. It was a collaborative effort and it helped sync Pavin back up. I think he's feeling better," Short said. The collaboration worked for Smith, who said he felt lost at the plate a week ago, like he was falling away from the plate while swinging. Since incorporating the small stride step, he's hit three home runs over the last four games.

Smith served as the designated hitter and went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 8-6 win over the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

Smith provided the winning shot, capping off a five-run sixth inning with his sixth home run and second in as many days. He's facing a challenge for at-bats in right field from Jake McCarthy, who's started four of the last five games there, and he appears to have responded by going 5-for-13 with three home runs over the last four games. When not in right field, Smith could get in the lineup as a DH or first baseman. Also, manager Torey Lovullo likes to play matchups based on the handedness of a pitcher, so Smith often subs into games that he does not start.

Smith went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, two walks and three total runs in a 9-5 victory against the Royals on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Kansas City exploded out of the gate with three first-inning homers, but the Diamondbacks responded with a pair of long balls of their own in the bottom of the frame. Smith hit the first of those long balls, crushing a ball 444 feet to right field to net two runs. The homer was Smith's second in his past three games and fifth overall this season.

Smith went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-6 extra-inning win over the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Smith got the ball rolling in the eighth inning with a pinch-hit, leadoff home run off Scott Effross, and the Diamondbacks followed with three more runs to tie the game. Smith was out of the lineup for a second straight day while Jake McCarthy slotted in at right field. For Smith, the homer was his fourth of the season and just his seventh hit over the last 47 at-bats (.149). Arizona manager Torey Lovullo may let McCarthy's hot bat stay in the lineup -- he's 5-for-9 since being called up -- but it's uncertain if Smith is permanently in a backup role.

Smith isn't starting Saturday against the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Smith has gone just 3-for-19 with three RBI, a run and nine strikeouts over his last five games, and he'll be out of the lineup for a second straight matchup. Jake McCarthy will start in right field and bat fifth.

Smith is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Smith started the past nine games but had a .406 OPS and 42.9 percent strikeout rate during that stretch, and he'll receive Friday off with righty Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago. Jake McCarthy will start in right field and bat sixth.

Smith is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

EDGE Analysis

He'll be one of four lefty-hitting regulars taking a seat Tuesday with southpaw Jesus Luzardo on the hill for Miami. The righty-hitting Jordan Luplow checks in for Smith in right field.

Smith went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run during Wednesday's 8-7 win over the Marlins.

EDGE Analysis

The 26-year-old delivered a solo homer during Tuesday's win over Miami, and he came through again Wednesday in the clutch with a two-run shot in the top of the ninth inning. Smith didn't homer through his first 18 games of the season, but he's 6-for-21 with three home runs and seven RBI across his past six contests.

Smith went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Marlins.

EDGE Analysis

Smith sometimes doesn't start against left-handers, but he was in the lineup Tuesday against Trevor Rogers and launched his second homer. He's 7-for-22 against southpaws with a .900 OPS in 2022.