Dbacks recap and notes

Beeks (back) walked one batter and allowed no hits over a scoreless inning of relief in a rehab appearance Tuesday for Triple-A Reno.

Beeks has been on the shelf since July 11 due to back inflammation, so he’s not expected to require an extended rehab assignment before rejoining the Arizona bullpen. Depending on how he recovers from Tuesday’s outing, Beeks could be reinstated in advance of the club’s weekend series in Sacramento versus the Athletics.

Herrera is out of the lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Tigers.

Herrera will hit the bench for the fourth time in five games and appears to be falling into the shorter side of a timeshare at catcher with James McCann, who started in three of the previous four contests. Both McCann and Herrera will be left out of the lineup for the series finale in Detroit, however, as Arizona hands Adrian Del Castillo — who had been serving as the club’s primary designated hitter — his first start of the season at catcher.

Pfaadt (10-7) took the loss Tuesday, coughing up seven runs on 11 hits — including three home runs — over 4.2 innings in a 12-2 rout at the hands of the Tigers. He struck out three without walking a batter.

The Diamondbacks held a 2-0 lead through three innings as Pfaadt seemed to be in control, but things unraveled quickly for the right-hander, with all three long balls off him coming in a nightmarish fifth frame. It’s the first time since June 5 that Pfaadt has been tagged for more than four runs and the first time since June 10 he’s served up multiple homers, ending a sharp seven-start stretch in which he’d posted a 3.48 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 40:7 K:BB over 41.1 innings. Pfaadt will try to get back on track in his next outing, which is scheduled to come at home early next week against the Padres.

Thomas is out of the lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Tigers.

The left-handed-hitting Thomas will get a rare day off against a righty (Chris Paddack) while the Diamondbacks clear room in the lineup for Jorge Barrosa, who will occupy center field in the series finale. Thomas started in both of the first two games of the series, going 1-for-6 with a solo home run and a walk.

Suarez (finger) will start at designated hitter and bat cleanup in Wednesday’s game versus the Tigers.

Suarez exited Monday’s 5-1 loss after being hit on the right index finger with a pitch, but test results ruled out a fracture, and he’s back in the lineup after missing only one game. An impending free agent, Suarez is highly likely to be traded before Thursday’s deadline.