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  • Donovan Solano 1B | TEX

    Mariners' Donovan Solano: Handling short-side platoon role

    Solano will start at first base and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

    Solano will pick up his third start of the season, all of which have come at first base and when the Mariners have gone up against left-handed pitching. The 37-year-old looks like he'll be limited to a short-side platoon role while Rowdy Tellez and Luke Raley are healthy and available to serve as the primary options at first base and designated hitter, respectively.

  • Luke Raley RF | SEA

    Mariners' Luke Raley: Taking seat versus lefty

    Raley is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

    Raley and fellow left-handed hitter Rowdy Tellez will move to the bench for the series finale while the Tigers send southpaw Tarik Skubal to the hill. With Raley getting the afternoon off, Cal Raleigh will occupy the designated-hitter spot while Mitch Garver fills in for Raleigh behind the plate.

  • Rowdy Tellez 1B | TEX

    Mariners' Rowdy Tellez: On bench against lefty

    Tellez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

    The Tigers are sending southpaw Tarik Skubal to the hill, so Tellez and fellow left-handed hitter Luke Raley will hit the bench as the Mariners add a couple of extra right-handed bats to the lineup. Donovan Solano will step in for Tellez at first base.

  • Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL

    White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: First day off Wednesday

    Vaughn is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

    It's the first day off this season for Vaughn, who is 3-for-19 with a home run in the first five contests. Nick Maton will start at first base and bat leadoff for the White Sox on Wednesday.

  • Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Absent from Tuesday's lineup

    Pasquantino is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Milwaukee.

    Pasquantino started each of the Royals' first four games of the season, although he's been limited to designated hitter duty as he comes back from a hamstring injury. MJ Melendez will be the club's DH on Tuesday, while Cavan Biggio will cover first base.

  • Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Out of Tuesday's lineup

    Aranda is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

    Aranda has gone 5-for-9 with four doubles, an RBI and two runs in the first four games of the season but will take a seat for Tuesday's contest. Curtis Mead will receive the start at first base versus Pittsburgh righty Thomas Harrington.

  • Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Settling into leadoff spot

    Goldschmidt will start at first base and bat leadoff in Tuesday's game versus the Diamondbacks.

    When Goldschmidt batted leadoff in the Yankees' second game of the season, the feeling was that it was only because the club was facing a left-hander. However, he has now remained at the top of the batting order in the two contests since then as well, and both of them have been against righties. The Yankees have scored a whopping 32 runs in two games with Goldschmidt in the leadoff spot, so manager Aaron Boone doesn't feel the need to switch things up. After hitting leadoff Opening Day, Austin Wells is batting sixth for the third game in a row.

  • Carlos Santana 1B | ARI

    Guardians' Carlos Santana: Playing every day

    Santana started at first base and went 2-for-4 with a double in Monday's 7-2 loss to San Diego.

    Santana has started at first base and served as Cleveland's cleanup hitter for all four games thus far. He's hit safely in three of those four games, going 6-for-16 with two doubles, three runs scored and one RBI. The 38-year-old (turns 39 on April 8) is projected to have an everyday role for the Guardians.

  • Jake Burger 3B | TEX

    Rangers' Jake Burger: Goes deep in loss

    Burger went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 14-3 loss to Cincinnati.

    Burger's two-run shot in the ninth inning was little consolation for the Rangers, who were down 6-0 after two innings and 14-0 before they got on the scoreboard. The homer was Burger's first of the season. The first baseman has reached base safely in four of the first five games, scoring four runs and knocking in three.

  • Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL

    White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Smacks three-run homer Monday

    Vaughn went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Monday's 9-0 win over the Twins.

    Vaughn began the season 1-for-12 across a three-game series against the Angels, but he started the White Sox's offensive onslaught Monday when he took Chris Paddack deep for a 371-foot, three-run homer to left field in the first inning. Vaughn was one long shot shy from recording a second-straight 20-homer season last year and will aim to reach that benchmark in 2025.

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