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Noda went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in an extra-inning loss to the Guardians on Wednesday.

The rookie had clocked his first career extra-base hit Monday in the form of a double, and Noda followed it up Wednesday with 385-foot shot to right center in the eighth inning that put the Athletics on the board. The Rule 5 draft selection has validated Oakland's decision to hang onto him after Cactus League play, reaching safely in each of his first three starts.

White is expected to be sidelined two months after suffering a Grade 2 groin strain while playing at Triple-A Toledo, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports.

White has been snakebit by injuries, having missed most of the last two seasons with a hip injury and sports hernia surgery. Even when healthy, there doesn't appear to be a fit for White on the major-league club.

Flores is starting at first base and batting second Thursday against the White Sox.

It's just the second start of the season for Flores, the first of which came on Opening Day, and he appears to be stuck in a short-side platoon on the Giants' infield. He's racked up a couple of hits and two runs scored off the bench.

Voit went 2-for-4 with a run and a stolen base in Wednesday's victory over the Mets.

Voit picked up his first two hits of the season, and he also recorded only the second steal of his seven-year big-league career. While that benefited anyone who had him in a fantasy lineup Wednesday, it's unlikely that the slugger will add speed to his resume at 32 years old, particularly with him occupying a part-time role for the Brewers.

Pratto is starting in right field and batting eighth for the Royals in Thursday's game versus the Blue Jays.

The 24-year-old has now started both games -- one in left field and one in right -- since his recall to replace Kyle Isbel (paternity) on the big-league roster. Pratto might not have long to make a good impression before Isbel returns, though none of the Royals' outfield options are looking worthy of playing time right now.

Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in a 3-0 win against Kansas City on Wednesday.

The Blue Jays clung to a narrow 1-0 lead through seven innings before Guerrero gave the team a little breathing room with his 389-foot solo shot in the eighth. The slugger managed two other hits in the contest, and he's now reached base in all six of the Blue Jays' contests to start the campaign. Guerrero is rolling right along as one of the league's top hitters in 2023, slashing .364/.483/.545 with five RBI and a stolen base through 29 plate appearances.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Wednesday's 7-6 loss to the Brewers.

Both blasts came off Corbin Burnes, as Alonso launched two-run shots off the Milwaukee ace in the third and fifth innings. The first baseman is only batting .192 (5-for-26) through seven games but four of his hits have gone for extra bases, including three homers.

Santana went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Red Sox.

The 36-year-old switch hitter put together a vintage performance as he displayed his patience while also launching his first homer as a Pirate. Santana hasn't hit above .214 in any of the last three seasons but has been able to maintain a solid OBP, and the early returns in Pittsburgh have been more of the same as he's gone 4-for-23 (.174) with a 3:6 BB:K in six games.

Olson went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Cardinals.

The first baseman cracked RBI two-baggers off Miles Mikolas in the first and fourth innings, and in between he took the St. Louis right-hander deep for a solo shot. Olson has displayed impressive power in the early going, batting .308 (8-for-26) with three doubles, three homers, six runs and seven RBI through six games.

Hall (thumb) could be placed on the injured list, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

Heyman reported that Kody Clemens will be added to the active roster and references the injury to Hall. While it doesn't explicitly say Hall is indeed bound for the IL, it would seem to point in that direction. Hall injured his right thumb on a slide in Wednesday's game versus the Yankees and had been set to be re-evaluated. Edmundo Sosa, Josh Harrison and Clemens would figure to see a boost in playing time if Hall does indeed need to miss some time.