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Arias is hitting sixth and playing third base against the Mariners on Sunday.

Arias will get his first start of the year with left-hander Marco Gonzales on the bump for Seattle. Jose Ramirez will get a rest on defense as the designated hitter, and Josh Naylor will take a seat for the series finale. Arias is expected to serve as a utility player who will get starts all over the infield during the 2023 campaign.

Cooper is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Mets, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Cooper went 5-for-13 with a home run, a triple and two RBI through the first three games of the season, but he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Yuli Gurriel will step in at first base and bat fifth.

Casas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

With the Red Sox facing a lefty starting pitcher (Cole Irvin) in the series finale, the lefty-hitting Casas will get his first breather of the season. Justin Turner checks in at first base in place of Casas, who went hitless in five at-bats over his first two starts but drew two walks and drove in two runs.

Lowe went 3-for-6 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 16-3 win over Philadelphia.

The Rangers are having fun early on, scoring 27 runs in two games and generating multiple RBI opportunities for middle-of-the-order bats. Lowe has driven in three while hitting third.

Wade went 1-for-3 with two walks, one RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Yankees.

Wade has started at first base and hit leadoff in both of the Giants' games so far. Since they've faced two right-handed starters, the usage isn't surprising -- Wade is widely expected to handle the strong side of a platoon at first this season. He's gone 1-for-6 with three walks over two games so far. Fantasy managers probably shouldn't read into the steal too much, as he swiped just six bags in his 109-game breakout campaign in 2021, though he may be incentivized to run more if he remains in the leadoff spot.

Naylor went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-0 win against Seattle.

Naylor's fourth-inning, 430-foot solo shot produced one of just two runs in the pitching-dominant game. The long ball was his first of the campaign following a career-best 20-homer performance last season. Naylor has gone 3-for-12 with a pair of RBI through his first three games in 2023.

Diaz went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBI and three runs scored Saturday against the Tigers.

Diaz has hit atop the Rays' order in each of the team's first two games, and he enjoyed a big game Saturday. He tallied an RBI double in the third inning before slugging his first home run of the season one frame later. Diaz isn't known for his power production -- he has a career .133 ISO -- but he should be a good bet to get on base regularly and score plenty of runs this season.

Walker went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss to the Dodgers.

The Diamondbacks didn't have much success against Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw on Saturday, but Walker continued his dominance of the future Hall of Famer with a pair of hits, including a solo homer to left field in the second inning. The long ball was the fifth of his career against Kershaw in just 31 at-bats, but it didn't make much of an impact on the game, as Los Angeles rolled to a 10-1 victory. Walker has gone 4-for-10 with two RBI through his first three games of the campaign.

Cron went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run in Saturday's loss to the Padres.

Cron continues his hot weekend as he clobbered a two-run homer off Michael Wacha to bring the Rockies within a run at 5-4 in the sixth. That's already Cron's third homer of the season, and he's driven in seven runs over the first three games. It's a great start for Cron that's nice to see after his struggles to end the 2022 campaign.

Olson went 2-for-3 with a walk, two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Nationals.

The first baseman went back-to-back with Ronald Acuna in the first inning against Josiah Gray before launching a two-run shot off rookie Thad Ward in the seventh. Olson needed only two regular-season games to show that his spring power display was still in full effect. After posting two straight campaigns with at least 30 homers and 100 RBI, the 29-year-old could be gearing up for a career-best season.