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The Giants scratched Estrada (leg) from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Estrada looked as though he was in the clear to return to the lineup coming out of Tuesday's team off day, but the Giants ultimately chose to give him another day off to recover from the foul ball he took to his left leg in Monday's 12-3 win. David Villar will shift over from the hot corner to fill in for Estrada at the keystone, while J.D. Davis enters the lineup as the Giants' No. 6 hitter and starting third baseman. Estrada can be viewed as day-to-day heading into Thursday's series finale.

Estrada (leg) will start at second base and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Estrada exited Monday's 12-3 win in the series opener after fouling a ball off his leg, but he looks to be feeling fine coming out of Tuesday's off day. He'll be picking up his fifth start in as many games to begin the season and enters Wednesday's contest with a .375/.412/.563 slash line to go with a home run and two stolen bases.

Turang is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

The rookie will sit for the second time in the Brewers' first six games of the season, with both of the lefty-hitting Turang's absences coming against southpaws. Platoon mate Owen Miller will cover the keystone in place of Turang, who is off to a sizzling start to the season with a .357/.471/.643 slash line to go with two stolen bases across 17 plate appearances.

Garcia will remain on the bench for Wednesday's game against the Rays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Garcia will take a seat for a second straight day Wednesday as the Nationals wrap up their series with the Rays. Michael Chavis will once again slot in at second base and bat sixth versus Tampa Bay.

McNeil went 3-for-3 in Tuesday's loss to the Brewers.

All three hits were singles, and the rest of the Mets' lineup managed only five other knocks in a 9-0 loss. McNeil is batting .292 (7-for-24) through six games to begin the season, but he has only one double, one run and two RBI to show for it as the New York offense as a whole tries to find its way out of an early funk.

Arraez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Arraez will sit for the first time this season after slashing .478/.520/.522 with two runs and two RBI through the Marlins' first six games. Garrett Hampson will replace Arraez at the keystone and will bat ninth, while center fielder Jazz Chisholm assumes Arraez's usual duties as Miami's leadoff man.

Bae went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Red Sox.

The 23-year-old sent a Nick Pivetta offering the other way in the second inning and just sliced it over the Green Monster, giving Roansy Contreras and the Pirates' bullpen all the run support they would need. Bae is just 3-for-14 (.214) through four games, but he's got a double and two steals in addition to Tuesday's production, and as long as he's getting consistent playing time between second base and center field, his speed and developing power should give him some fantasy value.

Rojas batted leadoff and went 3-for-3 with a walk, two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 8-6 win over San Diego.

The Diamondbacks' offense came alive for the first time this season, with most of the production coming in the final four innings Tuesday when Arizona scored seven runs. Much of it can be chalked up to small ball, including Rojas' perfectly-executed slide into home on a double steal. Those were two of five stolen bases for Arizona. Rojas has shared third base with Evan Longoria, getting starts against right-handers. After an off-day, the D-backs return to action Thursday against the Dodgers and right-hander Dustin May.

Hoerner went 3-for-6 with a double and three runs scored in Tuesday's 12-5 win over the Reds.

Hoerner set the table as the leadoff hitter in the offensive outburst, and the second baseman is now batting .292 through five games with six runs scored. As long as Hoerner sits atop the order and stays hot at the plate, he should be able to score plenty of runs. He's also a threat to run, which makes him an appealing fantasy option in most formats.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said prior to Tuesday's game against the Rockies that Vargas is dealing with soreness in his right thumb, Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA reports.

Roberts said that Vargas can swing the bat, but he's feeling discomfort when throwing the baseball. The rookie infielder is out of the lineup Tuesday, and with the Dodgers having a day off on Wednesday, he'll be re-evaluated before Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks in Arizona.