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Kemp went 2-for-5 with a run in a win over the Rays on Monday.

The veteran leadoff man helped contribute to the Athletics' offensive barrage with one of four multi-hit efforts on the evening. Kemp has bounced back from a 1-for-8 start over his first two games by going 5-for-10 with two RBI and Monday's run over the subsequent pair of contests.

Miller will start at first base and bat sixth in Tuesday's game against the Reds.

Though the righty-hitting Miller initially appeared set to fill a short-side platoon role at first base to begin the season, he's now picked up consecutive starts against right-handed pitching while the lefty-hitting Bobby Bradley has hit the bench. Manager Terry Francona seems content to ride the hotter bat of the two in Miller, who has produced six hits -- including three doubles -- between his first two starts of the campaign.

Mendick is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.

Mendick will retreat to the bench after he made his first start of the season in Sunday's 10-1 win over the Tigers. The White Sox elected to go with a right-handed-heavy lineup in that game to counter Tigers southpaw Tarik Skubal, and Mendick did his part by going 1-for-4 with an RBI double. Mendick could see one or two starts per week against lefties moving forward, but his at-bats likely won't come on a consistent enough basis to make him usable even in most AL-only leagues.

India will start at second base and bat leadoff in Tuesday's game against the Guardians.

Fresh off winning the National League's Rookie of the Year Award in 2021, India is entrenched as the Reds' table setter. He's gotten off to a somewhat slow start to the 2022 campaign with a .222/.263/.222 slash line over 19 plate appearances, but his fantasy managers shouldn't overreact to the small sample size.

Hernandez will start in center field and bat leadoff in Tuesday's game against the Tigers, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Hernandez has led off in each of the Red Sox's five games to date, but manager Alex Cora could adjust the lineup if the 30-year-old's ongoing slump continues much longer. He's hitless through 17 at-bats and has walked just twice, resulting in Hernandez carrying a .105 on-base average into Tuesday's contest.

Andrus went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, three total RBI and two total runs in Monday's 13-2 victory versus the Rays.

Andrus came into the contest with just two hits across 11 at-bats to start the campaign, but he padded his season stat line considerably with the three-hit performance Monday. The veteran infielder contributed one of four Oakland long balls in the contest, belting a three-run shot to left field in the second inning to stake the A's to an early eight-run lead. Andrus hadn't shown much power in recent seasons, hitting just six homers over 600 at-bats between 2020 and 2021.

Miller went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored in Monday's 10-7 win over the Royals.

Miller doubled and scored in both the fourth and eighth innings. It was his second three-hit effort after going 3-for-6 with four RBI on Sunday. The 25-year-old is still riding the momentum from a hot spring where he hit .333 with three long balls. It took Miller 49 at-bats last season to pick up his sixth hit.

Merrifield went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base in Monday's 10-7 loss to the Guardians.

Merrifield singled and swiped second in the first inning before collecting an RBI on a fourth-inning groundout. The speedy veteran was in a 1-for-12 slump to begin the season before Monday's multi-hit effort. He hasn't recorded a strikeout since punching out twice on Opening Day.

Semien batted leadoff and went 1-for-5 in Monday's 6-4 extra-inning loss to the Rockies.

Semien was back in the leadoff spot for a second straight game -- both against left-handers -- after hitting out of the two-hole against righties the first two contests. It's been slow start with his new team; Semien is batting .111 (2-for-18) with a walk and four strikeouts through four games.

Haggerty (shoulder) has appeared in four games this season for Triple-A Tacoma, going 1-for-14 with a walk and six strikeouts.

Haggerty was outrighted off the Mariners' 40-man roster in October, after a right shoulder injury had sidelined him from late May onward. The 27-year-old utility man is healthy again, but the Mariners view him as organizational depth at this sage of his career and likely aren't eager to elevate him to the big club.