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Mendick started at third base and went 0-for-3 with a walk in Sunday's 14-2 loss to Minnesota.

Mendick, a utility infielder, filled in for a resting Yoan Moncada and later moved to second base when Leury Garcia was needed in the outfield after Eloy Jimenez left with light-headedness. If Garcia is needed for outfield duty, Mendick could find a stream of at-bats at second base.

Marte went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored and a walk in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Padres.

Marte scored the tying run in the eighth inning after getting aboard with a walk. In the ninth, his sacrifice fly put the Diamondbacks ahead. Marte has gone 4-for-11 with a pair of doubles in the first three games of 2020. Serving as the leadoff hitter will likely suppress his RBI count, but he gets on base frequently enough (.389 OBP in 2019, .342 career) to make up for that in runs scored.

Torres went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and one run scored Sunday against the Nationals.

Torres opened the scoring for the Yankees with a solo home run in the seventh inning, his first of the season. One frame later, he roped a single into left field to drive in the game-winning run. Torres had entered the contest hitless in six at-bats for the season, but he rebounded for a productive close to the team's opening series.

Hoerner is starting at second base and batting seventh in Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Hoerner returns to the lineup after sitting Saturday in favor of Jason Kipnis. The Cubs have faced three straight righties to begin the season, though the right-handed Hoerner now has two starts to the one for the left-handed Kipnis. That indicates Hoerner has the edge for playing time at this point and is not stuck in a true platoon.

Castro is starting at third base and batting sixth in Sunday's game against the Reds.

The versatile 26-year-old will be making his first start of the season. Last year, Castro saw time at seven different positions in the field, including 10 games at third base. He put together a .291/.305/.384 slash line and figures to get plenty of playing time in 2020 if he continues to hit well.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with a two-run triple and a run, which came as the result of a balk, in a win over the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Lowe's eighth-inning three-bagger brought home Hunter Renfroe and Ji-Man Choi to snap a 1-1 tie. The 26-year-old saw time at both left field and second base Saturday, a level of versatility that should help keep his playing time constant in 2020.

Drury (undisclosed) was activated off the injured list Sunday and is starting at third base and batting eighth against the Rays.

The 27-year-old landed on the injured list in early July and never joined the team at summer camp, but he was able to remain ready away from the team. Drury will look to rebound after posting a .218/.262/.280 slash line with 15 home runs in 120 games last season.

Lopez is not in Sunday's lineup against the Indians.

He is 1-for-5 with two walks, a strikeout and one caught stealing in two games. Whit Merrifield will start at the keystone while Brett Phillips gets the start in center field.

Marte batted leadoff and went 1-for-4 with a double in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Padres.

Marte was primarily the second hitter in the order in 2019, when he had a breakout season, but he's been used as the leadoff hitter in both games to start this campaign. He's hit safely in each of the first two games.

Rosario went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple and a run scored in Saturday's 5-3 extra-inning loss to the Braves.

Rosario's fifth-inning triple scored Michael Conforto. The shortstop then came home himself on a Jeff McNeil sacrifice fly. Through two games, Rosario is 3-for-7. It's early in 2020, but the 24-year-old appears set to prove last season's .287 batting average wasn't a fluke.