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Marte went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 8-4 win over San Diego.

Marte gave the Diamondbacks their first lead, one they never relinquished, with his third-inning homer, his fourth of the season. He didn't hit his fourth last year until June 10. A look at his batted-ball numbers indicates the 25-year-old has adjusted his launch angle. Marte went from a 29% flyball rate in 2018 to 43.4% this season. That's helped fuel his .508 slugging percentage and .254 ISO.

Beckham went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's game against the Twins.

Beckham tied the game with a two-run blast to center in the second inning, but the Twins would respond with a run of their own in the bottom half of the frame and never looked back. The 32-year-old's playing time has been sporadic through the first few weeks of 2019, and he's 3-for-17 with two homers and three RBI over seven games.

Frazier went 2-for-3 with a double, walk and two runs against Washington on Sunday.

He's hit leadoff while playing second base exclusively, even though the team could have moved him to center field when Starling Marte missed time with a migraine. Frazier is slashing .296/.377/.426 with one homer and two stolen bases in 62 plate appearances.

Andrus went 3-for-4 with a walk, a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Athletics.

Andrus got involved immediately with a two-run triple in the first inning and, after Nomar Mazara was hit by a pitch, stole home on Oakland starter Brett Anderson's slow pickoff move to first base. He later helped fuel Texas' come-from-behind win with a solo home run in the seventh. This was the fourth consecutive multi-hit game for Andrus, whose .414 batting average ranks third in MLB.

Albies is starting at second base and batting leadoff Sunday night against the Mets, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Albies has largely been limited to leadoff duties against southpaws thus far but finds himself at the top of the lineup Sunday against reigning NL Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom. Manager Brian Snitker indicated following Saturday's game that the 22-year-old could get a look as the everyday leadoff hitter and followed through on that notion Sunday. The move certainly makes sense given the early-season results, as Albies is slashing .282/.391/.359 with a 7:6 BB:K through 46 plates appearances against right-handed pitching.

Hernandez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Hernandez will head to the bench after starting the last three games and going 2-for-11 with a two-run home run. Chris Taylor will start at the keystone and bat seventh in the series finale versus Milwaukee.

Beckham is starting at shortstop and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Twins.

Regular shortstop Jordy Mercer injured his quadriceps in Saturday's game and was placed on the 10-day injured list, so Detroit has playing time for the taking in the short term. Beckham is slashing .154/.313/.462 through 13 at-bats this season with a home run and two runs scored.

Forsythe will start at second base and bat fifth Sunday against the Athletics.

Forsythe had been ticketed for primary duties at first base after Ronald Guzman (hamstring) was placed on the injured list April 7, but the 32-year-old has since shifted over to the keystone after Rougned Odor (knee) joined Guzman on the shelf. Until both injured players are back in action, Forsythe should have an unimpeded path to an everyday role. That makes him a player of interest in deeper mixed leagues or AL-only formats, where stable at-bats can often be difficult to find on the waiver wire.

Rodriguez will start at second base and bat seventh Sunday against the Twins.

Rodriguez was summoned from the minors to replace the injured Jordy Mercer (quadriceps) on the active roster, but he'll actually enter the lineup in place of Josh Harrison, who is day-to-day with a shoulder issue. Once Harrison is back in action, Rodriguez, Gordon Beckham and Niko Goodrum (illness) will be the primary candidates for starts at shortstop.

Torres will start at shortstop and bat third Sunday against the White Sox, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

Torres was stuck in the bottom half of the lineup at the beginning of the season, but a slew of injuries to key players has allowed the 22-year-old to climb up the order. He's now hit fifth or higher in seven straight games and served as the Yankees' cleanup man for each of the previous three contests.