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Westburg went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 6-4 win over the Royals.

Westburg took Royals reliever Nick Anderson deep for the walk-off blast after Kansas City tied the game in the top of the ninth. Westburg's playing time has been one of the more interesting aspects of the Orioles' season so far. He appears to be the top option at second base versus right-handed pitchers, and he's also sharing third base with Ramon Urias versus left-handers. Westburg has gone 3-for-13 with five RBI and a 1:3 BB:K over four contests so far. He's also been the designated hitter once, though his versatility in the field will likely keep him out of that spot most of the time.

Dunn is starting at third base and batting seventh in Tuesday's contest against the Twins.

Dunn didn't play Opening Day versus a southpaw, but the left-handed hitter has now been in the lineup for each of the last three games against righties (two at third base, one at designated hitter). The 26-year-old looks like he might be a tick ahead of Joey Ortiz is the third base pecking order, at least versus right-handers.

Ortiz is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.

Ortiz received one start each at second base and third base during the season-opening series versus the Mets, but he finds himself on the bench for the first game against the Twins. Oliver Dunn appears to have the early leg up for playing time as he makes his third straight start, two of which have come at the hot corner.

The Rangers will call up Foscue prior to Tuesday's game against the Rays, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Foscue nearly made the team out of spring training and will receive an early promotion as a replacement for Josh Jung (wrist). The 25-year-old can handle first base, second base and third base and should receive fairly regular playing time in the corner infield spots with both Jung and Nathaniel Lowe (oblique) on the shelf. Foscue slashed .266/.394/.468 with 18 home runs, 14 steals and a 70:85 K:BB over 122 games with Triple-A Round Rock last season.

Lopez went 0-for-2 with a walk and was caught stealing Monday against Atlanta.

Lopez has started four of the White Sox's first five games, hitting in the bottom third of the order. He's reached base just twice in 10 plate appearances, though he has attempted a stolen base on each occasion. While that aggressiveness would be a potential boost to his fantasy value, he's been caught both times.

Marte went 1-for-2 with a walk and two RBI in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Yankees.

Marte plated a couple of runs on sacrifice flies and has three RBI through the first five games. He's cooled off following two three-hit games to open the season, but Marte's getting on base with regularity (.417 OBP) early on and is tied for the team lead with six runs scored.

Donovan went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, a walk and three total runs in a 6-2 win against the Padres on Monday.

Donovan capped the scoring for St. Louis with a two-run blast to right field in the sixth inning. He added a single and a double for his first multi-hit game of the campaign. Prior to Monday, Donovan had gone just 2-for-18 with six strikeouts, but he has batted leadoff while starting in left field for each of St. Louis' five games so far, so he appears to be set in that role.

Arraez went 2-for-2 with three walks and a run scored during Monday's loss to the Angels.

Arraez had an uncharacteristic opening series against the Pirates, going just 2-for-18 in the four-game set. Monday's performance was his first multi-hit effort of the year and looked much more like the elite bat-to-ball star that fantasy managers are used to. He's registered a .360 OBP through five games despite the slow start.

Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Monday that Massey (back) is on track to go on a rehab assignment this week, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Massey was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday after experiencing lower-back tightness at the tail end of spring training. The 26-year-old infielder has since resumed playing in sim games at extended spring training in Arizona, and he appears to be progressing well enough to test himself in an uncontrolled setting this week.

McNeil is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Tigers, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

McNeil went just 1-for-11 at the dish as the Mets were swept by the Brewers over the weekend, so he'll get a breather for this one. Joey Wendle will draw the start at second base and Francisco Alvarez will move up to the cleanup spot.