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Albies went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's victory over the Royals.

Albies launched his third home run of the season in the fourth inning, driving a pitch from Zack Greinke over the right-field fence. The 26-year-old second baseman would add a double off Scott Barlow in the ninth to collect his third multi-hit game of the year. With a .262 batting average and .279 on-base percentage, Albies has scored six runs and knocked in 11 through 65 plate appearances.

Semien went 2-for-5 with a grand slam in Sunday's win over Houston.

Semien broke the game open with his grand slam during the Rangers' six-run seventh inning. He snapped a 12-game homerless drought and set a new season high with four RBI. Semien is now slashing .250/.279/.406 with six extra-base hits and 12 RBI through 15 games.

Polanco (knee) went 1-for-4 Sunday for Low-A Fort Myers, playing in back-to-back games for the first time this season. His rehab assignment could be transferred to Triple-A St. Paul soon, and he could be activated in about a week, Phil Miller of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Polanco missed the final month of 2022 with a knee injury, and his progress stalled in the Grapefruit League. He began a rehab assignment April 6, and the Twins said they wanted him to get in several weeks of work before activating him from the injured list. He's hitting .278 (5-for-8) with three walks in six games at Fort Myers.

Stott went 3-for-7 with a solo home run and an additional RBI during Sunday's 14-3 win over the Reds.

Stott lead off the game with a solo blast against Luis Cessa, which marked the shortstop's first homer of the season and extended his hit streak to 16 games. He added an RBI single in the the ninth and now has 10 multi-knock outings this year.

Garcia went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer run in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Guardians.

Garcia cut Washington's deficit to 6-5 in the seventh inning, launching a 430-foot two-run shot off the left-handed Tim Herrin. The 22-year-old Garcia has been hot since returning from a hamstring injury, going 5-for-11 with two home runs in his last three games. He's now slashing .286/.316/.486 through 35 at-bats to start the year.

Bae is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Bae started the past five games and will step out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale after he went 3-for-18 with a home run, three RBI, two stolen bases and six strikeouts during that stretch. Tucupita Marcano will take over at the keystone and bat eighth.

Guardians manager Terry Francona told reporters before Sunday's game against the Nationals that Rosario is day-to-day with a back issue, Byron Kerr of MLB.com reports.

Rosario is out of action for Sunday's contest against Washington, with Francona telling reporters the 27-year-old has a "balky" back at this point. Gabriel Arias is hitting second as the starting shortstop against Patrick Corbin and the Nationals, and he'll likely see the majority of reps at the position while Rosario is out.

Arraez (finger) is hitting third and playing second base Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Joe Frisaro of ManOnSecondBaseball.com reports.

Arraez made an appearance as a pinch hitter during Saturday's game against Arizona, and the 2022 batting champion is feeling well enough for defensive duties against Zac Gallen and the D-Backs. He's off to a sensational start with a .511 average and six RBI over the first two weeks of the campaign.

Rosario is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Nationals.

Rosario is off to a slow start to the 2023 campaign with a .609 OPS over 69 plate appearances, but this appears to just be a rest day for the 27-year-old shortstop. Gabriel Arias will handle short and hit second in his absence.

Marte is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Marlins, Paige Leckie of MLB.com reports.

Marte takes a seat after going 1-for-7 over the first two games of the series. Geraldo Perdomo will handle second-base duties and hit second in his absence.