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  • Matt Shaw SS | CHC

    Cubs' Matt Shaw: Drives in two runs Wednesday

    Shaw went 2-for-4 with one walk, two runs and two RBI in Wednesday's 10-2 win over the Athletics.

    Both of the runs Shaw batted in Wednesday came on singles in the third and seventh frame in a blowout win. The 23-year-old third baseman has logged a hit in four of his last five games, and over that span he has gone 5-for-17 with four walks, five runs, one home run and three RBI.

  • Oliver Dunn 3B | MIL

    Brewers' Oliver Dunn: On bench against lefty

    Dunn is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

    Dunn has started in just two of the Brewers' first six games, but all four of his absences from the lineup have come against left-handed pitching. He appears to be in a strict platoon at third base with Vinny Capra, who will get another start Wednesday but should see his playing time fade once the Brewers face more right-handers.

  • Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Makes first start at 1B

    Candelario started at first base and went 0-for-3 in Tuesday's 1-0 loss to the Rangers.

    Candelario made his first start of the season at first base, as Christian Encarnacion-Strand, the club's primary first baseman, was held out after getting plunked on the hand in Monday's game. Candelario has now started at both corner infield spots and DH through the first five games. That will be the pattern until the Reds get back some injured players. Once outfielder Austin Hays is ready, Gavin Lux, who is filling in for Hays in left field, will be free to play third or DH. There's also the case of Spencer Steer, who is limited to DH until a balky shoulder allows him to play the field (first base, third base or outfield).

  • Eugenio Suarez 3B | SEA

    Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Up to five homers

    Suarez went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Yankees.

    Suarez, who was named the NL Player of the Week for his four home runs the previous week, bailed out the Diamondbacks in the eighth inning when he launched a grand slam to give Arizona the lead. The slugging third baseman now has five hits, all homers, this season. Suarez's 11 RBI are tied for the league lead with Aaron Judge and Kyle Tucker.

  • Max Muncy 3B | LAD

    Dodgers' Max Muncy: On bench Tuesday

    Muncy is absent from Tuesday's lineup against Atlanta.

    Muncy has had a rough start to the season and will get some rest Tuesday with lefty Chris Sale on the mound. The third baseman has recorded just two hits through the first six games and has struck out in seven of his 15 plate appearances. Miguel Rojas has the start at third base Tuesday night.

  • Eric Wagaman 1B | MIN

    Marlins' Eric Wagaman: Swats first homer of season

    Wagaman went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Monday's loss to the Mets.

    Getting the start at designated hitter and batting third against David Peterson, Wagaman took the southpaw deep for a solo shot in the sixth inning. The long ball was the 27-year-old utility player's first of the season, and Wagaman has been seeing more playing time than expected in the early going with Connor Norby and Jesus Sanchez both on the shelf with oblique injuries. Wagaman has started three straight games -- all against lefties -- and has gone 4-for-15 (.267).

  • Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Slides to 1B mid-game

    Candelario started at third base and went 1-for-5 Monday's 14-3 win over Texas.

    Candelario, who has started all four games thus far, was moved mid-game to first base when Christian Encarnacion-Strand (hand) was removed after being hit by a pitch. Imaging came back negative, but Encarnacion-Strand may not be ready to go Tuesday. If so, it's likely Candelario starts at first base Tuesday, with Santiago Espinal entering the lineup at third.

  • Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez: Homers in start

    Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against Atlanta in a 6-1 victory Monday.

    Freddie Freeman missed the game due to an ankle injury, giving Hernandez an opportunity to start at first base. The latter took advantage of the playing time, belting a solo blast to left field in the sixth inning. If Freeman misses additional time, Hernandez could be in line for more starts. He's gone just 2-for-12 at the plate so far this season, but both of his hits have been homers.

  • Padres' Manny Machado: Running often in early going

    Machado went 3-for-5 with a stolen base in Monday's 7-2 win against Cleveland.

    Machado was removed early from Saturday's game against Atlanta due to calf tightness, but the issue doesn't seem to be bothering him, as he swiped second base in the fifth inning Monday. The veteran third baseman has been active on the basepaths in the early part of the season, as he now has three thefts in five contests. Machado notched a modest 11 stolen bases during the regular season last year, and that was the first time in three campaigns that he had reached the double-digit mark.

  • Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez: Slotting in at first base

    Hernandez will start at first base and bat eighth Monday against Atlanta, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

    Hernandez is in line for his first start since the Tokyo Series against the Cubs, and it'll come as a result of an ankle injury to Freddie Freeman. Hernandez figures to be the likely candidate to fill in at first base until Freeman is cleared for play, though given the Dodgers' extensive depth, Muncy could also get a look at first, meaning Hernandez or Chris Taylor would presumably bump over to the hot corner.

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