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Davis had X-rays come back negative on his left hand Tuesday and was diagnosed with a bruise, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The 27-year-old was hit by a pitch on the back of the left hand in his first plate appearance Tuesday, but it appears he avoided a serious injury. Davis should be considered considered day-to-day and could be held out of the series finale Wednesday afternoon at Philadelphia.

Candelario went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 10-inning win over the Twins.

As he did last season, Candelario is quietly putting together good at-bats and plenty of hits. He's slashing .300/.364/.400 in the early going after recording a .297/.369/.503 line in 2020. Candelario might not jump off the page, but the 27-year-old is turning into a solid if not necessarily spectacular fantasy contributor.

Davis left Tuesday's game at Philadelphia after being hit by a pitch on the left hand, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The 27-year-old sustained the injury in his first plate appearance Tuesday and was quickly replaced on the bases by Luis Guillorme. Davis figures to undergo testing and should be considered day-to-day until the Mets update his status.

Chapman, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in a loss to the Dodgers on Monday, is hitting just .133 (2-for-15) over his first five games.

The slick-fielding third baseman does have hits in back-to-back games, but that pair of singles serve as the only times that he's knocked the ball out of the infield, though he's also walked four times. Chapman similarly struggled during Cactus League play -- he hit just .179 with 12 strikeouts across 53 plate appearances -- but he at least laced five of his seven hits for extra bases (two doubles, three home runs).

LeMahieu went 1-for-3 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 7-0 win over the Orioles.

LeMahieu crossed the plate on Giancarlo Stanton's grand slam in the fifth inning, then knocked in a run of his own on a sixth-inning single. The veteran second baseman has a .474 OBP so far this season as the leadoff hitter in a strong Yankees lineup.

The Nationals recalled Kieboom from Triple-A Rochester ahead of Tuesday's season opener versus Atlanta, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Kieboom was one of several Nationals farmhands called up from the minors after the team placed 10 players on the 10-day injured list -- nine due to COVID-19-related concerns -- prior to Opening Day. Though starting infielders Josh Bell and Josh Harrison were two of the nine players to land on the COVID-19 IL, Kieboom isn't a candidate to replace either in the Nationals' everyday lineup. Instead, Kieboom will act as the primary backup at third base to Starlin Castro, who's in the Opening Day lineup after battling a hamstring injury late in spring training, according to Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post.

Rendon will sit Tuesday against Houston.

Rendon started the first four games of the season at third base, going 4-for-18 at the plate. The veteran will rest for Tuesday's afternoon contest, with Jose Rojas making his first career start in his absence.

Manager Rocco Baldelli said that Donaldson (hamstring) will run on a treadmill and take batting practice Tuesday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Though the Twins placed Donaldson on the 10-day injured list last weekend, the fact that he hasn't been shut down from baseball activities offers hope that he'll be in line for an abbreviated absence. Donaldson's return from the IL won't be considered imminent until he's able to take part in full fielding and baserunning drills, but he seems to be trending in the right direction.

Longoria went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 3-2 win over the Padres.

Longoria showed off his bat speed as he took a 97 mph sinker over the right-field fence to give the Giants a 2-1 lead in the fourth. The 35-year-old has now homered in three of four games to open the season, but it's been a long time since he posted particularly special power numbers. With that in mind, it may be worth riding Longoria while he's hot, but don't get too attached.

Madrigal batted leadoff in place of the injured Tim Anderson (hamstring) and went 0-for-4 with a walk in a 6-0 win over Seattle on Monday.

Anderson came up lame on his first at-bat Sunday and was unavailable for Monday's contest. As a result, the contact-making Madrigal moved from ninth to the top of the order, and he extended his on-base streak to four games, though he also went hitless for the first time this season.