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Jace Peterson SS | ARI
Brewers' Jace Peterson: Cranks first homer
Peterson went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Padres.
Peterson entered in the seventh inning to pinch hit for Corbin Burnes, but he stayed in the game at second base. His second plate appearance led to his first home run of the season, which came off Craig Stammen in the ninth inning. Peterson is getting more playing time with Kolten Wong (oblique) on the 10-day injured list, but he usually comes off the bench. He only has three hits and three walks in 24 plate appearances.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Indians' Jose Ramirez: Records another steal
Ramirez went 0-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's 8-5 loss to the White Sox.
Ramirez drew a walk and stole second base in the third inning. The third baseman didn't find much success at the plate Tuesday, but he recorded his third steal in five games. He's slashing .217/.294/.433 with four stolen bases, four homers, eight RBI and six runs scored in 16 contests overall.
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J.D. Davis 1B | LAA
Mets' J.D. Davis: Swats first homer
Davis went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run Tuesday against the Cubs.
An early trip to the injured list has caused a slow start to the season for Davis. However, he showed signs of getting on track Tuesday, taking Jake Arrieta deep for his first homer of the season, which accounted for the Mets' only run of the game.
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Gio Urshela 3B | MIN
Yankees' Gio Urshela: Swats second homer
Urshela went 2-for-3 with a double and a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-1 win over Atlanta.
The third baseman is heating up at the plate. Over his last eight games, Urshela has gone 9-for-29 (.310) with both his homers on the year, three doubles, three runs and six RBI.
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Jean Segura 3B | CLE
Phillies' Jean Segura: Removed with quad strain
Segura exited Tuesday's game against the Giants with a strained right quadriceps, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
The 31-year-old was pulled from Tuesday's contest after receiving a visit from the athletic trainer following his groundout to close the third inning. According to Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Segura will undergo an MRI on Wednesday to determine the severity of the injury, so he'll likely be unavailable for the series finale versus the Giants.
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Mike Moustakas 3B | CHW
Reds' Mike Moustakas: Lands on 10-day injured list
Moustakas was placed on the 10-day injured list with a non-COVID illness Tuesday.
Moustakas had been out of action since Wednesday with the issue, though he was initially listed as part of the Reds' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks. The Reds can backdate the transaction by three days, but he'll still be out until at least next Tuesday. Alex Blandino will replace him on the active roster, though it's Kyle Farmer who will replace him in Tuesday's lineup.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Astros' Alex Bregman: Returns to lineup Tuesday
Bregman (COVID-19 injured list) is starting Tuesday in Colorado, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
As expected, Bregman is back in the starting nine for the first of a two-game series in Coors Field.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Heads to bench
Machado is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Brewers.
Machado was banged up with back and shoulder issues late last week but was never forced to miss any time. It's unclear whether Tuesday's off day is a routine one or if it's related to his minor injuries. Ha-Seong Kim will start at third base in his absence.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Not in Tuesday's lineup
Devers will not start Tuesday's game against Toronto, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
Devers sits for just the second time this season. He's gotten off to a strong start, hitting .271/.362/.542 with five homers in 69 plate appearances. Marwin Gonzalez will fill in for him at third base Tuesday.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Scores twice in romp
Devers went 2-for-3 with two walks, an RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 11-5 win over the White Sox.
Devers kept the line moving in the first two innings and assisted in chasing Lucas Giolito early by scoring twice. His solid start to the 2021 season continues, as Devers is now batting .271 with 15 RBI through 16 games. The 24-year-old has also drawn a walk in an impressive 11.6 percent of his plate appearances this year.