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Rendon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Rendon went 1-for-7 in the first two games of the series. Gio Urshela will be the starting third baseman for Sunday's finale against Milwaukee with Jake Lamb hitting eighth and playing first base .

Castro is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's battle against the Nationals.

Castro continues to hit well as the everyday shortstop for the Pirates, but he'll get a day of rest in the series finale against the Nationals. Tucupita Marcano will handle shortstop duties and hit seventh.

The Pirates returned Maggi to Double-A Altoona following Saturday's doubleheader against the Nationals.

Maggi remained with the club for Saturday's twin bill and picked up his first big-league hit in the nightcap, going 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI and a run. The minor-league journeyman finally received a taste of the big leagues but is now headed back to Altoona, where he has a .468 OPS in eight games to open the season.

Urias is not in the starting lineup against the Red Sox on Sunday.

Urias has failed to pick up a hit over seven at-bats in the series against the Tigers in two games of work. Gunnar Henderson will man the hot corner and hit sixth with Ryan O'Hearn hitting ninth as the designated hitter.

Devers went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 8-7 extra-inning win over the Guardians.

Devers launched his AL-leading 10th home run in the first inning to give Boston an early lead. The third baseman is on pace for 60 homers over a 162-game season. He appears to have a made a conscious decision to leave the park more often, which has come at the expense of batting average. Devers has career highs in launch angle (15.0) and flyball percentage (33.3) in his pursuit of the long ball but is hitting just .239 (.208 BABIP).

Longoria started at designated hitter and went 0-for-5 in Saturday's 11-4 win over the Rockies.

Longoria has just one hit over the late 21 at-bats, lowering his season average to .208. He could be in danger of losing plate appearances to Emmanuel Rivera, who started at third base and had three hits Saturday.

Rivera started at third base and went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's 11-4 win over Colorado.

Rivera got the start at third against a righty instead of Josh Rojas, who gave Ketel Marte a rest at second base. Rivera has hit in all four games since being called up as a replacement for Jake McCarthy, going 7-for-12 with two RBI. He's currently third on the depth chart at the hot corner behind Rojas and Evan Longoria, who has one hit in last 21 at-bats and is batting .208.

Bregman went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Saturday's loss to Philadelphia.

Bregman struggled to put the ball in play Saturday, striking out three times, two of which came at the hands of Zack Wheeler. After hitting safely in 14 of 15 games from April 9 to April 24, the third baseman is 0-for-14 in his last four contests. Bregman should get the chance to break the slump Sunday in a matchup against projected starter Bailey Falter, who has given up five home runs and holds an 0-4 record through five starts this season.

Farmer (face) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday and hopes to be activated from the injured list May 9, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

He'll play with St. Paul for a week before undergoing oral surgery to remove wires in his jaw on May 8 that sounds like the last steep in his recovery process. Farmer underwent surgery on his lower lip and bottom teeth after being struck by a pitch in the face April 12.

Machado went 3-for-4 with a double, two homers, three RBI, four runs scored and one steal in Saturday's win over San Francisco.

Machado delivered a two-run home run in the seventh inning that gave the Padres the lead for good. The third baseman has three homers in the last two games after swatting just one long ball in his first 25 games of the season. The recent outburst has pumped up his numbers, but he is still slashing a disappointing .245/.289/.406 in 2023.