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Vazquez went 1-for-4 with a walk, stolen base and a solo home run Tuesday against the Rays.

Vazquez led off the ninth inning with a solo home run off Diego Castillo to tie the game. It was his first home run of the season. Earlier in the game, he reached base on a walk and proceeded to steal second base in a double steal with Xander Bogaerts. Vazquez has gotten off to a strong start to the campaign, recording two multi-hit efforts in four starts.

Barnhart went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI and two runs in Tuesday's 14-1 win over the Pirates.

The bottom of the Reds' order was a wrecking ball Tuesday, as Nick Senzel, Jonathan India and Barnhart combined for nine hits, nine runs and seven RBI from the 6-7-8 spots. The veteran catcher is better known for his defense, but Barnhart is having a strong start to the season at the plate, going 5-for-13 (.385) with a homer and five RBI in five games.

Narvaez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and one walk in Tuesday's win over the Cubs.

Narvaez took Adbert Alzolay deep in the fourth inning to notch his second home run of the season and second long ball in as many games. He's opened the campaign hot overall, recording at least one hit in all four of his starts.

Grandal is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Mariners.

Grandal is hitting .267 with one home run, three walks and three strikeouts through four games. Zack Collins will start behind the dish and bat seventh.

Jansen (knee) could return to the lineup Wednesday against the Rangers, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

He is feeling better Tuesday after taking a foul tip off the right knee Monday and is available off the bench. It sounds like Jansen will probably catch Hyun Jin Ryu on Wednesday.

Smith will head to the bench Tuesday against Oakland, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

The Dodgers made it clear over the offseason that Smith would handle a lighter workload than is typical for a starting catcher, and that's indeed been the case thus far. Smith will sit for the third time in the first six games of the year, with Austin Barnes continuing to serve as Clayton Kershaw's personal catcher. Smith has been everything he's supposed to be when available, going 5-for-10 with a pair of homers, two doubles and four walks, but the playing-time concerns aren't going away anytime soon.

Trevino is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Blue Jays.

Trevino has picked up at least one hit in all three of his starts so far, good for a .385 average (albeit with four strikeouts) in the early going. Nonetheless, Jonah Heim will start behind the dish and bat eighth Tuesday.

Diaz is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.

After starting on Opening Day, Diaz has gotten into the lineup just once in the last four games. Both of his starts to date have come against southpaws, while Dom Nunez has handled the starts against righties like Tuesday's starter for Arizona, Luke Weaver. It's possible the two will continue to platoon going forward, which would leave Diaz on the bench for more than half of the Rockies' games.

Jansen (knee) is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Rangers.

He's day-to-day after exiting Monday's game after getting hit on the knee by a pitch. Alejandro Kirk will start at catcher and bat ninth.

Sanchez is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Orioles.

This is Sanchez's first day off of the young season. He went 3-for-7 with a pair of home runs in the first two games of the season, then 0-for-8 with four strikeouts over the next two. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the dish and bat ninth.