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  • Pavin Smith RF | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Starts against southpaw

    Smith started at first base and went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Mets.

    The lefty-hitting Smith got a rare start against a left-hander, stepping in for Josh Naylor (another lefty), who received his first day off of the season. Smith was 1-for-2 against starter David Peterson, and then walked and singled against right-handed relievers. A .226 career hitter against southpaws, Smith has just seven plate appearances against them this season, going 1-for-5 with two walks.

  • Kyle Schwarber LF | PHI

    Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Clubs eighth homer Tuesday

    Schwarber went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over the Nationals.

    Schwarber clubbed the first pitch he saw for a two-run shot in the first inning. It snapped an eight-game homerless spell for the veteran slugger, who's seen his average dip in the past few weeks in the process. Over his last 15 games, Schwarber is batting just .196 (10-for-51) with two long balls, one double, eight RBI and seven runs scored.

  • Seiya Suzuki RF | CHC

    Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Goes deep in win

    Suzuki went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double, a triple, three runs scored and a walk in Tuesday's win over Pittsburgh.

    Suzuki finished a single short of the cycle in Tuesday's dominant performance. He doubled and scored in the fourth inning, knocked a two-run shot in the seventh and capped off his day with a triple and another run scored in the ninth. Suzuki has collected multiple hits in four of his last six games. He owns a strong .298/.368/.596 slash line with 15 extra-base hits and 25 RBI through 117 plate appearances.

  • Yuli Gurriel DH | SD

    Padres' Yuli Gurriel: Designated for assignment

    The Padres designated Gurriel for assignment Tuesday.

    Gurriel has started 2025 very poorly, going just 4-for-36 with three RBI and two runs scored over 16 games. He'll now end up as one of the roster casualties needed to make room for the return of both Luis Arraez (concussion) and Jason Heyward (knee) from the injured list.

  • Jesse Winker DH | NYM

    Mets' Jesse Winker: Crosses plate four times Monday

    Winker went 2-for-4 with two walks, four runs scored and an RBI in Monday's rout of the Nationals.

    The Mets combined for 21 hits and 19 runs, and Winker was right in the middle of the offensive eruption as the cleanup hitter. The 31-year-old is beginning to climb out of his early-season hole at the plate, and over his last nine games he's batting .276 (8-for-29) with three doubles, a homer, three RBI and seven runs while working on the strong side of a platoon at DH with Starling Marte.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Reaches four times, swipes bag

    Ohtani went 1-for-2 with a run, three walks and a stolen base in a 7-6 extra-inning victory versus Miami on Monday.

    The Marlins largely pitched around Ohtani in the contest, putting him on base via walk three times. The superstar slugger was able to make the most of his lone hit by following his first-inning single with a steal of second base before coming around to score on a Freddie Freeman base knock. Ohtani hasn't homered in his past seven contests, but he's picked up a pair of thefts in that span while going 8-for-27 (.296 batting average) at the plate.

  • Kris Bryant RF | COL

    Rockies' Kris Bryant: Having follow-up scans on back

    Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt said that Bryant (back) visited with Dr. Robert Watkins on Monday and will undergo follow-up scans, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

    The results of that imaging will determine the next steps for Bryant's rehab. Bryant was placed on the 10-day injured list in mid-April and subsequently diagnosed with lumbar degenerative disc disease. The 33-year-old has managed just a .400 OPS over 41 plate appearances in 11 games this season.

  • Alec Burleson LF | STL

    Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sitting out fourth straight game

    Burleson is absent from the lineup for Monday's game in Cincinnati.

    It marks four games in a row that Burleson has been out of the lineup, with three of them coming against right-handed pitchers. The Cardinals are again going with Nolan Gorman at designated hitter and in the fifth spot in the batting order for Monday's series opener.

  • Josh Bell DH | MIN

    Nationals' Josh Bell: Getting rest Monday

    Bell is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.

    Bell will exit the starting nine for just the third time in 29 games on the season after a rough showing in the Nationals' three-game series with the Mets over the weekend, when he went 1-for-12 with five strikeouts. With Bell on the bench, James Wood will get a day out of the outfield and will serve as Washington's designated hitter.

  • Eddie Rosario RF | MIL

    Braves' Eddie Rosario: Gets spot on big-league roster

    Rosario signed a one-year contract with Atlanta on Monday.

    Rosario will join Atlanta ahead of its three-game series in Colorado that begins Monday. The 33-year-old will begin his third stint in the Atlanta organization and could end up filling the strong side of a platoon in right field with Eli White until Ronald Acuna (knee) is ready to return from the injured list. Rosario struggled to a .531 OPS over 319 plate appearances between Washington and Atlanta in 2024 and logged four plate appearances with the Dodgers earlier this month before being cast off the 40-man roster and electing free agency. Before the Dodgers called him up April 18, the veteran outfielder had been hitting well at Triple-A Oklahoma City, slashing .339/.406/.542 with two home runs and three steals in 14 games.

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