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  • Marcell Ozuna DH | ATL

    Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Back in lineup Friday

    Ozuna (hip) will start at designated hitter and bat third in Friday's contest versus the Twins.

    Ozuna missed the entirety of this week's series in Toronto because of hip inflammation, but he's apparently feeling better after a few days of rest. The 34-year-old has cracked three homers while putting up a 1.008 OPS in his first 15 games this season.

  • Pavin Smith RF | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Homers again Thursday

    Smith went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, a homer, two RBI and a stolen base during Thursday's 6-4 win against the Marlins.

    It was the third straight two-hit performance for Smith and his second consecutive game with a home run. The 29-year-old has yet to make a start against a left-handed pitcher this season, but he's batted in the heart of the lineup every time Arizona has faced a righty and has a .404/.491/.745 slash line with seven doubles, three long balls, seven RBI and 10 runs through 18 games.

  • Jesse Winker DH | NYM

    Mets' Jesse Winker: Not in Thursday's lineup

    Winker is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

    Winker had started two of the last three games against righties, but he'll take a seat Thursday versus right-hander Andre Pallante, who has reverse splits. Starling Marte will be at designated hitter and bat sixth.

  • Giants' Wilmer Flores: Idle Thursday

    Flores is out of the lineup for Thursday's game versus Philadelphia, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Flores will get a chance to rest Thursday after going 2-for-11 with four RBI and three runs scored across the first three games of the series. His absence will move Willy Adames into the DH spot, opening up shortstop for Christian Koss.

  • Josh Bell DH | MIN

    Nationals' Josh Bell: Resting Thursday

    Bell is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Pirates.

    With Thursday's game beginning at 12:35 p.m. ET, Bell will get some rest after he had started at designated hitter or at first base in each of Washington's last seven contests while going 3-for-27 with a home run and three walks over that stretch. Bell's absence from the lineup will allow the Nationals to give James Wood a day out of the outfield and deploy him as their DH.

  • Bryan Reynolds LF | PIT

    Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Returning to outfield Thursday

    Reynolds (triceps) will start in right field and bat second in Thursday's game against the Nationals.

    Reynolds will be making his first start in the outfield since March 30, as he had been limited exclusively to designated-hitter duties over the past two and a half weeks while managing right triceps soreness. The 30-year-old was apparently able to resume a throwing program without issue in recent days, and the Pirates are now comfortable enough with his health to have him play defense again. Pittsburgh had been getting by with a committee of Andrew McCutchen, Jack Suwinski and Alexander Canario in right field, but assuming Reynolds is ready to play in the outfield on a regular basis moving forward, McCutchen will likely end up seeing the bulk of the starts at DH.

  • Spencer Steer 1B | CIN

    Reds' Spencer Steer: Taking seat Thursday

    Steer is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mariners.

    Steer has been limited to designated-hitter duties thus far as he works his way back from a right shoulder injury, but manager Terry Francona said that the 27-year-old is ramping up his throwing and is almost ready to play first base, according to Charlie Goldsmith of the Dayton Daily News. It's not clear when Steer might be ready to play additional positions, however. Austin Hays will get a start at DH on Thursday while Steer rests.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Slugs moonshot in victory

    Ohtani went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in an 8-7 win against Colorado on Wednesday.

    Ohtani led off the bottom half of the first inning in jaw-dropping fashion, belting a 448-foot solo shot to right field off veteran German Marquez. The two-way star plated another run (albeit in less dramatic fashion) later in the frame on a single to right field to cap a seven-run opening inning for Los Angeles. Ohtani is tied for fourth in the league with six home runs, and he's added five steals, putting him on pace to approach a 40-40 campaign after logging MLB's first ever 50-50 season last year.

  • Pavin Smith RF | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Belts solo homer

    Smith went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-2 win over Miami.

    Smith extended Arizona's lead to two runs in the sixth inning, when he took Max Meyer deep to center field for a 429-foot solo home run. It was Smith's second homer of the year, and he's begun the season slashing .386/.460/.659 with nine runs and five RBI in 50 plate appearances while filling the strong side of a platoon at designated hitter.

  • Jesse Winker DH | NYM

    Mets' Jesse Winker: Bangs out two doubles Wednesday

    Winker went 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Twins.

    The veteran outfielder broke an 0-for-13 skid with the performance. Winker has had a tough beginning to 2025 and missed time over the last week with an illness, but he's capable of heating up quickly if he's healthy. Through 12 games, he's batting .200 (7-for-35) with zero homers, one run and six RBI.

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