Ohtani went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, a triple and a walk in Monday's 6-4 loss the Nationals.

The Japanese superstar was a perfect 3-for-3 against southpaw starter MacKenzie Gore. After leading the game off with an infield single, Ohtani slugged a 378-foot homer in the third inning to tie the game at 2-2. The three-time MVP wasn't finished, however, returning in the fifth to hit his first triple of the season. Ohtani looks headed for another great season, as he's opened with a .311/.436/.644 slash line across 55 plate appearances.

Pederson is absent from the lineup for Monday's game versus the Cubs.

The Rangers are facing a left-hander in Justin Steele for just the second time this season, which means Pederson will begin the contest on the bench. Jonah Heim is starting at designated hitter and Kyle Higashioka is doing the catching for the series opener.

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

Bride will head to the bench for the second time in three games after producing just two hits through his first 26 at-bats of the season. He'll cede his spot in the lineup to Eric Wagaman, who draws the start at first base while Matt Mervis gets a day out of the infield and serves as Miami's designated hitter.

Reynolds is out of the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Cardinals.

It's the first day off this season for Reynolds, who is still not ready to play the outfield as he deals with right triceps soreness. Alexander Canario is getting the call in right field Monday while Andrew McCutchen serves as the Pirates' designated hitter.

The Cardinals selected Pozo's contract from Triple-A Memphis on Monday.

Pozo will serve as the team's backup catcher behind Pedro Pages for at least the next 10 days while Ivan Herrera (knee) is on the injured list. The 27-year-old Pozo was off to a hot start at Memphis with two home runs and three doubles over his first 21 plate appearances.

Bryant went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Sunday against the A's.

Bryant entered the game with just two hits across the first 18 at-bats of his season, though he doubled that total with his effort Sunday. He also drove in his first run of the season with a single in the first frame. Bryant still has an ugly .174/.240/.217 line for the season.

Flores went 1-for-1 with an RBI during Sunday's 5-4 win over the Mariners.

The 33-year-old began the game on the bench for the first time this season, though he pinch hit in the ninth frame and knocked a walk-off single into right field. Flores ranks third in the National League with 12 RBI on the season and is the only player in the top five with fewer than 10 appearances. The veteran has delivered a productive start to the 2025 campaign, slashing .273/.314/.636 with four home runs, an additional run and a walk across 33 at-bats.

The Cardinals are expected to call up Pozo from Triple-A Memphis on Monday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Pozo will join the major-league roster ahead of the team's three-game series in Pittsburgh. With Ivan Herrera (knee) set to be placed on the 10-day injured list, Pozo will operate as the Cardinals' backup catcher behind Pedro Pages. Pozo -- whose lone big-league action came in 2021 with the Rangers -- has produced five extra-base hits (two home runs, three doubles) over 21 plate appearances with Memphis this season.

Manzardo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Angels.

Manzardo cracked his third home run of the season in the fourth inning to tie the game at 2-2 before the Angels pulled away in the latter innings. He leads the Guardians with nine RBI through nine games.

Devers combined to go 5-for-8 with a home run, two doubles, five RBI, five runs scored and two walks in Sunday's doubleheader against St. Louis.

Devers went 1-for-4 with his first long ball of the year and drew a game-tying walk in the ninth inning in Game 1 of the doubleheader before catching fire with a 4-for-4 performance in Game 2. After a historically bad start to the 2025 campaign, Devers is beginning to look like himself again; over his last five games, he's gone 10-for-19 (.526) with four extra-base hits and a 5:2 BB:K. Devers was in an 0-for-19 rut but has already boosted his slash line to .263/.404/.421 with his recent hot streak.