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Alvarez is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the White Sox, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Alvarez gets a day of rest in the early part of the year after appearing in the first three contests of the series. Corey Julks will start in left field and hit seventh, while David Hensley is slotted as the designated hitter and will hit fifth against Mike Clevinger and the White Sox.

Vogelbach is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

The lefty-hitting Vogelbach will take a seat for the second time in the four-game series with the Marlins bringing a southpaw (Trevor Rogers) to the hill for the finale. Mark Canha will replace Vogelbach in the lineup at designated hitter.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Orioles. He also reached base when he was hit by a pitch.

Turner has gotten off to a nice start to his time in Boston, providing two-hit performances in both of his first two contests while reaching base six times in 10 total plate appearances. He batted out of the third spot in Boston's first two contests versus right-handed starting pitchers and will remain in the lineup Sunday as the No. 3 hitter while lefty Cole Irvin takes the hill for Baltimore.

Alvarez went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the White Sox.

Alvarez notched his first multi-hit effort of the season, which was highlighted by an RBI single in the eighth inning to put the Astros up by two runs. He has now knocked in at least one run in all three games this season, totaling five RBI and four runs scored.

Martinez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's 10-1 win over Arizona.

Martinez got his third straight start at DH and slotted into the No. 3 spot in the order with Will Smith getting a night off. The veteran enjoyed his best game of the season thus far, knocking his first two extra-base hits, including a 409-foot solo homer in the seventh inning. Martinez has gone 3-for-11 with a pair of RBI and five strikeouts through his first three games of the campaign.

Carpenter went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's victory over Colorado. He also walked.

Carpenter doubled home Jake Cronenworth and Juan Soto to give the Padres a 4-0 lead in the second inning. The 37-year-old has already driven in three runs in 2023, and he should continue to see plenty of playing time against right-handed pitching as the designated hitter.

Pederson went 2-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Yankees.

The veteran outfielder took Clarke Schmidt deep in the fourth inning to get the Giants on the board, then crossed the plate in the ninth on a Mike Yastrzemski double. Pederson has his first homer of 2023 in the books after slugging 23 in 433 plate appearances last season, and he figures to be productive again in a strong-side platoon role.

Stanton went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Giants.

He took Alex Cobb deep in the third inning, giving Stanton his first homer of the season. The 33-year-old slugger has launched at least 30 homers in each of the last four seasons in which he's played at least 110 games, and positive regression in last year's career-worst .227 BABIP should raise his overall production -- as long as he can stay healthy.

Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Nationals.

His fourth-inning blast was one of three on the day as Atlanta hitters bashed off Josiah Gray. Ozuna has struggled to hit for average the last couple seasons, but the 32-year-old still hit 23 homers in 124 games in 2022 and figures to be a solid power source once again this year, even if the rest of his profile doesn't rebound.

Canha went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's win over the Marlins.

Canha scored the first run of the game and drove in runs on a single in the fifth inning and a solo homer in the seventh. He has started in all three games for the Mets so far this season, twice in left field and once as the designated hitter. Even though he's 34 years old, there might be some upside here, particularly in the power department.