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Rojas is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Rojas is 2-for-8 with a double and a run scored through the first two games of the season and will head to the bench Sunday. Joey Wendle will shift to shortstop while Brian Anderson starts at the hot corner.

Castillo is starting at second base and hitting fifth in Sunday's lineup against the Cardinals, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Castillo entered Thursday's game at third base after Ke'Bryan Hayes was forced to exit. However, Sunday will mark his first career start, and he will patrol second base while hitting fifth. Hoy Park is out of the lineup and has started only one of the team's three games early in the campaign.

DeJong went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in a 6-2 win Saturday against the Pirates.

DeJong's two-out, two-run home run in the fourth inning gave the Cardinals the lead for good. He walked and struck out twice in his other three plate appearances. After losing the starting shortstop job to Edmundo Sosa last season, the former All-Star was named the starter for 2022 after hitting .435/.536/.826 in 11 spring contests. The 28-year-old has hit sixth in the St. Louis lineup in both games to start the season.

Lindor (face) will bat third and play shortstop Saturday against Washington.

Lindor left Friday's game after getting hit in the head by a pitch, but he avoided serious injury. He'll remain in the lineup and will look to improve on his slow start, which saw him go 1-for-6 with four strikeouts through his first two games.

Lindor (face) expects to be in the lineup Saturday against the Nationals, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

Lindor was hit in the head by a pitch Friday and was forced to leave the game, but he cleared concussion protocol and his X-rays came back negative. His presence in the Mets' lineup should be confirmed soon once the team reveals its starting nine.

Wendle isn't starting Saturday's game against the Giants, Craig Mish of SportsGrid.com reports.

Wendle went 1-for-3 with a run and a walk in Friday's season opener against San Francisco. Brian Anderson will start at the hot corner and bat sixth Saturday since manager Don Mattingly tends to play most of his players during the first series of the season before shifting to a regular lineup.

Abrams went 0-for-4 and was caught stealing in the Padres' 3-0 win over Arizona on Friday.

Though he didn't reach base in the victory, Abrams flashed a bit of the potential that led San Diego to include him on its Opening Day roster. The 21-year-old reached on a fielder's choice in the second inning and nearly swiped second base but slid past the bag and was tagged out after easily beating the throw. In the sixth, Abrams put excellent contact on a slider and drove the ball deep to right field, but it was caught on the warning track. The start was Abrams' first of the campaign after Ha-Seong Kim started at shortstop Opening Day, and it appears the pair may split time at the position until Fernando Tatis (wrist) returns in approximately two months.

Lindor underwent X-rays on his jaw that came back negative and cleared concussion protocols after exiting Friday's game against the Nationals.

Lindor was hit in the face by a pitch in the top of the fifth inning Friday, but he appears to have avoided a significant injury. The 28-year-old should be considered day-to-day ahead of Saturday's matchup against Washington, but if the Lindor misses any time, Luis Guillorme will likely fill in at shortstop.

Lindor was removed from Friday's game against the Nationals in the top of the fifth inning after being hit in the head by a pitch, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Lindor remained down for a few moments after being hit by the pitch, but he was walking and alert while being checked by trainers. While the exact nature of the issue isn't yet clear, he was replaced by Luis Guillorme, who entered the game as a pinch runner. Prior to Lindor's departure, he went 0-for-1 with a run, a walk and a strikeout. Whether he's available for Saturday's matchup against Washington remains to be seen.

Abrams will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Friday's game against the Diamondbacks.

The 21-year-old had his contract selected by San Diego on Thursday and didn't see the field during the Opening Day loss to Arizona, but he'll join the lineup for his MLB debut Friday. Abrams, who is the Padres' top prospect, hit .290/.357/.414 with two home runs, 23 RBI and 13 stolen bases for Double-A San Antonio last year, and he's expected to have at least a part-time role at second base, shortstop and right field this season.