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  • Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Collects three hits in win

    Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-1 win over Minnesota.

    Bogaerts may be emerging from a mini-slump that saw him go 2-for-18 over a five-game stretch. In two weekend games, the shortstop went 4-for-8 with a home run, double, three RBI and three runs scored.

  • Trevor Story SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Trevor Story: Sitting on Marathon Monday

    Story is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

    The Red Sox will kick off their first game of the week and final game of their series with Minnesota at 11:10 a.m. ET, so Story's absence from the lineup merely looks to be the result of the quick turnaround. The 29-year-old also recently overcame a bout with a non-COVID-19-related illness and made starts in four of the past five days, going a collective 5-for-16 at the plate. Christian Arroyo will step in for Story at second base.

  • Paul DeJong SS | DET

    Cardinals' Paul DeJong: Swipes bag Sunday

    DeJong went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Brewers.

    DeJong's stolen base came after he got aboard on a fielder's choice in the fourth inning. It was the shortstop's first steal of the season. He's seen a starting role while hitting in the bottom third of the lineup, but he's posted a .167/.286/.375 slash line with a home run, two doubles, three RBI and a run scored through eight games. He'll need to do more with the bat to hold off Edmundo Sosa for playing time, especially with Tommy Edman hitting well and blocking Sosa's path to starts at second base.

  • Jorge Mateo SS | TB

    Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Racks up three hits

    Mateo went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Yankees.

    All three of Mateo's hits were singles, including one in the eighth inning that plated Kelvin Gutierrez. Mateo hasn't been afraid to show off his speed in 2022, recording three stolen bases in his first nine games. He's played primarily at shortstop, posting a .267/.353/.300 slash line with three RBI and three runs scored through 35 plate appearances.

  • Jeremy Pena SS | HOU

    Astros' Jeremy Pena: Receives first day off

    Pena is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

    Pena is slashing .345/.375/.621 while starting the first eight games of the season and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Aledmys Diaz will take over at shortstop for Houston.

  • Jon Berti 3B | CHC

    Marlins' Jon Berti: Back on bench

    Berti is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

    Berti made his third start in the Marlins' eight games this season in Saturday's 10-3 loss, going 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored. The speedy 32-year-old is expected to continue working in a utility role for Miami this season, with most of his starting opportunities coming when the Marlins want to rest one of their two lefty-hitting everyday infielders -- Jazz Chisholm and Joey Wendle -- against a lefty starting pitcher.

  • Phillies' Johan Camargo: Emerging as preferred option at 3B

    Camargo will start at third base and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Marlins, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

    Heading into the season, Bryson Stott and Alec Bohm were expected to vie for most of the starts at third base, but Camargo might have leapfrogged both players on the depth chart at this stage. Camargo will stick in the lineup for the sixth game in a row, with five of his starts coming at third base. Stott, meanwhile, had started in each of the previous five games, with his last three assignments coming at the keystone while Jean Segura (hand) was sidelined. With Segura back in action Sunday, however, Stott will head to the bench while Camargo sticks at the hot corner after producing a .724 OPS through his first 24 plate appearances of the season.

  • Corey Seager SS | TEX

    Rangers' Corey Seager: Day off Sunday

    Seager is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

    Seager started the first eight games of the season but will receive his first day off for the series finale versus the Halos. Marcus Semien will shift over to shortstop while Charlie Culberson starts at the keystone Sunday.

  • Trea Turner SS | PHI

    Dodgers' Trea Turner: Three hits, homer

    Turner went 3-for-4 with two-run home run in a 5-2 win against Cincinnati on Saturday.

    Turner singled in the first and seventh innings and homered in the sixth off Cincinnati starter Hunter Greene to give Los Angeles a lead it wouldn't relinquish. The 28-year-old shortstop has been scorching of late with three consecutive multi-hit games and is 7-for-13 with a triple and a home run in that stretch.

  • Jeremy Pena SS | HOU

    Astros' Jeremy Pena: Set for breather Sunday

    Pena will not be in Sunday's lineup against the Mariners, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    This is a planned day off for Pena, as manager Dusty Baker has rotated rest days for all regulars in the lineup early this season. Pena had another strong night at the dish Saturday, collecting three hits and a triple with two runs scored an RBI. He's now hitting .345 on the season across 32 plate appearances. Aledmys Diaz will get the start at shortstop Sunday in Pena's absence, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.

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