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Reyes, who was hit by a pitch in the left triceps Sunday, remained in the game and later connected for his second solo homer of the spring.

Pittsburgh is playing the utility man all over the field, but how he handles shortstop might well determine whether he makes the Opening Day roster. He's appeared in seven of the team's first nine games and is off to a good start with five hits in 15 at-bats. The 25-year-old hit for a higher average with Pittsburgh (.293) than he did at Triple-A Indianapolis (.284) in 2018, so it remains to be seen whether he can replicate his early success. Reyes was caught in his lone stolen-base attempt for the Bucs last September but swiped 16 bags in minor-league play.

Turner went 2-for-2 with a double, three RBI, a walk, a run scored and his first stolen base of the spring Sunday against the Astros.

Hitting at the top of the order, Turner hit a ground-rule double in the third inning to plate a run, and he drove in a pair in the fourth on a single to left field. The 25-year-old shortstop is 3-for-11 with three RBI, a stolen base and four runs scored so far this spring.

Crawford went 1-for-3 with an RBI against the Rockies on Sunday.

Crawford finally picked up his first base knock of camp, breaking an 0-for-11 skid at the dish. He drove in a run in the sixth inning on a single to center field. The UCLA product slashed .254/.325/.394 with 14 homers and 54 RBI in 151 games during the 2018 campaign.

Mateo was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

Mateo went 5-for-18 with an RBI and three runs scored during his time in major-league camp. He currently ranks as Oakland's No. 4 prospect, although he did struggle at the dish at Triple-A a season ago (.230/.280/.353 batting line through 131 games).

Seager will serve as designated hitter in a minor-league spring game Monday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Seager returned to game action for a minor-league contest Friday and is set for another four at-bats Monday. According to Plunkett, he 24-year-old will also run the bases but has yet to be cleared to play defense. As of Friday, his throwing program had progressed to 150 feet.

Swanson (wrist) is expected to play against the Yankees on Tuesday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Swanson was scratched from Friday's lineup due to wrist soreness and was originally expected to return to action in a minor-league game Thursday, but instead he will bump up that timeline a couple days. Per Mark Bowman of MLB.com, the 24-year-old is scheduled to take batting practice Sunday.

Bogaerts went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Saturday's game against the Orioles.

Bogaerts smacked his first homer of the spring while hitting fifth in the order. He mostly hit out of the five hole last season, when the shortstop launched a career-high 23 long balls and drove in 103 runs. It was a season in which Bogaerts' batted-ball profile improved dramatically. He barreled up 9.8 percent of his batted balls, up from 1.3 the previous season, and increased his hard-hit rate from 31.7 percent to 41.5.

Correa started at designated hitter and went 1-for-3 with a double in Friday's game against St. Louis.

Correa, who was clearly hampered by a back issue late last season, played on consecutive days for the first time this spring. The next benchmark for the shortstop is playing in the field on consecutive days. He has two hits -- both for extra bases - in 10 Grapefruit League at-bats.

Swanson (wrist) hopes to begin swinging Sunday and could possibly get into a minor-league game Thursday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

He felt soreness in the area of his hand where he tore a ligament in September, which is why he did not play Friday. The Braves don't have a big-league game scheduled for Thursday, so he is apparently targeting a back-fields game that day.

Correa said he feels good about where his body is at, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. "My back feels great," the shortstop said.

Correa said he wasn't able to hit the ball harder than 105 mph last season because of his back injury, but he's feeling good after scalding a double during Thursday's game against the Marlins that apparently came off the bat at 113 mph. "That made me feel good about where my body's at right now and where my swing's at," the 24-year-old said. He slapped another two-bagger in Friday's game against the Cardinals.