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Young will start in center field and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Young will pick up his fourth start in five games and appears to have re-emerged as the Nationals' preferred option in center over the struggling Dylan Crews, who owns a .272 OPS on the season and will now sit for the second straight day. Though Young hasn't been particularly effective with the bat either -- he enters Sunday with a .595 OPS in 32 plate appearances -- his speed and defensive acumen could be enough to keep him ahead of Crews on the depth chart.

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

Crews finds himself on the bench for the second game in a row against a right-handed pitcher. With the Nationals providing no indication that Crews is dealing with an injury, the consecutive absences from the lineup appear to be a result of poor production to begin the season; he enters Sunday's contest with a .116/.156/.116 slash line and a 37.8 percent strikeout rate in 45 plate appearances. Jacob Young will patrol center field Sunday while Crews takes a seat.

Rosario will start at third base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Marlins.

He'll man the hot corner for the second day in a row after going 1-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's 7-6 loss. With Rosario now entering the lineup on consecutive days against right-handed starting pitchers, he appears to be the Nationals' preferred option at third base over Jose Tena, while Paul DeJong shifts over to shortstop in the absence of CJ Abrams (hip).

Sanoja will start at third base and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Sanoja will be in the lineup for the fourth time in five games, with each of those starts coming at a different position (third base, second base, shortstop and left field). The 22-year-old has produced a .606 OPS through 25 plate appearances and should remain a regular presence in the lineup versus left-handed pitching while also occasionally drawing starts against righties thanks to his ability to play all over the diamond.

McCutchen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

McCutchen will hit the bench for the third time in seven games as he fills a part-time role in the corner outfield in the short term while Bryan Reynolds tends to a sore triceps that's been limiting him to designated-hitter duties. Alexander Canario will get a look in right field Sunday while McCutchen takes a seat.

Suwinski is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Reds on Sunday.

Suwinski will sit for a second straight game after going 0-for-3 with one run scored, one walk and one strikeout Friday. Adam Frazier, Oneil Cruz and Alexander Canario will man the outfield for the Pirates.

Hayes is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Reds on Sunday.

Hayes will sit after going 0-for-6 with two walks and three strikeouts across his last two outings. Isiah Kiner-Falefa will shift over to third base while Tsung-Che Cheng gets the start at shortstop.

Cruz (finger) is starting in center field and batting fourth against the Reds on Sunday.

He'd missed the Pirates' last three games after he was hit by a pitch on his finger Tuesday. Cruz has begun the year slashing .211/.360/.395 with seven stolen bases, two home runs and five RBI across 50 plate appearances.

Bart (back) is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Reds on Sunday.

Bart continues to work through lower-back discomfort and will miss a second straight game as a result. Henry Davis will once again start behind home plate and bat ninth against Reds right-hander Hunter Greene.

Pham is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Reds on Sunday.

Pham will begin Sunday's series finale in the dugout while the Pirates start Adam Frazier, Oneil Cruz and Alexander Canario in the outfield. Pham has gone 4-for-21 with two runs scored, three walks and four RBI across his last six outings.