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Kris Bryant RF | COL
Rockies' Kris Bryant: Getting afternoon off
Bryant is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Bryant will take a seat after he went 0-for-8 with three strikeouts while serving as Colorado's designated hitter in the first two games of the season. Hunter Goodman will get a day off from catching duties and spell Bryant as the Rockies' DH.
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Kyle Farmer 3B | ATL
Rockies' Kyle Farmer: Taking seat Sunday
Farmer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Tyler Freeman will get the nod at second base in the series finale after Farmer occupied the keystone in the first two games at Tampa Bay, going 1-for-6 with two RBI. Farmer and Freeman could form a timeshare at second base until Thairo Estrada (wrist) is ready to make his season debut.
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Ivan Herrera DH | STL
Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Receiving breather Sunday
Herrera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Herrera started the first two games of the season and went 4-for-7 with a walk, two doubles, two RBI and a run, and he'll receive a well-deserved rest Sunday. Pedro Pages is stepping in behind the plate to catch for righty Andre Pallante.
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Jordan Walker RF | STL
Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Out of Sunday's lineup
Walker is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Walker will receive his first day off after going 2-for-5 with two walks, a run and two caught stealings in the first two games of the season. Lars Nootbaar will shift to right field while Brendan Donovan mans left and Nolan Gorman starts at the keystone.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Not starting Sunday
Hayes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Hayes has gone 2-for-13 with two runs and two steals through the first three games of the season, and he'll head to the bench for Sunday's series finale. Jared Triolo will step in at the hot corner and bat seventh.
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Brett de Geus RP | PHI
Marlins' Brett de Geus: Dropped from 40-man roster
The Marlins designated de Geus for assignment Sunday.
De Geus will cede his spot on the 40-man roster to right-hander Xzavion Curry, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Jacksonville in a corresponding move. The right-hander failed to win a spot in Miami's Opening Day bullpen during spring training and struggled in his first appearance of the season with Jacksonville on Friday, giving up four runs (one earned) on five hits over 1.1 innings.
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Xzavion Curry RP | NYM
Marlins' Xzavion Curry: Moves up to big leagues
The Marlins selected Curry's contract from Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday.
Miami designated right-hander Brett de Geus for assignment and optioned right-hander Valente Bellozo to Triple-A to make room on the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster for Curry. Though Bellozo's demotion clears a spot in the rotation, Curry is likely ticketed for the bullpen in the short term to provide Miami with some extra coverage in relief. Curry and fellow long reliever Tyler Phillips are candidates to start when Miami's open spot comes around next weekend in Atlanta.
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Jakob Marsee CF | MIA
Marlins' Jakob Marsee: Looks healthy at Triple-A
Marsee (oblique) appeared in Triple-A Jacksonville's first two games of the season, going 1-for-8 with two walks, two runs, one RBI and one stolen base.
During spring training, Marsee was limited to just one Grapefruit League appearance while he contended with a right oblique strain, though the 23-year-old outfielder wasn't a serious candidate to break camp with the big club even if he'd been healthy. He was cleared to play in advance of the minor-league season and should be a near-everyday player for Jacksonville this season.
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Kyle Stowers 1B | MIA
Marlins' Kyle Stowers: Resting versus lefty Sunday
Stowers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Stowers will take a seat for the first time this season, joining fellow left-handed hitters Graham Pauley and Matt Mervis on the bench while the Pirates send southpaw Andrew Heaney to the bump. While starting Miami's first three games of the season, Stowers went 4-for-12 with two walks, two RBI, one run and one stolen base.
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Graham Pauley 3B | MIA
Marlins' Graham Pauley: Sitting against lefty
Pauley is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Pauley went 2-for-6 with a double and an RBI over the Marlins' first two games of the season, but he'll head to the bench for a second straight day with Pittsburgh sending another southpaw (Andrew Heaney) to the bump. Jonah Bride will step in at third base for the lefty-hitting Pauley, who looks poised to fill a strong-side platoon role until Connor Norby (oblique) is ready to return from the injured list.