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Miller went 3-for-6 with a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Royals.

Miller brought Steven Kwan home with a single to center in the first inning, then plated Jose Ramirez and Amed Rosario with a double in the top of the second, and he closed things out when he brought Rosario home once again with an RBI single in the fourth. While several other Cleveland players had multi-hit and/or multi-RBI games in this blowout win, Miller certainly made his presence felt in what were his first at-bats of the season.

Arauz started at second base and went 0-for-2 with an RBI in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Yankees.

Arauz stepped in for Trevor Story (non-COVID illness) against left-handed starter Jordan Montgomery. The righty-hitting Christian Arroyo, the top backup at second, was in right field in place of Jackie Bradley. There shouldn't be many opportunities for Arauz, but he does offer a speed component that will be used in extra innings, which is how he was used in Friday's season-opening loss.

Ibanez started at first base and went 1-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 12-6 win over the Blue Jays.

Ibanez was part of a lineup dominated by right-handed batters, as Texas faced its first left-handed starter of the season. Normally the Rangers' starter at third base, Ibanez moved to first base in place of the lefty-hitting Nathaniel Lowe. He also moved from eighth in the order to the five-hole. Ibanez has two hits in 13 at-bats thus far.

Kemp went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Sunday's 4-1 win over Philadelphia.

Kemp gave Oakland a pair of insurance runs with a ninth-inning single. The 30-year-old has started at second base and hit leadoff in each of the team's first three games.

Lowe went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in an 8-0 win over the Orioles on Sunday.

Batting leadoff for the second straight day, Lowe picked up his first hit of the year with his second-inning shot that chased Tyler Wells from the game. He later scored on a Wander Franco single in the seventh and finished his day with a pair of strikeouts. Lowe hit leadoff 60 times in 2021, and it looks like he'll continue to own that role against right-handers.

Frazier went 1-for-5 with an RBI double and a run in a win over the Twins on Saturday.

The offseason acquisition from the Padres picked a good time to break through with his first hit for his new club, delivering a game-tying two-bagger in the ninth inning that plated Julio Rodriguez. Frazier subsequently came around to score what would be the game-winning run on Ty France's hit. While the timely double was just his first hit in 10 at-bats with the Mariners, the fact Frazier has yet to strike out in that sample suggests he should see his luck improve if he continues to make consistent contact.

Mayfield is starting at third base and hitting fourth Sunday against the Astros, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Mayfield has appeared in two games this season, though Sunday's start will be his first of the campaign. He'll immediately slot into a prominent spot in the order, directly following Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout and Jared Walsh.

Altuve is out of the lineup Sunday against the Angels, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Altuve started each of Houston's first three games, but he will get a routine day off Sunday. Aledmys Diaz will start at second base and hit fifth while Niko Goodrum will enter the lineup at first base and hit seventh.

Gimenez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Gimenez started at shortstop and second base in the first two games of the campaign and went 1-for-6 with a strikeout. He'll take a seat Sunday versus lefty Kris Bubic while Amed Rosario and Ernie Clement start in the middle infield.

Biggio is not in Sunday's lineup against Texas.

Biggio started each of Toronto's first two games, batting ninth on each occasion. He'll sit for the first time Sunday, with Santiago Espinal drawing the starting at second base while hitting eighth.