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  • Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA

    Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Trio of hits in loss Saturday

    Edwards went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and a walk in Saturday's 9-7 loss to the Yankees.

    Edwards continues to swing a hot bat to begin the season, as he's recorded a hit in all eight games and has multiple hits in five of the last six contests. The speedy infielder is now slashing .467/.500/.633 with one home run, two RBI, nine runs scored, one stolen base and a 2:3 BB:K across 33 plate appearances.

  • Joseph Ortiz SS | MIL

    Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Idle to begin doubleheader

    Ortiz isn't in the lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Royals.

    Ortiz has gone 6-for-18 with three RBI, five runs scored and two steals through his first five games, but the Brewers will keep him in the dugout to begin the first game of Saturday's schedule. David Hamilton will slide to shortstop as a result while Luis Rengifo starts at the hot corner, batting second.

  • Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA

    Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Pops first homer of year

    Edwards went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Yankees.

    The speedy infielder dropped a Will Warren fastball into the short porch in right field at Yankee Stadium in the first inning. Edwards has hit safely in seven straight games to begin the season, slashing a blistering .423/.444/.577 with one double, one homer, one RBI, seven runs scored and one steal.

  • Tim Tawa LF | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa: Starts in left field

    Tawa went 0-for-2 with a walk in Friday's 2-0 loss to Atlanta.

    Tawa started in left field in Arizona's first game without Jordan Lawlar (wrist), who is expected to miss 6-to-8 weeks. Tawa is expected to share duties with Jorge Barrosa for now, but eventually left field will be the landing spot for Lourdes Gurriel (knee). Gurriel will initially serve as a DH but should be ready for the field at some point in May.

  • Marcus Semien 2B | NYM

    Mets' Marcus Semien: Homers in three-hit game

    Semien went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 10-3 win over the Giants.

    Semien logged just his second multi-hit effort of the season. It included a fourth-inning homer, his first of the campaign and his first extra-base hit since Opening Day. The second baseman is still batting just .214 despite the big game, but his struggles have yet to cost him playing time. Semien was limited to 15 homers in 127 regular-season games for the Rangers last season, but he had hit at least 23 long balls while playing in at least 159 games in each of the previous four campaigns. Semien's sub-.700 OPS marks in each of the last two years are discouraging, especially since age is not on the side of the 35-year-old for a potential bounce-back year. He'll need to hit better if he's going to move up from the No. 7 spot in the order he's occupied for the first week of the season.

  • Ozzie Albies 2B | ATL

    Braves' Ozzie Albies: Breaks deadlock in ninth inning

    Albies went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-0 win over Arizona.

    Albies was the only hitter on either team to find much success at the plate in this low-scoring contest. He broke the scoreless deadlock by leading off the ninth inning with a solo shot off Paul Sewald. Albies has logged multiple hits in five of eight games this season, though he's gone hitless in the other three. He's added two homers, three RBI and six runs scored, and he's was caught stealing in his lone attempt so far, which was on Opening Day. Albies has topped the 20-homer mark four times in his career, but he's fallen short of that mark in each of the last two years, and he had a career-low .671 OPS over 157 regular-season contests in 2025.

  • Joseph Ortiz SS | MIL

    Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Taking seat Friday

    Ortiz is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals.

    Ortiz started five of Milwaukee's first six games but will take a seat for the series opener in Kansas City. He's batting .333 through 20 plate appearances and has two steals, three RBI and five runs but is still looking for his first extra-base hit. David Hamilton is receiving a look at shortstop Friday while batting ninth.

  • Luis Arraez 2B | SF

    Giants' Luis Arraez: Triples in win

    Arraez went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI triple in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Mets.

    Arraez drove in San Francisco's first run with an RBI triple in the first inning before coming around to score. The 28-year-old infielder added a single and another run in the third, marking his second straight multi-hit performance and third on the campaign. Arraez has turned in a strong start to the season, slashing .321/.333/.429 with three runs scored, two RBI and two stolen bases across 30 plate appearances in seven games.

  • Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Booted from 40-man roster

    The Pirates designated Valdez for assignment Friday.

    The club needed to free up a spot on its 40-man roster for the addition of Konnor Griffin. Valdez has managed just a .230/.288/.392 batting line over parts of three major-league seasons.

  • Mauricio Dubon SS | ATL

    Braves' Mauricio Dubon: Pops first homer of year

    Dubon went 2-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Thursday's win over the Diamondbacks.

    His sixth-inning homer off Joe Ross was one of four Atlanta long balls in a 17-2 rout. It was Dubon's first time leaving the yard in 2026, but he's come flying out of the gates while handling starting shortstop duties in place of Ha-Seong Kim (finger), batting .429 (9-for-21) with four runs and six RBI in six games.

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