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Urias (calf) will sit Tuesday against the Padres, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Urias exited Monday's game due to calf cramps, and the issue is evidently serious enough for him to sit for at least one more game. The Brewers have an off day Thursday, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see Urias sit Wednesday as well in order to get three straight days to heal. Daniel Robertson will play shortstop in his absence.

Biggio (hand) is starting in right field and batting sixth Tuesday against the Red Sox.

He missed a few games with a bruised hand. Biggio is hitting .171 with a .292 OBP, two home runs, zero steals and a 33.3 percent strikeout rate through 13 games.

Espinal was recalled from the alternate training site prior to Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.

He will likely be back and forth between the alternate training site and the majors all season long. Espinal has played in three games, collecting three hits in eight at-bats.

Arroyo (foot) will start at second base and bat second Tuesday against the Blue Jays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Though Arroyo wasn't forced to exit the second game of Sunday's doubleheader with the White Sox, he appeared to be in pain after fouling a ball off his foot earlier in the contest. He went unused in Monday's 11-4 win, but he looks like he'll be good to go as the Red Sox open a two-game set with the Blue Jays on Tuesday. Arroyo will be entering the lineup as an indirect replacement for Alex Verdugo, covering the keystone while Enrique Hernandez moves to center field.

Gimenez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox.

Gimenez will sit with lefty Carlos Rodon on the mound for Chicago. He's started against every righty that Cleveland has faced this season but has been on the bench for six out of nine lefties, including each of the last four. Amed Rosario starts at shortstop in his absence.

Albies (calf) will start at second base and bat fifth Tuesday against the Yankees.

Atlanta won't have star outfielder Ronald Acuna (abdomen) in its lineup for the series opener, but the return of Albies from a two-game absence is a decent consolation prize. After struggling to a .139/.162/.278 slash line while batting second in each Atlanta's first 10 games, Albies has shown improvement since moving to the middle of the order. He's posted a 1.193 OPS in his four games batting fourth or fifth in the lineup.

Urias left Monday's game against the Padres due to a right calf cramp.

Urias belted a solo home run to tie the game at one in the third inning, but he left the contest almost immediately after. The team later identified the injury as a cramp, which is a positive development for Milwaukee. Urias will be considered day-to-day until further notice.

Hernandez went 2-for-6 with a home run, a double and two runs scored in Monday's 11-4 victory over the White Sox.

Hernandez took Lucas Giolito deep to kick off the bottom half of the first inning, and the Red Sox would never look back. The 29-year-old has now homered in two of his last three contests and sits with three long balls on the young season. He's slashing .269/.306/.463 with four doubles and seven RBI over 17 games played.

Altuve isn't expected to be activated from the COVID-19 injured list ahead of Tuesday's game in Colorado while he waits to clear MLB health and safety protocols, Mark Berman of Fox 26 Houston reports.

Of the five players Houston placed on the COVID-19 IL on April 14, Altuve looks to be the only member of the group that won't be available for the start of the series in Colorado. Meanwhile, Yordan Alvarez, Alex Bregman, Martin Maldonado and Robel Garcia will fly to Denver on Monday, and all should be reinstated from the IL ahead of Tuesday's series opener if they continue to pass all subsequent COVID-19 intake testing. Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported April 15 that only one member of the Astros quintet was known to have tested positive for the virus, and given that MLB protocols require positive players to isolate for a minimum of 10 days, Altuve would seem to be the infected individual. If that's the case, Altuve likely won't be available until the Astros' weekend series with the Angels at the earliest.

Rojas started at second base, batted leadoff and went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and two additional RBI in Sunday's 5-2 win over Washington.

Rojas went deep on starter Paolo Espino as the first batter of the game and came around to score two additional runs after a single and a walk. The two hits matched his season total entering Sunday's contest. This is the version of Rojas that showed up in spring training, and the one the Diamondbacks were missing through the first three weeks of the regular season. He had been a lineup staple through the first portion of the season, playing both shortstop and second base, but lost the everyday role after starting 2-for-27. With Tim Locastro (finger) and Ketel Marte (hamstring) sidelined, the Diamondbacks need someone to hit leadoff. That could be Rojas if he continues to hit.