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Rendon went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 12-0 win over Tampa Bay.

The Rays were down big while being no-hit by Reid Detmers late in the contest, so they opted to bring in outfielder Brett Phillips to cover the eighth inning. Rendon chose to have a little fun of his own, stepping into the batter's box from the left side for the first time in his career. The veteran third baseman took the first pitch for a ball before driving a 54-mph Phillips offering 411 feet for his fourth long ball of the season. It was a bright spot in what has been a tough campaign for Rendon, who is slashing .206/.314/.373 through 121 plate appearances.

Toro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Toro takes a seat after hitting .132 with two home runs, four RBI and an additional run while starting in each of the Mariners' last 11 games. Kyle Lewis' (knee) impending return from the 10-day injured list could result in Toro losing work, but until that happens, the 25-year-old should be locked into a near-everyday role while moving between second base, third base or designated hitter.

Moncada is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

The White Sox and Guardians are wrapping up their series with a day game after a night game, so Moncada looks like he's just receiving some maintenance after he recently returned from the oblique injury that had sidelined him since late in Chicago's Cactus League slate. After being activated from the injured list Monday, Moncada went 2-for-8 with a walk and a run scored while starting at third base in both of the White Sox's first two games of the week.

Donaldson isn't starting Wednesday against the Blue Jays.

Donaldson started in the last three games and went 2-for-9 with a walk and three strikeouts. DJ LeMahieu will shift to third base while Gleyber Torres starts at the keystone Wednesday.

Bregman went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two RBI on Tuesday against the Twins.

Bregman delivered an RBI double in the fifth inning and followed that up with a sacrifice fly one frame later. Across his last six games, he has gone 7-for-19 with three doubles, a home run, six RBI and four runs scored. That performance has raised Bregman's ISO to .214 across 117 plate appearances on the season, a significant improvement over his .152 mark in 2021.

Nevin went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Cardinals.

Nevin's fourth-inning blast came off Cardinals starter Packy Naughton. This was Nevin's first extra-base hit this season. The utility man is slashing .167/.310/.292 with five RBI, four runs scored and 3:6 BB:K in 29 plate appearances. He doesn't have a guaranteed spot in the lineup, but he could pick up time at third base while Ramon Urias (abdomen) is out.

Devers went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, a double, a walk and two runs in the win over the Braves on Tuesday.

Devers launched a Kyle Wright four-seam fastball 432 feet for a grand slam in the top of the second inning, giving the Red Sox a 6-0 lead. He later added a double in the fourth frame and walked and scored in the ninth. The homer was his fifth of the season and his first in a week. He has reached base in 15 consecutive games, notching a hit in 14 of those contests, raising his batting average from .266 to .315 in the process. Devers' slash line now sits at .315/.346/.508 with five homers, 15 RBI and 18 runs in 124 at-bats over 30 games in 2022.

Urias was held out of Tuesday's lineup against the Cardinals due to abdominal discomfort, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

The 27-year-old was scheduled to start Tuesday until feeling the abdominal discomfort during batting practice. Urias will be re-evaluated Wednesday and should be considered day-to-day.

Candelario went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Athletics.

Candelario followed that up with an 0-for-4 effort in the second game, but fantasy managers will welcome the three hits in one day. It's in fact the first three-hit game of the season for the third baseman, who's struggled a bit with a .206 batting average for the year. Candelario is batting .289 this month, however.

Urias was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Cardinals for unspecified reasons, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

Urias was slated to start at second base but was instead scratched shortly before first pitch. He should be considered day-to-day for now while Chris Owings steps in at the keystone.