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Hayes went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Cubs.

After hitting a single to open the bottom of the sixth inning, Hayes stole second base against the battery of Chris Martin and Willson Contreras. Hayes has had a couple health scares recently -- his ankle leading up to Opening Day, and then his thumb/forearm in the first few days of the season -- but he hasn't missed a start so far. Hayes has led off the past two games against left-handed pitching.

Ramirez went 3-for-5 with a triple, a grand slam and six total RBI in Tuesday's win over the Reds. He was also caught stealing.

Ramirez tripled on a blooper to shallow left-center, the result of Nick Senzel and Tommy Pham colliding in the outfield. His grand slam in the ninth, which broke the game open for Cleveland, was no cheapie. Ramirez is batting .429 in the early going.

Suarez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the White Sox.

The 30-year-old started the scoring during the second inning with a 364-foot homer to left field, but Seattle's offense wouldn't scratch across another run until the final frame. Suarez went 0-for-4 in his first two games with the Mariners but has showed some life in his past two contests, going 3-for-8 with a home run and a double.

Devers went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Detroit.

Overshadowed by the team's .173 batting average entering the game, Devers' hot start has gone unnoticed. The third baseman singled in Boston's first run, then knocked in the game-winning tally in the eighth inning. "He knows what's going on," manager Alex Cora told Dana Wakiji of MLB.com. "Even in the last at-bat... instead of trying to do too much, he saw the ball, hit it up the middle. That's what good hitters do and we have a good one." Devers has at least one hit in all five games thus far and is batting .381/.409/.619 through 23 plate appearances.

McMahon isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers while managing some calf soreness, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

McMahon was struck in the calf in Monday's batting practice and was then hit by a pitch twice during the subsequent win over the Rangers, so he's received the day off Tuesday to rest his calf. It doesn't appear to be a serious issue, and the 27-year-old could be back in the lineup Thursday against the Cubs following Wednesday's scheduled off day.

McMahon will sit Tuesday against the Rangers, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

McMahon's day off comes against lefty Martin Perez, but he started against the previous two southpaws the Rockies faced, so he's seemingly at little risk of slipping into a platoon role. Garrett Hampson will start at third base.

Segura will get the day off Tuesday against the Mets.

The Phillies open the season with games on 13 consecutive days, so they'll look to give their regulars some rest following a shortened spring schedule. Bryson Stott will start at second base in Segura's absence.

Suarez went 1-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Twins on Monday.

The fact the slugger's first regular-season hit as a Mariner was a two-bagger is quite fitting, considering 54 of his 100 hits last season in Cincinnati went for extra bases as well. Unfortunately, he's hitting just .083 and has struck out in 33.3 percent of his plate appearances so far this season, after generating a career-high 29.8 percent strikeout rate and hitting a career-low .198 average in what was his final Reds season.

Triple-A Columbus placed Freeman (shoulder) on its 7-day injured list April 5.

The 22-year-old is apparently still in need of further time to complete his rehab program for the surgery he required last August to address a torn labrum in his left shoulder. Prior to his 2021 season being cut short by the shoulder injury, Freeman slashed .323/.372/.470 across 180 plate appearances at Double-A Akron.

Burger is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.

Burger picked up starts in the White Sox's first two games of the season, but Josh Harrison has now replaced him at the hot corner in consecutive contests. The 26-year-old Birger previously sat out Sunday with the Tigers bringing a lefty (Tarik Skubal) to the hill, and Burger's absence from the lineup Tuesday comes against a right-handed starting pitcher (Matt Brash). The usage suggests Burger isn't part of a platoon arrangement at third base, though he may still be limited to a part-time role even while Yoan Moncada (oblique) is likely out for at least the next couple of weeks.