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Alvarez is in the lineup and batting eighth, Eduardo A. Encina of the Baltimore Sun reports.

After hitting 27 home runs with the pirates in 2015, Alvarez has seen his power deplete drastically early on this season, hitting just one home run through his first 62 plate appearances. The 29-year-old will try to get back on track and help an already dangerous Orioles lineup.

Rivera is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.

Rivera is out of the lineup for the second straight day. The 24-year-old is hitting .189/.211/.270 with a terrible 36.8 percent strikeout rate through 14 games this season.

Segura (hip) returned to action Wednesday after missing two games, singling as a pinch hitter in a loss to the Marlins.

The team said it didn't consider the injury to be serious, so it looks like Segura should return to a starting role soon. He's been a bright spot for the 12-17 Diamondbacks, posting a .339 average to go along with four home runs, 15 RBI and four steals.

Moustakas (thumb) went 0-for-3 in his return to the lineup Wednesday.

In a game that became very lopsided, Moustakas departed early in favor of Christian Colon. He'll get another day off Thursday before the Royals begin a weekend series in Cleveland on Friday evening.

Escobar is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Escobar is sitting on a .245 batting average with only five extra-base hits and six RBI on the year. The greatest area for concern lies with his 22 strikeouts versus only five walks on the year. Even though he is known as a player that doesn't draw walks, he is not providing any pop or stolen bases (zero on the year) to the lineup either. Eduardo Nunez will start in Escobar's place on Wednesday, playing shortstop and batting ninth.

Suarez went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI against the Giants on Wednesday.

After nailing four homers in the first six games, the bomb was just his second blast since April 10. After mostly hitting second in April, Red manager Bryan Price moved Suarez down to the six-spot before Sunday's game. Although it's still unclear whether he will stay there, Suarez should get more RBI opportunities (but fewer at-bats) hitting sixth.

Alvarez is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Yankees, Jon Meoli of the Baltimore Sun reports.

Since April 16, Alvarez either has two or more hits or no hits in a game, watching his average jump from .167 to .208 over that span while picking up his first home run. Really only able to act as the designated hitter these days, Alvarez gives way to Nolan Reimold while Mark Trumbo slides over as the designated hitter.

Segura (hip) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

Although there was some speculation that Segura may return to the lineup Wednesday, the Diamondbacks decided to give him another day to rest his ailing hip. He said that he feels better, but he's still not 100 percent, so he decided not to risk a setback this early in the season. Phil Gosselin will take his spot at second base once again.

Ramirez is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Tigers, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

After making consecutive starts at third, the versatile Ramirez will get the day off in favor of Juan Uribe. Ramirez is hitting .292 while logging time at left field and third base. His versatility should keep him in the lineup most days, even as the 23-year-old continues to learn how to play left field.

LeMahieu is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.

The switch-hitting Christhian Adames will take over at the keystone in place of LeMahieu on Wednesday after LeMahieu had started five days in a row. LeMahieu figures to rejoin the lineup for Thursday's series opener in San Francisco against Matt Cain.