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Machado went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-0 win against Pittsburgh.

Machado was a frequent visitor to the basepaths in the victory, as he reached in four of his five appearances. The veteran third baseman also continued his strong start to the season in the stolen base department, as he notched his seventh steal in eight attempts. Machado swiped 11 bags in 13 attempts during the regular season last year, and his career high is 20 stolen bases in 2015 while he was with the Orioles.

Riley went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Dodgers.

Riley was Atlanta's offense in this contest, taking Dustin May deep for two-run shots in the first and third innings. He hadn't homered in his last 10 games, though he batted .302 with two doubles and five RBI in that span. The third baseman is off to a resurgent start in 2025, batting .292 with an .847 OPS, eight homers, 24 RBI, 14 runs scored and six doubles across 33 contests.

Arenado went 4-for-8 with one RBI, one walk and one run scored over both games of Sunday's doubleheader against the Mets.

Entering Sunday, Arenado had gone 11 games without a multi-hit effort before posting a pair of two-hit contests in the twin bill. The third baseman was 6-for-43 (.140) over that mediocre stretch. Arenado started the year positively before his recent fade, but he's at a respectable .254/.341/.402 slash line with three home runs, 14 RBI, 14 runs scored, nine doubles and one stolen base over 32 games this season.

India went 2-for-5 with a home run in Sunday's 11-6 win over Baltimore.

India hit his first home run of the season and first in 38 games. He's had a miserable start to the season by hitting .212/.328/.265 with just five RBI and 12 runs before Sunday's game despite batting mostly leadoff. Perhaps Sunday's game will finally get his bat going.

Lewis (hamstring) is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Lewis went 4-for-23 with no walks and six strikeouts in six rehab games with Triple-A St. Paul. He played the last three of those contests at third base and looks like he'll be ready to handle a full nine-inning game defensively, though the Twins could also occasionally use Lewis at designated hitter while easing him back into the mix after he suffered a moderate left hamstring strain late in spring training. Lewis is poised to make his season debut in Tuesday's series opener versus the Orioles.

Garcia went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs in Sunday's 11-6 win over the Orioles.

Garcia opened the scoring with a solo blast in the second inning and later tied the game with another homer in the sixth. Over his last 10 games, the 25-year-old has four multi-hit efforts with five extra-base hits, four RBI, five runs scored and four stolen bases. His recent surge has boosted his season slash to .319/.379/.496 with four long balls, 14 RBI, 14 runs scored and seven steals across 132 plate appearances.

Tena is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

After heading to the bench for Saturday's 11-6 win while Nick Lodolo took the hill for Cincinnati, the lefty-hitting Tena will remain on the bench Sunday against a right-handed starter (Nick Martinez). The Nationals had given Tena a look as their primary third baseman after Paul DeJong (orbital) landed on the injured list in mid-April, but Tena may be falling out of favor after going 0-for-13 with a walk and seven strikeouts over his last four starts. Amed Rosario will get the call at third base for the second day in a row.

Jung is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Since being promoted from Triple-A Toledo on April 21, the lefty-hitting Jung had started in each of the Tigers' last 10 matchups with right-handed pitchers, but he's slashed just .107/.286/.107 overall. He'll now head to the bench Sunday against right-hander Jack Kochanowicz, and a return to Toledo could soon be in the cards for Jung if sitting against righties starts to become a trend.

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Smith will take a seat for the second game in a row, and the rookie seems to be losing his grasp on an everyday role after slashing just .205/.303/.359 over his first 89 big-league plate appearances. Zach Dezenzo has been swinging a hotter bat of late and seems to be getting prioritized in right field ahead of Smith, who could be headed to Triple-A Sugar Land in the near future if he's unable to turn things around.

Paredes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

It's the first day off this season for Paredes, who has hits in 11 of the past 13 games and has a .292/.382/.438 slash line with four extra-base hits and a 7:6 BB:K during that span. Mauricio Dubon will shift to third base while Brendan Rodgers receives a start at the keystone.