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Rendon is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rangers, Sarah Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The veteran third baseman has been hot at the plate, hitting .351 with nine runs and five RBI over his last 10 games. Rendon is still searching for his first long ball of the season.

Muncy (illness) is starting at designated hitter and batting fifth Saturday against the Padres, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

He left Friday's game with an illness, but it wasn't serious enough to keep him out of Saturday's action. Muncy is hitting .206 with a .333 OBP and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Urias is getting his first start of the season at first base while batting ninth Saturday against Atlanta, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

It's not a good day to use Urias in fantasy, as Baltimore will be facing Spencer Strider while hitting at the bottom of the lineup. However, adding first base to his repertoire could buy him more starts over the rest of the season. Prior to Saturday, Urias had only ever played the other three non-catcher infield positions in the big leagues, but he did get reps at first base during spring training.

Donaldson (hamstring) will ramp up baseball activity during the upcoming homestand and could soon begin a rehab assignment, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

It sounds like Donaldson is ahead of Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) in his recovery. If he can avoid setbacks, a return in the middle of May seems feasible.

Peraza (ankle) remains on the bench Saturday against the Rays.

Peraza is dealing with a bruised right middle finger and hasn't started since Monday's game against the Guardians. He was unavailable in any capacity Friday, but it's unclear if the same thing will be true Saturday.

Freeman was recalled by the Guardians on Saturday.

Freeman spent a few days in the big leagues in April, going 2-for-7 with a double and a walk. Combined with his slightly longer cameo last season, he's now hitting .250/.319/.298 in 94 MLB plate appearances. His Triple-A numbers suggest promise, as he's hit .329/.468/.482 in 22 games this season, but he doesn't seem to have a path to anything more than a utility role. Oscar Gonzalez was optioned in a corresponding move.

Paredes will sit Saturday against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.

Paredes has hit .255/.327/.431 with four homers in 24 games this season, good for a solidly above-average 117 wRC+, a near match for his 116 wRC+ from last season. That's not enough to exempt him from the Rays' policy of heavy rotation, however, so he'll sit here for the eighth time in the first 34 games. Taylor Walls will start at third base.

Wisdom will sit Saturday against the Marlins.

Wisdom has earned a near-everyday role this season, starting 29 of the Cubs' first 33 games. With 11 homers and an .899 OPS, he should continue to feature regularly, though his 36.9 percent strikeout rate remains worryingly high. After striking out seven times across his last two games, he'll sit in favor of Nick Madrigal.

Newman went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 5-4 loss to the White Sox.

Starting at shortstop and batting eighth, Newman picked up his first steal of the season in the third inning before coming home on a TJ Friedl double. Newman has started six straight games and eight of the last nine, spotting in all around the infield, but he's batting just .258 (8-for-31) over that stretch with zero extra-base hits, three runs and three RBI. Despite the increased playing time, Newman's fantasy value remains mainly limited to NL-only formats.

Davis went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-4 win over the Brewers.

Davis went yard in the bottom of the first, tying the game at 2-2. The former Met is on pace to have his highest home run total since 2019, when he hit a career-high 22 long balls. The infielder is now slashing .280/.352/.527 on the year.