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Canha went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the Padres.

The veteran outfielder pilfered his first bag of the season after drawing a free pass in the third inning. Canha has had trouble building much momentum at the plate so far, slashing .200/.315/.356 through 13 games with one homer, one steal, four RBI and six runs.

Soler went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Phillies.

His eighth-inning blast off Jose Alvarado to lead off the top of the eighth inning tied the game at 2-2, setting the stage for Bryan De La Cruz to play hero in the 10th with an RBI single. Soler is supplying his usual numbers to begin the season, batting .217 (10-for-46) through 12 games with four homers and eight RBI.

Harper (elbow) will learn first base in an attempt to return to the field sooner, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

With Rhys Hoskins (knee) out for the season and Darick Hall (thumb) slated to miss at least two months, Harper at first base makes some sense as it would go a long way in solving the Phillies' depth issues at first. However, Harper's new position doesn't affect his timetable for returning to Philadelphia's lineup, as he will be cleared to serve as Philly's designated hitter before getting cleared to throw and play in the outfield.

The Giants purchased the contract of Ruf from Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday.

He's also starting Wednesday's game against the Dodgers and hitting fifth, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. Ruf signed a minor-league contract with the Giants on Saturday, returning to the organization that traded him to the Mets last summer. The 36-year-old helps the San Francisco depth with Austin Slater (hamstring) and Mitch Haniger (back/oblique) on the injured list, and he should see some at-bats for the Giants against left-handed pitching in particular.

Winker (illness) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Winker is sitting out for the third game in a row while he continues to battle an illness. The Brewers will open a four-game set in San Diego on Thursday, and if Winker isn't feeling healthy enough to join the team for the next stop of its road trip, a stint on the 10-day injured list could come into consideration.

Pederson went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and two RBI in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Dodgers.

Pederson got the Giants' scoring started in the bottom of the first inning, lining a one-out double down the right-field line off former teammate Dustin May to drive in two runs. The run-scoring double would be all the offensive support the Giants' pitching staff would need on the night, as starter Alex Wood and five relievers combined to limit the Dodgers to three hits. With southpaw Clayton Kershaw set to start for the Dodgers in the series finale Wednesday, expect the lefty-hitting Pederson to get the night off.

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

The lefty-hitting Vogelbach will sit for the fourth time in five games, with all of his absences from the lineup coming versus left-handed starting pitchers. Tommy Pham will replace Vogelbach as the Mets' designated hitter with southpaw Blake Snell on the mound for San Diego.

Choi is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

Choi will take a seat for the matinee contest after starting each of the past four games while going 3-for-15 with a pair of solo home runs and a double. Andrew McCutchen replaces Choi as the Pirates' designated hitter.

Choi went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Tuesday's victory over the Astros.

Choi gave the Pirates a 3-2 lead with a solo blast to right field off Cristian Javier. The former Tampa Bay first baseman has gone deep twice so far in his first season with the Pirates, but he's hitting just .148 with 12 strikeouts over his first 27 at-bats of the year.

Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Winker has been "knocked out" by a sickness and has been kept away from the team, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

The reason for Winker's absence Monday has now been made clear, and it could also keep him out of Tuesday's lineup. The team will check on Winker closer to the start of the game, but there's no guarantee he's feeling better. If he does sit out again, Luke Voit figures to fill in as designated hitter.