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Meneses is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Meseses will get his first day off of the young season while Stone Garrett steps in to spell him as the Nationals' designated hitter. While starting each of the first nine games, Meneses has yet to hit a home run and has scored just four times to go with one RBI.

McCutchen is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's tilt against the White Sox.

McCutchen's reward for going 3-for-4 with a double, homer, stolen base and two runs scored against the White Sox on Saturday is a day of rest. Canaan Smith-Njigba gets the start in right and will hit sixth against Michael Kopech and the Chicago pitching staff.

Soler is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Soler will get a day of rest Sunday with Garrett Cooper getting the start at designated hitter and Yuli Gurriel at first base. The 31-year-old has hit just .206 over his 34 plate appearances but has added three homers over just nine appearances to begin the year.

McCutchen went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored, two RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 11-5 loss to the White Sox.

The 36-year-old turned back the clock in this one, putting together a performance reminiscent of his glory days in Pittsburgh when he delivered three straight 20/20 campaigns in the early 2010s. McCutchen dealt with some elbow soreness in spring training but appears healthy now, reeling off three straight multi-hit games and batting .375 (9-for-24) to begin the season with one homer, two steals, three runs, three RBI and a massive .515 OBP thanks to a 7:4 BB:K.

The Diamondbacks placed Lewis on the 10-day injured list Saturday with an undisclosed illness.

The Diamondbacks haven't disclosed anything about Lewis other than the fact that it's an illness that sends him to the injured list. The club recalled Pavin Smith from Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move. Over 18 plate appearances, Lewis has slashed .167/.167/.389 with a home run and two RBI over six games.

Vogelbach is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins.

Vogelbach is 3-for-13 with a double, an RBI and four walks to begin the season, and he'll head to the bench Saturday with lefty Trevor Rogers pitching for Miami. Pete Alonso will serve as the designated hitter while Mark Canha fills in to play first base.

Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Padres.

The veteran slugger took Nick Martinez deep in the third inning to get Atlanta on the board. Ozuna has had a tough start to the season, managing only two hits in 21 at-bats, but both of them have left the yard. It's tough to get unluckier than a .000 BABIP, and his 3:6 BB:K doesn't suggest he's having issues making contact, so his .095 batting average should begin to rise soon enough.

Ruf signed a minor-league contract with the Giants on Saturday, Jayson Stark of The Athletic reports.

The 36-year-old returns to the organization less than a year after the club traded him to the Mets. Ruf had a .413 OPS in 29 games for New York last season and then hit .167 during spring training, prompting the team not to include him on the Opening Day roster. The Giants currently have Mitch Haniger (back/oblique) and Austin Slater (hamstring) on the injured list, which could open the door for Ruf to make his way to the majors, depending how long the pair is sidelined.

Meneses went 2-for-3 with one double and a run scored in Friday's 10-5 win over Colorado. He also walked twice.

Meneses got off to a terrible start to begin the season, and even with the four-reach game the right-hander hitter is slashing just .219/.286/.281. Based on what he showed at the end of 2022 and his success in events like the World Baseball Classic, it's very likely those numbers see a significant bump in the coming weeks.

Carpenter is not in the Padres' lineup Friday at Atlanta.

Carpenter slugged a three-run homer Thursday and drew a walk, but Nelson Cruz will fill the DH role and hit cleanup Friday with Atlanta throwing left-hander Jared Shuster.