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Lindor is starting at shortstop and hitting third in Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Lindor has hit exclusively from the second spot in the order prior to Sunday's game. However, the team shifted their lineup a bit, with Pete Alonso rising from the cleanup spot to second and Lindor shifting down one spot. Despite a potent lineup on paper, the Mets have averaged only 3.3 runs per game this season -- second-worst in the league -- so manager Luis Rojas may be looking to jumpstart the offense.

Berti went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's victory over San Francisco.

Berti spoiled a strong start by Giants hurler Kevin Gausman with a seventh-inning homer that tied the game at 1-1. He tacked on another RBI with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to help break the game open. After playing a limited role early in the season, Berti has now started five straight games, and he has collected one hit in each of his past four. He has yet to steal a base this season, so his fantasy production has been disappointing overall.

Correa went 3-for-6 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 16-2 rout of the Angels.

He set the tone for the afternoon by leading off the bottom of the first inning with a blast off Griffin Canning. Correa has had a fast start to the season, slashing .284/.330/.481 through 20 games with four homers, 11 RBI and 13 runs.

Crawford was scratched from the lineup ahead of Saturday's game against the Marlins due to right quadriceps tightness, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Crawford dealt with side tightness earlier in the week, but it's an entirely separate issue which will sideline him Saturday. It's not yet clear how much time he's expected to miss. Mauricio Dubon will move to shortstop in his absence, with Austin Slater entering the lineup in center.

Rojas is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against San Francisco, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Rojas finds himself on the bench for just the third time this season. He's gotten off to a solid start at the plate, hitting .281/.378/.391 through 64 plate appearances. Jazz Chisholm slides to shortstop in his absence, opening up second base for Jose Devers to make his MLB debut.

Wendle isn't starting Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.

Wendle went hitless with two strikeouts in four at-bats during Friday's series opener against Toronto. Mike Brosseau will take over as the third baseman Saturday, batting fourth.

Crawford, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI single, a walk and a run in a loss to the Red Sox on Friday, sports a .297 average and .395 on-base percentage over the 43 plate appearances covering his last 13 games.

That said, the third component of Crawford's slash, his slugging percentage, sits at just .324 thanks to the shortstop logging all of one extra-base hit (a double) over 70 total plate appearances. The 26-year-old carries a 10-game on-base streak into Saturday's matinee matchup versus Boston.

Diaz isn't starting Saturday's game against the Angels, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Diaz had started each of the last eight games and went 7-for-31 with three doubles, four RBI, two runs and seven strikeouts during that time. Robel Garcia will start at second base and bat seventh.

Baez isn't starting Saturday's game against the Brewers.

Baez racked up three hits in Friday's series opener against Milwaukee, but he'll retreat to the bench for the first time this season during Saturday's contest. Nico Hoerner will step in as the starting shortstop, batting eighth.

Anderson went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in Friday's 9-7 win over the Rangers.

Anderson has hit safely in all six games since coming off the injured list, going 12-for-28 with two home runs, three steals and eight runs.