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As a team, the Brewers were running wild in this one, racking up six stolen bases in total with Rengifo and David Hamilton each stealing a pair. For the spring, the versatile 29-year-old is hitting .250 (5-for-20) with a home run, three RBI and two stolen bases in his first seven games.

With the Nationals pitching left-hander Foster Griffin, Stott will head to the bench with Edumundo Sosa starting at second base and batting sixth. Stott also sat against a lefty on Sunday, so it’s clear that he will not get many appearances against southpaws this season, which will hurt his value in fantasy leagues with weekly lineup locks. The rest of the Phillies’ lineup is similar to what they showed against a lefty on Sunday, but J.T. Realmuto will get a day off and Brandon Marsh will be back in the lineup with Justin Crawford heading to the bench.

It’s Wiemer’s first start against a right-handed starter this season, but he has gone 6-for-6 with two home runs to start the season, so it was bound to happen. Jacob Young is getting his first day off today, which allowed Wiemer to slide into center field with James Wood moving into right field and Jose Tena entering the lineup at designated hitter.

With Devyison De Los Santos back in Triple-A, Connor Norby will move over to first base, which gives Pauley the chance to claim the third base job as long as Christopher Morel (oblique) is out. Pauley seemed in line to begin the starting season as the starter before a forearm injury sidelined him for much of spring training. He’s more of a deep league target in fantasy leagues.

Marte has now sat against both righties the Reds have faced this season, which is a bit confusing considering he had reverse splits last year. To start the year, it seems like Will Benson will be starting against right-handed pitchers, which makes it hard to roster Marte in shallower formats right now, especially considering the Reds are set to face right-handed starters in eight of their next nine games.

Doyle will take a seat for the first time this season. Troy Johnston will enter the starting lineup in right field, and Jake McCarthy will switch over to center field. Doyle is hitless in his first 12 plate appearances this season, so perhaps a day off will help him clear his head.

Kittredge has been battling shoulder inflammation for much of spring training. He will likely need a few outings before he joins Baltimore’s bullpen, where he will be part of the bridge to closer Ryan Helsley. The 36-year-old has 21 career saves in nine MLB seasons and is not a lock to be the fallback option at closer if Helsley were to get hurt, so he’s not worth holding onto in most fantasy formats.

Blanco will enter the starting lineup in Triple-A and be an option for the Rangers if they suffer an injury in the outfield.

De Los Santos was called up this weekend when Christopher Morel (oblique) went on the IL, and it was through that he might be in Miami to stay. That was not the case. The team claimed INF Leo Jimenez off waivers and will activate him while sending De Los Santos to the minors, where he can play every day. In the meantime, Connor Norby is expected to be the regular first baseman for the Marlins, with Javier Sanoja and Graham Pauley playing third base.

Williams has gone 3-for-11 to start the season with three strikeouts and three walks and has also stolen three bases without being caught. The Brewers are using David Hamilton and Luis Rengifo at third base right, which seems to be a signal that they’re holding the spot until Williams is ready. His speed is going to be a major asset when he finally takes over the job.

This was part of the speculation when Fuentes was sent down earlier today, but now we have clarity. MLB.com’s Mark Bowman reports that “Once [Fuentes] gets his pitch count up to 90 over the next couple weeks, there will be a greater chance to see him be part of Atlanta’s rotation over an extended period.” It may be hard to hold Fuentes on your fantasy rosters since we don’t know for sure when he will be up, but it seems like he’s going to get a shot in the Braves’ rotation before April is done.