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Laureano is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Cubs.

Laureano is in a funk at the plate, having posted a .515 OPS and a 39.6 percent strikeout rate across his last 10 contests. He'll get a day to regroup Wednesday while Nick Castellanos patrols left field for the Padres.

Acuna went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Tigers.

Acuna led off the bottom of the first with a double and then doubled home a run in the third inning, getting the best of Casey Mize both times before the right-hander was lifted with groin tightness. Acuna has posted back-to-back two-hit games, as his bat is starting to heat up after an extremely slow start to the season. He's slashing .248/.360/.381 with just two homers, nine RBI, 15 runs scored, six stolen bases and an 18:26 BB:K across 136 plate appearances.

Benge went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-0 win over the Nationals.

Benge drove home a pair with a two-run single in the bottom of the fourth inning to extend the Mets' lead to 5-0. The rookie outfielder now has back-to-back multi-hit games and has logged at least two knocks in three of his last five contests. He's 7-for-12 during that span with a double, a homer, three RBI and one strikeout. Benge has upped his slash line to .195/.258/.293 with with two home runs, six RBI, nine runs scored, six stolen bases and a 7:19 BB:K across 89 plate appearances.

Soto went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 8-0 win over the Nationals.

After missing 18 days with a calf injury, Soto returned to the lineup last week and now has his first homer since April 1 and just his second long ball of the season. Past the calf issue, Soto is now said to be dealing with forearm tightness that will limit him to designated hitter duties for the time being. Soto is slashing .300/.407/.460 with the two home runs, seven RBI, four runs scored and a 9:8 BB:K across 59 plate appearances this season.

Myers batted leadoff and went 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and three runs scored in Tuesday's 7-2 win over Colorado.

All Myers had to do was get on base and let Elly De La Cruz (four RBI) do the rest. Myers has become manager Terry Francona's preferred choice in center field and at leadoff against left-handers. The right-handed hitter is slashing .293/.431/.366 with two steals and 12 runs scored over 51 plate appearances. The Reds' primary center fielder and leadoff batter, TJ Friedl, has a slash line of .184/.273/.255 with four steals and 10 runs over 113 plate appearances.

Crow-Armstrong went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run, an additional run and a walk in an 8-3 win against the Padres on Tuesday.

Crow-Armstrong provided Chicago with a trio of insurance runs in the seventh inning with a 410-foot blast to center field. The long ball was his first since April 7 -- a span of 19 games. Crow-Armstrong went deep 31 times during the regular season last year, but he's hit just two home runs through 30 games so far in 2026. He's added 10 RBI, 18 runs, six stolen bases and a .241/.309/.339 slash line.

Frelick went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, a walk and three runs scored in Tuesday's 13-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

Frelick turned in one of his best games of the season so far, reaching base all four times he came to the plate. The outfielder led off the second inning with a solo homer off Merrill Kelly, his second of the season and first since he homered Opening Day. Despite the impressive performance, Frelick has struggled in April, entering the game batting .203 with an 8:10 BB:K during the month. He's now slashing .217/.323/.313 with two doubles, eight RBI and 14 runs scored across 100 plate appearances.

Walker went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored during the Cardinals' 11-7 win over the Pirates on Tuesday.

Walker gave the Cardinals a 3-0 lead with an RBI single in the third, and he drove in two more runs on a sacrifice fly and another RBI single in the fifth and seventh innings, respectively. It was Walker's fourth multi-RBI game of the season and his most in a game since April 4 against the Tigers (five). He is slashing .283/.358/.547 with five steals (on six attempts), eight home runs and 19 RBI over 120 plate appearances this season. He sits in the top 10 in the National League in home runs, slugging percentage and OPS.

Burleson went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI, two runs scored and a walk during the Cardinals' 11-7 win over the Pirates on Tuesday.

Burleson extended the Cardinals' lead to 4-0 after an RBI double in the fifth, and he added to his team's lead in the eighth with another double that brought home Ivan Herrera and JJ Wetherholt. It was Burleson's 11th multi-hit game of the season and the third time he's logged three hits in a game. He is slashing .264/.344/.418 with one steal, three home runs, 20 RBI, 13 runs scored and a 14:17 BB:K across 125 plate appearances this season.

The Blue Jays traded Fitzgerald to the Dodgers on Tuesday in exchange for cash.

Fitzgerald was designated for assignment Friday to make room for Willie MacIver, but he'll reclaim a 40-man roster spot upon switching organizations. The 28-year-old will begin his tenure with the Dodgers at Triple-A Oklahoma City, per Sonja Chen of MLB.com.