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  • Miguel Cabrera DH | DET

    Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Out of Sunday's lineup

    Cabrera is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

    As has often been the case this season, Cabrera will rest for a series finale on Sunday. The veteran went 0-for-3 in Saturday's contest, dropping his season batting average to .228 to go along with a .626 OPS. Cabrera can't really be trusted for fantasy production at this point in his career.

  • Byron Buxton DH | MIN

    Twins' Byron Buxton: Held out of Sunday's lineup

    Buxton (back) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

    The 29-year-old exited Saturday's contest due to back spasms and won't return to the starting nine for Sunday's series finale in Detroit. Manager Rocco Baldelli indicated Buxton aggravated a back issue the slugger has played through for much of the season, and he should be considered day-to-day for now.

  • Mike Ford DH | MIN

    Mariners' Mike Ford: Jacks two homers

    Ford went 2-for-4 with two solo homers in Saturday's loss to the Orioles.

    Ford had himself a day Saturday, mashing two solo homers, including a game-tying blast in the top of the ninth off Felix Bautista to send the game into extra innings. The first baseman is now up to six home runs in June to go along with eight RBI and nine runs scored, though he's still hitting a putrid .182 for the month even after the two-homer performance. He's also struck out 16 times this month while drawing only one walk.

  • Byron Buxton DH | MIN

    Twins' Byron Buxton: Will test back Sunday

    Buxton will test his back before Sunday's game versus the Tigers, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

    Twins manager Rocco Baldelli told reporters after Saturday's game that Buxton aggravated a season-long issue in his back. The 29-year-old attempted to stay in the game by testing it out in swings, but he wasn't able to stay in the contest. Whether Buxton is able to play in the series finale against Detroit on Sunday will be determined largely by how he feels during that testing.

  • Byron Buxton DH | MIN

    Twins' Byron Buxton: Removed due to back spasms

    Buxton was removed from Saturday's game against the Tigers due to back spasms, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. He went 0-for-3 with a strikeout before leaving.

    He was replaced by pinch hitter Willi Castro after Buxton experienced the spasms. The 29-year-old has struggled with the bat as of late and has just an .207 average on the season, and he also missed a couple of weeks with a rib contusion he suffered at the start of June. He should be considered day-to-day at this stage.

  • Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Dropped to fifth in order

    Stanton is starting at designated hitter while hitting fifth Saturday against the Rangers.

    Stanton had hit fourth or higher in the lineup in all 28 of his games this season entering Saturday. However, he's maintained just a .096 average and .231 slugging percentage across 52 at-bats since returning from a hamstring strain June 1. Harrison Bader was bumped up to third in the order.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Angels' Shohei Ohtani: Smacks 25th homer

    Ohtani went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Rockies.

    Ohtani had hit a small rough patch by going 0-for-7 across two games against the Dodgers this week, but he rebounded Friday while coming up a triple shy of the cycle. He's up to 25 homers on the year, 10 of which have come in his last 16 games as he's surged into the major-league lead, two ahead of the Mets' Pete Alonso. Ohtani is slashing .298/.381/.630 with 59 RBI, 50 runs scored, 15 doubles, three triples and 10 stolen bases over 75 contests as a batter in another remarkable campaign.

  • Eloy Jimenez DH | TB

    White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Racks up three hits in loss

    Jimenez went 3-for-4 with a double in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Red Sox.

    Jimenez has hit safely in eight of nine games since returning from a calf injury in mid-June. This was his second multi-hit effort in that span, and he's gone 11-for-38 (.289) with three home runs and three doubles over the productive stretch. For the season, the outfielder has a .264/.314/.471 slash line with nine homers, 30 RBI, 21 runs scored and nine doubles over 44 contests.

  • Astros' Michael Brantley: Moved to 60-day IL

    The Astros transferred Brantley (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Friday.

    Brantley has been on the shelf all season while recovering from surgery on his right shoulder, so this move to the 60-day IL doesn't affect his return date. There is still no timeline in place for Brantley to make his first appearance since June 2022, but he's reportedly been making steady progress since suffering a setback in May. Bligh Madris was selected from Triple-A Sugar Land to fill Brantley's spot on the 40-man roster.

  • Mike Ford DH | MIN

    Mariners' Mike Ford: Not starting Friday

    Ford isn't in the Mariners' lineup Friday against Baltimore, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.

    It's been tough at the plate lately for Ford, who is 0-for-17 across his last seven games, so he'll sit Friday to regroup. Cal Raleigh will fill in as Seattle's designated hitter, allowing Tom Murphy to start behind the dish and bat eighth.

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