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Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI on Wednesday against the Mariners.

Ramirez has been in the lineup nearly exclusively when lefties are on the mound, so Wednesday was only his third start in the last nine games. He recorded his second multi-hit effort of the season, highlighted by an infield single that drove in Randy Arozarena in the bottom of the first inning. Though he's had limited opportunity, Ramirez has collected nine hits across 30 plate appearances while also tallying three runs scored and four RBI early on in the campaign.

Choi isn't starting Wednesday's game against Seattle.

Choi will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games since left-hander Marco Gonzales is on the mound for the Mariners. Yandy Diaz will start at first base while Taylor Walls enters the lineup at the hot corner.

Brantley will sit Tuesday against Texas, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Brantley hits the bench for just the second time this season. He's gotten off to a strong start at the plate, hitting .311/.364/.459 with a pair of homers. Chas McCormick will shift to left field in his absence, with Jose Siri starting in center.

Jimenez underwent surgery Tuesday to repair his torn hamstring tendon.

Jimenez exited Saturday's game against the Twins with the injury, which turned out to be quite serious. He was given a return timeline of 6-to-8 weeks prior to surgery, and general manager Rick Hahn confirmed Tuesday that the outfielder remains on that schedule following the procedure. That places his expected return date sometime roughly in the middle of June.

Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Monday against the Rangers.

Alvarez took Dane Dunning yard to lead off the second inning for his fourth home run of the season. Besides his power production, Alvarez has had a quiet start to the season, collecting only seven total hits across 46 plate appearances. Positively, Alvarez has hit the ball hard as he's maintained a 14.3 percent barrel rate. He's also made plenty of contact -- he's striking out only 15.2 percent of the time -- so more positive results should be on the horizon.

Ohtani will hit second as the designated hitter Monday against the Guardians, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The 27-year-old hit leadoff for the first 16 games of the campaign but will now drop to the No. 2 spot in the order, with Taylor Ward batting leadoff. If the change to the batting order is a long-term move, Ohtani will still see plenty of run scoring opportunities and should see a bump in RBI production.

Martinez (groin) will return to the lineup as a designated hitter Monday against Toronto, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

A sore groin cost Martinez four games, but he avoided a trip to the injured list and is now ready to go. He was off to a solid start prior to the injury, hitting .268/.354/.463 through 12 games.

Miller is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.

The lefty-hitting Miller will take a seat for the second day in a row while the Astros bring a southpaw (Framber Valdez) to the hill for the series opener. The righty-hitting Nick Solak will replace Miller in left field.

Collins isn't starting Monday against the Red Sox.

Collins went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and two strikeouts in Sunday's series finale against the Astros, but he'll head to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Lourdes Gurriel will serve as the designated hitter while Bradley Zimmer starts in right field.

The Mariners designated Ford for assignment Monday.

The transaction frees up space on the 40-man roster and 28-man active roster for catcher/designated hitter Luis Torrens, who was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list in a corresponding move. Ford didn't see any action off the Seattle bench during his six-game stint with the big club.