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Jimenez served as the designated hitter, went 1-for-4 and was picked off second base in Friday's 4-3 win over Boston.

Jimenez sat out the previous two games due to a knee injury suffered when the knee absorbed a foul ball off the bat of teammate Andrew Vaughn on Tuesday. It's unclear when the White Sox will feel comfortable having him play the field.

Buxton went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Royals.

Buxton led off the first inning with a home run off Daniel Lynch. He failed to reach base in his other four plate appearances. He is struggling since coming off the 10-day injured list on Aug. 27, batting just .130 in 13 games. On the season, he is slashing .287/.325/.599 with 12 long balls, 22 RBI, 27 runs and five steals in 166 plate appearances. Buxton has shown he has elite talent over the last few years; however, he cannot stay healthy and he hasn't played more than 87 games in a season since 2017.

Alvarez went 1-for-2 with a double, one RBI, two runs scored and three walks in Friday's 10-5 win over the Angels.

Alvarez drew three walks in a game for the first time this season. He doubled in the third inning, driving in Alex Bregman. In addition, he scored in the third and fourth innings. The 24-year-old is slashing .279/.345/.527 with a team-leading 28 home runs and 91 RBI. He's added 80 runs this season in 510 plate appearances.

Ohtani (9-2) allowed six earned runs on nine hits while striking out one across 3.1 innings, taking the loss to the Astros on Friday. He went 1-for-1 with a solo home run and two walks at the plate.

It was an uncharacteristic start for Ohtani, taking his first loss since May 28. Prior to Friday's game, seven of his last eight outings were quality starts. However, he had another solid day at the plate, reaching base on all three plate appearances and homering off Framber Valdez in the first inning. He leads MLB with 44 homers while carrying a 3.36 ERA and 1.12 WHIP with a 10.6 K/9 this season.

Martinez was scratched from Friday's lineup against the White Sox due to back spasms, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Martinez was visiting with trainers ahead of Friday's game, and he'll ultimately be unable to start. It's not yet clear whether he'll be available off the bench, but Kyle Schwarber will serve as the designated hitter while Danny Santana enters the lineup in left field.

Ramirez is not starting Friday against the Brewers.

He'll sit after going 2-for-11 with a double during the previous three games. Bradley Zimmer shifts to left field as Franmil Reyes starts in right field Friday.

Stanton is not starting Friday against the Mets.

Stanton will take a seat as the Yankees opt to start Joey Gallo, Brett Gardner and Aaron Judge in the outfield from left to right. Per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, manager Aaron Boone said he plans to start Stanton in the outfield during the final two games of the series.

Jimenez is back in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox after missing the previous two contests with a bruised knee.

The slugger sat the final two games in Oakland after being hit by a foul ball during Tuesday's win. Per James Fegan of The Athletic, he's still feeling some soreness, but the club doesn't think it's an issue that will worsen with him playing through it. Jimenez will DH and bat fourth against right-hander Tanner Houck.

Choi is not starting Friday against the Tigers and lefty Matthew Boyd.

Choi went hitless in his return from a hamstring injury during Wednesday's loss to Boston, and now he'll retreat to the bench against the southpaw. Jordan Luplow draws the start at first base and will bat sixth.

Reyes went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Thursday's 4-1 win over Minnesota.

Reyes got into an Andrew Albers offering in the third inning to give Cleveland a 2-1 lead. It was the fourth homer in the last six contests for Reyes, who went yard in three straight games earlier in the week. The big slugger is hitting .256/.332/.552 with 28 homers and 74 RBI in just 391 plate appearances this season.