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Stanton is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Stanton went 1-for-7 while starting the first two games of the series and will now retreat to the bench for the third time in six games. Stanton has not recorded a multi-hit performance since May 5, and per Lindsey Adler of The Athletic, manager Aaron Boone said that Stanton is still building up strength since returning from a quad injury May 29.

Manager Rocco Baldelli said Sunday that Buxton (hip) is in line to begin a rehab assignment within the next week, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

According to Dan Hayes of The Athletic, Buxton recently resumed running at 100 percent without incident, so he appears ready to move on to the final phase of his rehab program for the hip strain that has sidelined him since May 6. Assuming he's able to begin that rehab assignment within the next few days, the outfielder could rejoin the Minnesota lineup as soon as the upcoming weekend.

Soler is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Twins.

Soler started in the Royals' previous three games after returning from a groin injury Thursday. He'll get at least the beginning of Sunday's game off, with Salvador Perez set to serve as the designated hitter and Edward Olivares taking over in right field.

Ohtani went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, double, an additional RBI and two strikeouts in a 12-5 win over the Mariners on Saturday.

One night after taking the mound, Ohtani blasted a solo shot to center in the first and lined an eighth-inning double to account for the Angels' first and last runs of the game. The first-inning home run snapped an 11 at-bat hitless stretch, though Ohtani brings much more to the table than just his contributions at the plate.

Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 win over the White Sox.

Cabrera extended Detroit's lead to 4-1 when he took Lucas Giolito deep for a solo shot in the sixth inning, his first homer since May 21. Cabrera now has five long balls to go along with 21 RBI and a subpar .196/.266/.307 slash line.

Ramirez went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 10-4 win over the Orioles.

John Means ended up leaving the game in the first inning with a shoulder issue, but before he did Ramirez tagged him for a solo shot. The 26-year-old hadn't gone yard since May 17, but his solid hitting has kept him in the regular lineup even after Bradley Zimmer was added to the roster, and on the season Ramirez is batting .277 with three homers, two steals, 13 runs and 13 RBI through 30 games.

Martinez was scratched from the lineup Saturday due to a left wrist injury, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Martinez, who suffered the injury while sliding in Friday's contest, is day-to-day.

Martinez was a late scratch from Saturday's lineup against the Yankees, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.

There's been no indication of the cause for Martinez's removal from the lineup. Manager Alex Cora figures to provide some details in the coming hours.

Mercedes isn't starting Saturday's game against the Tigers.

Mercedes will get a breather after he went 1-for-26 with two runs, two RBI and four walks across his last eight games. Yasmani Grandal will serve as the designated hitter while Zack Collins starts at catcher.

Ohtani (2-1) earned the win against Seattle on Friday, pitching six innings and allowing two runs on four hits and no walks while striking out 10.

Ohtani's outing started out poorly as J.P. Crawford stung him for a leadoff home run. However, the right-hander bounced back with a solid six innings, allowing only one more run while tying his season high with 10 strikeouts. Ohtani has registered a quality start in three of his past four appearances, posting a 30:7 K:BB across 23.2 innings over that stretch. He is expected to make his next start at Arizona next weekend.