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Soler was removed from Saturday's game against the White Sox after his first at-bat, Josh Vernier of 610 Sports reports.

It's not yet clear why Soler was taken out of Saturday's contest, but it could have been because of the sore back and oblique that cost him a game and part of another earlier this week. Soler was replaced in the game by Ryan McBroom.

Torrens went 0-for-3 with a walk in a win over the Rangers on Friday, a game that marked his Mariners debut.

A trade-deadline arrival, Torrens is slated to serve as the primary catcher for what remains of the regular season. The former Padres prospect was slashing .273/.333./.364 in San Diego before the trade and has shown some offensive upside during his time in the minors. Despite the relatively nondescript batting line, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports Torrens made an impression on manager Scott Servais in the Mariners' skipper's first chance to see him up close. "He's very athletic. He bounced out on a swinging bunt and handled that ball with no problem," Servais said. "I thought his hands were fine. He's catching pitchers he's never caught before, so you're catching a [Yusei] Kikuchi, and his ball is cutting and sinking and doing things like that, I thought he handled himself really good."

Soler (back/oblique) went 0-for-5 with a pair of strikeouts in Friday's 7-4 loss to the White Sox.

Soler missed one game with his injury, but wasn't able to make much of an impact in his return. He's now in the midst of a 7-for-35 (.200) slump over his last 10 games. The 28-year-old is slashing .237/.333/.459 with eight homers, 22 RBI and 16 runs scored in 38 games overall.

Jimenez went 3-for-5 with an RBI double and a run scored in Friday's 7-4 win over the Royals.

Jimenez got aboard with a single in the second inning and eventually scored on a Nick Madrigal single. In the seventh, Jimenez added insurance with a double to plate Luis Robert. Jimenez has racked up 11 homers, 29 RBI, 20 runs scored and a .292/.327/.569 slash line through 37 games this season.

Martinez isn't in the lineup for the second game of Friday's twin bill against the Blue Jays.

Martinez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts to begin Friday's doubleheader and will sit for Game 2. Tzu-Wei Lin will start in left field in his place.

Soler (back/oblique) is batting third as the designated hitter Friday against the White Sox, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

The 28-year-old exited Wednesday's contest with oblique irritation and mid-back tightness and sat out Thursday's game, but he'll return after a one-game absence. Soler has been scuffling over his past eight games, going 5-for-26 with a .690 OPS and 11 strikeouts.

Buxton is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

Buxton returned from the injured list Tuesday and went 2-for-4 with one RBI, but he now finds himself on the bench for the second straight contest. Jake Cave will start in center field and bat eighth in Game 1 for Minnesota.

Rooker had his contract selected by the Twins on Friday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

The 25-year-old is one of Minnesota's top prospects and is receiving his first callup to the big leagues with Max Kepler (groin) landing on the injured list. Rooker hit well in 65 games at Triple-A in 2019, posting a .281/.398/.535 slash line with 14 homers and 47 RBI, though he also had 95 strikeouts in 274 plate appearances. He'll make his major-league debut in Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the Tigers, batting seventh and starting in left field.

Solak went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored in Thursday's 8-4 loss to the Astros.

Solak came around to score after each of his three hits off Zack Greinke. He is now hitting .279/.350/.395 following his three-hit performance Thursday and should continue to hit in the middle of the Rangers' lineup going forward.

Brantley went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 8-4 win over the Rangers.

Brantley gave Houston a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the first and later provided a pair of insurance runs with a two-run double in the eighth. The outfielder is enjoying a fantastic stretch at the dish in which he's slugged two homers and three doubles while going 9-for-18 during a five-game hit streak.