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Ohtani isn't starting Friday against the Athletics.

Ohtani started the past three games as the Angels' designated hitter but was hitless with one walk and three strikeouts over 12 at-bats. He'll get a day to rest Friday with Tommy La Stella taking over as the designated hitter.

Canha went 1-for-2 with a double, two walks, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

Even when he's not blasting the ball over the fence, Canha continues to get on base at an elite clip. Factoring in Thursday's production, the veteran now boasts a .413 OBP, a figure partly comprised of a career-high 14.7 percent walk rate and five hit by pitches. Canha has also hit safely in seven of his last eight games, and he's complemented his three home runs with five doubles and one triple over 109 plate appearances.

Solak went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and another run scored during Thursday's loss to San Diego.

Solak tied the game for the Rangers in the top of the ninth with a solo homer against Emilio Pagan. Unfortunately, Texas came up short in extra innings. On the season, Solak has two home runs and leads his teammates in batting average (.278), on-base percentage (.380) and hits (22).

Jimenez went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, two singles, walk and two runs scored in Thursday's 9-0 win over the Tigers.

The left fielder took Joe Jimenez deep to extend the Chicago lead to 9-0 in the eighth inning. Jimenez has been on a nice run since Aug. 10, tallying 11 hits, including four home runs, in his last 35 at-bats. The slugger now sits at .275/.302/.560 on the campaign.

Buxton was placed on the 10-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation Thursday, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

Buxton had struggled in recent action as he went just 1-for-21 with two RBI and six strikeouts over the past six contests. It's unclear how he suffered the injury, but he'll be sidelined at least 10 days as a result. Max Kepler and Jake Cave should handle the duties in center field while Buxton recovers.

Martinez (illness) is starting Thursday's game against the Orioles.

Martinez left Tuesday's game due to dehydration and was kept out Wednesday, but he'll be back in action for the series opener in Baltimore. Martinez is slashing .244/.330/.419 with two home runs, 12 RBI and 24 strikeouts to begin the season.

Ford is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays.

Though the Yankees' designated hitter spot remains open with Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) on the injured list, Ford hasn't been able to lock down a full-time role, as manager Aaron Boone has instead opted for a rotation of players at the position. Ford will be on the bench for the third time in four games while Aaron Hicks gets a turn at DH.

Choi is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Choi and fellow lefty hitters Yoshi Tsutsugo, Brandon Lowe and Kevin Kiermaier will bow out of the starting nine while the Yankees bring southpaw James Paxton to the hill in the series finale. Mike Brosseau will fill in for Choi at first base and bat leadoff for the Rays.

Canha went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and a walk in Wednesday's win over Arizona.

Canha notched his third long ball of the season and has been seeing the ball well of late, hitting safely in nine of Oakland's last 11 games, a span in which he has hit .333 with two homers and a .980 OPS. However, he has also struck out in 30.6 percent of his at-bats during that stretch, meaning he's essentially a boom-or-bust hitter. The 31-year-old slugger is hitting .274 this season and, if the season ended today, that would be a career-best mark for him.

Choi went 1-for-2 with a walk and a solo home run Wednesday against the Yankees.

Choi took Gerrit Cole deep in the second inning to record the Rays' first run of the contest. He now has two homers on the season, but it was his first since July 26. While likely a coincidence that he went deep the same day, Choi announced Wednesday that he was ending his experiment as a switch-hitter, because he believed it had disrupted his swing from his natural left side. Considering he is hitting just .179/.282/.368 across 78 plate appearances, there's certainly a possibility that Choi was out out of sync due to hitting from both sides of the dish.