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Martinez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to San Diego on Sunday.

Martinez drilled a 411-foot shot to left field in the fourth inning to produce the only run of the game for the Red Sox. He also impressed with his arm, throwing out a pair of runners -- one at third base and one at home -- in the loss. The 32-year-old has enjoyed a scorching August, hitting .383 with eight long balls and 20 RBI in 81 at-bats.

Choi went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's loss to the Orioles.

Choi plated a run in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly to right field, though the Rays would fall 8-3 in the series finale. After going 0-for-10 over his last three contests, Choi was able to build some momentum by collecting a pair of base knocks Sunday.

Stanton (knee) is expected to start hitting on the field during New York's three-game series in Seattle, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Stanton has been able to take part in agility work on the field over the last few days, so he'll be cleared to take batting practice with the team sometime during his team's upcoming series. The slugger has been rehabbing from a strained PCL since June 26.

Ford is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

With no designated-hitter spot available in Los Angeles, Ford will be squeezed out of the lineup for a third straight day. He'll have a chance to recapture more frequent work when the Yankees resume American League play Monday in Seattle, but Ford's run of steady at-bats will likely come to an end once Luke Voit (sports hernia) is ready to return from the 10-day injured list. Voit has already appeared in two minor-league rehab games and could be only a few days away from being reinstated.

Vogelbach is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Vogelbach will get a rare day off versus a right-handed pitcher (Clay Buchholz) while he continues to endure a rough August. Since homering in the Mariners' first game of the month, Vogelbach has gone 7-for-57 (.123 average) with two home runs and a 32.8 percent strikeout rate. Omar Narvaez will fill in for Vogelbach as the Mariners' designated hitter.

Brantley went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and an additional run Saturday in the Astros' 5-2 win over the Angels.

Brantley has plated a pair of runs in three of his last four starts to give him 80 RBI on the season, leaving him just four short of matching the second-best total of his career. His 19th home run also leaves him one short of his career high, which he achieved in his first All-Star season with the Indians back in 2014. He'll start in left field and bat second Sunday in the series finale with the Angels.

Cabrera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Sunday maintenance has become fairly commonplace for Cabrera, especially when the Tigers are playing day games after night games. With Cabrera resting in the series finale, Ronny Rodriguez will enter the lineup as Detroit's designated hitter.

Soler went 0-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Indians.

After his third straight hitless outing, Soler has now gone 4-for-30 with 11 strikeouts in 10 games since turning in his second two-homer performance of August. The cold stretch has sunk Soler's season-long average to .251, but fantasy managers can live with his lack of impact in that category if he can rediscover his power stroke in the near future. He'll slot in as the Royals' No. 2 batter and designated hitter in Sunday's series finale, per Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star.

Jimenez returned to the lineup Saturday and went 1-for-4 in a 4-0 loss to the Rangers.

Jimenez was eased back into the lineup, serving as the designated hitter after missing two games due to hip soreness.

Canha went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 10-5 loss to the Giants.

Canha's solo shot to lead off the second inning was the Athletics' biggest hit of the night off Giants starter Madison Bumgarner. Canha has reached the 20-homer plateau for the first time in his career, adding a .272/.388/.527 line with 55 runs scored and 44 RBI. He's 14-for-32 (.438) with three homers, nine RBI and five runs scored during his eight-game hitting streak.