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Ohtani won't make his next scheduled start Sunday against the Yankees, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Manager Mike Scioscia stated that the Angels are trying to manage Ohtani's workload, and they haven't determined when he'll appear next on the hill. Garrett Richards will make the start Sunday in his place, although Ohtani will be available to hit. The 23-year-old has made seven starts this season and sports a 3.35 ERA with 52 strikeouts over 40.1 innings.

Ohtani went 1-for-4 with a walk and a pair of RBI in Wednesday's 5-4 win over Toronto.

Ohtani's two-run single was a key part of a four-run ninth inning that secured the victory for the Halos. The talented two-way star has delivered in both of his roles, slashing .308/.364/.582 at the plate while posting a 3.35 ERA with an 11.6 K/9 on the mound. The 23-year-old should get another start or two as a hitter before taking the mound Sunday against the Yankees.

Cabrera (hamstring) completed a batting practice session Tuesday and drove a couple balls into the second deck at Target Field, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

While Cabrera hasn't added more baseball activities to his rehab regimen -- he also took batting practice Sunday -- he displayed noteworthy improvement during his round Tuesday. After struggling to finish through his swing Sunday, Cabrera demonstrated no such limitations with his power Tuesday, spraying balls over the fence to all fields. Cabrera will still need to take part in some baserunning without issue before the Tigers have a clearer idea regarding when he'll return from the 10-day disabled list, but his health at least seems to be trending in the right direction.

Miller will take a seat Wednesday against the Red Sox, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.

Miller is on the bench for the second day in a row, as the Rays face another left-handed pitcher in David Price. C.J. Cron will take his place and bat second.

Canha went 2-for-3 with a double and a run in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Tuesday.

Canha broke out of a 1-for-16 slump that encompassed the last four games. The 29-year-old outfielder has slowed considerably in May after hitting .308 in April, but his season line remains a solid .261/.317/.486 over 120 plate appearances.

Vogelbach went 1-for-2 with two walks and a run in an extra-inning win over the Athletics on Tuesday.

Vogelbach was recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A Tacoma after Dee Gordon (toe) was placed on the disabled list. The 25-year-old was dominating Triple-A pitching since his April 25 demotion, slashing .301/.449/.711 with nine home runs and 15 RBI across 107 plate appearances. He'll try to carry over some of that success into the big leagues, which have proven much more challenging to him thus far in his three prior Mariners stints.

Soler is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cardinals, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

With no designated hitter spot available in the Cardinals' NL ballpark, Soler will get the night off as the Royals go with Jon Jay, Abraham Almonte and Alex Gordon from right to left in their outfield. Soler is hitting just .105/.190/.158 over his last five games, but owns a solid .289/.392/.474 line to go with five homers across 42 games this season.

Miller is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.

The Rays are looking to stack right-handed bats against lefty Chris Sale, so Miller will give way to C.J. Cron at first base for Tuesday's contest. The 28-year-old is hitting .241 with four homers in 35 games this season.

Vogelbach was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma ahead of Tuesday's matchup with Oakland.

After Dee Gordon (toe) was placed on the 10-day disabled list, Vogelbach was called up in a corresponding move. He slashed .204/.317/.352 with two home runs and five RBI over 19 games with Seattle before being optioned to the minors April 25.

Ohtani (4-1) got the win against the Rays on Sunday giving up two earned runs on six hits over 7.2 innings, striking out nine and walking one in a 5-2 victory for the Angels.

Coming off a dominant 11-strikeout effort against the Twins, Ohtani was superb on the mound again, and the 23-year-old has now yielded just three earned runs and posted a phenomenal 20:3 K:BB over his last 15 innings, bringing his ERA down to 3.35 and his WHIP to 1.07. It's stating the obvious at this point, but the fact that he's putting up those numbers as a pitcher while also slashing .321/.367/.619 at the plate is nothing short of ridiculous and a show of prolonged two-way dominance that is simply unprecedented in the modern era. The main question now is whether the Angels will eventually decide to rest him less frequently and give him more at-bats between pitching starts, which would allow him to make even more of a fantasy impact at the plate.