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Left fielder Michael Brantley got the Indians on the board early on Saturday. Brantley launched a three-run home run with no outs in the very first inning, as the Indians beat the Reds 9-4. 

The home run was Brantley's sixth of the season and just the second in his last 54 games. Despite the lack of power, Brantley has manged to stay productive at the plate. He's batting .324 with two homers and eight RBI over his last 10 games.

Indians center fielder Michael Brantley went 2 for 3 with a walk in Friday's loss to Cincinnati. 

Brantley got a hit for the sixth time in the last seven games, including three multi-hit games over that span. 

Brantley got two of the team's three extra base hits, doubling twice to give him 26 on the season. 

Tigers right fielder J.D. Martinez went 1 for 4 with a solo home run in Friday's win over Baltimore. 

Martinez homered for the second time in four games and hit in his fourth straight. The homer was his 26th of the year. 

Athletics left fielder Mark Canha is not in the starting lineup on Sunday, after starting of the last nine games.

Sam Fuld gets the start in left for the 19th time and first since June 28. 

Tigers right fielder J.D. Martinez hit a solo home run in Friday's loss to Minnesota. 

Martinez went 2 for 5 and hit his 25th home run of the season. He has four homers in the last seven games and 11 RBI in the last nine. 

Martinez has hit in 10 of the last 11 games.

Tigers left fielder Yoenis Cespedes went 3 for 5 in Friday's loss to Minnesota. 

Cespedes hit a three-run home run and had his fourth multi-hit game in the last seven. He now has 13 home runs and three in the last five games. 

Cespedes has hit in eight straight games. He's hitting .368 over the streak. 

Indians left fielder Michael Brantley went 1 for 5 with two RBI in Friday's win over Oakland. 

Brantley hit in his fourth straight game and is 7 for his last 16. He had his first multi-RBI game since July 2. 

Athletics left fielder Mark Canha hit his seventh double of the season, one of just two extra base hits the team managed in Friday's loss to Cleveland. 

Canha went 1 for 4 and extended his hitting streak to six games. He's hitting .381 over the streak. 

Tigers left fielder Yoenis Cespedes ahs been a force offensively since the start of July, and he continued that during Thursday's win over the Twins.

Cespedes went 2 for 4 with a double and a RBI in the victory.

Since July 1, Cespedes is hitting .293 with 12 hits, four doubles, two home runs and five RBI.

Twins center fielder Byron Buxton, who is recovering from a thumb injury, has been running, throwing and squeezing a training ball with his left hand as he continues his rehab, per Twincities.com.

Buxton has been on the 15-day disabled list since June 26.