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Carpenter went 2-for-2 with two walks and a run in a loss to the Reds on Friday.

Considering the 12-1 final score in favor of Cincinnati, Carpenter was essentially the only bright spot offensively for the Cardinals on the night. The veteran infielder has struggled to hit for average thus far, but he's traditionally been a slow starter. Additionally, it's worth noting Carpenter's on-base percentage, currently at .342, has been on an upward trend during the latter half of April. Moreover, he continues to square up on the ball consistently, as he's generated an impressive 29.4 percent line-drive rate and 40.0 percent hard-contact rate over 111 plate appearances thus far this season.

Jimenez (ankle) will have an MRI on Saturday and the White Sox will update his status Sunday morning, Scot Gregor of the Chicago Daily Herald reports.

Saturday's game was postponed, but it doesn't seem like Jimenez would have been ready to return to action in any case. X-rays were negative, and the initial diagnosis was a right ankle sprain. He could wind up needing a stint on the 10-day injured list. The only real knock on Jimenez coming into the season is that he has typically missed double-digit games each season with nagging lower-body injuries.

Buxton fouled a ball off his leg in Friday's game but is available off the bench Saturday against the Orioles, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

It caught him on the border of the bone and calf muscle, but Park says there is no real cause for concern. With this being a day game after Friday's night game, the Twins will be cautious with Buxton, but it sounds like he should be back in action Sunday.

Choi is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

With the left-handed David Price taking the mound Saturday for the Red Sox, Choi will hit the pine. Yandy Diaz, Choi's usual replacement in this scenario, will take over at first base and bat leadoff for the Rays.

Buxton is not in Saturday's lineup against the Orioles, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

He is hitting .255/.300/.447 with a 24 percent strikeout rate over his last 47 at-bats and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Friday's game. Willians Astudillo will start in right field with Max Kepler shifting over to center.

Harper went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and walk in a 4-0 victory against the Marlins on Friday.

The 26-year-old hasn't struck out in seven straight plate appearances, which is a big deal because he's struck out in more than 29 percent of his plate appearances. While Harper leads baseball with 20 walks, he also has a league-high 34 strikeouts. Harper's on-base (.397) and slugging percentages (.521) are where they should be, but because of all the strikeouts, he is batting just .255. He also has six homers, 17 RBI and 16 runs with a stolen base in 94 at-bats.

Cabrera went 4-for-6 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs Friday night against the White Sox.

Cabrera clubbed a solo homer to right field in the first inning and plated two more in the second on a single. The veteran slugger took 25 games to launch his first homer of the 2019 campaign, but he's managed to hit for average (.292) and drive in 10 runs over that stretch.

Jimenez has been diagnosed with a right ankle sprain after leaving Friday's game against the Tigers, Scot Gregor of the Chicago Daily Herald reports. His X-rays came back negative.

This is good news for the White Sox, as Jimenez managed to avoid a fracture. He'll be re-evaluated upon his arrival at the ballpark Saturday.

Jimenez was lifted from Friday's game against the Tigers after suffering an apparent ankle injury, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Jimenez suffered the injury while attempting to rob a home run, and although he did go down for a short period of time, he managed to walk off the field under his own power. He's likely headed for X-rays and will be considered day-to-day until the extent of the injury becomes known.

Choi is starting at designated hitter and batting third Friday in Boston.

He missed time with a personal matter and a minor calf injury, so this will be his first action since April 20. The Red Sox are starting right-handed journeyman Josh A. Smith, so this makes for a very appealing matchup for the lefty-hitting Choi.