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Martinez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 4-2 win over the White Sox.

The back issue that kept him on the bench Friday doesn't appear as though it'll be a long-term concern given Martinez's performance upon his return. His 21 homers put the 30-year-old two ahead of Bryce Harper, Mike Trout and Jose Ramirez for the big-league lead.

Choi hit a grand slam in his lone plate appearance against the Phillies on Saturday.

Choi quickly fell behind in the count 0-2 before working it full and the tucking the home run just inside the left-field foul pole. The 27-year-old rejoined the Brewers ahead of their road trip that featured games at the White Sox and Indians, going 2-for-14 with seven strikeouts. Choi is unlikely to remain on the major-league roster for long, with Brandon Woodruff set to be recalled ahead of Sunday's start and Eric Thames (thumb) also nearing a return from the disabled list.

Cespedes (hip) was removed from his rehab game Saturday due to right quad tightness, James Wagner of The New York Times reports.

The Mets are calling it precautionary, but it's concerning nonetheless that Cespedes is experiencing another lower-body issue on just the second day of his rehab assignment. He will be reevaluated Sunday. At the very least, Cespedes will have a few days tacked onto his rehab before returning to the Mets.

Turner (wrist) will return to the Dodgers' lineup for Sunday's game against the Braves, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Turner is out of the lineup Saturday for the third straight game, but will apparently be good to go for Sunday's contest. It remains unclear if the 33-year-old is available off the bench Saturday, but the lingering wrist issue won't require a trip to the disabled list at this point.

Turner (wrist) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Braves, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Turner will sit out of the starting lineup for the third consecutive game, although he did enter Thursday's contest defensively. The 33-year-old has slashed just .243/.325/.343 since his return from the disabled list in mid-May. A return trip to the disabled list is not out of the question, but Turner remains day-to-day at this point.

McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in Friday's loss to the Nationals.

McCutchen drove in a run during the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly, cutting Washington's lead to just one. He's been heating up at the plate recently, collecting four straight multi-hit games. Through 61 games this season, he's batting .261 with six homers, 29 RBI and a .787 OPS.

Jimenez (side) is playing left field and batting third for Double-A Birmingham on Saturday, the radio broadcaster for the Birmingham Barons, Curt Bloom, reports.

Jimenez had missed the last two games due to a bruised side after being hit by a pitch, but the issue appears to have been minor, as he was able to return to action within a few days.

Carpenter went 1-for-2 with an RBI single, three walks and a run in an extra-innings win over the Reds on Friday.

Carpenter now has a four-game hitting streak, and he's hit safely in 11 of his last 14 games overall. The veteran has slashed .341/.414/.591 over the 99 plate appearances spanning his last 22 games, and he's boosted his season on-base percentage 42 points to .339 over that stretch.

Soler (toe) is not in the lineup against Oakland on Saturday, Joel Goldberg of Fox Sports Kansas City reports.

Soler will receive a day off after exiting Friday's contest with a bruised left big toe. He did undergo X-rays following the game, which came back clean, so consider him day-to-day ahead of Sunday's series finale.

Martinez (back) will DH and bat third against the White Sox on Saturday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

As expected, Martinez is back in the starting lineup after sitting Friday due to back tightness. Manager Alex Cora confirmed that he isn't concerned over Martinez's status moving forward, so continue to expect huge production out of the slugger.