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Carpenter went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in a win over the Pirates on Saturday.

Carpenter got the Cardinals jump-started by leading off the game with a 417-foot shot to left, his third round tripper of May. The veteran has made significant strides at the plate during the latter half of the month, raising his season average 46 points to .206 since May 16 by slashing .390/.432/.707 over 44 plate appearances in a 10-game sample.

Cespedes (hip) could begin a minor-league rehab assignment near the end of the week, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

Manager Mickey Callaway reported Sunday that Cespedes is a few days behind teammate Todd Frazier (hamstring) in his recovery timeline and that Frazier is expected to go out on a rehab assignment in the next few days. With that information, it sounds like Cespedes may begin his assignment by the end of the week and could rejoin the Mets during the late first or early second week of June if everything goes according to plan.

Miller will start at first base and lead off Sunday against the Orioles.

Miller will hit out of the leadoff spot for the third consecutive contest with the trade of Denard Span to the Mariners creating an opening at the top of the order. With a 1-for-8 showing at the plate through his first two games in the table-setting role, Miller has yet to prove himself worthy of the assignment, so the Rays could begin considering other leadoff options in their subsequent contests.

Martinez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Braves, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

The Red Sox's decision Friday to remove Hanley Ramirez from the 40-man roster should limit Martinez almost exclusively to designated-hitter duties going forward, but manager Alex Cora evidently felt the slugger could benefit from a day off in the series finale nonetheless. With Martinez on the pine Sunday after going 2-for-19 over his previous five starts, Rafael Devers will serve as Boston's DH, thereby opening up third base for Eduardo Nunez.

McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's win over the Cubs.

McCutchen had gone 0-for-11 since returning from a minor knee issue May 22, so Saturday's healthy stat line should ease his owners' thoughts going forward. The 31-year-old is slashing .239/.346/.378 as he continues to try and climb out of his anemic start to the year. He has been able to provide decent counting stats (28 runs and 20 RBI) to help offset the negative value in average.

Turner went 1-for-3 with two walks and a solo home run in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Padres.

It took him 11 games, but Turner finally launched his first homer after missing the first seven weeks of the season with a broken wrist. While his power stroke has been lacking, the 33-year-old still sports a solid .282/.364/.436 slash line, and he should continue to produce strong fantasy value hitting in the middle of the Dodgers' lineup.

Buxton showed no signs of a concussion after leaving Saturday's game after running hard into the center field wall trying to make a catch and is considered day-to-day, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Buxton's head hit the ground after he jumped and hit the wall trying to catch a ball that went for a home run. He suffered a cut above his eye, but he appears to have passed a concussion test.

Buxton left Saturday's game against Seattle after running hard into the center field wall trying to make a catch.

Buxton's head hit the ground after he jumped and hit the wall trying to catch a ball that went for a home run. He suffered a cut above his eye and will likely be evaluated for a concussion.

Ohtani is penciled in to pitch during next week's series in Detroit, Maria Guardado of MLB.com reports.

The two-way phenom was spotted throwing a bullpen session Saturday afternoon, and as Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register notes, Ohtani typically does that four days before a start on the mound. With that in mind, Ohtani seems to be on track to start Wednesday opposite Mike Fiers. The Angels decided to push Ohtani back from Sunday, citing workload concerns. Ohtani is in the lineup as the designated hitter Saturday, batting fifth against the Yankees, and it seems likely that he will DH on Sunday and Monday as well before taking a day to rest.

Winker is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.

The 24-year-old will take as seat as interim manager Jim Riggleman goes with Adam Duvall and Brandon Dixon in the outfield corners against lefty Tyler Anderson. Winker is just 4-for-32 against left-handed pitching so far this season.