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Stanton went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs, a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox.

The blasts were numbers eight and nine of the season for Stanton, and it was also his third two-homer game of the year. The 28-year-old continues to be all-or-nothing at the plate with 10 strikeouts in 22 at-bats since the start of May to go along with his season strikeout rate of 34.4 percent.

Turner (wrist) is targeting a return during next week's series against the Marlins, which begins Tuesday, Pedro Moura of The Athletic Los Angeles reports.

Per Ken Gurnick of MLB.com, Turner will take reps at the dish in a simulated game Wednesday. It seems likely that he'll head out on a brief rehab assignment before coming off the disabled list. Until Turner is back to full health, look for Max Muncy and Kyle Farmer to share time at third base.

Canha is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Astros.

Canha will head to the bench for what appears to be a regular day off after starting seven straight games. The 29-year-old has done well filling in for Boog Powell (knee) in center field, slashing .278/.321/.519 through 22 games. Chad Pinder will start in center field in his stead Tuesday, hitting seventh.

Miller is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Braves.

Miller will head to the bench for the series opener as the Rays go with an all-righty hitting lineup against southpaw Sean Newcomb. C.J. Cron will start at first base and hit second in his stead.

Buxton (toe) conducted numerous running drills Monday including sprints, backpedals and cuts, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Berardino added that Buxton was smiling following the drill work, making it seem as if his injured toe didn't bother him much during the workout. It's still unclear whether or not he'll embark on a rehab assignment before returning, but this seems like a very positive development for the speedy outfielder.

Cespedes (quad) is in the lineup Monday against the Reds, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Cespedes left Sunday's game against the Rockies with a quad issue, which he had apparently suffered the day before. The issue was evidently minor, though, as he won't end up missing a game. It's the second time in eight days that he left with an injury only to start in the team's next game after leaving with what turned out to be a minor thumb issue the previous Sunday. He's doing little to shed the injury-prone label, though he's started in all but one game for the Mets so far this season.

Reyes has eight homers in his last five games for Triple-A El Paso.

Reyes went unprotected in the Rule 5 draft but was not selected, primarily due to the broken hamate bone he suffered at the Arizona Fall League. He's making teams regret passing on him so far this season, hitting .339/.419/.750 with 13 homers. Like many young slugging prospects, Reyes definitely has power but there are concerns about whether or not he'll hit enough to get to that power. He's certainly done all he can to address those concerns so far this season. Perhaps the bigger issue at this point is how he fits with the big club defensively, as he is a mediocre defender in an outfield corner, and the Padres already have one of those in Wil Myers, although he is on the DL with an oblique injury.

Buxton (toe) didn't do any running Sunday and is uncertain if he'll need to head out on a minor-league rehab assignment before returning from the 10-day disabled list, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

For the second straight day, Buxton didn't do any running and instead just hit in the batting cage, but the Twins haven't indicated that the lack of on-field activity amounts to a setback for the outfielder. The Twins may just be taking a cautious approach with Buxton, who did some light running Friday and should increase the intensity of his workouts this week. Buxton's last game action came April 22 with High-A Fort Myers before he was temporarily shut down due to the toe issue, so it would seem more likely than not that the Twins would have the 24-year-old restart his rehab assignment before adding him back to the active roster. Expect the Twins to make an official decision on Buxton's next step within the next couple of days.

Jimenez has six straight multi-hit games for Double-A Birmingham.

Through 16 games, Jimenez is hitting .303/.324/.591. He's also cut his strikeout rate to 16.9 percent. Continued dominance at the Double-A level could see the young outfielder promoted to Triple-A soon. Even though he will likely be ready for the majors at some point this season, the White Sox could elect to leave him in the minors until mid April next season in order to gain an extra year of team control.

Ohtani (3-1) allowed two runs on six hits and two walks across six-plus innings while earning the win Sunday against the Mariners. He struck out six.

Ohtani was excellent through the early going, finishing six scoreless frames while allowing just one man past first base. He got into some trouble in the seventh, however, allowing the leadoff man to reach before Ryon Healy tagged him with a two-run home run and a walk forced Ohtani out of the game. Nevertheless, it was Ohtani's first quality start in nearly a month, and he lowered his ERA to 4.10. His next start should come next Sunday against the Twins.