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Buxton (toe) traveled with the Twins on a 10-game road trip, but did not begin running Thursday. He could be activated during the road trip, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. "I don't really have a date in mind; I haven't been given a date," said manager Paul Molitor.

Buxton has a hairline fracture in his left big toe. It's not clear if the Twins will activate him from the DL when he's able to play or first send him on a short minor league rehab assignment. Buxton will first need to start running before a timetable can be determined. However, it does appear like he'll be activated in the next week since he traveled with the team on the 10-game road trip.

Soler went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and three runs scored in Thursday's win over the Tigers.

Soler's reemergence has been one of the bigger surprises of the season so far. He has his slash line up to .312/.435/.538 and he's hit two homers in his last three games to bring his total to four. An improved contact rate and better plate discipline is fueling his success. Entering play Thursday, Soler had a 0.67 BB/K, ranking 41st among 177 qualified hitters. He's now a fixture in the two hole for Kansas City, batting in front of Mike Moustakas.

Ohtani is set to DH and bat fifth against Baltimore on Thursday.

Ohtani will be back in the lineup for the second straight day as he remains on track to take the mound Sunday, though the club has yet to name an official starter for the series finale in Seattle.

The Tigers announced that Cabrera (biceps) officially left Thursday's game with a right hamstring strain.

Though Cabrera was visibly hampered by an arm issue, he is also battling a hamstring injury, which will likely be further evaluated by the team in the coming hours. Expect an additional update on the severity of this issue, and the condition of his arm injury, prior to Friday's game.

Cabrera was removed from Thursday's game with a left biceps injury, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Cabrera has been dealing with this particular injury since Sunday when he was removed from that game with a left biceps spasm. Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press noted that Cabrera has been bothered by his left arm throughout the course Thursday's outing, repeatedly shaking it during his at-bats. Since it's become apparent that Cabrera is not anywhere close to 100 percent, it seems likely that he will remain on the bench for Friday's game, though he should be considered day-to-day at the moment.

Martinez (thumb) will play left field against the Rangers on Thursday, Ryan Hannable of WEEI.com reports.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's victory but admitted after the game that he aggravated his sore left thumb during an at-bat in the fifth inning. He initially injured the thumb in mid-April against the Yankees but hasn't been forced to miss any time with the issue. It doesn't seem to have any impact on his performance, as he's hitting .343/.392/.593 with six home runs and 24 RBI this year.

Pederson is not in the lineup Thursday against the Diamondbacks, Pedro Moura of The Athletic Los Angeles reports.

Pederson has been swinging a hot bat as of late, hitting .351 with 10 RBI over the past 14 games. He'll head to the bench for a night off to avoid a lefty-on-lefty matchup with Patrick Corbin, allowing the recently promoted Tim Locastro to pick up his first start of the season in his stead.

Cabrera (biceps) will DH and bat third against the Royals on Thursday.

Cabrera will return to action after being sidelined for the past three games due to biceps spasms that he suffered during Sunday's contest versus Baltimore. Depending on how Cabrera fares during Thursday's game, manager Ron Gardenhire could elect to give him a day off Friday in order to keep the 35-year-old fresh, considering the team only has two scheduled off days throughout the entire month of March.

Canha went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Mariners on Wednesday.

Canha turned on an Edwin Diaz pitch to lead off the visitors' half of the ninth, launching it 384 feet to left to snap a 2-2 tie. The blast ended up being the difference in the game and was the 29-year-old's third round tripper over the last six games. Canha's line is up to a blistering .339/.391/.644 over 64 plate appearances, with an unsustainable .375 BABIP and eight-point drop in strikeout rate (29.9 percent to 21.9 percent) from last season both playing a prominent role in his early success.

Pederson started in center field and went 0-for-3 with a walk in Wednesday's 2-1 victory over Arizona.

Manager Dave Roberts stated that Alex Verdugo would receive the bulk of starts in the outfield while Yasiel Puig (ankle) is on the DL, but he has been able to keep Pederson's bat in the lineup against a trio of Arizona's right-handed starters through creative lineup shuffling. Despite his recent uptick in playing time, the 25-year-old will likely head to the bench for the Dodgers' next two games against southpaws.