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Ozuna went 3-for-3 with a walk, a double and an RBI in Monday's loss to the Nationals.

While Max Scherzer was able to keep Giancarlo Stanton in check Monday night, he had no such luck with Ozuna. The 26-year-old is now slashing an electric .333/.430/.600 through 25 games in August with seven homers and 22 RBI.

Cabrera left Monday's game with lower-back tightness, Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Cabrera was pulled in the bottom of the fifth inning. Considering that he was just suspended seven games for his involvement in the Tigers' recent brawl with the Yankees, this might be the perfect opportunity for him to begin serving the suspension. Until that decision is made, though, consider Cabrera day-to-day.

Cespedes (hamstring) was ruled out for the season following an evaluation Monday, James Wagner of The New York Times reports.

The minimum recovery time for Cespedes's right hamstring strain was judged to be six weeks. As such, the Mets will shut him down and look toward next spring. His season ends with a .292/.352/.540 batting line and 17 home runs over 81 games. Cespedes gave the Mets exactly what they expected when he was healthy, but unfortunately, that just wasn't often enough this season.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, two RBI and three runs in Sunday's 11-0 win over the Giants.

After he provided a solo blast in the sixth inning, Martinez's second home run came in between eighth-inning long balls by Paul Goldschmidt and Daniel Descalso, which helped the Diamondbacks break the game open. Since coming over from the Tigers in July, Martinez has gone deep 13 times in just 136 plate appearances, but a .231 average over that span has somewhat dinged his fantasy value.

McCutchen snapped an 0-for-15 slide with an RBI single Sunday in Cincinnati.

His lone hit of the game came after home plate umpire Jeff Kellogg refused to give McCutchen timeout while he was batting. The center fielder will look to snap out of his funk at Wrigley Field on Monday, where he holds a career slash line of .317/.424/.481 in 290 plate appearances.

Miller went 1-for-3 with a solo homer, a walk and two strikeouts during Sunday's 3-2 win in St. Louis.

Miller played like a "three true outcomes" hitter here, as the only ball he put in play went into the seats. Unfortunately for the middle infielder, he's traded in much of his power from last year for patience. While Miller's walk rate has jumped from 7.8 percent to 17.3 percent, his home-run total has dropped from 30 to six.

Carpenter went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Rays.

The leadoff man's 17th long ball of the season tied the game in the bottom of the eighth inning but was ultimately overshadowed by Logan Morrison's 10th-inning game-winner. Carpenter has now driven in 13 runs in his past 18 games after accruing only 48 RBI in his first 103 this season.

Buxton went 4-for-5 with three home runs, five RBI and a stolen base during Sunday's win over the Blue Jays.

Buxton will be reluctant to see the calendar turn to September, as the dynamic 23-year-old has been hitting at a torrid pace during the month of August. Following his first career multi-homer game, he is now slashing .304/.340/.543 with five home runs, 16 RBI and seven stolen bases this month. It appears that Buxton may finally be materializing into the well-rounded star that many baseball pundits believed he'd eventually become. There have been some growing pains with the speedy center fielder, but he should be deployed with confidence in all fantasy formats moving forward.

Cespedes (hamstring) will head to New York and undergo further examination Monday, Marc Carig of Newsday reports.

After suffering a right hamstring strain for a second time this season Friday and landing on the disabled list, Cespedes looks to be at risk of being shut down, but the Mets will see how he looks during the checkup before announcing a timetable for the outfielder. Travis Taijeron was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday to give the team an extra body in the outfield, and he and Matt Reynolds are expected to see most of the reps in left field while Cespedes is sidelined.

Stanton went 3-for-3 with a walk, a double, a home run and three RBI in Sunday's victory over the Padres.

Stanton entered Sunday's game with an outrageous .374/.462/.956 line for the month of August. He proceeded to continue his dominance as he mashed his 50th home run of the season and brought his RBI total up to 108. Stanton hasn't shown any signs of slowing down and will look to keep putting on a show when the Marlins face the Nationals and Phillies in the coming week.