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Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes, who homered Saturday after declining an offer to take the day off, will sit instead Sunday, per ESPN.

Cespedes has started all but one game since arriving in The Big Apple from Detroit on July 31.

Cubs rookie outfielder Jorge Soler slammed an RBI double and scored in a rehab game Friday night for Class A Myrtle Beach. He also walked in three plate appearances.

Soler has been sidelined for three weeks with an oblique injury. He owns a slash line of .265/.325/.385.

The Cubs sent outfielder Jorge Soler to play in a Class A rehab assignment game on Friday, according to CSN Chicago.

Indians left fielder Michael Brantley went deep twice on Thursday, as Cleveland took care of the Tigers 7-5. Brantley's seventh-inning solo shot gave broke a 3-3 tie. He then blasted another go-ahead homer, a two-run bomb in the eighth inning to give the Indians their final 7-5 score.

The homers give Brantley 15 for the season. In nine games this month, Brantley is batting .278 with four home runs and eight RBI.

Bryce Harper continued to bolster his MVP candidacy, blasting two home runs Wednesday in a loss to the Mets. 

Harper homered to right in the first inning and again in the eighth inning. He now has 36 home runs on the season, second in the National League, to go along with 85 RBIs. 

Padres rookie outfielder Alex Dickerson is nearing a return to the field after recovering from a hip injury, per the San Diego Union-Tribune. 

Dickerson, the Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year, injured his hip while avoiding a pitch during batting practice. But he has been running pregame and has been available for pinch-hitting duties. 

"We've been building that up over the last four days," Dickerson said. "It's been feeling good. I just came up a little banged-up and I'm just trying to make sure it's 100 percent."

Padres outfielder Alex Dickerson has not been available to play recently after he tweaked his hip during a batting practice session last week, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune. It is not known when he might return.

While Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is working hard to return to the field this season, he acknowledged Sunday that he could miss the rest of the season, reports the Miami Herald. Stanton has been out since late June with a wrist injury.

Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez was in Sunday's lineup against the Indians, the team announced. Martinez was dealing with a triceps issue.

Meanwhile, shortstop Jose Iglesias remains sidelined with a finger injury.

Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez went 1 for 3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Indians. The home run was Martinez's 35th of the year, and the fifth in his last 17 games. 

Martinez was also hit by a pitch in the triceps area. He was able to stay in the game, but he remains questionable for Sunday's series-finale, according to MLB.com.