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Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes underwent an MRI, which revealed tendinitis in his right shoulder, MLB.com reports.

Cespedes, who has not structural damage in his shoulder, will be mostly used as a designated hitter for now. He is hitting .385 (15 for 39) with two homers and 12 RBI in his last 12 games. He owns a .243/.301/.441 slash line in 497 at-bats.

Mets infielder Justin Turner was held out of the starting lineup Tuesday night against the Giants because of a hamstring injury.

Turner has been sidelined since Sept. 10 and remains hopeful of rejoining the team at some point this week. He is batting .273/.315/.380 with two homers and 15 RBI in 187 at-bats.

Mariners infielder Brad Miller is not in the team's starting lineup Tuesday against the Tigers.

Miller will be replaced by Carlos Triunfel at short. Miller has been dealing with a hamstring injury, but it's not considered to be too serious. Miller is hitting .260 in 281 at-bats. 

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes will be considered day-to-day with his shoulder injury, according to MLB.com.

Cespedes had an MRI Monday, but the results were not revealed prior to Monday's game. Cespedes was able to play, and knocked two hits. Manager Bob Melvin said Cespedes will be day-to-day depending on how he feels.

Cespedes is hitting .243/.301/.441 in 497 at-bats. 

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who could be limited to DHing for a while, returned to the lineup Monday against the Angels. After his MRI came back clean, Cespedes went 2 for 3 in a losing effort as the DH.

He didn't pick up an RBI or score a run in the game, though the A's didn't do much scoring against the Angels. Cespedes is batting .243 and could see consistent time as the DH going forward as long as that shoulder doesn't keep him out.

Phillies first baseman Darin Ruf hit his 14th home run of the season Monday during a 12-2 win over the Miami Marlins. Ruf went deep for a two-run shot in the sixth inning for Philadelphia.

The first baseman finished 2 for 4 in the game with three runs scored. He added a walk and is batting .254 on the season.

Ruf has gone 4 for 7 in his last two games and has seen 26 RBI over 213 at-bats on the year. Still, he's also good for over a strikeout per game.

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes underwent an MRI on his shoulder issue Monday and it came back clean. Cespedes returned to the starting lineup for the A's against the Angels. 

Cespedes has been seeing a lot of time at designated hitter for the A's. He's batting .241 this year with 23 homers and 74 runs batted in. 

Mariners shortstop Brad Miller was out of the lineup for a second straight game because of a strained hamstring Monday at Detroit. Carlos Triunfel again started in his place.

Miller is expected to miss a few games with the injury, though the Mariners have yet to provide an exact timetable for his return. He, like the rest of the Mariners offense, has struggled lately, batting .215 (14 for 65) with a homer and a steal in his last 19 games.

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is scheduled to get an MRI Monday on his injured shoulder, MLB.com reports.

Cespedes is out Sunday with shoulder soreness and the club wants to see if there is any structural damage. It's unclear how long he will be out; consider him day-to-day until the MRI comes in.

MLB.com reports Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was scratched from Sunday's starting lineup due to soreness in his right shoulder. Nate Freiman slotted in as the replacement at designated hitter for the series finale at Texas.