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Buxton is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

Buxton looks to be sitting out for maintenance purposes while the Twins and Yankees conclude their series with a day game after a night game. Jose Miranda will step in as the Twins' designated hitter in place of Buxton, who has settled into a groove at the dish of late with seven hits -- including two home runs and three doubles -- over his last six games.

MuCutchen went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 8-7 loss to the Dodgers.

His fourth-inning blast off Noah Syndergaard gave the Pirates a 7-2 lead, but the win slipped through the bullpen's grasp. McCutchen is proving that you can go home again after all -- through his first 21 games in his return to Pittsburgh, the veteran outfielder is slashing .270/.371/.527 with five homers, three steals, 12 runs and 12 RBI.

Blackmon went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Guardians.

He led off the game with a solo shot, the 40th leadoff homer of his career. Blackmon doesn't have much power or speed left in his profile -- he's got two home runs and zero steals in 23 games to begin the season -- but he's still effective at the top of the lineup, slashing .274/.390/.417 through 100 plate appearances.

Ohtani went 0-for-4 with two stolen bases in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Athletics.

Ohtani reached base in the fifth via a fielder's choice and wound up stealing second and third but would not score. It was a quiet day for him otherwise, and he's now slashing .253/.327/.460 with five homers, 13 RBI, 14 runs and a 10:24 BB:K over 98 plate appearances.

Buxton went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run during Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Yankees.

The 29-year-old doubled and was stranded during the second inning, and he broke a 2-2 tie during the sixth with a 367-foot homer to left field. It's the first time since April 11 -- and only the third time all season -- Buxton has delivered multiple RBI in a game. He has a .244/.308/.463 slash line with four home runs, 10 RBI and a 33 percent strikeout rate through 22 games this year.

Ramirez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Tampa Bay outfield and designated-hitter picture became more murky Tuesday with Jose Siri (hamstring) returning from the injured list, but despite getting Tuesday off, Ramirez should be well insulated from a playing-time perspective. Ramirez enters the series opener in Houston sporting a monstrous 1.145 OPS over his 69 plate appearances on the season.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Martinez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game in Pittsburgh after experiencing back tightness following Sunday's 7-3 win over the Cubs, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Per Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times, Roberts said he's hopeful Martinez returns to the lineup Wednesday, but given the 35-year-old has a prior history of back trouble, one day off may not be enough for the issue to fully go away. With Martinez out of the lineup for the first time all season Tuesday, rookie Michael Busch is serving as the Dodgers' designated hitter.

Martinez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates.

Rookie Michael Busch will serve as the Dodgers' designated hitter in his MLB debut Tuesday while Martinez heads to the bench after starting each of the team's first 23 games of the season. The veteran slugger is effectively getting two full days to rest up, as the Dodgers had off Monday.

Alvarez (neck) remains out of the Astros' lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Rays, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

It's the second straight game he'll sit out with a neck injury that has been bothering him for the last week or so. A stint on the injured list for Alvarez hasn't been ruled out, although there's also been no indication to this point that's where it's headed. Corey Julks is in left field and David Hensley is at designated hitter Tuesday.

Jimenez is starting in right field and batting third Tuesday in Toronto.

He'll be playing the outfield for just the third time this season after 13 of his starts had come at designated hitter. The 26-year-old has professed a desire to play the outfield regularly, but it's in the best interest of his health and the White Sox's defense to minimize the slugger's time in the field.