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Reyes went 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in Friday's 9-1 win over the Angels.

He got the rout started with a three-run shot in the first inning off Jaime Barria. Reyes has gone yard in back-to-back games to snap a 16-game power drought, and on the season he's slashing .253/.318/.536 with 22 homers and 60 RBI through 77 contests.

Choi went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 7-5 extra-innings loss to the White Sox.

He got the Rays on the board by taking Lucas Giolito deep in the second inning. The homer was Choi's first in August and ninth of the year, but the 31-year-old may be finding a groove again, slashing .304/.385/.478 over his last seven games with seven RBI.

Alvarez went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 12-3 win over the Mariners.

Alvarez notched his first RBI early on with a groundout in the opening frame. He did the rest of his damage his next two times up with a two-run shot in the third and an RBI double in the fourth. It was the big lefty's first home run since Aug. 7. He's now slashing .289/.352/.529 with 23 homers, 81 RBI, 71 runs scored, a steal and 33:107 BB:K over 438 plate appearances after Friday's standout effort.

Soler went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 3-0 win over the Orioles.

Soler was hot with three home runs across the first six games in the month of August, but he had cooled off recently, as he had hit just .158 with three doubles, three runs and an RBI across the last 10 contests. However, he rediscovered his power stroke with his 17th home run of the season in Friday's low-scoring contest. The 29-year-old has appeared in 30 games since the All-Star break, and he's hit .236 with 10 homers, 21 runs and 15 RBI during that time.

Buxton (finger) played five innings Friday in center field and went 0-for-2 with a strikeout for Triple-A St. Paul in the first game of a rehabilitation assignment. He will play again possibly Saturday and Sunday depending on how he feels, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

It's not clear how long Buxton will be at Triple-A before he's activated from the injured list. He'll likely play two or three games before the Twins decide on a next course of action, but it's possible he could be activated early next week.

Miller is not starting Friday against the Padres, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Miller will sit for the second day in a row with the Padres sending left-hander Blake Snell to the mound. Alec Bohm draws the start at first base as Rhys Hoskins (groin) remains on the injured list.

Rooker is not in the lineup Friday against the Yankees, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Rooker finds himself on the bench for the second straight contest after starting 23 of the previous 24 games. Rob Refsnyder will work in left field in his absence Friday.

Solak was called up from Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.

Solak was demoted in late July after hitting a disappointing .225/.295/.353 in 92 games. He's shown hints of power, speed and contact at times in his career, but he's now hit a modest .250/.322/.375 in 183 career games while homering 16 times and stealing 13 bases, a package that doesn't look very exciting outside of deep leagues. The Rangers are evidently happy with what he showed in roughly a month of Triple-A action and have plenty of at-bats to offer him down the stretch, but his recent track record indicates he may not do all that much with the opportunity.

Choi went 1-for-4 with two RBI in a win over the Orioles on Thursday.

Choi is working on a modest three-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in five of his last six games overall. The 30-year-old has rewarded fantasy managers with frequent appearances on the basepaths this season, as a career-high 14.3 percent walk rate has helped lead to a .361 OBP that's just shy of his high-water mark of .363 in that category.

Ohtani went 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs and an RBI in Thursday's win over the Tigers.

Ohtani was one of three Angels to reach base at least four times in the team's wild comeback win. He scored a run in each of the sixth and seventh frames before producing a run on a sacrifice fly in the eighth. The two-way star's 88 RBI trails only Jose Abreu and Rafael Devers for most in MLB as he pushes toward consideration for American League MVP.