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Stanton isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.

Stanton will get a chance to catch his breath Saturday after going 2-for-4 with a home run in Friday's series opener. While he rests, Aaron Judge will serve as the Yankees' designated hitter, with Jasson Dominguez, Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger in the outfield.

Fletcher went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored Friday against the Tigers.

Fletcher had his contract selected Friday, and he hit ninth and started in center field the same day. He doubled in both of his first two at-bats and came around to score on each occasion. It remains to be seen how consistent his at-bats will be, as Michael Taylor, Brooks Baldwin and Will Robertson are also capable of manning center field.

Bigge (lat) will throw a bullpen session Sept. 9, MLB.com reports.

Bigge is recovering from both a lat injury and facial fractures that he suffered in mid-June. He began playing catch in mid-August, so it's unclear if he'll be able to ramp up in time to return in 2025.

Benintendi went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Friday against the Tigers.

Benintendi delivered his 18th home run of the season in the sixth inning to put the White Sox up one run. He's been very productive across his last 12 games, collecting 18 hits in 47 at-bats while recording four home runs, nine RBI and eight runs scored. Benintendi's .737 OPS for the season is in line to be his highest mark since 2022.

Kwan went 2-for-4 with a walk, two steals, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 7-1 win over the Rays.

Kwan started and finished the win. His two-run single in the second inning plated the Guardians' first two runs, and he scored the final run in the sixth. The two stolen bases upped his season total to 16 (134 games) and were his first successful attempts in 16 contests. His career high in thefts is 21, which he established in 2023 over 158 games.

Thomas (foot) served as the designated hitter, going 0-for-3 for Double-A Akron on Friday. He was also hit by a pitch.

Thomas, who began a rehab assignment with Akron earlier this week, played a full nine innings for the first time. The Guardians likely want to see him in the field for a full game before entertaining thoughts of activating him. Thomas has been sidelined since July 6 with plantar fasciitis.

Duran started in right field and went 3-for-5 in Friday's 4-3 win over the Astros.

Duran filled in for the injured Adolis Garcia (quadriceps) in right field. Since Garcia sustained the injury earlier this week, the Rangers have used Alejandro Osuna in right field against right-handers and Duran against a lefty. Duran's moved around the diamond for injured teammates the last few weeks; he's started games at first base, second base, shortstop and now right field.

Duran batted leadoff and went 0-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 10-5 loss to Arizona.

This was the first time since June 8 that Duran batted leadoff against a left-handed starter. Since then, he was replaced atop the order against lefties and most righties by Roman Anthony (oblique), who landed on the injured list this week. Boston manager Alex Cora told Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com that he felt comfortable using Duran at leadoff against Arizona lefty Eduardo Rodriguez, and that Duran would most likely slip into the top spot in the order against all righties going forward.

Eaton started in right field and went 0-for-4 in Friday's 10-5 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Right field has become a problem for the Red Sox, who are dealing with injuries to Wilyer Abreu (calf) and Roman Anthony (oblique). In the two games since Anthony joined Abreu on the IL -- both against left-handers -- Rob Refsnyder and Eaton have filled the void. Saturday's game will provide a look as to how manager Alex Cora plans to fill the void against a right-hander (Brandon Pfaadt).

Bregman went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Friday's 10-5 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Bregman's two-run double was part of a four-run eighth inning that pulled the Red Sox within a run before Arizona ran away in the bottom of the frame. He's slumped since his last multi-hit game on Aug. 22; Bregman entered the night batting .104 (5-for-48) with two RBI over the previous 12 games.