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Boston manager Alex Cora acknowledged Turner (heel) is still feeling the effects of an injury and may not play Wednesday and Thursday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. "Hopefully, we can get him ready for the weekend," the manager said.

Turner, who was out of the lineup Tuesday, missed four games last week after suffering a heel bruise and went 2-for-10 in three games since returning. Cora said Turner will likely avoid the injured list, but the manager wanted to give him a couple of additional days of downtime.

Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Twins.

Both hits were singles but Cabrera will take it, as it was just his second multi-hit effort in his last 14 games. It's been a long stretch without a home run for the veteran, who last went deep on June 14. Cabrera should continue to primarily profile as a contact hitter in what he's said will be his final MLB campaign.

Turner (heel) is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Royals.

Turner has been bothered by a lingering left heel contusion since late July and will rest Tuesday and Wednesday after making three straight starts as Boston's designated hitter. The expectation remains that he will be able to avoid an IL stint.

Madris was designated for assignment by the Astros on Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

This move clears out a 40-man roster spot for Jon Singleton, who has been selected from Triple-A Sugar Land. Madris, 27, has appeared in only 12 major-league games this season with Houston.

Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 8-3 loss to the Giants.

While Ohtani has homered only once over seven games in August, he's batting .360 (9-for-25) with three steals for the month. He's up to 15 thefts on the year, already the second-highest total for a season in his career. The two-way star is slashing .308/.409/.673 with 40 home runs, 82 RBI, 87 runs scored, 19 doubles and seven triples through 496 plate appearances.

Rooker is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.

Rooker is in the midst of an extended slump, so he will sit out Monday for the second time in three days.

Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's win over the Yankees.

Alvarez hasn't shown any signs of rust since returning from a nearly two-month stint on the injured list -- he's now 13-for-36 (.361) with four homers in 10 games since he was reinstated. Overall, the 26-year-old Alvarez is slashing a robust .290/.396/.613 with 21 homers, 62 RBI and 49 runs scored across 283 plate appearances this season.

Solak cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Toledo on Sunday.

Detroit designated Solak for assignment on Friday, but he'll remain in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 28-year-old hasn't seen action in the big leagues this year and has a .709 OPS at the Triple-A level.

Rooker will start in right field and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Giants.

Rooker was on the bench for Saturday's 2-1 win, though he entered the contest as a pinch hitter and delivered a single in his lone plate appearance. Back in the lineup Sunday, Rooker has now started in eight of the past nine games and looks to have solidified a regular spot in right field in the wake of Oakland designating Ramon Laureano for assignment. Rooker has posted a modest .689 OPS while striking out at a 37.2 percent clip since the All-Star break, but that level of production is enough to keep his playing time secure in an Oakland lineup lacking in impact bats.

Ohtani has been cleared to make his next pitching start, which is scheduled to take place Wednesday at home against the Giants, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports. Cramping in Ohtani's right hand and fingers resulted in an early exit from his previous start as a pitcher Thursday against Seattle.

There had been some doubt on the part of both Ohtani and the team about whether he would need to skip a turn in the rotation, but the two-way star has shown enough improvement to avoid that scenario. The cramping issues haven't prevented Ohtani from remaining in the lineup as a batter, as he finished the game as the Angels' designated hitter on Thursday despite being pulled from the mound after the fourth inning. He has started at DH in both games since.