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Ramirez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.

Yandy Diaz is getting a day out of the field and serving as the Rays' designated hitter in the series finale, so Ramirez will retreat to the bench. Ramirez had started in each of the last five games, going 6-for-18 with a pair of doubles, four RBI, two runs and a stolen base.

Belt is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.

George Springer is getting a day at designated hitter, which means Belt will begin this one on the bench. Cavan Biggio will patrol right field.

Belt went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in Sunday's victory over the Mets.

After striking out in his first three at-bats, Belt came through with a two-run shot off Dominic Leone in the seventh inning to give the Blue Jays a 6-4 lead. It was Belt's third homer of the season and his first since May 10. While he hasn't hit for much power, Belt's been swinging the bat well after a cold start to the season -- he's batting .342 (25-for-73) over his last 25 games. The veteran first baseman is now slashing .259/.379/.415 with 14 RBI and 16 runs scored through 161 plate appearances this season.

Ramirez is batting fourth as the designated hitter Sunday against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.

The 28-year-old was initially absent from Tampa Bay's lineup for Sunday, but he was added shortly before first pitch with Brandon Lowe being a late scratch for unspecified reasons. Ramirez was productive in Saturday's doubleheader, going 5-for-8 with two doubles, two runs, four RBI and a stolen base.

Buxton (ribs) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Guardians.

Both Buxton and Carlos Correa (heel) will not be in the starting lineup against the Guardians for the finale of the three-game set. Buxton avoided a fracture after being hit by a pitch Thursday, but he'll miss a third straight game while recovering from the injury. Royce Lewis is the designated hitter for Sunday's contest against Triston McKenzie and the Guardians.

Ramirez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Ramirez collected five hits and four RBI during Saturday's twin bill and has four multi-hit efforts in his past six contests, but he'll take a seat for Sunday's game. Yandy Diaz will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Luke Raley (side) starts at first base.

Ramirez went 5-for-8 with two doubles, two runs scored, four RBI and a stolen base Saturday across both games of a doubleheader split with the Red Sox.

After the Rays dropped the matinee, Ramirez came up big in the nightcap with a two-run double in the ninth inning that broke open a 2-2 tie. The 28-year-old has multiple hits in four of his last six games, batting .400 (10-for-25) over that stretch with two doubles, a homer and six RBI, and his .859 OPS on the season would shatter the career-high .747 mark he established in 2022.

Ohtani went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, two runs and two RBI in Saturday's 9-6 loss to the Astros.

Ohtani came up a homer short of a cycle, finishing with his second four-hit game of the campaign. His third-inning triple gave the Angels their first run, and the two-way star notched another RBI with a double in the seventh. Ohtani has added to his excellent work on the mound with another big season at the plate -- through 253 plate appearances, he's slashing .274/.348/.540 with 15 homers, 40 RBI, 35 runs and seven stolen bases.

Buxton (ribs) will sit as expected Saturday against the Guardians.

Buxton avoided a fractured rib after getting hit by a pitch Thursday but was nonetheless expected to miss multiple games. He'll miss his second in a row Saturday, with Ryan Jeffers serving as the designated hitter.

Turner will be on the bench for the second half of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rays, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Turner helped the Red Sox to a victory in the afternoon contest, going 2-for-5 with three RBI. He'll rest his 38-year-old legs during the nightcap, with Triston Casas handling first base and Masataka Yoshida serving as the designated hitter.