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Ohtani went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Sunday in a 3-0 win against the Brewers.

Ohtani went deep in the third inning, launching an absolute moonshot that landed 413 feet away from home plate and travelled 162 feet high, per David Adler of MLB.com. The long ball was the two-way star's seventh of the campaign and extended his hitting streak to five games. Over that span, Ohtani has been red hot, slashing .455/.478/.864 with two homers, five RBI, four runs and two stolen bases.

Rooker went 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win against the Reds.

Rooker took Nick Lodolo deep in the fourth inning of Sunday's contest, giving him nine long balls this season. After the homer, Rooker brought in a run with a sacrifice fly and was also hit by a pitch. Over his last seven games, he's belted five home runs while hitting .384 (10-for-26). The breakout slugger is now slashing .353/.465/.779 with 22 RBI and a 14:16 BB:K through 22 games.

Buxton went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, a double and two runs in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Royals.

Buxton led off the second inning with a double to right and came around to score the first run of the game. He then ignited a seven-run third inning with a three-run blast to left that traveled 453 feet. The 29-year-old has four home runs in his last five games and is up to a slash line of .258/.324/.557 with seven homers, 17 RBI, 19 runs and a 10:34 BB:K over 108 plate appearances.

Jimenez was limited during Sunday's win over the Rays due to leg soreness, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.

Manager Pedro Grifol revealed after Sunday's matchup that Jimenez wasn't feeling 100 percent healthy before the game. However, Grifol wanted Jimenez's bat in the lineup, and the 26-year-old delivered with a performance in which he went 4-for-5 with a run and an RBI before being replaced by a pinch runner in the bottom of the ninth inning. It's encouraging that Jimenez had a solid performance Sunday, but he'll presumably be monitored ahead of Tuesday's series opener against the Twins.

Ohtani went 3-for-5 with a pair of stolen bases in Saturday's loss to the Brewers.

All three of Ohtani's hits Saturday were singles, allowing him multiple opportunities to utilize his speed on the basepaths. The two-way star stole second and then third base in the eighth inning, but the Angels were unable to bring him home. Ohtani has five thefts on the campaign to pair with his six homers. He's one of 10 players in MLB to thus far collect at least five in each category.

Cabrera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Cabrera has a clearer path to playing time at designated hitter with Kerry Carpenter (shoulder) recently landing on the injured list, but it comes as little surprise that the 40-year-old will take a seat for Sunday's matinee after he started in the second leg of Saturday's doubleheader. Nick Maton will serve as the Tigers' DH in Cabrera's stead.

Belt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Belt is 0-for-9 with two walks and four strikeouts in his past three games and will head to the bench Sunday with southpaw Marco Gonzales pitching for Seattle. Alejandro Kirk will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Danny Jansen works behind the plate.

Buxton went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Royals.

The 29-year-old accounted for all of the Twins' offense, crossing the plate in the fourth inning on a Brad Keller wild pitch before taking Taylor Clarke deep in the seventh. Buxton has been flexing his muscles lately, with four of his six homers on the season coming in his last seven games -- a stretch in which he's also driven in eight runs.

Ramirez was out of the lineup Saturday against the White Sox.

Jose Siri's return has crowded the Rays' lineup, and Ramirez is the early playing time loser by sitting in three of the team's last five games. Particularly alarming for Ramirez is that the team has opted to keep Taylor Walls in the lineup due to his strong defense, which has forced Brandon Lowe to serve as the designated hitter -- one of Ramirez's primary paths to playing time. Even with a 1.033 OPS across 76 plate appearances, Ramirez's role with the club is currently unclear.

Alvarez went 2-for-3 with a walk and a double Saturday against the Phillies.

Alvarez returned from a four-game absence caused by a neck injury and hit third while serving as the designated hitter. He was one of the few bright spots in the Astros' lineup as he managed to reach base at least three times for the third time in 21 games this season. Overall, Alvarez is hitting .269/.383/.551 across 94 plate appearances.