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Stanton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Stanton started the past 12 games and will take a seat Sunday after he posted a .213/.315/.489 slash line with four home runs and 11 RBI during that stretch. Aaron Judge will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Aaron Hicks receives a start in the outfield.

Ford is not in Sunday's lineup against the Twins.

Ford is hitting .242 with one double, three walks and seven strikeouts over his last 10 games. Matt Thaiss is starting at first base and hitting fifth.

Winker entered Saturday's win over the Royals as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning and remained in the game as the designated hitter, going 2-for-3 with a run.

Winker delivered the first of two singles upon being called on to hit for Luis Torrens, coming around to score on Cal Raleigh's 444-foot shot to right a batter later. The veteran outfielder had originally been out of the lineup due to the presence of a southpaw, Kris Bubic, on the mound for the Royals, but his insertion into the game led to Winker snapping a stretch of 14 plate appearances without a hit.

Jimenez is not in Sunday's lineup against the Tigers.

Jimenez is swinging a hot bat, boasting a .333 average, two home runs, two doubles, six runs and six RBI over his last six games. Yasmani Grandal gets the nod at designated hitter while Seby Zavala starts behind the dish.

Jimenez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss to the Tigers.

Jimenez and Gavin Sheets went back-to-back with solo homers in the fourth inning, but those were the only two runs Chicago managed in the loss. The long ball extended Jimenez's modest hitting streak to six games, during which he's gone 8-for-24 (.333) with a pair of homers and six RBI. Jimenez has missed much of the season due to injuries, but he's hit 15 homers -- his most since his rookie 2019 campaign -- over 77 games.

Winker will sit against lefty Kris Bubic and the Royals on Saturday.

Winker had more than a platoon role for much of the year, but he's been on the bench against the last eight lefties the Mariners have faced. He actually has reverse splits this season, posting a 126 wRC+ against lefties and a 97 wRC+ against righties, though those numbers sit at 83 and 136, respectively, for his career. Sam Haggerty will get the start in left field.

Ramirez will sit Saturday against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Ramirez hits the bench for the second time in three games despite the fact that he scored three runs in Friday's 10-6 win. His .765 OPS on the season remains the best of his four-year career, though he owns a .467 OPS over his last eight contests.

Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored Friday against the Blue Jays.

Ramirez benefitted from a big game by Randy Arozarena and scored multiple runs in a game for the first time since July 3. Ramirez has struggled across 18 games in September, as he's hitting only .194 with five runs scored and six RBI across 18 games.

Martinez isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Yankees, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Martinez is getting a rare day off after he went just 1-for-10 with a walk and four strikeouts over the last three games. Bobby Dalbec will serve as the designated hitter and bat seventh.

Ohtani (14-8) gave up two earned runs on three hits and six walks while striking out seven over five-plus innings to earn the win in a 4-2 victory over the Twins on Friday.

Ohtani's stuff looked crisp, and he racked up seven strikeouts on 12 swinging strikes en route to his 14th win the season. The major blemish on his line comes from the six free passes that he issued. Ohtani had not previously walked more than four batters in a game all season. The control problems could possibly be attributed to heavy rain that affected the playing field all night. Ohtani also appeared to have caught Gary Sanchez looking on a 3-2 pitch in the sixth, but home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt didn't ring the batter up. Ohtani will carry his excellent ERA of 2.47 into his next start, which is expected to come against the Rangers.