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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.

Buxton (hip) will undergo season-ending arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Buxton has been on the injured list with a low-grade right hip strain for a month and was initially expected to return prior to the end of the season. The 28-year-old likely would have returned if the Twins were in the playoff picture, but he'll instead undergo a season-ending knee procedure now that the team has been eliminated. Buxton's surgery has been described as insignificant by the Twins, and he should be ready to return in time for spring training in 2023.

Stanton went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored in Thursday's win over the Red Sox.

Stanton smashed a homer off righty starter Michael Wacha with nobody out in the sixth inning to augment the Yankees' lead to 3-0. In his five games prior to this contest, the outfielder struggled, going 1-for-19 with 11 strikeouts; however, the 32-year-old has now gone 4-for-10 in his last three games with two homers and six RBI.

Ramirez isn't starting Thursday against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Ramirez started the last five games and went 4-for-20 with two doubles and five strikeouts. Ji-Man Choi will take over at first base and bat eighth Thursday.

Torrens, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Tacoma earlier in the day, hit a pinch-hit, solo home run in a loss to the Athletics on Wednesday.

The veteran was summoned to hit for Abraham Toro with two out in the eighth inning and put the Mariners' only run of the game on the board via a 376-foot solo shot to right field. Torrens hit well for the Rainiers after he was outrighted to the Triple-A club on Aug. 14, and Wednesday's homer pushed his major-league slash line this year to .220/.268/.280 across 142 plate appearances.

Ohtani isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Rangers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Ohtani went 5-for-12 with a double, three runs and four strikeouts over the last three games and will get a day off prior to Friday's scheduled start in Minnesota as a pitcher. Mike Trout is resting his legs as the designated hitter and batting second.

Solak (foot) was placed on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.

The 27-year-old will miss the rest of the season after he suffered a fractured right foot last week, and the Rangers have moved him to the 60-day IL to free up a spot on the 40-man roster for Kevin Plawecki, who signed with Texas on Wednesday. Solak played in 35 big-league games this year and finished with a .207/.309/.329 slash line, three home runs and three stolen bases.