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Brantley went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Brantley was one of five Astros hitters to go yard in the second inning, and he launched his third home run of the campaign. The performance extended his hitting streak to seven games, during which he's recorded five RBI and six runs scored while hitting .355. For the campaign, Brantley has maintained a .286/.357/.429 line across 141 plate appearances.

Martinez went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 13-4 loss to the Astros.

Martinez launched his fifth home run of the season in the fifth inning, but by that time, the Red Sox were down by 10 runs. The DH extended his batting streak to 19 games, during which Martinez has gone 29-for-75 (.387) with four home runs, nine doubles, 13 RBI and nine runs scored.

Miller will hit the bench Tuesday against the Angels.

Miller's streak of sitting against every lefty ended Sunday, when he was in the lineup against opener Austin Davis. He'll sit here against southpaw Reid Detmers, with Charlie Culberson starting at the hot corner.

Torrens will sit Tuesday against Toronto.

Torrens hits the bench for the second time in three games, a run which follows a stretch of six straight starts, including two as the designated hitter. Mike Ford will fill that spot Tuesday, while Cal Raleigh starts behind the plate.

Reyes is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds while he tends to a personal matter, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Reyes was seemingly away from the team when Cleveland posted its lineup earlier Tuesday, but acting manager Carl Willis said he believes the 26-year-old will be available in the dugout as a pinch-hitting option by the time the game begins at 6:10 p.m. ET. As a result, Reyes is expected to be back in the lineup for Wednesday's series finale, a potential off day Tuesday could be beneficial anyway, given that he went 2-for-19 with eight strikeouts over Cleveland's last five games.

Reyes is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds, Andre Knott of Bally Sports Ohio reports.

Richie Palacios will handle designated-hitter duties for the Guardians with Reyes' bat having cooled off after a hot start to May. Since opening the month with a 12-for-23 showing at the plate in his first six starts, Reyes has gone 2-for-19 with three walks against eight strikeouts over his last five games.

Buxton is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Athletics.

Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reported Sunday that Buxton is continuing to a manage knee issues, and while he was able to play all nine innings of Monday's 3-1 win, the outfielder will get some maintenance for the second game of the series. Provided he isn't dealing with any sort of setback with either of his knees coming out of Monday's start, Buxton should be back in the lineup for Wednesday's series finale.

Winker went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs in a win over the Mets on Sunday.

Winker's second straight multi-hit effort extended his hitting streak to seven games. The 28-year-old's nightmarish start to the season is increasingly in the rearview mirror, as he sports a .310/.341/.524 slash line across his last 11 games.

Ford is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays.

The lefty-hitting Ford will check out of the lineup with southpaw Yusei Kikuchi on the mound, opening up designated-hitter duties for Steven Souza. Ford was an indirect beneficiary of Jarred Kelenic's demotion to Triple-A Tacoma on Friday, as the former has proceeded to serve as Seattle's DH in each of the last three games while going 1-for-8 with a walk and two RBI. Once Kyle Lewis (knee) ends his rehab assignment at Tacoma and is cleared to return from the 10-day injured list, one of Ford and Souza will likely lose out on regular at-bats.

Ohtani went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 4-1 win over Oakland.

Ohtani got the Angels off to a positive start in the contest, slugging a 425-foot two-run shot in the first inning. It was the second homer in as many games for the two-way star and pushed his total to eight long balls on the season. Ohtani is tied for eighth in the league with 26 RBI on the campaign.