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Ohtani (6-4) dominated with eight scoreless innings to earn the win over the Royals on Wednesday. He struck out 13 while allowing just two hits and a walk.

Ohtani followed up a career-best performance at the plate Tuesday with one of his most dominant pitching outings. It's the first time he's gone eight scoreless innings, and the 13 strikeouts marked a career high for the two-way star. He now has a 2.90 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 90:16 K:BB through 68.1 innings overall. Ohtani also went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks at the plate Wednesday, lifting his season slash line to .260/.336/.487 in 298 plate appearances.

Buxton did not play in Wednesday's loss to Cleveland due to knee soreness, Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports.

Wolfson reports Buxton's knee flared up and has been an issue for a while. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said after the game the center fielder wanted to play Wednesday but couldn't move around well enough to be available, according to Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com. It's not yet clear if Buxton will be able to take the field for Thursday's series finale against the Guardians.

Alvarez went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs during Wednesday's 5-3 win against the Mets.

The 24-year-old went back-to-back with Alex Bregman during the opening frame, and Alvarez followed with another solo shot during the third inning. He leads all of baseball with a 1.064 OPS and now has 21 home runs and 51 RBI for the season. Alvarez has especially been flexing his power lately with four long balls in his past four games.

Buxton is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

Buxton's absence comes as a surprise after he received a breather Saturday before starting in both of the Twins' next two games while benefiting from a team off day in between them. At this point, the Twins haven't indicated that Buxton is dealing with an injury, so the prevailing assumption is that he's getting another maintenance day. Nick Gordon replaces Buxton in center field Wednesday.

Reyes isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Twins.

Reyes returned to the lineup Tuesday against Minnesota and went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer and four strikeouts. Josh Naylor will serve as the designated hitter while Owen Miller starts at first base.

Reyes went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 6-5 win over the Twins on Tuesday.

Reyes was sidelined since May 24 due to a hamstring issue but returned to the lineup Tuesday night and hit a two-out, two-run blast to tie the game at 5-5 in the eighth. The 419-foot homer to straightaway center is a good sign for the slugger who struggled miserably through the opening stretch of the season before landing on the IL. He now has four home runs on the season and is batting .196. If he can lower his abysmal 39.3% strikeout rate and make more consistent contact, Reyes has a chance to build on the success he had in 2021, when he hit 30 home runs while generating a respectable .254 average.

Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 5-4 win over the Yankees on Tuesday.

Ramirez hit a home run in the first inning off Nestor Cortes to give him three long balls on the year. He came into the game scorching left-handed pitching to the tune of a .358 average, and his blast helped the Rays get to a very difficult lefty in Cortes. With the recent injury to teammate Manuel Margot (knee), Ramirez's .301 average should continue affording him a fair share of at-bats.

Ohtani went 3-for-4 with two home runs and eight RBI in Tuesday's 12-11 extra-innings loss to the Royals.

Ohtani was the key to the Angels' offense Tuesday, delivering three-run homers in the sixth and ninth innings while adding sacrifice flies in the seventh and 11th. The eight RBI he posted in this contest easily set a new career high. The two-way star now boasts a .260/.331/.489 slash line with 15 homers, 45 RBI, 44 runs scored, seven stolen bases, 13 doubles and a triple through 293 plate appearances. He'll be on the mound for Wednesday's series finale versus the Royals.

Winker went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBI in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Athletics.

Winker contributed an RBI double in the sixth inning and a solo shot in the seventh as the Mariners took control of the game. The outfielder had gone just 1-for-10 across his last five contests before Tuesday's two-hit effort. The homer was his third in June and his fifth of the season to go with a .214/.332/.319 slash line, 26 RBI, 21 runs scored and 10 doubles in 67 games. With Dylan Moore and Justin Upton challenging for playing time, Winker could find himself on the bench against southpaws more frequently going forward -- he sat out against two of the three lefties the Mariners faced over the weekend against the Angels.

Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Mets.

Alvarez missed one game with the hand injury, but it didn't appear to be much of a factor Tuesday. His third-inning blast ultimately gave the Astros enough offense to win. The slugger is up to 19 homers, 49 RBI, 43 runs scored, eight doubles and two triples through 252 plate appearances while maintaining a fantastic .312/405/.633 slash line.