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Buxton (hip) remains on the bench for Tuesday's game against the Astros, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Buxton was considered day-to-day after leaving Saturday's game against Oakland with what the Twins called a "low-level right hip strain," but he's still sidelined even after Monday's off day. He'll continue to avoid the injured list for now, though it's hard to feel confident in his health given his lengthy injury history. Gilberto Celestino will start in center field.

Choi will sit Tuesday against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Choi hasn't started against a southpaw all season, a trend which will continue here against Reid Detmers. Yandy Diaz will start at first base.

Ohtani went 3-for-5 with two home runs, five RBI and an additional run scored in Monday's 11-3 win over the Rays.

After launching a solo shot off Jalen Beeks to left-center field in the sixth inning, Ohtani crushed a Calvin Faucher offering to nearly the exact same spot in the seventh for a grand slam -- the first of his professional career, either in Japan or North America. Ohtani isn't hitting quite as well as he did last year, but he still sports a .252/.315/.445 slash line with six homers, four steals, 21 RBI and 23 runs through 30 games, and Monday's performance could be a sign he's about to catch fire at the plate.

Cabrera is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Athletics.

Austin Meadows will handle designated-hitter duties in the front end of the doubleheader while Cabrera sits after starting each of the past six games. During that stretch, the 39-year-old went 5-for-23 with a double, one of just four extra-base hits he's recorded across 98 plate appearances on the season.

Miller entered Monday's game as a pinch runner and stole a base in a 1-0 loss to the Yankees.

Miller ran for Jonah Heim in the ninth inning and put himself in scoring position with his third steal of the season, but he was stranded there after Nick Solak flied out. Miller continues to hold the strong side of a platoon, starting in left field or at third base against right-handers, despite a paltry .553 OPS over 67 plate appearances. On a positive note, the 32-year-old is second on the team with 14 RBI, has three home runs and is batting .471 with runners in scoring position.

Lewis (knee), who went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and two runs in Triple-A Tacoma's win over Salt Lake on Sunday, is now hitting .353 (6-for-17) with two home runs and six RBI over his first four rehab games with the Rainiers.

Lewis is slated to remain at Tacoma for the majority of the maximum 20 days he's allotted for the rehab process, but he already seems to be in mid-season form. The talented outfielder is approximately 11 months removed from June 2021 meniscus surgery and will bring a significant infusion of power to the Mariners lineup whenever he is deemed ready for activation.

Stanton went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in the Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader versus Texas.

The slugger's third-inning blast provided the Yankees' only two runs of the game in the nightcap of the twin bill. Stanton played DH in the first contest of the day, going 0-for-2 with a walk and a sacrifice fly, before manning right field in the second game. He's slashing .260/.294/.450 with six homers and 19 RBI on the season.

Miller is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

The Yankees are bringing southpaw Nestor Cortes to the hill for the series finale in New York, so the lefty-hitting Miller will check out of the lineup as a result. Platoon mate Nick Solak will replace Miller in left field for the second straight game.

Reyes went 3-for-4 with a double and a run in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jays.

Reyes hit just .135 in April, but he's now in the midst of a six-game hitting streak and has multi-hit performances in four of the last five games. Sunday's matchup was also the first game this year in which the 26-year-old didn't strike out. While Reyes still has a 43.9 percent strikeout rate to begin the season, it's been encouraging to see him generate some production at the plate since the start of May.

Miller is out of the lineup for the second game of Sunday's doubleheader with the Yankees.

With southpaw Jordan Montgomery on the hill for New York in the second game of twin bill, Miller will give way in left field to Nick Solak. Miller started at third base and led off in the Rangers' 2-1 loss in Game 1, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.