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Reyes went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Rangers.

His seventh-inning blast off Wes Benjamin was Cleveland's fourth and final solo shot of the night. The streaky Reyes may be heating up again after batting only .148 (8-for-54) through his first 15 games in August, as the 26-year-old has slugged three of his 23 homers on the year in his last six games.

Alvarez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in a 10-inning victory over the Royals on Wednesday.

Alvarez's fourth-inning homer gave Houston a one-run lead. It was the slugger's fourth long ball in his past six games, and Alvarez also has nine RBI over that span. His 26 home runs this season are tops on the Astros.

Ohtani allowed four runs on five hits with seven strikeouts in five innings of a no-decision Wednesday against Baltimore. He also went 0-for-4 at the plate with three strikeouts.

Ohtani had won each of his previous four starts on the mound, but he allowed a season-high three home runs in this one, with two of them coming in the first frame. He did leave with a 6-4 lead despite his issues with the long ball, but the Angels' bullpen imploded during a five-run eighth inning. Ohtani didn't fare any better at the dish, where he's now 3-for-18 (.167) with 10 strikeouts over his last five games.

Rooker isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Rooker went 0-for-3 with a run, a walk and two strikeouts in Tuesday's series opener, and he'll be on the bench for the third time in the last four games. Jake Cave will start in left field and bat eighth.

Brantley isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Royals, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Brantley has been in a slump recently, as he's gone 0-for-11 with a run, four walks and a strikeout across the last three games. He'll get a chance to reset Wednesday while Aledmys Diaz starts in left field and bats second.

Cabrera isn't starting Wednesday against the Cardinals.

Cabrera hit his 500th career home run Sunday and went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's series opener against the Cardinals. However, Jonathan Schoop will start at first base and bat third Wednesday.

Stanton went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Braves.

After homering Monday against the Braves, Stanton victimized Atlanta yet again with a solo shot off Charlie Morton in the second inning. After hitting .214 in July, the supersized slugger is hitting .320 in August. He has also hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games.

Cabrera went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.

Cabrera hit career home run No. 500 on Sunday and followed with No. 501 a game later. The Tigers did pinch run for the veteran after he walked in the eighth inning, and that could become a regular occurrence now that he's reached the long ball milestone. Cabrera should still start most days and get the opportunity to build on his 14 home runs for the year, which is the most he's hit in a season since 2016.

Manager Rocco Baldelli said Tuesday that Buxton (finger) will play in "at least a couple more games" at Triple-A St. Paul before being activated from the injured list, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Buxton is 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBI through two games with the Saints and is expected to play a full nine innings Tuesday. The 27-year-old is also slated to play a full game Wednesday as he ramps up the rehab assignment, and he could rejoin the Twins for this weekend's three-game series against the Brewers.

Choi was placed on the injured list as expected Tuesday with a left hamstring strain, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Choi left Sunday's game against the White Sox with what was originally called hamstring tightness, but the diagnosis has since been updated to a strain. He's expected back within two weeks and could return after the minimum 10 days, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports. Nelson Cruz was activated from the COVID-19 injured list and could be used as the first baseman in Choi's absence during the Rays' two-game series in Philadelphia.