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Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a home run in Sunday's win over the Pirates.

Ramirez now has three homers over his last two days and continues to make a strong case for an everyday role moving forward. The 26-year-old's fantasy appeal has been limited due to his inconsistent role all season long, but he's hitting .326 across 46 at-bats this month.

Ohtani will make his next start on the mound Wednesday against the Giants.

The 26-year-old last pitched Thursday and delivered a quality start against the Tigers, and he'll take the mound Wednesday on five days rest. Ohtani will continue to serve as the Halos' designated hitter in the meantime, and he's batting second Sunday versus Detroit.

Brantley went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 7-3 win over the White Sox.

Brantley smacked a double off Lance Lynn in the fourth inning, scoring Myles Straw. He added a single in the third frame, knocking in Jose Altuve and later scoring himself. The 34-year-old leads the Astros with a .338/.381/.502 slash line and his batting average is the best in the American League. Although he's getting on base at one of the highest rates of his career, his power numbers are down with just four long balls to this point in the season.

Soler is not in the lineup Sunday against the Red Sox.

Soler started the past six games and will take a seat after going 4-for-19 with a double, five walks and an RBI. Carlos Santana will serve as the designated hitter while Hunter Dozier covers first base.

Ramirez went 2-for-4 with two home runs in Saturday's loss against the Pirates.

Ramirez socked two solo homers, taking Wil Crowe deep in the second inning and Richard Rodriguez deep in the ninth. He now has five homers on the season, and three of them have come this month. His fantasy appeal has been limited by an inconsistent role, but he could be in line for increased playing time given that he is hitting .333 this month across 42 at-bats.

Ohtani went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 8-3 win over Detroit.

The 26-year-old has now blasted five homers and driven in seven in his last five games. The only time Ohtani didn't homer in that span was his pitching start versus Detroit on Thursday. The two-way star is hitting .272/.356/.643 with 22 homers, 52 RBI, 47 runs scored and 10 stolen bases through 267 plate appearances.

Martinez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Royals.

His fifth-inning blast off Brad Keller capped a four-run rally by the Red Sox that put them in the lead for good. Martinez extended his hitting streak to nine games with the long ball, and on the season he's batting .307 with 14 homers and 44 RBI through 65 contests.

Torrens went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a run-scoring infield hit in a win over the Rays on Friday.

Torrens has now rapped out two hits in each of his last three starts, slugging a pair of home runs during that stretch as well. If the 25-year-old continues to serve as a surprising source of offense, he could eventually make at least some additional inroads into fellow backstop Tom Murphy's playing time.

Buxton (hip) was activated by the Twins on Saturday and will bat second against the Rangers, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Buxton was an early MVP favorite at the start of the year, hitting .370/.408/.772 with nine homers and five steals through his first 24 games. However, the persistent injury problems that have plagued his career refused to go away, as he was shut down with a hip strain in early May. There's little reason to have much confidence in his health going forward, but he'll be a huge help to fantasy teams and the Twins if he can come close to replicating his early-season success for as long as he can remain on the field.

Ohtani went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and three total RBI in an 11-3 win over Detroit on Friday.

Ohtani's first homer was a two-run blast that was one of three long balls hit by the Angels in the fifth inning. In the eighth, he went deep again to register his first multi-homer game of the season. Ohtani's two homers moved him into third place in the league this season with 21, one behind both Fernando Tatis and Vladimir Guerrero. Four of Ohtani's round trippers have come in his past four games.