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Choi went 1-for-4 with a home run, walk and two RBI Sunday against the Rays.

Choi worked on his ability to switch-hit during summer camp with the hope of staying in the lineup against left-handed pitchers. That work paid off in the sixth inning, when Choi took southpaw Anthony Kay deep during his second major-league at-bat as a right-handed hitter. This development could be particularly noteworthy if Choi is allowed to face more lefties throughout the season, in turn increasing his playing time.

Jimenez was removed from Sunday's game against the Twins due to light-headedness.

The 23-year-old crashed into the outfield wall during the first inning and remained in the game after being checked for a concussion, but he was removed shortly thereafter. Jimenez continues to be evaluated, so it may be a bit premature to say he avoided a concussion. He should be considered day-to-day until the team provides another update.

Jimenez left Sunday's game in the second inning due to an undisclosed injury. He was checked by trainers in the first inning after colliding with the outfield wall while trying to make a catch.

Jimenez left after gesturing that he had a hard time seeing the ball. It's possible that the hard hit and heat on Sunday caused him problems without a significant injury, but he'll also likely be examined for a concussion.

Stanton went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in Saturday's loss to Washington.

New York's offense couldn't get much going Saturday, but Stanton supplied a highlight-reel homer with a 483-foot blast to left field in the fourth inning. The slugger has gotten off to a fine start with home runs in each of his first two games of the campaign after going deep only three times in 18 contests last season.

Vogelbach is not in Sunday's lineup against the Astros.

This comes as a bit of a surprise as the Mariners are facing a righty (Zack Greinke) in the third game of the series. Vogelbach is 0-for-7 with two strikeouts and one walk through two games. Jose Marmolejos will get the start at designated hitter while batting sixth.

Jimenez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 10-3 win over the Twins.

The White Sox offense was held in check over the first four innings but exploded for nine runs in the middle innings. Included in the explosion was Jimenez's first home run of the season. The left fielder, who has extra-base hits in each of the first two games, launched 31 homers in his rookie 2019 season.

Cabrera went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in the Tigers' 6-4 win over the Reds on Saturday.

Michael Lorenzen left a changeup high in the strike zone on a 3-2 count and Cabrera put the ball in the left-field seats, just inside the foul pole. Cabrera was hitless Opening Day, though he did draw a walk. He's batting third as the everyday DH.

Lewis went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Astros.

Lewis went yard in the sixth inning against Astros starter Lance McCullers. The 25-year-old Lewis has homered in both of the Mariners' games this season -- the only problem has been a lack of runners on base when he has done so. The outfielder has also amassed four strikeouts already, which could make him a boom-or-bust option in fantasy.

Ohtani will not be on a pitch count in his first start of the season Sunday against Oakland, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Pitchers entered this season at varying levels of readiness depending on how well they were able to stay in some approximation of game shape during the shutdown period. In Ohtani's case, he continued to throw the whole time as he was still completing his rehab from Tommy John surgery. Expect him to pitch as deep into the contest as his performance allows.

Ohtani isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.

Ohtani went 1-for-5 with a strikeout in Friday's season opener, but he'll sit Saturday before he's scheduled to take the mound Sunday. Justin Upton will take over as the designated hitter, batting third.