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Alvarez went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in Sunday's 13-5 win over the Angels.

It was Alvarez's second four-hit performance this month, but oddly enough, he somehow didn't drive in a run Sunday. Still, he boosted his season OPS to 1.103 with 52 extra-base hits and 77 RBI over 351 plate appearances.

Solak is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Shayna Rubin of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Solak drilled a home run in Saturday's 12-3 loss, but it was his only hit of the day and left him in a 3-for-23 skid over his past six contests. The Rangers will give the rookie a day to clear his head, allowing Ronald Guzman to crack the lineup in the series finale.

Vogelbach is not in Sunday's lineup due to a sore neck, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

The extent of the injury isn't known, though Vogelbach did exit Saturday's contest early. Tom Murphy is serving as the team's designated hitter Sunday in Vogelbach's absence.

Cabrera (knee) remains out of the lineup Sunday against the White Sox, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Cabrera was scratched from Saturday's lineup with knee soreness and remains out Sunday. It remains unclear if Cabrera will return to assume his regular role prior to the close of the season, though it's safe to assume the team will take a cautious approach. Christin Stewart will handle the designated hitter duties in his place and bat fifth.

Vogelbach is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Vogelbach is hitting just .178 this month and .163 against lefties this season, so it doesn't come as much surprise he is being held out Sunday against Orioles starter John Means. Tom Murphy will serve as the Mariners' designated hitter.

Solak went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 12-3 loss to the Athletics.

Solak hit his third homer in his last nine games, an eighth-inning blast off reliever Ryan Buchter. The third baseman has started well in the majors, posting a .306/.409/.520 slash line with five homers, 16 RBI and 19 runs scored across 98 at-bats.

Canha went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, three runs scored and a walk in Saturday's 12-3 win over the Rangers.

Canha was right in the middle of the Athletics' early rallies, scoring on a Ramon Laureano double in the first inning and a Sheldon Neuse single in the second. Canha topped it off with a solo shot in the fifth off Rangers reliever Shawn Kelley. Canha has homered in consecutive games, giving him 26 on the year to go with 59 RBI and 79 runs scored in 121 games.

Ford went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's 7-2 win over Blue Jays.

Serving as the first baseman, Ford gave the Yankees a lead they would not relinquish with a fourth-inning RBI single, and he added a sixth-inning double and a second RBI single in the seventh. Despite the productive game, the 27-year-old has a difficult path to playing time with Edwin Encarnacion (oblique) set to return and Luke Voit also available. Nevertheless, Ford is slashing a solid .244/.333/.526 with 11 homers and 21 RBI in just 135 at-bats this season.

Stanton went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and an RBI double during a 7-2 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Stanton smashed his first home run since June 24 as injuries have severely limited his playing time this year. In just 40 at-bats, the 29-year-old is batting .300 with two home runs and nine RBI. As expected, Stanton played just six innings Saturday as he builds up his stamina with an eye on the postseason.

Brantley is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The Astros want to keep Kyle Tucker involved to an extent; on Saturday, Tucker's start will come at Brantley's expense. Brantley could probably use another breather anyway, if his numbers so far in September are any indication (.172/.246/.276).