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Solak went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two RBI in Thursday's 6-4 win over Tampa Bay.

Solak, a member of the Rays' farm system before being traded to Texas in July, has given his new employers something to think about. During the three-game series, he's gone 6-for-11 with two home runs and four RBI. Since being promoted to the majors, Solak has reached base multiple times in 14 of the 22 games he's played. All that's left for the Rangers is to determine where he slots into the lineup every day in 2020.

Lewis went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in a loss to the Reds on Thursday.

Another game, another homer for Lewis, who has now gone deep in the first three games of his big-league career, joining Trevor Story as the only players in MLB history to accomplish the feat. The 24-year-old left no doubt Thursday that his power is legit, crushing a solo shot that travelled 457 feet in the fifth inning. Lewis was Seattle's first-round draft pick in 2016 and posted decent but not spectacular home run totals in the minors, totaling 30 long balls in 287 career games. His power surge upon being called up to the majors should ensure Lewis a regular spot in right field for the remainder of this season and possibly beyond.

Soler went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored Thursday against the White Sox.

Soler took Lucas Giolito deep in the first inning to record his 44th home run of the season. Only Mike Trout and Pete Alonso have hit more long balls than him on the season, and he's shown no signs of slowing down by smacking six home runs in his last nine starts. Soler has maintained an impressive .257/.348/.557 line across 614 plate appearances.

Cabrera is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Yankees, Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Cabrera will sit for the second half of Thursday's twin bill after 2-for-4 with a double and a walk in Game 1. Ronny Rodriguez is serving as the designated hitter in his stead.

Stanton (knee) will be the Yankees' regular left fielder when he returns to action next week, Randy Miller of NJ.com reports.

Stanton will play in the Florida Instructional League this weekend and is likely to be activated at the start of New York's next homestand as long as his knee holds up. He could be in the lineup as early as Tuesday and is expected to get regular playing time in left field for the remainder of the season. Stanton has played in only nine games for the Yankees this year, manning left field in five of those games while starting three times in right field and once in the designated hitter spot.

Ohtani will undergo season-ending surgery to address a bipartite patella in his left knee.

The procedure, which Ohtani will undergo Friday in Los Angeles, typically carries an 8-to-12-week recovery timeframe, so the two-way star should be fully healed by the time spring training rolls around. According to Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register, this won't affect Ohtani's recovery from Tommy John surgery; he's still expected to complete the throwing portion of his rehab in December. The 25-year-old appeared in 106 games as DH in his second year in the majors, finishing with a .286/.343/.505 slash line along with 18 home runs, 12 stolen bases and 62 RBI.

Lewis went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer in a win over the Reds on Wednesday.

Lewis' 383-foot shot with Austin Nola and Kyle Seager aboard not only erased a 2-0 deficit, it also broke up a Sonny Gray no-hit bid. The round tripper also made Lewis the 24th player in major-league history to hit a homer in both of his first two big-league games and the third player in franchise history to accomplish the feat. With Mitch Haniger (groin/back) almost assuredly remaining sidelined for the balance of the season at this point, Lewis should continue seeing a solid amount of playing time in right field.

Ohtani went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to Cleveland.

Ohtani plated the Angels' second run with a blast to right field in the fifth inning. The homer was his second in September after he hit only one round tripper in 96 at-bats in August. Overall, the Japanese slugger is slashing .286/.343/.505 with 18 home runs, 62 RBI and 12 steals in 425 plate appearances this season.

Soler went 4-for-5 with a double, two home runs and four RBI in Wednesday's 8-6 win over the White Sox.

The 27-year-old continues to eclipse his own franchise record for homers in a season with every new blast -- Soler now has 43, to go with his own personal bests of 106 RBI and an .899 OPS. With 28 doubles and 16 games left on the schedule, he also has an outside shot at matching or breaking another Royals record -- Hal McRae's 86 extra-base hits, set in 1977.

Jimenez went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Royals.

After starter Reynaldo Lopez put the White Sox in a 2-0 hole in the top of the first inning, Jimenez got it all back and then some with a three-run homer in the bottom of the inning. He later produced another run with a groundout. Jimenez has knocked in eight runs over the last two games.