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Choi is not starting Saturday against the Blue Jays, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Choi will hit the bench against southpaw Anthony Kay with Jesus Aguilar getting the start at first base.

Canha, who went 0-for-3 with two walks in an extra-innings loss to the Tigers on Friday, started in right field and will primarily be stationed there for the foreseeable future due to the return of Ramon Laureano (lower leg), Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The versatile Canha has made himself an everyday fixture in large part due to his bat, which has produced a career-best .269/.393/.526 line (415 plate appearances). However, the equally impressive Laureano's return to action Friday moves Canha over into the corner outfield for the moment, although an eventual return by Stephen Piscotty (ankle) would presumably lead to some form of platoon between him and Canha over the last couple weeks of the regular season.

Cabrera went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 5-4 win over the Athletics.

Cabrera extended his hitting streak to six games in the process, and in that stretch, he's batting .455 with four multi-hit efforts. The 36-year-old's power has waned, as he only has 10 home runs and a .399 slugging percentage this season, though he's still batting a solid .287.

Vogelbach went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Astros.

The 26-year-old has reached 30 homers on the season, but his overall numbers have been in free fall. Since the beginning of August, Vogelbach is slashing .157/.306/.348 with only five home runs and 10 RBI in 28 games.

Stanton (knee) participated in a simulated game Friday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Stanton had five at-bats at the plate and also worked out in the outfield. He's expected to play in another simulated game Saturday and is on track to return to New York before the end of the regular season.

Collins is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Angels.

Collins started the last three games but will receive Friday off after going 2-for-8 with a triple, a run scored, an RBI and four walks. Welington Castillo will serve as the designated hitter in the series opener.

Canha went 1-for-3 with an RBI single, a bases-loaded walk and a run in a win over the Angels on Thursday.

Canha hasn't been swinging quite as hot a bat recently as he did at one point in August, but he's still managed to reach safely in 20 consecutive games. The veteran doesn't have a multi-hit effort since Aug. 26 after generating seven in the nine games prior, yet he's still sporting a career-best .272/.394/.533 line across 409 plate appearances.

Brantley went 2-for-6 with a home run and three RBI in Thursday's extra-inning victory over Seattle.

Brantley helped Houston overcome an early seven-run deficit and reach extra innings with a sacrifice fly that knotted the score in the eighth inning, then ended the game with a walkoff two-run homer in the 13th. The 32-year-old has thrived in his first year with the Astros, tying a career high with 20 long balls while slashing .324/.384/.524 in 570 plate appearances.

Goins went 0-for-4 while batting leadoff in Thursday's 7-1 win over Cleveland.

Right field in the White Sox's lineup has been a revolving door for much of the season and even more so since Jon Jay (hip) landed on the injury list. After Daniel Palka made a couple of hitless starts there Tuesday and Wednesday, Goins got an opportunity. And with Leury Garcia getting a breather, he slotted in at leadoff. The White Sox have no shortage of mediocre options to play there for the rest of the season.

Solak went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run, two runs scored and a walk in the Rangers' 3-1 victory over the Orioles on Thursday.

The 24-year-old provided two out of his team's three runs for the game with one swing of the bat, mashing a seventh-inning two run shot off John Means. He's been impressive over his first 53 big-league at-bats, as he's compiled a .321/.429/.528 slash line with two homers, three doubles, a triple and seven RBI.