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Rooker (groin) returned to Rochester after the Gulf Coast League playoffs were cancelled in advance of Hurricane Dorian, Justin Murphy of the Democrat and Chronicle reports.

Rooker played in two rehab games with the GCL Twins before the rest of the season was called off. He returned to Triple-A Rochester but was not activated from the 7-day injured list before Rochester's season concluded Monday. He's not on the 40-man roster and seems highly unlikely to get the callup this year. Rooker was also not announced for the Arizona Fall League; assuming this is it for him in 2019, he ends the year having hit .281/.398/.535 with 14 homers in just 65 games at the Triple-A level.

Ohtani is not in the lineup Thursday against the Athletics, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Ohtani has gone just 4-for-36 (.111) with two walks and 16 strikeouts over his past 10 appearances. He'll head to the bench against lefty Brett Anderson on Thursday as Justin Upton gets a start at DH in his place.

Cabrera is not in Thursday's lineup against the Royals.

He has been swinging a hot bat, slashing .379/.455/.552 with one home run over his last eight games. Christin Stewart starts at designated hitter and will bat third.

Solak started at third base and went 2-for-4 in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Yankees.

Solak continues to make regular appearances in the Rangers' starting lineup. Wednesday's start was his second at third base after he served primarily as the designated hitter and second baseman. He's in line for a full-time role for the rest of the season and will be considered an everyday starter at some position in 2020. Third base, and possibly second base, is wide-open next season, depending on how the Rangers feel about Rougned Odor clogging the lineup with a sub-.200 bat.

Collins will play more during September than he did in his first callup earlier this season, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Collins was in the lineup for a second straight day Wednesday, serving as the designated hitter once again. He's 2-for-5 with two walks, a triple and an RBI in the two contests. "Zack's ability to fill three spots for us, catcher, first base and DH leads me to suspect there is going to be more opportunities for him here over the next few weeks than the first time around," White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said. The White Sox are anxious to see if adjustments Collins made to his plate approach recently at Triple-A Charlotte will carry over to the majors.

Ohtani was moved to the fifth spot in the batting order and went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts against Oakland on Wednesday.

Ohtani had occupied the third spot in the order in each of his starts this year, but Brian Goodwin was pencilled in to the esteemed position behind Mike Trout on Wednesday. The move may have been an attempt to shake Ohtani out of a recent slump that has seen him go 4-for-37 over his last 11 games. It remains to be seen whether the lineup change is permanent or a one-off experiment.

Stanton (knee) will head to Tampa to start engaging in regular live batting practice, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Stanton participated in on-field batting practice in New York on Tuesday but will be able to get more at-bats in Tampa. Per Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger, Stanton is expected to spend time playing the outfield when he returns to action, so he'll likely continue to participate in defensive drills as well. The slugger has played in only nine games for the Yankees this season but is aiming to return by the end of September.

Soler went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's win over the Tigers.

After setting the franchise homer record a night ago, Soler cranked out yet another long ball, reaching the 40-homer mark for the first time in his career. The 27-year-old outfielder is now batting .255/.347/.545 on the season with 101 RBI.

Reyes went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored Wednesday against the White Sox.

Reyes played a big role in the team's win Wednesday, highlighted by a two-run homer in the fifth inning. It was his seventh since joining the Indians on July 30, but his 34th of the season. Reyes has been hitting the ball well of late, recording at least one hit in nine of 11 games. In that same span, he's smacked five homers, compiled 15 RBI and scored 12 runs. For the season, Reyes is hitting .254/.316/.531 across 474 plate appearances.

Stanton (knee) took live batting practice Tuesday, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

Stanton faced rehabbing reliever Dellin Betances (lat) in the session and launched a home run while also striking out. The slugger has been out with a knee injury since June 25 and has been ramping up his activity of late in hopes of rejoining the Yankees by the end of the season.