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Ford went 1-for-8 with a solo home run in a doubleheader sweep over Baltimore on Monday.

Ford started at first base and slotted in the eighth spot in both games of the twin bill, registering his only hit with a 388-foot homer in the fourth inning of Game 2. The 27-year-old has started nine of the last 10 games for New York. He is batting only .135 (5-for-37) in that span, though three of his hits have left the yard.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, two runs scored and a walk in Monday's 6-5 loss to Cleveland.

Martinez is up to 28 long balls this season after his fourth-inning solo shot Monday. He's been on an absolute tear in August, going 19-for-42 (.452) with five homers during his active 11-game hitting streak.

Choi is not in the lineup Monday against the Padres, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

Choi will give way to Jesus Aguilar at first base for Monday's series opener in San Diego as the Rays go with a righty-heavy lineup against left-hander Joey Lucchesi. Since the start of August, Choi is 3-for-21 with a 5:6 BB:K.

Soler went 3-for-3 with two home runs, a double and five RBI in a 10-2 win over the Tigers on Sunday.

Soler hit a two-run shot in the third inning and added another solo homer in the eighth inning. The 27-year-old homered four times in the final three games of the series and is three away from the Royals franchise record. Soler is hitting .259/.344/.555 with 35 home runs through 120 games this season.

Brantley went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Orioles.

Brantley knocked home a pair of runs in the ninth inning on a triple to right field, giving his team the lead. However, Baltimore would strike for three runs in the ninth to take the series finale. The 32-year-old has now hit safely in six straight games, going 11-for-25 with four extra-base hits and nine RBI over that stretch.

Ohtani went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Red Sox.

Ohtani drove home a pair of runs in the second inning, giving his team an early three-run cushion. The 25-year-old continues to put up an impressive sophomore campaign at the dish, slashing .290/.353/.507 with 15 home runs and 47 RBI over 80 contests.

Vogelbach is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rays, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

He heads to the bench with a lefty (Ryan Yarbrough) on the hill for the opposition. Austin Nola will start at first base and hit fifth.

Choi is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mariners, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Rays are going with a righty-heavy lineup with lefty Wade LeBlanc expected to serve as Seattle's primary pitcher. Travis d'Arnaud is starting at first base and leading off.

Stanton (knee) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Sunday.

This ensures that Stanton will not come off the injured list until Aug. 25, at the earliest. He resumed light baseball activity earlier this week but remains without a timetable to return.

Alvarez went 3-for-5 with three home runs, four runs scored, seven RBI and a walk in Saturday's 23-2 win over the Orioles.

The Astros flexed their offensive muscles Saturday and no one showcased himself more than Alvarez, who now has 17 homers through his first 45 career games. The 22-year-old rookie has a .353/.432/.743 slash line with 30 runs scored and 51 RBI in only 192 plate appearances.