MLB Player News

Manager Alex Cora said after Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Giants that Martinez (groin) is unlikely to play Wednesday, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Martinez exited the 15-inning loss in the bottom of the sixth after experiencing left groin tightness following his second plate appearance of the night. Tuesday's loss leaves the 79-71 Red Sox nine games off the pace for the American League's second wild-card spot, so Boston doesn't have much motivation to rush Martinez back into action. Martinez is being viewed as day-to-day for the time being but could be sent in for an MRI if he fails to show quick improvement.

Choi went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers.

Choi's lone hit in the game was a solo homer to right field in the sixth inning that temporarily knotted the score. The 28-year-old has been given the most major-league playing time in his career this season, seeing action in 119 games and compiling a .259/.365/.441 slash line along with 16 homers and 55 RBI.

Martinez exited Tuesday's game with left groin tightness and is day-to-day, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

Martinez went 0-for-2 with a strikeout before suffering the injury. Sam Travis replaced him before suffering his own injury.

Stanton (knee) could be activated as soon as Wednesday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Stanton should be back with the team no later than Thursday, though he may not play right away. Manager Aaron Boone said Monday that he doesn't expect Stanton to start his first game back, but he's eventually expected to be the team's regular left fielder heading into the playoffs.

Reyes was scratched from the lineup Tuesday against the Tigers due to a family matter, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

It's not clear how much time Reyes is expected to miss. Jake Bauers will start as the designated hitter in his absence.

Soler went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run Monday in the Royals' 6-5 win over the Athletics.

Soler has already secured the Kansas City franchise home-run record and now looks like the overwhelming frontrunner for the American League homer crown. His fourth-inning blast off Tanner Roark was Soler's 45th of the season, tying him with the Mike Trout (foot) for the league lead. After Trout and Soler, Nelson Cruz and Gleyber Torres rank a distant second with 37 long balls.

Vogelbach is not in the lineup Tuesday in Pittsburgh, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.

The Mariners don't have a designated hitter available with the series being played under National League rules, but Vogelbach has started at first base on 46 occasions this season and could certainly do so in one or both of the next two games. Austin Nola starts there Tuesday.

Jimenez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Twins.

Jimenez, who was named the American League Player of the Week for last week, has put on a power surge during the final month of the season, launching his fourth home run in the last seven games. Since Sept. 3, he's slugging .788 with extra-base hits in nine of the 13 games in which he's played. He needs two home runs over the final 12 games to reach 30.

Collins is not in the lineup Monday against the Twins.

Collins has been getting frequent starts as either a catcher or a designated hitter this September, though he hasn't done much at the plate, hitting .161 with a .536 OPS. He does at least have three hits over his last two games. James McCann will catch Monday, with Jose Abreu serving as the designated hitter and Matt Skole playing first base.

Jimenez went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI in Sunday's 11-10 loss to the Mariners.

Jimenez's late-season surge has shown no signs of ending yet, as he's now put together a seven-game hit streak during which he's collected three home runs and two doubles. So long as his health holds up, Jimenez should have a good chance at joining the Mets' Pete Alonso as the lone members of this year's rookie class in the 30-homer club.