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Lewis is a strong candidate to be called up from Double-A Arkansas in September after rosters expand and the Travelers' postseason run concludes, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

The 24-year-old outfielder has put together a solid season, his first full campaign at the Double-A level. Lewis is slashing .266/.346/.406 with 37 extra-base hits (24 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs) and 60 RBI across 117 games with the Travelers, who are slated to begin a best-of-five playoff series Sept. 4 and could be alive in the postseason through Sept. 15. With the Mariners needing to place Lewis on the 40-man roster this winter anyhow in order to protect him from the Rule 5 draft, he appears increasingly likely to get his first taste of the big leagues this season.

Cabrera (biceps) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Indians, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Brandon Dixon will occupy the designated hitter spot while Cabrera sits for a second straight day on account of the left biceps tightness that first cropped up in Tuesday's game. The Tigers continue to view Cabrera's injury as a day-to-day concern, but there's no real incentive to rush him back into the lineup with little on the line at this point for the 39-91 club.

Ford went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's win over Seattle.

Ford broke a 2-2 tie with a solo shot to right field in the fifth inning. The blast was his fourth home run in the last four games and eighth overall in August. Ford may see a reduced role with Luke Voit set to rejoin the Yankees on Friday, but he has proven more than capable of providing another power bat in New York's fearsome lineup.

Choi went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Astros.

The 28-year-old walked and scored in the second inning before taking Gerrit Cole deep in the fourth. Choi continues to add to his career highs with 12 homers and 46 RBI, but his .771 OPS is a step back from the .863 mark he posted in 2018 while seeing less action against left-handed pitching.

Solak started at second base and went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Angels.

Solak continues to deliver for the Rangers, having reached base safely in all nine games since joining the roster. This was his third start at second base in place of the slumping Rougned Odor. He is expected to be a mainstay in the lineup over the final month, not necessarily at second base, and could be the answer at that position in 2020 if the Rangers decide Odor's struggles at the plate are not fixable.

Martinez went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and another run scored during Wednesday's win over the Rockies.

Martinez hit his 32nd homer of the season with a 399-foot, two-run shot off Peter Lambert in the third inning. The 32-year-old now has eight home runs in August to assume the team lead and also boasts a .387 on-base percentage.

Canha went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Wednesday's loss to the Royals.

Canha stayed hot and gave Oakland the lead with a two-run homer off Jakob Junis in the fifth inning. The 30-year-old has now hit safely in 11 of the last 12 games, improving his season slash line to .277/.391/.548 with a career-high 23 long balls.

Cabrera (biceps) will sit Wednesday against Cleveland.

Cabrera left Tuesday's game with left biceps tightness and will get at least one day to rest. Ronny Rodriguez will be the designated hitter in his absence.

Stanton (knee) is close to facing live pitching, though the Yankees have yet to provide a precise timeline, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Stanton has been out with a knee injury since late June. He's been ramping up his activity lately, advancing to on-field batting practice Tuesday, and still has time to play a part over the final few weeks of the season. The Yankees have reason to be cautious with him given that they hold a 10.5-game lead in their division.

Solak started at designated hitter and went 1-for-3 with a walk in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Angels.

The Rangers are giving Solak regular work since he was added to the roster. He's appeared in all eight games while with the club, seven of them starts, and is hitting .320 (8-for-25) with three extra-base hits and two RBI.