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Martinez went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Friday's 7-5 win over the Blue Jays in 10 innings.

Following a brief bout with back spasms earlier this month, Martinez has returned to the lineup with aplomb, rattling off five multi-hit games in 11 starts. He'll be back in action Saturday as Boston's designated hitter and cleanup batter.

Soler went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 8-7 loss to the Twins.

The 27-year-old is dialed in at the plate right now. Soler has gone yard four times in the last seven games and, perhaps more impressively, drawn a walk in every one of those contests, giving him a .292/.452/.792 slash line during that stretch. On the season, he's already set new career highs with 21 homers and 53 RBI through 76 games, putting Soler on pace for his first 100-RBI campaign.

Stanton went 3-for-5 with two runs scored Thursday against the Astros.

Stanton didn't join in the Yankees' barrage of home runs Thursday but did collect three hits -- all singles. He came around to score twice, his first plate crossings since being activated from the injured list June 18. Stanton has only 24 plate appearances for the season, but this performance gives some confidence he may not be significantly affected by the shoulder and biceps injuries that kept him out of the lineup for nearly three months.

Alvarez went 2-for-5 with a home run, double, two RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Yankees.

Alvarez took Tommy Kahnle deep in the sixth inning to record his fifth home run of the season. He followed that up with an RBI double in the ninth frame to bring the Astros within four runs. Alvarez has continuously impressed since making his major-league debut June 9, recording at least one hit in seven on his nine starts -- including seven extra-base knocks.

Ohtani is not in Thursday's lineup against the Blue Jays, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

The uber-talented designated hitter is hitting .356 with six home runs and three steals in his last 14 games. Justin Upton will get the start at DH, hitting third.

Vogelbach went 1-for-2 with a walk, a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Royals.

He launched a solo shot in the first inning, going back-to-back with Domingo Santana. Vogelbach continues to get on base at an impressive clip -- he's got an 18:15 BB:K through 18 games in June -- and on the year, the 26-year-old is slashing .256/.396/.543 with 18 homers and 42 RBI in 69 contests.

Brantley went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 3-2 loss against the Reds on Wednesday.

It looked like Brantley's two-run blast was going to hold up, but the Reds came back in the bottom of the ninth to win. Still, owners have to be pleased with Brantley's series in Cincinnati, where he went 7-for-13 (.538) with three extra-base hits in three games. Overall, he is batting .321 with 11 home runs, 42 RBI, 36 runs and three steals in 277 at-bats this season.

Cabrera is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against Pittsburgh, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Lingering knee issues are expected to keep Cabrera limited almost exclusively to designated hitter duty for the rest of the season and likely the rest of his career, though he did play first base Tuesday due to the lack of a DH in the National League park. He's back on the bench Wednesday for the series finale but should reclaim his DH spot Friday in Cleveland.

Martinez went 0-for-8 with five strikeouts in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Twins in 17 innings.

The hitless performance resulted in a nine-point drop in Martinez's batting average, which now sits at .292 for the season. The Red Sox have yet to unveil their lineup for Wednesday's series finale, but it wouldn't be a surprise if Martinez received a day off after the poor showing in the marathon loss.

Stanton is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Rays, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Stanton will head to the bench for Wednesday's series finale as the Yankees look to ease him back into action following a lengthy stay on the injured list. Brett Gardner is starting in left field in place of Stanton, who went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in his first game back Tuesday.