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Ohtani was officially named Wednesday's starting pitcher against the Tigers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Ohtani seemed to be lined up to throw Wednesday, and manager Mike Scioscia made it official Tuesday. The 23-year-old has posted a 3.35 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with 52 strikeouts across 40.1 innings this season.

Buxton is not in Tuesday's starting lineup against the Royals, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Buxton gets the day off, as Ryan LaMarre will take over in center and is slated to bat ninth. The 24-year-old Buxton is in the midst of a 4-for-28 stretch with one RBI and nine strikeouts over his last 10 games.

Ohtani is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Tigers, Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Ohtani is scheduled to pitch Wednesday, so he'll take his usual seat on the bench for Tuesday's contest. With the 23-year-old situated on the bench, Albert Pujols will serve as the team's DH while Luis Valbuena will pick up a start at first base. Ohtani is hitting .291/.376/.553 through 117 plate appearances this season while also maintaining a 3.35 ERA and 11.6 K/9 across 40.1 innings (seven starts).

Lewis went 4-for-5 with five RBI from a three-run home run and a two-run shot and scored three runs overall in High-A Modesto's win over Stockton on Monday.

The promising prospect's four total hits were a career high, while both his home run and RBI total matched career bests. Lewis is starting to hit his stride after missing more than the first month of the season with a knee injury, and factoring in Monday's production, he's now slashing .302/.327/.509 across 55 plate appearances.

Martinez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo homer and an additional RBI in Monday's win over the Blue Jays.

Martinez put the Red Sox on the board in the first inning with a fielder's choice before adding to the lead with his solo shot off Aaron Sanchez in the fifth inning. The 30-year-old is now hitting an impressive .320/.379/.650 with 17 homers -- tied with teammate Mookie Betts (side) for second most in the league behind Mike Trout -- and 44 RBI across 51 games this season.

Cabrera (hamstring) did some agility drills and ran the bases Monday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Cabrera tested his balky hamstring by running from home to first, first to third and third to home Monday. Manager Ron Gardenhire indicated afterwards that Cabrera could return as early as Tuesday if his hamstring checks out OK following Monday's workout, though he noted that the Tigers won't bring him back from the disabled list until he's healthy enough to play nine innings. "We'll see how he comes out after today and if he says he's ready, then we'll put him in the lineup," Gardenhire said. "As far as being in baseball shape, I don't think we're ever going to be perfect with him. We still can't put him out there if he can't make it through nine innings standing on his feet."

Miller was scratched from Monday's lineup against the Athletics with a facial contusion, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Per Topkin, Miller was hit in his left eye after a ball ricocheted off the screen during drills in the batting cage prior to Monday's game. Fortunately, he won't require stitches, so he should be considered day-to-day. C.J. Cron will start at first base in Miller's stead, with Christian Arroyo entering the lineup as DH.

Miller went 2-for-5 with three RBI from a two-run double and a solo home run while scoring twice overall in a win over the Orioles on Sunday.

Miller led off for the third straight game following the trade of Denard Span to the Mariners and made plenty of noise out of the top of the order. The infielder had been mired in a 3-for-17 slump that encompassed the previous six games, with Sunday's production representing his first multi-hit effort since May 18. Miller now has three of his five homers on the season during May, and his current average (.246) and slugging percentage (.425) both represent significant improvements over his respective .201 and .337 figures from last season.

Ohtani, who is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers, will likely make his next start Wednesday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

It was originally reported that Ohtani would be lined up to pitch Friday; however, after throwing a bullpen session Monday, the 23-year-old remains lined up to make his next start against the Tigers on Wednesday. He owns a 3.35 ERA and 52:14 K:BB across 40.1 innings (seven starts) this season. Ohtani will be available to pinch hit during Monday's game against Detroit.

Ohtani is out of the lineup Monday against the Tigers. He is throwing a bullpen session and will likely make his next start on Friday against the Rangers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Ohtani will head to the bench for Monday's series opener as he prepares for his start later in the week. The 23-year-old will be available to pinch hit Monday, but Albert Pujols will start at DH in this one, with Jefry Marte picking up a start at first base as manager Mike Scioscia goes with an all right-handed hitting lineup against southpaw Matt Boyd.