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Miller is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Braves.

Miller will head to the bench for the series opener as the Rays go with an all-righty hitting lineup against southpaw Sean Newcomb. C.J. Cron will start at first base and hit second in his stead.

Buxton (toe) conducted numerous running drills Monday including sprints, backpedals and cuts, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Berardino added that Buxton was smiling following the drill work, making it seem as if his injured toe didn't bother him much during the workout. It's still unclear whether or not he'll embark on a rehab assignment before returning, but this seems like a very positive development for the speedy outfielder.

Buxton (toe) didn't do any running Sunday and is uncertain if he'll need to head out on a minor-league rehab assignment before returning from the 10-day disabled list, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

For the second straight day, Buxton didn't do any running and instead just hit in the batting cage, but the Twins haven't indicated that the lack of on-field activity amounts to a setback for the outfielder. The Twins may just be taking a cautious approach with Buxton, who did some light running Friday and should increase the intensity of his workouts this week. Buxton's last game action came April 22 with High-A Fort Myers before he was temporarily shut down due to the toe issue, so it would seem more likely than not that the Twins would have the 24-year-old restart his rehab assignment before adding him back to the active roster. Expect the Twins to make an official decision on Buxton's next step within the next couple of days.

Jimenez has six straight multi-hit games for Double-A Birmingham.

Through 16 games, Jimenez is hitting .303/.324/.591. He's also cut his strikeout rate to 16.9 percent. Continued dominance at the Double-A level could see the young outfielder promoted to Triple-A soon. Even though he will likely be ready for the majors at some point this season, the White Sox could elect to leave him in the minors until mid April next season in order to gain an extra year of team control.

Ohtani (3-1) allowed two runs on six hits and two walks across six-plus innings while earning the win Sunday against the Mariners. He struck out six.

Ohtani was excellent through the early going, finishing six scoreless frames while allowing just one man past first base. He got into some trouble in the seventh, however, allowing the leadoff man to reach before Ryon Healy tagged him with a two-run home run and a walk forced Ohtani out of the game. Nevertheless, it was Ohtani's first quality start in nearly a month, and he lowered his ERA to 4.10. His next start should come next Sunday against the Twins.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, one RBI and one walk during Sunday's 6-1 win over the Rangers.

Martinez continues to swing a hot bat at the dish, as he slugged his eighth home run of the season Sunday. He's slashing .349/.396/.619 with 27 RBI and 17 extra-base hits through 32 games this season. The 30-year-old will look to keep it rolling as the Red Sox begin a three-game showdown with the Yankees on Tuesday.

Stanton is out of the lineup Sunday against the Indians, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

Stanton will head to the bench for the first time all season, with the Yankees' off day Monday likely contributing to manager Aaron Boone's decision to rest the slugger. While Stanton continues to strike out at a prolific rate, he has at least been supplying power of late with seven extra-base hits in his past 13 starts.

Buxton (toe) participated in Minnesota's batting practice Saturday, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Buxton indicated he hopes to avoid an additional minor-league rehab assignment, and he's already played one game at High-A Fort Myers and multiple games at extended spring training in late April. The 24-year-old resumed running Friday and still has no definitive return timetable, but he appears to be nearing his return.

Ohtani will take the mound Sunday against the Mariners, Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Ohtani suffered a mild left ankle spain April 27 against the Yankees and hasn't pitched since April 24, but he's served as designated hitter each of the past four games. The 23-year-old will be out of the lineup Saturday due to him taking the mound Sunday.

Miller entered Friday's win over the Blue Jays in the seventh inning as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer.

Miller grounded out in his official pinch-hit at-bat, but he hit again an inning later and blasted a 425-foot shot to right center. The veteran infielder's average sat at .184 as recently as April 22, but he's boosted it 51 points over the subsequent nine games by hitting safely in eight of those contests.