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Canha was scratched Saturday due to an illness, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The seriousness of the sickness is not yet clear. Ramon Laureano will start in his place and could be in line to start again if he remains out Sunday.

Canha was scratched from Saturday's lineup against the Tigers for an undisclosed reason, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

If Canha is battling an injury, reports should soon make that clear. Ramon Laureano will be the new center fielder.

Brantley went 1-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Friday in the loss to the Angels.

Brantley doubled home a run in the first inning to get Cleveland on the board, but they'd drop the series opener 7-4. After hitting seven home runs in May, Brantley's power numbers have dropped off, as he's slugged just three home runs over the past two months. Despite this, he's remained productive at the dish, collecting 58 RBI with a .294 average through 96 games in 2018.

Ohtani went 4-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base Friday in the win over Cleveland.

Ohtani launched the first two road home runs of his MLB career in Friday's series opener. He's slugged four home runs and driven in six RBI over his previous 10 games, and he's hitting .272 with 25 extra-base hits and 28 RBI through 58 games this season, despite playing through an elbow injury.

Stanton went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in the 15-7 loss to Boston on Thursday.

Stanton also whiffed twice Thursday, bringing him to 142 strikeouts this season, and inching him closer to his career high of 170 set in 2014. The 28-year-old is up to 25 homers and 66 RBI, but those still feel like disappointing numbers after he slugged 59 long balls and 132 RBI with the Marlins last season.

Ohtani is out of the lineup against the Rays on Thursday.

Ohtani will remain on the bench for the third time in the past three games while Albert Pujols serves as the club's DH during Thursday's series finale. Expect to see Ohtani back in Friday's starting nine with right-hander Mike Clevinger set to pitch for Cleveland.

Buxton was put on the 7-day disabled list at Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday due to a left wrist strain, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

On Monday, Buxton suffered a recurrence of the wrist injury that initially put him on the shelf in the middle of July. It doesn't appear as though he sustained any sort of structural damage, but don't expect the Twins to rush him back into action at Rochester until he's fully healthy.

Ohtani is not starting Wednesday against the Rays.

Ohtani will sit for the second time in three games. Mike Trout will get a break from fielding and serve as the Angels' designated hitter, with Eric Young taking Trout's typical center field spot.

Brantley is not in the lineup against Minnesota on Wednesday.

Brantley will take a seat for Wednesday's matinee with southpaw Adalberto Mejia on the mound for the Twins. Manager Terry Francona will trot out an outfield of Melky Cabrera, Rajai Davis and Brandon Guyer. Look for Brantley to return to the lineup for Friday's series opener versus the Angels.

Canha went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's win over the Blue Jays.

Canha literally stole a run in the third inning, going home on a double-steal for his first stolen base of the season. The 29-year-old enjoyed a strong month, slashing .291/.360/.494 in July to raise his line on the year to .264/.338/.475 -- all of which would mark career bests.