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Ohtani will not make his scheduled start Sunday against the Royals as the game has been postponed due to the cold, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports. He will start Tuesday against the Red Sox, Maria Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Much to fantasy owners' dismay, Ohtani will go from facing an exploitable Royals lineup to facing the elite Red Sox lineup. He will be followed by Tyler Skaggs and Nick Tropeano on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.

Vogelbach is not in the lineup Sunday against the Athletics, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Vogelbach went 2-for-4 with a double and home run Saturday, but he'll head to the bench against Sean Manaea and the A's. Taylor Motter takes over at first base, batting eighth.

Canha went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Mariners.

Canha was in the lineup thanks to left-handed Marco Gonzales being on the mound, and he took advantage of the opportunity. All of his damage came against lefties, as he hit a two-run single in the third inning off Gonzales and homered in the seventh inning against Marc Rzepczynski. Historically, Canha has been a poor hitter regardless of whether he is facing right-handed or left-handed pitching, but has actually shown reverse platoon splits. He has little fantasy value except as an occasional DFS play or in extremely deep redraft leagues.

Vogelbach went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and an RBI on Saturday against the Athletics.

Vogelbach has now homered in back-to-back games, with his home run Saturday being absolutely crushed. That hasn't been a frequent occurrence thanks to a poor approach at the plate and batted-ball profile, highlighted by a strikeout rate over 35 percent, a walk rate under five percent, and an infield flyball rate over 15 percent. Once Ryon Healy (ankle) returns, Vogelbach will find it much harder to crack the lineup.

Martinez went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and an RBI single Saturday against the Orioles.

It may not have been a grand slam like Wednesday's blast was, but Martinez continues to swing a hot bat for the Red Sox. The team's biggest offseason acquisition is now hitting .283 with three homers and 13 RBI, putting him well on pace for another season surpassing 30 home runs and 100 RBI.

Miller (groin) plans to take batting practice on the field and run around a little bit Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. The hope is for him to be activated Friday.

He was reevaluated Friday, and that examination apparently went well, as he is resuming baseball activities. If all goes well, he will come off the DL next weekend against the Twins. For now, C.J. Cron is the primary first baseman while Joey Wendle has been playing most days at the keystone.

Vogelbach went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's 7-4 win over the A's.

His first home run of the season comes just as Nelson Cruz (ankle) is ready to rejoin the lineup, pushing Vogelbach out of the DH spot. The 25-year-old will see time at first base for now, but his .222/.300/.370 slash line and 1:11 BB:K in 30 plate appearances won't keep him in the regular starting lineup once Ryon Healy (ankle) also gets healthy.

Ohtani will move up to seventh in the batting order versus Kansas City on Friday, 610 Sports Radio - Kansas City reports.

Ohtani continues to impress at the plate, as he's now hitting 9-for-29 with one triple, three home runs and 11 RBI over six appearances as the club's designated hitter. It's expected that he will get the night off Saturday with his scheduled pitching start coming Sunday.

Brantley is out of the lineup against Toronto on Friday.

Brantley will retreat to the bench after starting the past three days, going 4-for-10 with a double and two RBI during those contests. The 30-year-old will continue to receive scheduled off days every now and then in order to keep him fresh. In his place, Rajai Davis will get the nod in left field while batting ninth.

Ohtani went 1-for-4 with a three-run triple and a walk, helping the Angels to a 7-1 victory over the Royals on Thursday.

It's nothing short of unbelievable what the rookie phenom has been doing and whether or not he can continue to put up such elite numbers as both a hitter and on the mound has quickly become easily the most intriguing story in baseball. It's also hard to overstate what it would mean for his fantasy value should he continue to perform both roles so well while only taking up one roster spot. If there's anything diminishing that, it's that he's given off days on either side of his pitching starts, limiting his opportunity to log as many at-bats as a normal everyday player. He told reporters after the Angels' game on Wednesday, however, that he would like to play more as the season progresses, so if the coaching staff eventually obliges he could end up with even more chances to hit.