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Martinez went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs Sunday against the Royals.

After batting .404 in August, Martinez has continued to swing the bat well in September, as he's started out 4-for-12 along with his 20th homer of the season. He currently has the highest batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage of his six-year career.

Reed remains out of the lineup Sunday against the Rangers, Angel Verdejo of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Since his Aug. 2 call-up, Reed has once again struggled to establish himself as a big league hitter, going 11-for-62 (.177 average) with one homer over that span. He'll now hit the bench for the seventh time in nine games, ceding first base to Tyler White.

Buxton went 3-for-4 with a home run and two doubles in Saturday's win over the White Sox.

Buxton is 6-for-10 with two home runs in three games since returning from Triple-A. He also doesn't have a strikeout which has been his biggest issue in the majors (35.7 percent strikeout rate). Still, we'll need to see him continue to play well in September to believe he's finally turned the corner in the majors.

Choi was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.

Choi had a two-homer game earlier this season (which was almost a three-homer game), but aside from that, he's done little of note at the major league level. The 25-year-old has, however, been far better at Salt Lake (.346/.434/.527) and it's possible the team could give him another look in left field.

Reed is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rangers, according to Angel Verdejo of the Houston Chronicle.

The Astros are going with a righty-heavy lineup against Rangers starter Derek Holland, so Reed will open Saturday's game on the bench, and Yulieski Gurriel will get a look at first base.

Cabrera went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and two runs in his return to the lineup Friday.

The first baseman didn't play Wednesday due to an ankle issue, and he did make an error in the field, but Cabrera led the way with his bat. He singled to score a run in the third and then homered to provide insurance during the seventh. But then behind by a run in the ninth, Cabrera recorded his third hit to score two more runs, lifting Detroit to a 7-6 win. Cabrera is slashing .312/.385/.547 with 29 home runs, 85 RBI and 74 runs in 494 at-bats this season.

Miller went 1-for-4 with a homer, three RBIs and a strikeout against the Blue Jays Friday.

Miller continued his hot second half and his newly-found power surge into September, and he now has 26 homers, 68 RBIs and 60 runs on the season. While he has shifted into the cleanup role as the Rays' first baseman of late, the former light-hitting shortstop has now molded himself into a sure top-ten fantasy option at the position -- where he remains eligible in most formats -- on par with Brandon Crawford or Francisco Lindor.

Cabrera (ankle) is in the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals.

Cabrera sat out the Tigers' last game Wednesday to give his ankle some rest, but he will return to action Friday night following a team off day. As he regularly does, Cabrera will start at first base and hit third in the Tigers' batting order.

Buxton went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer in his first game back in the majors against the White Sox on Thursday.

He may still own a pathetic .195 average, but Buxton is also just 22 and has hit .305/.359/.568 through 49 Triple-A games this year. His adjustment to MLB pitching has been gradual, but the former No. 1 overall prospect will go a long way toward raising his stock for next season if he can carry Thursday's production forward into a strong month of September.

Miller went 2-for-4 with a first-inning RBI ground-rule double and walk in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Red Sox.

The hot-hitting first baseman opened the scoring by plating Kevin Kiermaier in the first with a ground-rule double, which gave him 26 RBI for August overall. That figure is double the total of his previous high in that category, which he set in July. Miller has come alive at the plate in the second half despite having to endure a position switch due to the acquistion of Matt Duffy, slashing .289/.361/.592 with 11 doubles, a triple, 11 homers and 32 RBI over 152 at-bats.