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Red Sox outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was removed from Wednesday's game at Cincinnati due to precautionary reasons after jamming his hand on his final at-bat, according to The Boston Herald. He was officially diagnosed with a right hand bruise.

The injury doesn't appear to be serious, but Cespedes is being listed as day to day.

Red Sox outfielder Yoenis Cespedes left Wednesday's game at Cincinnati due to a right hand bruise. Cespedes was 1 for 3 with one RBI and one run before being lifted for pinch hitter Will Middlebrooks in the seventh inning.

Twins rookie first baseman/DH Kennys Vargas connected for his second career home run during a 10-4 loss Tuesday at Houston. It was a solo home run off fellow rookie Mike Foltynewicz in the ninth inning.

Vargas has hit safely in 9 of 11 games since his promotion from the minors. He is batting .283 with a .340 on-base percentage, .435 slugging percentage, .775 OPS, one double, two home runs and nine RBI. He has also struck out 15 times and drawn just two walks.

Red Sox outfielder Yoenis Cespedes went 1 for 4 with a two-run home run in his team's 3-2 win over the Reds Tuesday.

Cespedes' homer was huge, as he turned a one-run deficit into a lead in the eighth inning and set his team up to pick up the win. He's homered in back-to-back games while collecting at least one hit in seven straight games and eight of his nine games since joining the Red Sox. Cespedes owns a .256/.301/.467 line with 19 home runs and 74 RBI in 437 at-bats.

Red Sox left fielder Yoenis Cespedes shattered the quiet of a scoreless game Sunday against the Angels with a three-run homer that led to a victory.

Cespedes went deep with one out against premier setup man Joe Smith. It marked his first tater with his new team, but he now has a six-game hitting streak.

The Blue Jays announced that they have selected the contract of left-hander Brad Mills and optioned infielder Ryan Goins to Triple-A Buffalo following Sunday's 19-inning marathon against the Tigers.

Indians outfielder Michael Brantley continued to rake and show surprising power in a Saturday win against the host Yankees.

Brantley capped the scoring with a solo home run in the eighth inning and added two singles to sweeten his stat line to .324/.384/.519. He has 17 homers and 74 RBI on the season.

Indians top hitter Michael Brantley was slotted in at designated hitter Saturday against the Yankees due to general leg soreness, per MLB.com. Terry Francona could place him in the same spot Sunday.

"I just think it'll do him some good," Francona said about the rest from playing in the outfield. "He's played a lot of baseball. It seems like he's on base two or three times a game, and he's stealing, going from first to third, running down everything in center field."

Brantley has not shown any dropoff at the plate recently. He is batting .400 in his last 35 at-bats.

Indians top hitter Michael Brantley is set to play Thursday in Cincinnati after his removal from the Wednesday game with an apparent leg injury.

Brantley went hitless against the Reds to end a 10-for-25 stretch.

The Tigers have given slugger Miguel Cabrera a rare day off for the Thursday game against the host Yankees. Don Kelly is set to man first base.

Cabrera has been in a mini-slump with one hit in his last 10 at-bats. His .523 slugging percentage is more than 100 points down from a year ago.