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Red Sox outfielder Yoenis Cespedes continued his tear Friday, as he went deep for the third time in five games in a 5-3 loss to the Astros.

 Cespedes had just one hit in the game, as he went 1 for 4 with two strikeouts. He made that hit count, clubbing a two-run home run in the fourth inning to get the Red Sox on the board.

Cespedes has just four hits over his last five games, but three have gone for home runs, and he has driven in eight runs in that span. He is hitting .240/.255/.480 in 12 games with the Red Sox. 

Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez did much of the heavy lifting Thursday, as he drove in the team's first two runs in a 5-2 win over the Pirates.

Martinez got the Tigers on the board with his solo shot in the fifth inning, and then added on RBI on a bases-loaded walk in the following frame. He went 2 for 4 with two RBI, one run scored and one walk in the win.

Martinez has been cold throughout August, but now has six RBI in 13 games. He is still hitting just .191 in the month, bringing his season line down to .303/.348/.566. 

Red Sox outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is back in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros, after leaving the previous day's game with a jammed thumb. The injury was never considered serious, so it isn't a surprise to see him starting in left field and batting fourth in Thursday's game.   

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.