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Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who missed a third straight game Sunday against the Angels with a sore left wrist, isn't likely to return to the lineup Monday against the Astros, according to The Oakland Tribune.

"Until he actually gets in the batting cage and swings freely and then gets in there for batting practice (Cespedes won't play),'' manager Bob Melvin said Sunday morning. "I'd doubt (Monday). We want to make sure he gets in swings on the field.''

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes missed a third straight start Sunday against the Angels because of wrist soreness. He continues to be day to day.

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is out of the starting lineup for the second straight game Saturday. He was scratched Friday with wrist soreness after experiencing discomfort in batting practice.

He remains day-to-day with the wrist injury, which manager Bob Melvin doesn't think is related to Cespedes' performance in Monday's Home Run Derby.

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who missed Friday's game against the Angels due to a sore left wrist is listed as day day, manager Bob Melvin told reporters Friday.

Melvin said he doesn't think Cespedes' wrist injury is related to his Home Run Derby performance. Cespedes first felt some discomfort during batting practice prior to the game. The 27-year-old is hitting .225 with 15 homers and 43 RBI.

Mariners shortstop Brad Miller had a monster night at the plate as he homered twice and drove in a career-high five runs during Friday's contest against the Astros.

Miller launched a two-run home run in the sixth and a three-run home run in the eighth. He added a single and finished 3 for 5 with a walk, two runs scored and five RBI in a 10-7 victory.

Miller became the first player in franchise history to have two games with four-plus RBI in his first 17 career games. He is hitting .273 with two homers and 12 RBI in 66 at-bats.

Fresh off a Home Run Derby title, Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was scratched from Friday's game against the Angels due to left wrist soreness.

The A's have not given any details on how Cespedes sustained the injury. The 27-year-old is hitting .225 with 15 homers and 43 RBI. He has been held without a home run since June 21, a span of 71 at-bats.

Mariners shortstop Brad Miller went just 3 for 17 (.176) in the last four games leading into the All-Star break, including six strikeouts, to lower his batting line to .246/.324./.393. Strikeouts have been an issue for Miller thus far in the major leagues, as he has whiffed 16 times in 68 plate appearances (23.5 percent). 

One of the biggest issues for prospects coming up to the major leagues is making contact with the advanced breaking balls major-league pitchers possess in comparison to their minor-league brethren. According to Brooks Baseball, Miller has swung and missed at less than 10 percent of all fastballs (including cutters), but he is well over 10 percent on every other pitch type, including over 20 percent on sliders. If he is to hit for average like he did in the minors -- no stint worse than .294 -- he'll have to show an ability to adjust to the slow stuff.

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera made some nice plays in the field and had a double in Tuesday's All-Star Game win at Citi Field in New York.

Cabrera, batting third, doubled into the right-center gap and scored a run in the 3-0 win.

He finished 1 for 3 with a strikeout and enters the second half of the season batting .365 with 30 homers and 95 RBI. Cabrera is looking for his second consecutive Triple Crown and trails only Chris Davis in homers at the break. Davis has 37. 

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes put an exclamation mark on the Home Run Derby by smashing a 455-foot bomb to straightaway center field to win it Monday night. Cespedes became the first player in history to win the derby despite not making the All-Star team.

Cespedes defeated Bryce Harper in the championship as he hit nine home runs in the final round to Harper's eight. Cespedes bashed monstrous home run after monstrous home run and easily led everyone after a first round 17.

The 27-year-old, batting .225 on the year with 15 homers and 43 RBI, hasn't homered in a game since going deep twice back on June 21 at Seattle.

Some have suggested that Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera should sit out the All-Star Game to rest his ailing back, MLive.com reports Sunday. Manager Jim Leyland never suggested that, however. 

"No," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "That was never an issue."

Cabrera did remove himself from consideration to participate in the Home Run Derby, but was always expected to play in the Midsummer Classic. 

The defending American League Most Valuable Player and Triple Crown winner will be making his first All-Star start. He's batting .367 with 30 home runs and 95 RBI entering Sunday.