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Turner (hamstring) is starting at third base and hitting third Monday against the Diamondbacks, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

As expected, Turner has been cleared to rejoin the starting lineup after missing the past four games with a sore right hamstring (he did appear as a substitute in Sunday's win, drawing a walk in his only trip to the plate). The veteran third baseman, who is hitting .306/.394/.446 with six homers and a stolen base through 52 games this season, will face southpaw Robbie Ray in his return to the starting nine.

Ohtani is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

With no designated hitter available in Chicago, Ohtani will head to the bench before likely rejoining the lineup Tuesday, when the Angels resume American League play with a three-game series against the Athletics. Ohtani hasn't quite provided the offensive boost many anticipated when he was activated from the 10-day injured list in May, as he's submitted an underwhelming .225/.304/.326 line through 102 plate appearances.

Choi went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs in a loss to the Twins on Sunday.

Choi was responsible for the only extra-base hit off Twins starter Jake Odorizzi and snapped a two-game, 0-for-7 stretch in the process. The 28-year-old slumped to a .229 average in May, but he's shown some signs of improvement recently by hitting .280 (7-for-25) with three extra-base hits (two doubles, one home run), three RBI, three walks and four runs over his last seven contests.

Ramirez went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Padres.

The rookie refuses to slow down. Ramirez now has seven multi-hit performances in his last 13 games, slashing .415/.456/.547 over that stretch with a homer, 10 RBI and 11 runs. While the hits will stop falling in quite as often at some point, and it's not yet clear if the 24-year-old has a lot of over-the-fence power, Ramirez is establishing himself as a potentially key piece in the latest chapter of the Marlins' perpetual rebuild.

Belt went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and a run scored in Sunday's 8-1 win over the Orioles.

Belt has been locked in at the plate of late, stringing together a nine-game hit streak (.313) with a homer and six RBI over that span. The 31-year-old tends to run fairly hot or cold at times, so his fantasy owners are hoping this hot streak carries on.

Martinez went 2-for-5 with a home run in Sunday's win at Yankee Stadium.

Martinez wasted no time getting the Red Sox on the board by slugging a two-out solo home run off CC Sabathia in the first inning. Through 54 games, the 31-year-old has put together yet another successful campaign, slashing .294/.373/.525 with 12 home runs, 33 runs scored and 32 RBI as Boston's primary cleanup hitter.

Pederson went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in a victory over the Phillies on Sunday.

After leaving four men on base in his first four plate appearances, Pederson drilled a two-run shot to cap a seven-run eighth inning for the Dodgers. Despite sitting most games against lefties, Pederson is now tied for fourth in the majors with 18 homers this season. He also ranks second to Christian Yelich with a 9.0 AB/HR. His season slash line rests at .272/.374/.667.

Soler went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Sunday's 5-1 loss to Texas.

After hitting seven home runs in both April and May, Soler continues swinging a dangerous bat with his 15th homer. Despite already striking out 74 times, the 27-year-old boasts a .793 OPS across 242 plate appearances this season.

Stanton (shoulder) has been running and getting closer to a rehab assignment, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Stanton will head to Tampa on Sunday to begin the next step in his recovery. It's unclear exactly what he'll need to show the team prior to beginning a rehab assignment, but manager Aaron Boone once again asserted that Stanton is getting closer to live game action. A mid-June return remains possible if all goes well for Stanton in the next week.

Dickerson (wrist) was activated off the 10-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

Dickerson has been out with the right wrist sprain for almost two weeks and will return to the minors after going 3-for-19 with one run and two RBI in 12 games with the Friars. The 29-year-old will look to continue tearing the cover off the ball at El Paso, where he has a 1.055 OPS in 104 plate appearances this season.