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McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's win over the Cubs.

McCutchen had gone 0-for-11 since returning from a minor knee issue May 22, so Saturday's healthy stat line should ease his owners' thoughts going forward. The 31-year-old is slashing .239/.346/.378 as he continues to try and climb out of his anemic start to the year. He has been able to provide decent counting stats (28 runs and 20 RBI) to help offset the negative value in average.

Turner went 1-for-3 with two walks and a solo home run in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Padres.

It took him 11 games, but Turner finally launched his first homer after missing the first seven weeks of the season with a broken wrist. While his power stroke has been lacking, the 33-year-old still sports a solid .282/.364/.436 slash line, and he should continue to produce strong fantasy value hitting in the middle of the Dodgers' lineup.

Buxton showed no signs of a concussion after leaving Saturday's game after running hard into the center field wall trying to make a catch and is considered day-to-day, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Buxton's head hit the ground after he jumped and hit the wall trying to catch a ball that went for a home run. He suffered a cut above his eye, but he appears to have passed a concussion test.

Buxton left Saturday's game against Seattle after running hard into the center field wall trying to make a catch.

Buxton's head hit the ground after he jumped and hit the wall trying to catch a ball that went for a home run. He suffered a cut above his eye and will likely be evaluated for a concussion.

Ohtani is penciled in to pitch during next week's series in Detroit, Maria Guardado of MLB.com reports.

The two-way phenom was spotted throwing a bullpen session Saturday afternoon, and as Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register notes, Ohtani typically does that four days before a start on the mound. With that in mind, Ohtani seems to be on track to start Wednesday opposite Mike Fiers. The Angels decided to push Ohtani back from Sunday, citing workload concerns. Ohtani is in the lineup as the designated hitter Saturday, batting fifth against the Yankees, and it seems likely that he will DH on Sunday and Monday as well before taking a day to rest.

Winker is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.

The 24-year-old will take as seat as interim manager Jim Riggleman goes with Adam Duvall and Brandon Dixon in the outfield corners against lefty Tyler Anderson. Winker is just 4-for-32 against left-handed pitching so far this season.

Canha went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Friday.

Canha's 376-foot shot to left in the third inning ended up representing the only run of the night for the Athletics. After a hot start to the season that saw his average as high as .339 on May 2, the outfielder has slashed just .164/.215/.328 over 65 plate appearances since.

Ozuna, who was benched for the Cardinals' last game Wednesday for arriving to the ballpark late, went 2-for-3 with a double in his return to the starting lineup against the Pirates on Friday.

Ozuna's unfortunate case of oversleeping interrupted a two-game hot streak in which he'd gone 5-for-7 with an RBI, a walk and two runs. However, he was able to pick right up where he left off, posting a third straight multi-hit effort on what was an otherwise bleak night for the Cardinals offense. Ozuna has already raised his average 26 points to .260 during the three-game stretch, a sign he may finally be ready to start delivering on his considerable offensive upside.

Martinez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 6-2 victory for the Red Sox over the Braves on Friday.

Martinez had just one hit in his last 11 at-bats coming into this contest but he dispatched of the brief lull in short order by launching his 16th home run with a fourth-inning blast off Julio Teheran. He now has a brilliant .326/.381/.653 slash line through 190 at-bats in his inaugural campaign with the Red Sox.

Soler went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 8-4 loss to the Rangers.

It's his sixth homer of the year but his first in 14 games, and Soler hit only .189 (10-for-53) during his power drought. The 26-year-old still boasts a .285/.381/.473 slash line on the season despite the slump, however, and he could be ready to start heating up once again.