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Soler went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Saturday's loss to Minnesota.

Soler has gone 4-for-16 with a homer and a double since being recalled from Triple-A Omaha. It's been a disappointing season for the outfielder, and he's really struggled to live up to expectations. His power upside remains unquestioned, and he appears set for semi-consistent at-bats, so he's a potential flier for homer-starved fantasy teams.

Buxton is not in the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Royals, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Buxton performed well in the first game of Saturday's twin bill, going 2-for-4 with a walk, but will get the evening off. Max Kepler will take over in center field and bat fourth against probable Kansas City starter Jason Hammel.

Pederson is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Pederson will take a seat for the second consecutive day as the team faces left-hander Dillon Overton on Saturday. Although the outfielder was on the bench Friday, he came in and went 1-for-1 with a single. In his place, Trayce Thompson gets another start in center, batting eighth.

Cabrera went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's win over the Indians.

He and J.D. Martinez delivered back-to-back home runs off Josh Tomlin in the third inning to give the Tigers a lead they would not surrender. Cabrera has now mashed three home runs in his last four games to raise his season total to 11 through 246 at-bats. He went through a 22-game stretch without a home run earlier in the season, but is now starting to heat up in a big way heading into the All-Star break.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Indians.

He was originally expected to rest for the first installment of Saturday's twin bill, but Justin Upton was a late scratch, leading to manager Brad Ausmus plugging Martinez into the lineup. Martinez is now hitting .299 with a 1.038 OPS in 45 games this season and he's also belted out 14 home runs. He's collected hits in four of his last five games and has multiple hits in three of those outings.

Turner went 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 10-4 win over San Diego.

A trip to the disabled list couldn't even cool off Turner's bat, as he is batting .415 (27-for-65) since returning June 9, maintaining his NL-best .390 batting average on the season. The veteran third baseman has contributed five homers over that span, supplying the power that was missing prior to his layoff.

Carpenter is not in the lineup Saturday against the Nationals, Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com reports.

Carpenter will head to the bench with southpaw Gio Gonzalez pitching for the Nationals. It's possible Carpenter will continue to see some days off against lefties down the road in an attempt to get rookie Luke Voit more at-bats.

Miller (groin) is in the lineup for Game 1 of High-A Charlotte's doubleheader Saturday, Bryan Levine of the Charlotte Sun reports.

Miller has been out since the first week of June with a groin strain, but is appearing in his first game since he went on the DL in early June. It is unclear how much Miller will play, but this is good progress for the infielder. The Rays haven't mapped out a timetable for Miller, but it appears as though he could make a return soon after the All-Star break.

McCutchen (shin) is starting in center field and hitting third Saturday against the Giants.

He fouled a ball off his left shin in Friday's game, but the bruise was not serious enough to keep him out the following day. McCutchen hit .411/.505/.689 with six home runs and more walks (17) than strikeouts (12) in 90 June at-bats.

Martinez was added to Saturday's lineup for Game 1 of the doubleheader.

Justin Upton was a late scratch with right side soreness, thrusting Martinez into right field. The 29-year-old will bat third for the first game of the twin bill while Matt den Dekker moves from right to left field.