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Cespedes, who is to serve as the designated hitter the next five days for the Mets, felt some pain in his quad running to first on a pinch-hit single Tuesday but is expected to play Wednesday, Matt Ehalt of the Record reports.

Cespedes said the pain went away when he was in the dugout after the at-bat Tuesday. He added that the "Problem is once I take a couple days off I feel better. Once I go full speed is when the pain starts." Cespedes is still expected to be the DH on Wednesday, but that could change if the pain lingers.

Martinez (elbow) will be activated prior to Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Matthew Mowery of the Oakland Press reports.

Martinez, who has been sidelined with an elbow injury since mid-June, will make his triumphant return Wednesday against lefty Chris Sale. He hit .278/.316/.361 with 11 strikeouts during an eight-game rehab assignment. The elbow injury could prevent him from hitting for his usual power numbers over the rest of the season, but there should still be enough production for him be used in all formats upon his activation.

Cabrera went 3-for-5 with a home run, his 24th of the year, three RBI and scored twice Tuesday against the White Sox.

Cabrera's sixth-inning homer, the 432nd of his career, put him ahead of Cal Ripken Jr. for 46th in MLB history. The blast also gave the veteran six home runs in his last 11 games. He's now on pace to challenge 40 longballs this season, something he hasn't done since 2013, while driving in 100-plus runs.

Dickerson (hip) is in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers.

An outfield collision Friday left Dickerson with a bruised hip and led to a three-game absence, but he will return Tuesday to face right-hander Zach Davies. Dickerson has been excellent since his return to the majors in late June, going 22-for-75 (.293 average) with five homers, 13 RBI and seven strikeouts. He's making contact at an 86.8 percent clip with the big club this year (11.1 percent strikeout rate).

Harper has been scratched from Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks with an illness, Masn.com's Mark Zuckerman reports.

Harper has been in a tailspin, having not homered since July 20, but he did get on-base three times in Monday's romp over Arizona and scored thrice.

Goins was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday.

Goins was activated off the 15-day DL on Monday and started that day's game at shortstop before being demoted Tuesday. He went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts against the Astros, and with Devon Travis and Darwin Barney ahead of him on the depth chart at second base, Goins will go down to Buffalo for the time being.

McCutchen is not in the Pirates starting lineup on Tuesday against the Braves.

McCutchen is hitting just .211 with 11 strikeouts over his last 38 at-bats. He will take a seat as Matt Joyce gets a start in the outfield on Tuesday. Expect McCutchen back in the lineup on Wednesday for the Pirates at Turner Field.

Buxton (knee) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Indians.

According to Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press, Buxton plans on testing his knee out before the game to see if he'll be available off the bench Tuesday. He injured his knee in Sunday's game against the White Sox but was initially listed on the lineup card the following day before ultimately being scratched. If he is available off the bench Tuesday, it'll be a step in the right direction towards returning to the lineup as early as Wednesday. Eddie Rosario will take his spot in center field Tuesday.

Cespedes will serve as the designated hitter the next five days for the Mets, Mets beat writer Matt Ehalt reports.

Cespedes, who is being slowed by a quad injury, will get time off in the field while the Mets head for road interleague play against the Yankees and Tigers. This is good news for Cespedes owners as it looks like he will avoid the disabled list for the time being.

Cespedes (quad) is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Yankees, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

While the team has yet to indicate if Cespedes will need time on the DL, this will mark the third consecutive game that he's sat out. Michael Conforto will get the nod to start in left field for Tuesday's outing versus Masahiro Tanaka and the Yankees.