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Buxton is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rangers, MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger reports.

Buxton's streak of five consecutive starts will come to an end, as the newly-recalled Eddie Rosario will receive an opportunity to play. The 22-year-old Buxton has recorded at least one hit in seven of his last nine starts, but he's yet to truly get hot, with only one of those games being multi-hit efforts.

Brantley (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day DL on Sunday, MLB.com's Jordan Bastian reports.

The transaction isn't of much consequence for Brantley, as his move to the 60-day DL means he can return no earlier than July 9. The Indians weren't planning to have the center field back until after the All-Star break anyway, so how quickly Brantley progresses through rehab activities with his shoulder will ultimately have more bearing on when he's activated. For the time being, it looks like the Tribe will go with a combination of Tyler Naquin, Rajai Davis and Abraham Almonte in center field.

Martinez (elbow) is limited to cardio work and lower-body strength in his rehabilitation, and it seems likely his return will be pushed to the long end of the original 4-6 weeks, reports MLB.com.

It's been two weeks since he broke his elbow crashing into the wall in Kansas City. Martinez has tried to shag balls during batting practice, but running aggravates the pain because of the arm swinging. He will need to throw and hit before he can go to a rehab assignment, and that looks increasingly unlikely in the next two weeks. Don't count on Martinez until the end of July.

Stanton is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Braves.

Ichiro Suzuki will take over in right field Saturday while Stanton gets the day off against a right-hander. Stanton went 1-for-6 with a strikeout in Friday's contest, dropping his average down to .219 on the season.

Cabrera is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Cabrera will get a day off for the first time in almost two months for Saturday's contest. In his place, the Tigers will start Jarrod Saltalamacchia at first base. This appears to be just an average day off for Cabrera, who will likely be back in the lineup Sunday.

Carpenter is out of the lineup Saturday against the Brewers.

He is just getting a rest day Saturday after starting the last 16 games for the Redbirds. Carpenter may not look the part physically, but he has emerged as a bonafide superstar and is slashing .299/.422/.579 with 14 homers on the season. Greg Garcia will start at the hot corner and Kolten Wong will get the start at second base Saturday.

Reed is out of the lineup for Saturday's contest against the White Sox.

Reed will get a day off as manager A.J. Hinch is slotting in right-handed batters to face Chris Sale on Saturday. In his place, Marwin Gonzalez will get the nod at first base while Jose Altuve takes the DH spot.

Goins (forearm) was placed on the 15-day DL on Saturday with forearm tightness, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet reports.

Goins made an appearance on the mound during Friday's 19-inning affair with the Indians, and his forearm tightness could probably be traced back to his time on the hill. He has slowly been phased out of the starting lineup in recent weeks, having only started one game since June 17.

Cespedes went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, walk and two runs in Friday's 10-2 victory over the Cubs.

He's now gone deep in back-to-back games five times this season, and has hit safely in five straight, as well as nine of his last 10. Cespedes produced a stellar .315/.374/.494 line in June but only notched four round-trippers during the month, so seeing him start July off with a bomb has to put a smile on the face of his fantasy owners.

Ozuna went 4-for-6 with a homer, a run and four RBI Friday at the Braves.

Ozuna launched his 17th bomb of the year to give the Marlins a 2-0 lead in the first inning, and he later broke open a 4-4 tie with an RBI single in the seventh inning. He now has five homers in his last 10 games to raise his slugging percentage to .567 on the year.