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Buxton went 2-for-4 with a triple in Friday's loss to Tampa Bay. He's 5-for-15 in four games since being recalled from Triple-A Rochester.

Buxton is still striking out too much as he has five strikeouts and no walks in his last four games. His last few games should keep him in the lineup, but ultimately he's going to need to make more contact to succeed in the majors.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run in Friday's 10-3 victory over the White Sox.

The 28-year-old outfielder recorded his first multi-hit game since May 22 and has four RBI in the last four contests. Martinez is still trying to find a consistent rhythm at the plate this season, as his current .249 average is considerably behind what he hit in 2014 (.315) and 2015 (.282).

Stanton continues to look lost at the plate, going 0-for-4 with three more strikeouts in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Mets.

The 26-year-old's nightmarish season continues, with the trio of whiffs he suffered Friday bringing his season total to an astounding 67 in just 164 at-bats. Stanton's strikeout rate is now the highest it's ever been in his nine-plus professional seasons, save for a 35-plate appearance stint in Single-A ball in 2007. While he has managed to keep his power at respectable levels, that aspect of his game has suffered a downturn in recent weeks as well. After recording eight homers in April, Stanton has just four roundtrippers since that point, and just two in his last 42 at-bats.

Ozuna went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and two RBI in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Mets.

He'll be retelling the story behind this one for a long time, as Ozuna connected on a 100mph-fastball from Noah Syndergaard on his roundtripper, his 11th on the season. The 24-year-old had also gone hitless over his last four games, so the homer was certainly notable in more ways than one. Despite the recent struggles, he's slashing .327/.377/.579 over 202 at-bats, while already surpassing his 2015 homer total.

Tigers manager Brad Ausmus expects Cabrera (back) to play Saturday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

He'll check on Cabrera prior to Saturday's contest to be sure, but it sounds like the early exit from Friday's game is due to a relatively minor ailment.

Cabrera left Friday's game with lower back tightness and is considered day-to-day.

He finished Friday's game going for 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI prior to his departure. Andrew Romine took over at first base, and no further details regarding the extent of Cabrera's injury are immediately available.

McCutchen (thumb) is in the lineup Friday and hitting second against the Angels.

He aggravated a pre-existing thumb injury in Thursday's game, but will attempt to play through any lingering discomfort. McCutchen probably isn't 100 percent healthy, so that should be noted when contemplating deploying him in daily leagues, but with Jered Weaver and his 5.40 ERA on the mound for the Angels, it's an appealing matchup nonetheless.

Miller, who was hitting .174 on May 4, has now raised his average 76 points since that date following a 2-for-4 effort against the Twins on Thursday.

The offseason acquisition from the Mariners had been mired in perhaps the worst slump of his professional career to open his Rays tenure. Miller's batting average didn't even eclipse .100 until his 10th game of the season, and it took a 4-for-5 performance against the Angels on May 6 for him to finally cross the Mendoza Line. The 26-year-old slashed .291/.351/.535 overall in May, and has kicked off the new month with a .333 (3-for-9) average over the first two games.

Harper (knee) is back in the lineup for Friday's game against the Reds.

After missing two consecutive games due to a knee contusion, Harper will rejoin the Nationals' lineup in time for their series opener at Great American Ball Park. He'll face left-hander Brandon Finnegan in his return. Harper has struggled of late and he's struggled against lefties all season by his standards, batting .225 with a .808 OPS in 40 at-bats against southpaws.

Soler is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Soler went 2-for-3 with two runs in Thursday's game and started 11 of the last 14 games in left field, but manager Joe Maddon decided to hold him out Friday with Kris Bryant moving to the outfield to make room for Tommy La Stella at third base.