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Martinez (elbow) was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday and he is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Martinez suffered a non-displaced fracture at the radial neck of his right elbow Thursday when bracing himself for a collision into the outfield wall. The current timetable would have him back in action for the Tigers some time in late July if he is able to stay on track with his recovery. The Tigers recalled outfielder Steven Moya in a corresponding move Thursday.

Updating on a previous report, Buxton was not optioned to Triple-A Rochester following Thursday's game, Phil Mackey of ESPN 1500 in the Twin Cities reports.

It was reported after Thursday's game that Buxton was sent down after the Twins activated Danny Santana, but the actual roster move was the organization designating Oswaldo Arcia for assignment. Buxton will remain on the active roster.

Buxton was optioned to Triple-A Rochester after Thursday's loss to the Yankees, Phill Miller of the Star Tribune reports.

Buxton's struggles at the plate continued Thursday with an 0-for-4 performance that included three strikeouts. With Danny Santana (hamstring) ready to come off the disabled list, the Twins sent their scuffling prospect back to the minors. Buxton hit just .241 with 21 strikeouts in 58 at-bats during his recent 16-game stint with the big league club.

McCutchen went 3-for-4 with a double and his 10th homer Thursday against the Mets.

The home run was his first since May 27, while his double hit off the left field fence -- a hopeful sign of things to come. McCutchen, who batted third in the lineup for the second straight game, entered Thursday with one extra-base hit in the month of June.

Martinez has been diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of the radial neck at the right elbow.

The Tigers will send Martinez for a CT scan on Friday to confirm the results of his X-rays. He left Thursday's game after running into the right field wall in the second inning. Mike Aviles took over for Martinez in right, but if this sends him to the DL (which seems like a strong possibility given the nature of the injury), the team could opt to give Steven Moya another look.

Martinez exited Thursday's game with a right arm injury, Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press reports.

The star outfielder appeared to injure his right arm when running into the right field wall during Thursday's contest against the Royals. Mike Aviles has taken over in right field for Martinez while Andrew Romine has entered the game in center. With Cameron Maybin (quad) also dealing with an injury, a loss of Martinez for any amount of time would be an extremely unfortunate development for the Tigers' outfield. A further update on Martinez's status figures to be made available later Thursday.

McCutchen batted third in the lineup for the first time in 2016 on Wednesday, going 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts.

He's currently in an 0-for-17 slump and is slashing .140/.204/.160 in 50 at-bats during June. McCutchen's 24.9 percent strikeout rate is well above his career mark of 17.7 percent but the Pirates are hoping a move into a more comfortable three-hole will jumpstart the center fielder's season. He says he's fully recovered from a thumb injury, but the results just aren't there.

Miller is out of the lineup for Thursday's matchup with the Mariners, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Miller will sit out in favor of more right-handed hitters in the lineup with southpaw starter James Paxton on the mound. Right-hander Tim Beckham will take over at shortstop and bat sixth in his stead.

Cespedes knocked out three singles in four at-bats, walked once and scored three runs in Wednesday's 11-2 dumping of the Pirates.

The Cuban slugger's been pulling a bit of a Jekyll-and-Hyde act lately -- Cespedes has six multi-hit games in June thus far, but has gone 0-for-14 in the other games. He also hasn't been swinging much of a power bat lately, as the 30-year-old outfielder has hit just one homer since blasting four in an eight-game span from May 15 to May 23. Nonetheless, he remains the centerpiece of the Mets' order and a key component of many a fantasy lineup.

Brantley (shoulder) continues to take soft toss but hasn't been able to progress to live batting practice, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Brantley's avoided any setbacks recently but appears to be stuck in neutral at the moment as he works his way back from a shoulder injury and remains with a firm timetable on a possible return.