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Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is not in the club's starting lineup Tuesday against the Astros.

Cespedes was slated to take batting practice Tuesday, but there was still some doubt about his availability if it went well. Cespedes is hitting .225/.293/.420 in 307 at-bats. 

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes may not have been cleared for batting practice Monday, but he was able to hit off a tee, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Cespedes also took soft toss, but was not allowed to take batting practice. He intends to take batting practice Tuesday, but manager Bob Melvin was hesitant to say whether Cespedes will play if he hits well. He may have a better chance of returning Wednesday.

Cespedes is hitting .225/.293/.420 in 307 at-bats. 

The Marlins optioned Derek Dietrich and Marcell Ozuna to Double-A Jacksonville after Monday's win at Colorado, the Palm Beach Post reports. The team will select the contracts of Christian Yelich and Jake Marisnick Tuesday. 

Dietrich, a 24-year-old second baseman, was batting just .214 over 215 at-bats for the Marlins. He had nine homers and 23 RBI with 56 strikeouts. 

The 22-year-old Ozuna, a right fielder, hit .265 over 275 at-bats with three homers and 32 RBI. 

Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen hit two home runs in a 6-5 win at Washington Monday. McCutchen homered in the first and third innings and has 14 HRs.

He went 2 for 5 with two runs scored and four RBI. McCutchen is batting .307. 

The 26-year-old has gone 6 for 14 in his last three games with three homers and five RBI. He has four homers since the All-Star break. 

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera was diagnosed with a sore left hip flexor, the Chicago Tribune reports. Cabrera will be re-evaluated on Tuesday. He is considered day to day for now.

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera had to leave Monday's game against Chicago in the fifth inning due to an injury, the nature of which was not immediately known, MLive.com reports.

Cabrera has been battling a balky back near his left hip for a while and the injury could be related to that. He winced after scoring in the top of the fifth inning and barely moved on an Adam Dunn hit in the bottom of the inning before walking off the field one out later.

Cabrera is hitting .358 with 31 home runs and 96 RBI for the Tigers.

Yoenis Cespedes of the Oakland Athletics did not hit in batting practice Monday, as was the hope, MLB.com reports. Instead, the plan is for Cespedes to hit BP Tuesday. It looks as if he will not return to the lineup until Wednesday or Thursday. 

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes (sore wrist) could not start Monday's game in Houston. Cespedes took dry swings Sunday and was hoping to be cleared for live batting practice soon.

Two days after homering and driving in five runs, Mariners shortstop Brad Miller had another standout performance during Sunday's 12-5 win at Houston. The rookie went 2 for 5 with one walk, one run and two RBI.

Miller is batting .318 (14 for 44) with two home runs, three doubles, eight runs and 13 RBI in his last 10 games. His batting average has soared from .200 to .270 in that span. He is also slugging .523 with a .910 OPS in his last 10 games.

Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton can't wait for his team to open a four-game series at Colorado Monday. Not only because the Marlins were shutout in all three games over the weekend against the Brewers, but because Stanton's power numbers could use a lift.

"Colorado always gives you a little boost the way the ball flies," he said, per The Miami Herald.

Stanton has homered 10 times in 54 games and is slugging .433. He has homered in six of seven career games at Coors Field. Stanton is batting .360 (9 for 25) with six home runs, 10 RBI and a 1.120 slugging percentage in his career at Colorado.

"It really hasn’t been there all year," Stanton said of his swing. "I’m not getting it done."