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Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Padres.

The 31-year-old slugger hadn't swiped a base since August 2019 coming into the season, but Ozuna suddenly has two steals in the last five games. It's otherwise been a brutal May for him, as he's gone 6-for-50 (.120) through 13 contests with one homer, four RBI and five runs.

Cabrera went 2-for-3 with a homer, two runs, two RBI and a strikeout in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Orioles.

Cabrera put the Tigers on the board with a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning Sunday as he continued his recent tear at the plate. The 39-year-old has put up multi-hit performances in four of the last five games, and he's posted four extra-base hits during that time. Cabrera is hitting .297 with three homers, 14 RBI and 11 runs to begin the season.

Beer was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Sunday.

Beer has a .210/.301/.284 slash line this season and is 2-for-42 over his past 14 games, resulting in his demotion. The 25-year-old could rejoin the big-league club later in the year, but for now he'll attempt to right the ship with Reno. Sean Poppen (shoulder) was activated from the 10-day IL in a corresponding move.

Harper (elbow) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

The 29-year-old was scheduled to receive a PRP injection to alleviate the pain in his right elbow Sunday, so it's no surprise he's being held out of the lineup for the series finale in Los Angeles. Harper has been limited to serving as the designated hitter while playing through a small tear in his UCL for the past month, and he's not expected to resume playing the field until at least mid-June. The injury hasn't had any effect on his ability to hit, and he's currently riding a six-game hit streak during which he's gone 14-for-23 with three home runs, six doubles, eight RBI, eight runs and three stolen bases. Alec Bohm will serve as the designated hitter Sunday with Johan Camargo starting at the hot corner.

Buxton, who is leading off and starting in center field Sunday against the Guardians, is playing through a knee issue, and the Twins will be measured with his usage until it's healed, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

The team feels it can manage the issue without pushing him too hard and risking a longer absence. Buxton is the Twins' most valuable position player, so having him on a part-time basis is better than not having him at all, but there is still some risk that he aggravates the issue and they are forced to shut him down at some point.

Beer is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Beer is 2-for-42 over his past 14 appearances and will take a seat for the second straight game. Pavin Smith will serve as the designated hitter while Jordan Luplow starts in right field.

Blackmon is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Blackmon started the past four games and will take a seat after going 2-for-17 with a home run, three RBI and two runs during that stretch. Sam Hilliard, Yonathan Daza and Randal Grichuk will start from left to right in the outfield against Kansas City lefty Daniel Lynch.

Solak is not in Sunday's lineup against the Red Sox.

He is hitting .214 with zero home runs and three steals in 10 games this month. Eli White gets the start in left field while Brad Miller starts at designated hitter.

Ohtani went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against Oakland.

The two-way star went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the first game of the twin bill, and he followed that performance with his seventh homer of the season in the nightcap. The long ball had extra significance, as it was the 100th of his major-league career. According to the Angels' communications department, Ohtani joined Hideki Matsui and Ichiro Suzuki as the third native of Japan to hit at least 100 home runs in the majors.

Torrens is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mets.

Torrens was on base four times Saturday via two singles and two walks, but he's still hitting .194 with zero home runs and nine strikeouts in 10 games this month. Cal Raleigh gets the start at catcher, batting ninth.