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Buxton was placed on the 10-day IL with a Grade 2 hip strain and will be out for multiple weeks, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

An MRI revealed the hip strain after the center fielder left Thursday's loss to the Rangers, and per manager Rocco Baldelli, his absence will extend beyond the minimum 10 days. Buxton was having an MVP-caliber campaign, hitting .370 with nine home runs, five stolen bases and a 1.180 OPS in 24 games.

Harper (wrist) will bat third and play right field Friday against Atlanta.

Harper took a pitch off his face and wrist back on April 28 and has appeared in just a single game since then. He attempted to return four days later but aggravated the wrist issue, forcing him to sit for four more days. He's fully cleared again after taking batting practice Thursday and will look to build on a strong start which has seen him post a .317/.446/.598 slash line through 24 games.

Vogelbach is not in the lineup Friday against lefty Trevor Rogers and the Marlins.

The Brewers have faced just four lefties this season, and Vogelbach hasn't been in the lineup against any of them. With Keston Hiura now in the minors, he doesn't have an obvious platoon partner, but it will be fellow lefty Billy McKinney who gets the nod at first base against Rogers.

Canha went 1-for-4 with a home run in Thursday's loss against the Blue Jays.

Canha launched his fifth homer of this season when he took Hyun Jin Ryu deep in the first inning, but he was quiet the rest of the game. The slugger is only hitting .248 through 117 at-bats, but his .380 OBP has led to 27 runs scored and five steals.

Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's loss to the Rays.

The left-handed hitter went yard against Josh Fleming in the third inning. It was the 10th dinger for the electric Ohtani, who's now slashing .273/.322/.645 in 2021.

Reyes went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in a 4-0 win against the Royals on Thursday.

Reyes cranked his eighth home run in the eighth inning off Jake Brentz. He leads Cleveland with 22 RBI, a .283 batting average and a .966 OPS. The 25-year-old has only four hits in his last seven games, but three of those were extra-base knocks. In addition, he's walked five times during that stretch.

Stanton went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk Thursday against the Astros.

Stanton homered for the third consecutive game and also extended his hitting streak to 12 games. In that span, he's gone 25-for-52 with six home runs, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored. After a slow start to the campaign, Stanton is suddenly hitting .312/.364/.606 with nine long balls, 23 RBI and 16 runs scored across 118 plate appearances.

Alvarez went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs Thursday against the Yankees.

Alvarez took Gerrit Cole deep for both of his home runs, first in the fourth inning followed by another blast in seventh. He now has five long balls on the season, three of which have come since May 1. For the campaign, Alvarez is hitting .337/.376/.609 with 17 RBI and 17 runs scored across 101 plate appearances.

Buxton was diagnosed with a hip strain after leaving Thursday's loss to the Rangers, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Buxton is considered day-to-day following his diagnosis. He appeared to suffer the injury while running out a potential infield hit in the bottom of the ninth inning and was unable to play in the 10th inning. Prior to his departure, Buxton went 1-for-5 with a run and a strikeout. If Buxton is held out for Friday's series opener against the Tigers, Jake Cave or Max Kepler could take over in center field.

Buxton was removed from Thursday's game against the Rangers with an apparent injury, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Buxton appeared to pull up while running out a potential infield single in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Jake Cave replaced him in center field to begin the 10th frame. The nature and severity of Buxton's injury aren't yet known, and it's unclear whether he'll be able to return to the lineup for Friday's series opener against Detroit.