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Olson went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a walk in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Orioles.

Olson is having a monster start in 2021, slashing .338/.413/.667 with six home runs and 17 RBI in 18 games. The Athletics' offense is on a tear right now, winning 13 games in a row and Olson leads the team in hits, home runs, RBI and OPS. The 27-year-old also holds an active nine-game hitting streak.

France went 3-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored in Saturday's win over the Red Sox.

France was trouble for the Red Sox's pitchers all game, reaching base four times and hitting a pair of doubles, giving him seven on the season. He's so far been able to back up his small-sample success from last season, hitting .320/.416/.533 through 21 games.

Voit (knee) went through defensive drills at the Yankees' alternate training site Saturday, Conor Foley of The Scranton Times-Tribune reports.

Voit was expected to arrive at the alternate site early next week, but he's evidently shown up a few days early. It remains unclear when he'll be ready to return to game action as he works his way back from late-March knee surgery.

Mountcastle isn't starting Saturday's game against the Athletics.

Mountcastle has gone just 1-for-22 with one RBI, one walk and six strikeouts in his last seven games. Pedro Severino will serve as the designated hitter while Chance Sisco starts behind the dish.

Diaz went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks and a run in a loss to the Blue Jays on Friday.

Austin Meadows moved down to the No. 3 spot in the lineup in a same-handed matchup versus Steven Matz, affording Diaz his fifth start out of the top of the order versus a southpaw this season. The burly infielder is now slashing an uneven .254/.413/.305, and although the minuscule slugging percentage is largely due to the fact he's yet to leave the yard through 75 plate appearances, Diaz already matched last season's doubles tally with his third two-bagger of the season Friday.

Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's win over the Angels.

Gurriel's two-run blast in the seventh inning tied the game up at 2-2 and helped force extra innings. The 36-year-old infielder is slashing .328/.451/.522 with three home runs and 11 RBI this season.

Santana went 0-for-2 with three walks, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 6-2 win over the Tigers.

Santana walked and scored on a Jorge Soler double in the fifth inning. In the ninth, Santana added another walk before advancing to second on a double-steal with Whit Merrifield. Through 18 games, Santana has a .377 on-base percentage with four homers, 14 RBI, nine runs scored and one steal.

O'Hearn went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Friday's 6-2 win over the Tigers.

He went yard off Tigers starter Casey Mize in the fourth inning. The 27-year-old O'Hearn had all of two homers in 42 games for the Royals last year, although he hit 14 in 105 contests in 2019. He batted fifth and served as the designated hitter Friday. It remains to be seen how often he'll play while he's on the big-league roster. Carlos Santana has an everyday job at O'Hearn's natural first base position, while Jorge Soler will often be the designated hitter.

Naylor is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees.

With lefty Jordan Montgomery pitching for the Yankees, Naylor will head to the bench after starting the past two games. Jordan Luplow will start in right field and bat leadoff for Cleveland on Friday.

Kirilloff was recalled from the alternate training site Friday.

The move was expected with Miguel Sano (hamstring) heading to the injured list, but Kirilloff has now officially been added to the big-league roster. The 23-year-old should take over the starting job at first base for the immediate future but could shift back to the outfield once Sano returns.