MLB Player News

O'Hearn was removed from Saturday's game against the Twins with a right shin contusion, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

The 27-year-old fouled a pitch off his right shin and initially stayed in the game after being evaluated by the athletic trainer, but he was lifted following the fourth inning. O'Hearn should be considered day-to-day since the removal was considered a precautionary move.

Voit isn't in the lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rays.

With the Yankees playing their second doubleheader in four games, Voit will once again sit for the afternoon game. Mike Ford will serve as the first baseman in Game 1, batting third.

Cron went 1-for-4 with two walks, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's 17-13 extra-innings win over the Pirates.

He opened the scoring in the second inning with a solo shot off Chad Kuhl, but it was the only run Detroit managed to score on the Pittsburgh right-hander -- the rest of the damage came against the Bucs' bullpen. Cron is hitting only .182 (6-for-33) to begin his first campaign with the Tigers, but five of those six hits have gone for extra bases, including three home runs.

White isn't in the lineup Friday against the Rockies.

White has been in a 1-for-21 slump with one RBI and 11 strikeouts over the past six games, and he'll get a day off Friday in an attempt to right the ship. Dylan Moore is shifting to first base with Tim Lopes starting in left field.

O'Hearn is not in the lineup Friday against the Twins.

O'Hearn started the past four games and went 3-for-15 with two doubles and two RBI, but he'll head to the bench with lefty Devin Smeltzer pitching Friday for the Twins. Ryan McBroom will start at first base and bat cleanup for Kansas City.

Abreu went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts in Thursday's loss against the Brewers.

Abreu has recorded just two hits -- both singles -- in 12 at-bats over the last three games. He recently ended a four-game hitting streak and has reached base in six of Chicago's last seven games, however, so he should remain a productive presence in the middle of the White Sox's lineup despite striking out in over 27 percent of his at-bats during that seven-game stretch.

Santana went 0-for-1 with four walks, an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 13-0 win over the Reds.

Now in his 11th big-league season, Santana remains an on-base machine. He leads the majors with 15 walks. Santana is also striking out a lot lately (10 strikeouts in his last seven games) and he still sits with just one homer, but that same discerning eye is there and the track record should buy him a lot of time on fantasy rosters.

Olson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Thursday against the Rangers.

Olson took Mike Minor deep in the second inning to collect his fourth home run of the season. After failing to homer in 10 consecutive starts, Olson now has gone yard in back-to-back games. Despite collecting only eight hits in 55 plate appearances to begin the season, Olson has drawn 13 walks and has an on-base percentage of .382.

White went 1-for-4 with an RBI ground-rule double in a win over the Angels on Wednesday, striking out in his other three plate appearances. He's now 1-for-18 with 10 strikeouts across five August games.

White's seventh-inning two-bagger Wednesday broke the 0-for-17 slump he'd opened the month with, a skid that's helped lead to a .125/.208/.229 season line. The rookie has only three extra-base hits (two doubles, one home run) on the campaign, and his mammoth 43.4 percent strikeout rate is naturally a major culprit in his struggles. With the Mariners' in a rebuilding mode, manager Scott Servais is still likely to give White a chance to continue working his way through his slump, especially considering the upside the 24-year-old demonstrated throughout his minor-league career, as well as the fact he's still adjusting to big-league arms after only having logged 18 plate appearances at the Triple-A level.

Gurriel went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 14-7 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Gurriel went yard in the eighth inning off Diamondbacks reliever Hector Rondon, but it was too little and too late to help the Astros turn things around. Gurriel has hit safely in six straight games, going 9-for-26 with two RBI and five runs scored in that span. The 36-year-old is hitting .286 with two homers, four RBI and eight runs scored across 51 plate appearances.