MLB Player News

Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in a 5-4 win over the Angels on Friday.

His fifth-inning shot off Noe Ramirez put the Astros in the lead for good. Gurriel is slashing .329/.390/.671 with six long balls and a massive 23 RBI through 19 games in August, and the 35-year-old continues to pad his career-high totals of 26 homers and 91 RBI on the year.

Calhoun went 4-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Astros.

His eighth-inning shot off Hector Rondon got the Angels to within a run, but they couldn't complete the comeback. Calhoun is slashing .239/.330/.484 on the year, and his 28 homers are already a new career high.

Voit (abdomen) is playing first base and leading off for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday, Randy Miller of NJ.com reports.

Voit is making his first appearance since going on the 10-day injured list with a sports hernia July 31. Barring any setbacks, he is likely to rejoin the big club when it begins the next homestand against Oakland on Aug. 30. The 28-year-old is hitting .278 with 19 homers and 54 RBI in 349 at-bats with the Yankees this season.

Tellez isn't in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners.

Tellez smacked his 15th home run of the season Thursday, but he'll take a seat for Friday night's clash. Justin Smoak is starting at first base and batting fifth with Tellez on the bench.

Cron is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers.

Cron finds himself on the bench for the third straight contest as he has a .236/.311/.364 slash line in August. Ehire Adrianza will start at first base and bat seventh Friday for the Twins.

Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Dodgers.

Guerrero crushed a curveball over the center field wall in the sixth inning to stake Toronto to a 2-0 lead. The 20-year-old has enjoyed a tremendous August, batting .381 (24-for-63) with four homers and 12 RBI in 18 games. In his rookie season, Guerrero is now slashing .282/.356/.477 with 15 long balls and 55 runs batted in over 396 plate appearances.

Raley (ankle) began a rehab assignment in the Gulf Coast League on Thursday, going 1-for-4 with a solo home run.

He has been out with a dislocated tendon in his left ankle since mid-May, but is making a run at getting back to Triple-A this season. He is not on the 40-man roster, so he is unlikely to make it to the big leagues this season.

Santana went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and an additional run Wednesday in the Indians' 4-3 loss to the Mets in 10 innings.

Santana's 30th home run of the season came in the top of the 10th and broke a 2-2 tie, but his heroic effort went for naught when closer Brad Hand melted down in the bottom of the inning. The 33-year-old's career-best campaign had already been flying somewhat under the radar, but he may begin garnering some more attention in light of his recent form at the dish. Over his last 10 games, Santana is slashing .421/.532/.947 with six home runs, 14 RBI, 13 runs and a 9:7 BB:K.

Tellez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday in the Blue Jays' 2-1 loss to the Dodgers in 10 innings.

Tellez sent the game to extra innings after teeing off on closer Kenley Jansen for a one-out, 401-foot blast in the top of the ninth. While the clutch home run was nice, Tellez hasn't done much else since returning from Triple-A Buffalo last week to generate fantasy intrigue outside of AL-only and deeper mixed leagues.

Abreu went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored Wednesday against the Twins.

Abreu was a major factor in the White Sox' offensive effort Wednesday, recording two RBI singles. While he didn't extend his homer streak to three games, Abreu now has 11 RBI across his last 10 games, recording at least one hit in eight of the contests. For the season, Abreu is now slashing .276/.316/.499 across 541 plate appearances.