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  • Jose Abreu 1B | HOU

    White Sox's Jose Abreu: Homers twice in loss

    Abreu went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and three RBI in Thursday's 8-7 loss to the White Sox.

    Abreu launched a two-run home run in the fourth inning to even the score at 2-2 and extend his hitting streak to six games. He then added a solo shot in the seventh. Overall this season, the 32-year-old is batting .278/.318/.497 and leads the White Sox in home runs (26), RBI (89) and hits (133).

  • Carlos Santana 1B | ARI

    Indians' Carlos Santana: Cranks two more homers in win

    Santana went 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs, a double, four runs scored, three RBI and a walk in the Indians' 19-5 blowout victory over the Yankees on Thursday.

    Santana continued his recent tear at the dish in this contest, cranking two more long balls to five him five in his last five games. He's also driven in 10 runs and scored 11 over that stretch, building on what has already been a superb campaign. The 33-year-old now sports a spectacular .290/.413/.553 slash line to go along with 29 homers and 75 RBI across 518 plate appearances.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Athletics' Matt Olson: Homers twice in win

    Olson went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and four RBI in Thursday's 7-6 win over the Astros.

    Olson's three-run home run off Aaron Sanchez in the fourth inning marked his fifth three-run homer of the season. The 25-year-old continued to show off his ability to generate power with a solo long ball in the sixth, once again off Sanchez. Olson is now slashing .262/.343/.542 with 25 long balls, 58 RBI and 45 runs scored,

  • Kole Calhoun 1B | CLE

    Angels' Kole Calhoun: On bench Thursday

    Calhoun is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.

    The 31-year-old will get a breather Thursday while riding a five-game hit streak that includes one home run and eight runs. Brian Goodwin will start in right field, leading off.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Athletics' Matt Olson: Timely hitting continues

    Olson went 2-for-4 with a two-run double in a win over the Giants on Wednesday.

    Olson's August surge continued with his third two-RBI tally of the last seven games. The 25-year-old only has two extra-base hits overall in August, but he's nevertheless just six home runs away from equaling the career-best 29 he slugged last season in 293 additional plate appearances.

  • Yuli Gurriel DH | SD

    Astros' Yuli Gurriel: Slugs pair of homers

    Gurriel went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a walk and three RBI on Wednesday against the White Sox.

    The first of Gurriel's homers came in the second inning, when he took Ross Detwiler deep for a solo shot. He followed that up with another blast -- his 25th long ball of the season -- in the sixth frame. Not known for his power, Gurriel has delivered five home runs in his past seven games. For the season, he's managed a .306/.342/.556 line across 477 plate appearances.

  • Carlos Santana 1B | ARI

    Indians' Carlos Santana: Three-game homer streak

    Santana went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run Tuesday in the Indians' 7-6 loss to the Red Sox.

    Santana is in the midst of a nice heater at the plate, homering in each of the past three games while piling up seven runs and seven RBI. The veteran is currently on pace to surpass his career-best totals in all three of those aforementioned categories and will look to keep the hot streak going Wednesday. He'll start at first base and bat third in the series finale with Boston.

  • Luke Voit 1B | NYM

    Yankees' Luke Voit: Hits in cage

    Voit (abdomen) hit in the cage and fielded grounders Wednesday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

    Voit apparently felt good afterward, and manager Aaron Boone said the first baseman could join High-A Tampa or Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre next week for full workouts before progressing to a minor-league rehab assignment. It sounds like Voit could be activated before the end of August if all goes well.

  • Rowdy Tellez 1B | ATL

    Blue Jays' Rowdy Tellez: Back in big leagues

    Tellez was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo ahead of Tuesday's game against the Rangers, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

    Tellez has struggled to hit for average in the majors this season (.227), though he's shown plenty of power, launching 14 homers while registering 40 RBI over 78 contests. According to manager Charlie Montoyo, Tellez is expected to receive more playing time than Justin Smoak moving forward.

  • Carlos Santana 1B | ARI

    Indians' Carlos Santana: Plays hero once again

    Santana went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, three runs scored and a walk in Monday's 6-5 win over the Red Sox.

    Santana knocked a game-winning homer after a Brad Hand blown save for the second game in a row, this time in the form of a walk-off solo blast. The 33-year-old has been red-hot all season but especially in August; he's gone 14-of-39 (.359) with three homers and 11 RBI this month.

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