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Voit (abdomen) was activated from the injured list and is hitting third Saturday against the Blue Jays, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

As expected, Voit will rejoin the lineup for the second game of the second half. He hit .333/.442/.517 with three home runs in June.

Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a second run scored in Friday's 9-8 loss to the Rangers.

The All-Star break apparently did little to cool down Gurriel. After going 0-for-4 on Thursday, the 35-year-old bounced back with his seventh long ball in seven July games. Gurriel is now slashing .277/.313/.485 with 15 homers and 52 RBI on the year.

Lowe went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs in a 16-4 victory over the Orioles on Friday.

The 24-year-old couldn't have asked for a better way to start the second half of the season. While Lowe did have two homers in the final three games before the break, he only had three hits in his most recent six games, so the four-hit performance was a surprise. Because he's still received a small sample of at-bats, the performance jumped his average more than 50 points. Lowe is now batting .291 with three home runs, seven RBI and 11 runs in 55 at-bats this season.

Voit (abdomen) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays and remains on the injured list.

Voit previously expressed optimism he would be ready to go for the start of the season's second half Friday, but he wasn't activated by the time the Yankees posted their lineup. According to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, the 28-year-old is currently on his way to New York and is expected to be activated Saturday.

Olson went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in a victory over Seattle on Sunday.

Olson did all of his damage in the first inning, plating Oakland's first three runs with a 434-foot moonshot to right field. The 25-year-old has now racked up eight homers in his last 15 games, knocking in 15 runs over that stretch. On the season, he is slashing .252/.328/.570 with 19 home runs and 38 RBI in 214 at-bats.

Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, three runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 11-10 win over the Angels.

Gurriel's sixth-inning grand slam tied the high-scoring affair at 8-8. His hitting streak has now hit 11 games, bringing his season slash line to .277/.314/.482 with 14 home runs and 50 RBI.

Dixon went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Red Sox.

Dixon hit his 12th home run of the season in the eighth inning off Boston reliever Ryan Brasier. The 27-year-old also struck out two more times, and his K rate is sitting at 31 percent heading into the All-Star break. Dixon should continue to offer decent power the rest of the way, but he could struggle with his batting average due to all the swings and misses.

Abreu went 3-for-4 with a solo homer in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Cubs.

Abreu gave his squad some insurance, putting the Pale Hose up 3-0 with his fifth-inning blast. The 32-year-old enjoyed a terrific first week of July heading into the All-Star break. He went 10-for-24 (.417 average) with two homers and six RBI. Abreu has collected multiple hits in four of his five games this month.

Bour is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Bour had started three of the past four games at first base but failed to record a hit in 12 at-bats. Albert Pujols recently overcame a minor undisclosed injury and looks on track to handle the bulk of the starts at first base now that he's ostensibly healthy again.

Tellez will serve as the Blue Jays' designated hitter and will bat eighth Sunday against the Orioles.

Tellez's opportunities looked set to trend downward after Justin Smoak (quadriceps) was activated from the 10-day injured list June 28, but the 24-year-old has been able to stick in the lineup at least semi-regularly. He'll pick up a start for the fourth time in five games as the Blue Jays wrap up their first-half schedule.