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Voit (abdomen) will join Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday for workouts and could begin his rehab assignment Thursday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Voit has been hitting, fielding grounders and running the bases, so he appears to be in the final stages of his rehab work. The 28-year-old has been sidelined with a sports hernia since July 30 and will likely need a handful of games in the minors to get back up to speed, but a return before the end of August still seems possible.

Tellez is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners.

Tellez was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday and is expected to receive more playing time than first-base counterpart Justin Smoak, but Tellez is on the bench Friday with lefty Wade LeBlanc set to work as Seattle's primary pitcher. Tellez has a .228/.283/.434 slash line with 13 doubles, 14 home runs and 40 RBI in 79 major-league games this season.

Wade (thumb) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment this weekend, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

Wade was supposed to start playing in the Gulf Coast League, but due to rain he'll instead begin the rehab stint with Low-A Cedar Rapids or Double-A Pensacola. The 25-year-old has been out with a dislocated right thumb since early July and figures to require a decent number of games in the minors to get back up to speed.

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).

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.