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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.

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.

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.

Voit (sports hernia) sprinted on the field Monday and said he felt 100 percent healthy, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

He will hit on Tuesday and thinks he will be able to avoid surgery until the offseason. It sounds like Voit could be activated before the end of August, especially if he feels good after hitting. Mike Ford has been getting the bulk of the starts at first base lately.

Santana went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, five RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 7-3 win over Minnesota.

After Brad Hand blew a save, Santana saved the day with a 10th-inning grand slam off Taylor Rogers. The 32-year-old slugger is up to 25 homers and 70 RBI with a career-best .926 OPS.

Olson went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 2-0 win over the White Sox.

Olson's fourth-inning shot -- his 23rd of the year -- accounted for the only runs for either squad in Sunday's contest. He snapped a nine-game homerless drought in what's been a disappointing start to August; he's gone 8-for-33 (.242) with one extra-base knock and nine strikeouts.

Calhoun went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and two runs scored Sunday against the Red Sox.

Calhoun tied the game in the eighth inning with a solo home run to right field, and the Angels would go on to win it in the 10th. The 31-year-old right fielder has put together a .233/.323/.480 slash line with 26 home runs and 60 RBI over 112 games this season.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a walk in a loss to the White Sox on Saturday.

Olson had one of only two multi-hit efforts for the Athletics in the contest, as he partly emerged from a 4-for-26 funk in which he'd opened August. Despite the successful night at the plate Saturday, however, Olson still hasn't notched an extra-base hit since the calendar flipped, an atypical streak that's now reached eight games.

Guerrero is not in Sunday's lineup against the Yankees.

It took awhile for him to round into form, but Guerrero is hitting .330 with five home runs and 26 RBI in 26 games since the All-Star break. Brandon Drury will start at third base and hit eighth.

Gurriel is not in Sunday's lineup against the Orioles, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

This has been a fun series for Houston's hitters, and Gurriel tallied four hits in six at-bats in Saturday's contest. Aledmys Diaz will start at first base and hit seventh.