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Olson (hand) took ground balls for the third time prior to Thursday's game, Gideon Rubin of The Associated Press reports.

Olson continues to seemingly progress smoothly through his post-surgical rehabilitation. The slugging infielder is still weeks away from returning to action, and John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports Olson remained in the Bay Area to continue his recovery while the team departed for Houston on Thursday to begin a 10-game road trip against the Astros, Orioles and Rangers.

Voit went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run Thursday against the Orioles.

Voit took Miguel Castro deep in the ninth inning to seal the win for the Yankees, his second homer of the season. He's had trouble getting things going since his home run Opening Day, with this being his first extra-base hit in 18 at-bats since. However, he continues to bat third in the depleted Yankees lineup, which should provide him plenty of opportunity to drive in runs if he can get it going at the plate.

Guerrero (oblique) will begin his rehab assignment at High-A Dunedin on Thursday before eventually reporting to Triple-A Buffalo, Sam Dykstra of MiLB.com reports.

Guerrero has remained at extended spring training since being diagnosed March 10 with a left oblique strain and looks like he's ready to test out his health in an uncontrolled game setting after hitting no snags in the recovery process. Since Dunedin doubles as the site of the Blue Jays' spring complex, it's no surprise the organization has chosen to keep Guerrero local as he embarks on the rehab assignment. Because he missed most of the Grapefruit League schedule with the injury, Guerrero will likely stick around in the Florida State League for several games prior to moving on to Buffalo. Once back at Triple-A, baseball's top prospect may not have to wait long for his much-anticipated promotion to the big leagues. According to Mike Wilner of Sportsnet 590 The Fan, Guerrero will play 5-to-7 innings with Dunedin on Thursday before being reevaluated.

Gurriel went 0-for-3 with a walk in Wednesday's 4-0 loss to Texas.

Gurriel, like many of Houston's regulars, is having a quiet to start the season. He's hitting .240 (6-for-25), which is higher than Jose Altuve (.222), Michael Brantley (.208) and Alex Bregman (.208). Those three players hit in front of Gurriel, so given that, it's not surprising he hasn't knocked in a run yet. The Astros have scored just 15 runs through seven games.

Voit (hand) won't miss a game after getting hit in the hand by a pitch Tuesday.

Voit won't have to play the field, but he'll bat third as the team's designated hitter. The fact that he's able to play is no surprise as he was able to stay in the game following the incident, and X-rays came back negative.

Tellez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Orioles.

Hitting sixth as the DH, Tellez took Miguel Castro deep in the ninth inning for the Jays' only run of the game. The 24-year-old slugger is now 3-for-10 to begin the season, with two of his hits leaving the yard, and he's been one of the few bright spots in a sluggish Toronto offense.

Cron is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

The Twins are playing a day game after a night game and have an open date in the schedule Thursday, so manager Rocco Baldelli will rest several regulars to afford them two full days off ahead of Friday's series opener in Philadelphia. Cron will be sitting for the first time in 2019 after going 5-for-15 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI in the Twins' first four games.

Diaz (ankle) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Diaz exited early Tuesday after tweaking his ankle, adding to the Rays' growing list of injured infielders that already includes Joey Wendle (hamstring) and Matt Duffy (hamstring). Fortunately for the Rays, Diaz doesn't look on track to join those other players on the injured list, as he said that he could pinch hit Wednesday and expects to rejoin the lineup Friday in San Francisco, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Daniel Robertson will fill in for Diaz at the hot corner in the series finale with the Rockies.

O'Hearn went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Twins.

He pulverized a Jose Berrios fastball to right-center field in the sixth inning for a 429-foot homer, O'Hearn's first of the year. After O'Hearn slugged 12 home runs in 44 games in his first taste of the majors last season, the Royals are expecting the 25-year-old to become one of their primary power sources in 2019.

Cabrera went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Tuesday against the Astros.

Cabrera took Justin Verlander deep in the second inning for his third home run of the season. He's taken a liking to his new home park early on, something that should continue to benefit him as the season wears on. He'll look to keep his hot start to the campaign going as the Rangers face Gerrit Cole on Wednesday.