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Diaz went 4-for-6 with a triple, two RBI and two runs scored Friday against the Rangers.

Diaz got the Indians on the board in the second inning on an RBI single to right field. He certainly looked sharp in his first big-league game of the 2018 campaign, and he figures to serve as a super-utility player during his current stint with the big club.

Calhoun is out of Friday's starting lineup against the Astros.

Calhoun will get a breather to start the second half of the season as Dallas Keuchel toes the rubber for the opposition. Jabari Blash is slated to take over in right field and bat ninth.

Cron is not in the lineup Friday against the Marlins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Cron entered the All-Star break with a solid .256/.327/.479 line and a career-high 19 homers. He'll sit Friday, with Ji-Man Choi acting as the Rays' designated hitter.

Diaz will be called up to the majors on Friday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Diaz appeared in 49 games for Cleveland last season, hitting a mediocre .263/.352/.327. He's hit .284/.415/.375 for Triple-A Columbus so far this year, though he has just two homers in 81 games. He'll likely fill a utility role in his time in the big leagues.

Guerrero (knee) was reinstated from the disabled list Tuesday and sent to High-A Dunedin.

Guerrero had been rehabbing at the rookie-league level. He's no longer technically on a rehab assignment, though his time with Dunedin will effectively still be short, as he'd been dominating at Double-A New Hampshire and was expected to head to Triple-A once healthy. Expect to see him promoted back to his former level or Triple-A Buffalo in the near future.

Calhoun went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Dodgers.

He drove the first pitch he saw from Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen over the wall in right-center field for his fourth homer in five games and ninth of the year. Calhoun had a rough first three months of the season, but he's now hitting .326 with six home runs and 11 RBI this month.

Cron went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer, a walk and another run scored after entering as a pinch hitter Saturday in the Rays' 19-6 win over the Twins.

Cron wasn't in the starting lineup but did plenty of damage upon entering the contest. He took a Matt Belisle curveball over the center-field fence in the eighth inning as Tampa Bay piled on during a 15-run stampede across the final three innings. The first baseman has enjoyed a breakthrough 2018 so far, slashing .254/.326/.480 with 19 homers and 49 RBI in 371 first-half plate appearances.

Cron is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins.

Ji-Man Choi will get the start at DH against right-hander Jose Berrios. Cron endured a miserable month of June (.130/.244/.299), but he's come on strong of late, going 15-for-37 (.405 average) with two home runs over his last 11 games. He has a 120 wRC+ for the season and should continue to play close to every day in the second half.

Gurriel went 2-for-4 with an RBI, extending his hitting streak to 10 games in Friday's 3-0 win over the Tigers.

Gurriel has gone 16-for-39 (.410) with six extra-base hits, 13 RBI and seven runs scored during his streak. He also raised his average with men in scoring position to a league-high .450 with a run-producing single in the third inning. His spot in the middle of Houston's productive lineup grants him plenty of RBI opportunities and he hasn't disappointed, knocking in 34 runs over his last 34 games.

Guerrero (knee) was added to the GCL Blue Jays' roster Friday to begin his rehab assignment, Sam Dykstra of MiLB.com reports.

Guerrero has been out of action since early June after straining his patella tendon. He's expected to head to Triple-A Buffalo upon the completion of his rehab assignment, raising questions about a possible major-league callup before the end of the year. The 19-year-old phenom appears to be major-league ready after hitting an incredible .407/.457./667 in 53 games for Double-A New Hampshire, but with the Blue Jays sitting 15 games out of a playoff spot, the team may prefer to keep him down in order to earn an extra year of team control.