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Abreu went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Monday's 8-5 win over the Twins.

Abreu extended his hitting streak to seven games, during which he's gone 11-for-28 (.393) with five extra-base hits and 11 RBI. The slugger experienced a summer slumber, hitting .221 with seven home runs in 52 games during June and July, but has rebounded in August. Abreu is slashing .338/.380/.676 with six homers over 18 games since Aug. 1.

Cron is not in the lineup Monday against the Royals.

Cron has started against just one of the last four righties the Rays have faced, with Jake Bauers starting at first base and Ji-Man Choi starting as the designated hitter on three occasions, including Monday.

Gurriel went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Sunday against the Athletics.

Gurriel took Sean Manaea deep in the third inning for his eighth home run of the season. Since bringing his average up to a season-best .310 mark on July 15, he has just nine RBI and 11 runs scored and is now batting .280. Though he's not known for his power production, he had also gone over a month without a home run prior to going deep on Wednesday against the Rockies. However, Gurriel has recorded at least one hit in six of his last seven games -- including four extra-base hits -- so he is showing signs of breaking out of this prolonged slump.

Cron went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Red Sox.

Cron went deep off Matt Barnes in the ninth inning to extend the team's lead heading into the final half-inning. The 28-year-old slugger has now homered in consecutive games after a slow start to the month (.214/.250/.429 across 13 games), so he'll look to keep things rolling as the Rays head to Kansas City for a four-game set with the Royals.

Olson went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and two runs in a win over the Astros on Saturday.

Nine (seven doubles, two home runs) of Olson's 16 hits during August have now gone for extra bases, and he's generated three straight two-hit efforts. The 24-year-old's bat began heating up at the tail end of July, and he's now slashing .318/.366/.545 over the 71 plate appearances encompassing his last 17 games.

Diaz will serve as the Indians' designated hitter and bat fourth Sunday against the Orioles.

Diaz was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Aug. 11 in a corresponding move for Edwin Encarnacion's (biceps) placement on the disabled list and has effectively assumed Encarnacion's spot as the Indians' primary DH. The 26-year-old, who has gone 5-for-13 with three RBI since his promotion, will draw his third consecutive start Sunday.

Cron went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Red Sox.

His sixth-inning blast off David Price spoiled a potential shutout bid but otherwise didn't affect the outcome. It was Cron's 23rd homer of the year but his first in August, and the slugger has a sluggish .191/.264/.426 slash line in 15 games since the All-Star break.

Olson went 2-for-5 with a walk-off solo home run in a 4-3 extra-inning victory over Houston on Friday.

Oakland was locked in a 3-3 deadlock with their division rivals in the 10th inning of this contest, but Olson sent everyone home with a laser blast over the wall off Tony Sipp. It was the continuation of what has been a breakout campaign at the dish for the 24-year-old, who has lashed 23 long balls and posted a .240/.327/.448 slash line through 446 at-bats this season.

O'Hearn is out of the Friday's lineup versus the White Sox.

Salvador Perez will handle designated hitting duties while Drew Butera draws a start behind the dish for the series opener in Chicago. Following four straight starts with the Royals after his promotion in late July, O'Hearn has only started four of the past 12 games.

Calhoun went 3-for-4 with a home run and a pair of runs scored in Thursday's 8-6 loss to Texas.

Calhoun recorded his second three-hit contest over the last four games, contributing his 17th long ball in the process. The 30-year-old continues his second-half surge, slashing .321/.409/.607 with four homers in 56 August at-bats.