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Voit went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two strikeouts in Sunday's 10-2 loss at Boston.

Voit finished the regular season by homering in three straight games, and also has at least one RBI in his last five games. The 27-year-old broke out with the Yankees this season and ended the regular season slashing .322/.398/.671 with 15 home runs in only 143 at-bats.

Cron went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's win over the Blue Jays.

Cron deposited a Ryan Borucki fastball into the seats in the bottom of the second. He's reached the 30-homer benchmark in his career-best campaign, during which he's posted 74 RBI, scored 67 runs and slashed .256/.324/.497 while leaning heavily on production versus southpaws (a standout .381 wOBA and .905 OPS in that split heading into this contest). Cron, who turns 29 in January, should at least retain that type of role heading into his second year of arbitration in 2019 yet might get a chance to earn more depending on Tampa Bay's roster construction.

Olson is not in the lineup against the Angels on Saturday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Olson will hit the bench after starting 17 straight games and hitting .317 with four homers and a .981 OPS over that stretch. Chad Pinder will start at first base in his absence.

Gurriel is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles but will man third base and bat cleanup in Game 2, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Gurriel sat out Friday's series opener and will receive another breather during the afternoon outing Saturday. Across 21 games this month, he's hitting a robust .361/.386/.590 with five home runs and 21 RBI.

Voit is not in Saturday's starting lineup against Boston, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Voit will receive a standard day off following 10 straight starts. During that span, he's slashed .410/.465/.949 with six home runs and 14 RBI. Greg Bird will draw a start at first base in his place.

Gurriel is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.

Gurriel was expected to sit out Thursday, but that game ended up getting postponed. He'll sit Friday instead, with Tyler White at first base and Brian McCann serving as the designated hitter.

Cron went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Yankees.

Cron provided the only offense of the day for the Rays with a solo shot in the seventh inning, as they suffered a 12-1 blowout loss. The homer was his 29th of the season, which extends his career high in that category. He now owns a .255 batting average with 28 doubles and 72 RBI over 546 plate appearances on the year.

Voit went 3-for-3 with a single, a double, a home run, one walk, two RBI and two runs in Thursday's win over the Rays.

Voit reached base in all four of his plate appearances, highlighted by an RBI double in the fourth inning and a solo homer in the sixth. He's now put together two consecutive three-hit games, and he carries a .319 batting average with 13 home runs and 33 RBI over 152 plate appearances in 2018.

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

Gurriel is in the midst of a 12-game hit streak, slashing .429/.451/.673 with three homers and 15 RBI over that stretch, but he'll head to the bench for Thursday's series opener as the Astros rest some starters with a division title already wrapped up. Tyler White is starting at first base and hitting fifth in this one, with Brian McCann serving as the DH.

Olson went 1-for-5 with a grand slam Wednesday in the Athletics' 9-3 win over the Mariners.

Olson's bases-clearing drive off reliever Chasen Bradford concluded a six-run fifth inning for the Athletics, who kept their hopes of earning home-field advantage for the wild-card matchup with the Yankees alive with the victory. Though he has seen his OPS fall more than 200 points from his impressive rookie campaign, Olson is coming on strong in September with a .295/.396/.526 slash line, five home runs and 19 RBI in 23 games.