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Gurriel finished 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, three runs and two RBI Sunday against the Yankees.

This stat line was almost a carbon copy of Saturday's effort, in which Gurriel also finished just a triple shy of the cycle. The first baseman's six RBI in that two-game span equaled his output from the previous 19 games combined, and he now sits at a respectable 10 homers and 21 doubles for the season.

Carter will start at first base and bat seventh Sunday against the Astros, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

Though Carter was designated for assignment just over a week ago, a rash of injuries thinned the Yankees' depth at first base and resulted in the veteran receiving the call back to the big club Thursday. It looks like he'll serve as the primary option at first base through the All-Star break, as Sunday will mark his third start in a row. Carter is batting .206/.284/.383 on the season and will need to show renewed power before fantasy players outside of deeper formats can keep him in the lineup with confidence.

Gurriel went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a two-run double during Saturday's win over the Yankees.

Gurriel's double was in the bottom of the eighth frame and plated the game-winning run. He's in the midst of a nice fantasy run with five homers, 22 RBI, 17 runs, a .324 batting average and .898 OPS over the last 27 games. He's attached to a high-powered offense, and while he receives the odd day off, that should help Gurriel from wearing down as the season progresses.

Abreu went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer Saturday against the Rangers.

Abreu smashed his 15th bomb of the year off Cole Hamels to give the White Sox a two-run lead in the first inning of a home loss. His current .516 slugging percentage represents his highest level since his rookie season, and he's slightly outproducing his draft-day value.

Olson went 1-for-4 with a ninth-inning solo home run in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Braves, breaking up Mike Foltynewicz's no-hit bid in the process.

The rookie was the villain in the eyes of the Braves and their fans, launching a 402-foot shot to right to lead off the ninth and spoil the potential no-no. Olson still sports an unsightly .175 average, but is slugging .500 thanks in large part to five extra-base hits (one double, four homers). He's also now riding a modest three-game hitting streak, while all four of the aforementioned round trippers have come in the last six contests.

Carter went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's 13-4 win over the Astros.

His exile from the Yankees lasted all of about a week after Tyler Austin (hamstring) and Matt Holliday (illness) hit the DL, leaving the team scrambling for options at first base. Carter was hitting ninth Friday, however, and despite his strong performance in a blowout he still has a weak .209 batting average, .679 OPS and 72 strikeouts in 58 games on the year, affording him very little job security.

Carter is back with the Yankees on Thursday, MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports.

Carter was recently designated for assignment, but with the Yankees losing players seemingly every other day to the DL, the first baseman returns to the team in Chicago prior to the series finale. He is not in the lineup but Carter is on the active roster and could see time back at first in the coming days, but will likely serve as the backup to Austin Romine when he isn't filling in behind the plate.

Gurriel is not in Thursday's lineup for the series finale against Oakland.

Gurriel has been mashing the ball this entire month, hitting .322/.323/.556 with four home runs, 14 RBI and 13 runs, but hasn't truly spent a game out of the lineup since June 19. Manager A.J. Hinch will give Gurriel a day off in favor of Marwin Gonzalez on Thursday.

Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and three strikeouts against the Astros on Wednesday.

That marks the rookie's third consecutive three-strikeout game, and he's now 5-for-32 (.156) in the majors this season. Olson has a good eye and he's flashed noteworthy power in the minors, but the 23-year-old doesn't looked well prepared for the majors just yet. However, the A's are going nowhere, so they can afford to stick with him and see if he can find a way to make more contact.

Carter was outrighted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday.

It's been quite the fall for Carter, who went from hitting 41 home runs with the Brewers in 2016 to going unclaimed off waivers less than a year later. The first baseman is still capable of supplying power, but his climbing strikeout rate (a career-high 37 percent this season) and lack of defensive utility make him an unappealing bench bat for many teams, at least while he's owed $3 million in 2017. He'll need to curb the strikeouts and provide home-run production on a more regular basis in order to earn another look from the Yankees.