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Abreu went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run homer in Thursday's win over the Tigers.

Finally, Abreu snapped his nightmarish homerless drought dating back to June 24 -- a span of 32 games without a home run. He's been one of the more disappointing players in fantasy this year, but Abreu has been making more consistent contact (only four strikeouts in his last 13 games) and his second-half success over the past two years provides some reason for optimism over the final two months of 2016.

Cron (hand) can begin hitting again, and will work out in Arizona on Thursday, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.

Cron broke his hand July 8 after getting hit with a pitch, and seems to be progressing nicely on the 6-to-8 week timetable that he was given. He has been cleared to hit almost four weeks after undergoing surgery to repair the fracture. It still appears as though he won't be back until late August, but this may bump up his return date if he continues to show signs of improvement over the next couple weeks.

Santana went 3-for-4 with a walk and his 23rd home run of the season Tuesday versus the Twins.

Santana skidded his way out of July, going 4-for-37 (.108) in his last 11 games of the month. He's turned that around through the first two games of August, going 4-for-8 with a homer, two RBI and two runs. Santana also has history on his side moving forward, as his numbers in recent years have traditionally been better post All-Star break.

Abreu is out of the lineup Sunday against the Twins, Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Manager Robin Ventura confirmed after the lineup was released that it's a pre-scheduled day off for Abreu, who could certainly use a break. He's endured a power outage throughout July, producing no homers and just eight RBI and six runs over 106 plate appearances during the month. Todd Frazier will spell Abreu at first base.

Calhoun is not in the lineup for Saturday's tilt with Boston, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.

He'll be replaced in the lineup by Shane Robinson, who's starting in right field and batting ninth. Calhoun's production has dipped slightly since the start of the second half, as he's gone just 10-for-47 (.213) in his last 14 games. He does have eight runs and seven RBI during that span, however.

Santana went 1-for-3 with a solo homer, a walk and two runs in Friday's 5-3 come-from-behind victory over the A's.

Santana got the Indians' comeback from a 3-0 deficit started with 386-foot shot to right center in the sixth, and subsequently scored a valuable insurance run in the seventh on a Francisco Lindor sacrifice fly. It was the veteran slugger's second homer since the break and keeps him well on pace to surpass the career-best 27 homers he's managed on two prior occasions.

Abreu's last home run came on June 23, but he's still hitting .329 in July.

Abreu has improved his batting average every month this season but his home run and RBI totals continue to lag in comparison to his past two years. Regardless, the third-year player will continue to earn playing time as the starting first baseman as he still ranks second among White Sox players in RBI and is hitting 26 points higher than the team's cumulative batting average.

The A's optioned McBride to Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday.

McBride was sent back to Nashville to clear a roster spot for the returning Stephen Vogt. He will garner consideration next time the A's need to bring up a catcher from the minors.

Colabello was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Monday.

The move isn't much of a surprise, but it makes Colabello officially a member of the Bisons -- or, more importantly, not a member of the Jays. Since testing positive for PEDs in late April, Colabello hasn't received many (if any) encouraging words from the team's front office. Manager John Gibbons even had some choice words last month, saying players "come and go" in reference to Colabello. If there was any hint of fantasy value attached to his name before, it's gone now.

Colabello has officially completed his 80-game suspension, but will likely remain with Triple-A Buffalo, Brendan Kennedy of the Toronto Star reports.

Colabello was suspended in late April after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. He's spent the last ten days playing with High-A Dunedin and Triple-A Buffalo, struggling to a 7-for 37 mark at the plate with 16 strikeouts. With Justin Smoak and Edwin Encarnacion manning first base and Colabello shaking the rust off at Buffalo, the Blue Jays seem to be fine without the 32-year-old at the present time.