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Voit (sports hernia) resumed running Thursday and is encouraged about his chances of avoiding surgery, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports. "He's very encouraged about how he's feeling," manager Aaron Boone said, per Coley Harvey of ESPN.com.

Voit has apparently responded well to the cortisone injection he received after landing on the injured list at the end of July with a sports hernia. If he continues to make progress in the coming days, the first baseman could return without having to go under the knife, thus reducing his return timetable. If things take a turn for the worse and Voit ultimately requires surgery, he would likely be sidelined for around six weeks.

Cron is not in Thursday's lineup against the Indians.

Cron has started four of five games since returning from the injured list over the weekend, going 5-for-16 with a home run and three RBI. Ehire Adrianza gets the nod at first base in place of Cron on Thursday.

Alonso went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's win over the Marlins.

The slugging first baseman kick-started the Mets' offense with a first-inning blast off Jordan Yamamoto. Alonso has gone deep in three straight games to give him 37 homers on the year, and he's rapidly closing in on a couple of records: Cody Bellinger's NL rookie mark of 39 home runs in a season, and the Mets' franchise mark of 41 in a season held by Carlos Beltran and Todd Hundley.

Hiura went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs, a double, three RBI and three runs Wednesday in the Brewers' 8-4 win over the Pirates.

Hiura had gone 4-for-32 at the dish over his prior nine games before busting out in a big way in the series finale in Pittsburgh, reaching base four times while posting a career-high three extra-base knocks. The rookie has more than lived up to his billing as a polished power-speed threat with 13 home runs and seven steals in 52 games, but he could still use further refinement in the field. He committed his 10th error after he was unable to corral a throw in the bottom of the fourth, preventing the Brewers from turning a potential inning-ending double play.

Abreu went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored Wednesday against the Tigers.

Abreu continued his hot stretch at the dish, delivering an RBI double in the fifth frame followed by run-scoring single an inning later. He now has a five-game hitting streak, which includes three multi-hit efforts as well as five runs scored and six RBI. Overall, Abreu is hitting .271/.310/.482 across 487 plate appearances for the season.

Freeman went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs in an 11-7 victory against the Twins on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old has a home run in three straight contests, putting him one shy of the 30-homer plateau. With one more long ball, Freeman will reach 30 home runs for the first time since 2016. Freeman is on pace to set career bests in home runs, RBI and runs this season. He is batting .309 with 59 extra-base hits, 92 RBI, 90 runs and five steals in 446 at-bats this season.

Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and eight RBI in Wednesday's 14-3 rout of the Rockies.

A three-run homer in the first inning, a sacrifice fly in the third, a bases-loaded double in the fourth and an RBI fielder's choice in the sixth accounted for all of Gurriel's damage, as he tied the Astros record for runs driven in during a single game. The 35-year-old is now slashing .298/.333/.539 through 106 contests with 23 homers and 80 RBI.

Duenez was released by the Royals on Wednesday, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Duenez has struggled to a combined .199/.261/.307 slash line across 92 games with Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha, prompting the Royals to cut ties with the former prospect.

Rivera was suspended 80 games Wednesday for testing positive for Trenbolone, a banned performance-enhancing substance, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Rivera was a second-round pick back in 2017. He's had very little professional success thus far, hitting .213/.288/.345 overall, good for just an 87 wRC+.

Bell is not starting Wednesday against the Brewers.

As expected, Bell will stick on the bench for a second straight game as the Pirates look to give him an extended breather amidst his second-half struggles (.176/.299/.230 slash line in 22 games since the All-Star break). Jose Osuna is starting at first base and hitting cleanup in his place.