MLB Player News

Santana went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 loss against the Athletics.

Santana hit a solo shot off Yusmeiro Petit in the seventh inning. The 35-year-old has struggled of late, going 5-for-35 in his last nine games. His 11 long balls are second-highest on his team, but he went 16 games since his last home run before Sunday. He is slashing .236/.365/.405 with 37 RBI and 36 runs in 271 plate appearances.

Olson went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Royals.

Olson displayed his full power, taking Kris Bubic deep twice Sunday. He has three long balls in his last two games. The 27-year-old is slashing .289/.374/.610 with a team-leading 18 homers and 47 RBI in 254 plate appearances. His 18 home runs are second-best in the American League behind Vladimir Guerrero's 21.

Torkelson was promoted to Double-A Erie on Sunday.

Torkelson moved past a hamstring issue at the beginning of June, and he's recorded multi-hit performances in six of his last seven games. In 30 appearances with High-A West Michigan, the 21-year-old slashed .311/.445/.566 with five home runs, 27 RBI and three stolen bases.

Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Southpaw Martin Perez is on the bump for Boston, so the lefty-hitting Tellez will retreat to the bench. Randal Grichuk will serve as Toronto's designated hitter in Tellez's stead.

Vaughn is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Tigers, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

With manager Tony La Russa wanting to get Brian Goodwin another start after he homered and doubled in his team debut Saturday, Vaughn will sit for the second straight day. The rookie is hitting just .226/.308/.396 across 182 plate appearances this season, so it wouldn't be surprising is he sees less consistent playing time in the coming weeks.

Voit (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment Sunday that is expected to last about a week, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

The first baseman has increased his activity of late, including taking more swings, as he works his way back from a Grade 2 oblique strain. He is set to get into a handful of minor-league contests before potentially rejoining the big club in about a week. Voit's return should provide a tangible boost to a Yankees team that has lost seven of its past 11 games.

Kirilloff is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Astros.

Kirilloff suffered an ankle sprain Thursday but was able to return to the lineup for the first two games of the series against Houston. The outfielder will get a breather Sunday with Minnesota going up against southpaw Framber Valdez. Rob Refsnyder will return from a hamstring issue to start in right field Sunday.

Lowe went 3-for-5 with a double, two-run home run and three RBI in a 10-1 win over the Dodgers on Saturday.

Lowe recorded an RBI single in the third, a double in the seventh, and a two-run home run in the ninth for his first three-hit game of the season. It was a nice rebound for Lowe, who was only 4-for-39 over his last 13 games prior to Friday. He's now slashing .245/.343/.395.

Guerrero went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and two walks in Saturday's win over the Red Sox.

Guerrero leads all of baseball in the home run department and blasted a massive shot above the Green Monster off Nick Pivetta in the first inning, setting that tone for a Toronto offense that clubbed five homers as a team. The star first baseman has been one of the best hitters in MLB this season and is averaging .338 with a 1.123 OPS aside from leading all of baseball in dingers.

Olson went 4-for-5 with a three-run home run, a double and an additional RBI in Saturday's win over the Royals.

Olson socked his 16th home run in the eighth inning off Wade Davis, and the first baseman has now hit safely in nine of his last 11 games, posting five multi-hit games during that span. The slugging infielder boosted his average to .285 with a .956 OPS following his first four-hit game of the campaign.