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Santana went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Friday's win over the Phillies.

Santana came through with an RBI single to left field in the second inning, and the Indians would come away with a 5-2 victory. The 33-year-old slugger has now hit safely in four straight games and sits with 34 home runs and 92 RBI over 152 contests this year for the Indians.

Gurriel was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Angels due to a stomach illness, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

This doesn't sound like anything too serious, so those in leagues with weekend lineup changes will likely want to stay with Gurriel unless they have a strong alternative. Gurriel missed some time earlier this month with a hamstring issue, but he's returned with a vengeance, going 7-for-23 with home runs in each of his last three games.

Casas was named the Offensive Player of the Year in the Red Sox minor-league system, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Casas, the team's first-round in 2018, slashed .256/.350/.480 with 20 homers, 26 doubles, five triples and 81 RBI in 118 games at Low-A Greenville and two games at High-A Salem this season. He entered the organization as a third baseman but was used primarily at first base in 2019. With Rafael Devers locked in at the hot corner for the next few seasons, Casas moved across the diamond to a position of need within the organization.

Calhoun went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Yankees.

Calhoun accounted for the Angels' only run with a 410-foot blast to right center field in the fourth inning. The 32-year-old continues to build upon his single-season career high in homers with four long balls in his last seven games. He is slashing .235/.328/.478 with 32 home runs and 72 RBI in 143 games this season.

Guerrero (ribs) is starting at third base and hitting cleanup Thursday against the Orioles.

He left Wednesday's game with a left rib issue after colliding with Jonathan Villar at second base, but the injury was apparently minor. Guerrero is hitting .212 with zero home runs in 13 games this month.

O'Hearn is not in Thursday's lineup against the Twins.

He heads to the bench even with the Royals facing a righty (Kyle Gibson) in this one. Ryan McBroom will start at first base and hit sixth.

Gurriel went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk and two RBI in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.

With three home runs in as many games, Gurriel is now up to 30 on the season, becoming the third Astros player to reach that mark. The 35-year-old has enjoyed one of the more notable power spikes of any player in the majors in 2019, as he's now just four homers shy of matching his output from the previous three seasons combined.

Guerrero left Wednesday's game against the Orioles with a left rib injury, Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun reports.

Guerrero went 2-for-6 with one run and one strikeout before being replaced by a pinch runner (Jonathan Davis). The injury occurred during a collision at second base with Jonathan Villar. He is being evaluated by Toronto's medical staff.

Lowe will play third and hit third in Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, according to Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network.

Lowe started just three games at third base in the minor leagues, but that did not stop manager Kevin Cash from giving him the nod there for the first time in the majors. Lowe will look to get on track at the plate Wednesday after going just 5-for-29 (.172) over his first 12 games of the month.

Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's victory over the Royals.

Olson got Oakland on the board in the seventh inning with a massive 450-foot solo shot to center field. The long ball was his fourth in the last six games and eighth overall in September. Olson missed all of April with a hand injury but has still managed to set career highs in homers (35) and RBI (86) in 118 games this season.