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Abreu and the White Sox won't play Saturday against the Tigers after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Detroit, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

The two teams will make up the game as part of a doubleheader Aug. 6. Expect Abreu to return to action in Sunday's series finale.

Abreu went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Friday's 7-3 win over the Tigers.

The runs batted in were the 499th and 500th of Abreu's career. The career achievement is nice, but Abreu has struggled the last two weeks. He entered Friday's game on a 3-for-36 (.083) stretch with one RBI over the previous 10 games and is hitting .189 for the season. "Just chasing pitches,'' manager Rick Renteria told Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times when asked about the No. 3 hitter in his lineup. "Chasing balls out of the zone, not typical for him, breaking balls below the hitting zone. Trying to get him to change his eye level.'' Chicago's No. 1 and No. 2 hitters are batting .306 and .346, respectively, so there are RBI opportunities for Abreu.

White (hip flexor) is on the minor-league injured list at Double-A Arkansas but is progressing well and headed for activation early next week, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

White was raking to open the season, as he'd slashed .308/.367/.385 with two doubles and three RBI over his first 29 plate appearances before the injury. The 2017 first-round pick has been on the fast track since joining the organization, and a promotion to Triple-A Tacoma before season's end thus wouldn't be out of the question if his early numbers endure over the long term.

Olson (hand) took swings off a tee with his normal bat Friday, Matt Kawahara of The San Francisco Chronicle reports.

This marks another step forward for Olson, who had previously been taking swings with a fungo bat. Although this marks a small victory for the first baseman, he still has a long road ahead of him before returning from the injured list.

Tellez isn't in Friday's starting lineup against the Athletics.

Tellez will get the night off after collecting just two hits in his past 18 at-bats (six games). Randal Grichuk will slot in as the designated hitter and bat third in his place, allowing for Socrates Brito to draw the start in center field.

Guerrero may not debut Tuesday against the Giants, Scott Mitchell of TSN reports.

Mitchell reports that there is only a "one percent chance" of Guerrero getting called up that day unless the Blue Jays suffer an injury over the weekend. That contradicts reports from earlier in the day, which suggested that Tuesday would be Guerrero's debut. Speculation about the young third baseman's arrival will continue until his debut date is confirmed by the Blue Jays.

O'Hearn is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees, Joel Goldberg of FOX Sports Kansas City reports.

O'Hearn started the last eight games but will take a seat with left-hander CC Sabathia on the mound for the Yankees. The 25-year-old collected two hits Thursday -- including a solo home run -- to bust out of an 0-for-13 slump, and is slashing .189/.348/.377 with three homers for the season.

Cabrera (hand) is starting at third base and batting sixth against the Astros on Friday.

Cabrera made a precautionary exit from Wednesday's game against the Angels after tweaking his hand on a dive to first base, but is good to go following Thursday's scheduled off day. The 33-year-old will look to continue his five-game hit streak in which he is 6-for-17 with three home runs and six RBI.

Guerrero will be called up to make his MLB debut Tuesday at home against the Giants, Hector Gomez of Deportivo Z 101 reports.

This had long seemed like the most likely day for Guerrero to make his debut, as it afforded him a little over a week's worth of games at Triple-A while ensuring he debuted at home. He will slot in as the Blue Jays' everyday third baseman and will likely get a spot in the heart of the order from Day 1.

Guerrero will remain at Triple-A Buffalo at least through the weekend, Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com reports.

"Whenever [Buffalo manager] Bobby Meacham and [director of player development] Gil Kim say he's ready, he'll be here," Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said Thursday. "I just don't know when that's going to happen. It could be any day. It could be a month." That may sound discouraging for fantasy GMs anxiously awaiting Guerrero's arrival, but the issue primarily seems to be one of workload -- the Bisons' schedule has been interrupted by rain, and the 20-year-old has yet to suit up on three consecutive days. Assuming the weather clears enough for Guerrero to prove he's over his oblique strain and can play every day, the earliest target date for his big-league debut now appears to be April 26, when the Jays begin a home series against the A's.