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Cron went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Yankees.

Cron provided the only offense of the day for the Rays with a solo shot in the seventh inning, as they suffered a 12-1 blowout loss. The homer was his 29th of the season, which extends his career high in that category. He now owns a .255 batting average with 28 doubles and 72 RBI over 546 plate appearances on the year.

Voit went 3-for-3 with a single, a double, a home run, one walk, two RBI and two runs in Thursday's win over the Rays.

Voit reached base in all four of his plate appearances, highlighted by an RBI double in the fourth inning and a solo homer in the sixth. He's now put together two consecutive three-hit games, and he carries a .319 batting average with 13 home runs and 33 RBI over 152 plate appearances in 2018.

Gurriel is not in the lineup Thursday against the Orioles, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Gurriel is in the midst of a 12-game hit streak, slashing .429/.451/.673 with three homers and 15 RBI over that stretch, but he'll head to the bench for Thursday's series opener as the Astros rest some starters with a division title already wrapped up. Tyler White is starting at first base and hitting fifth in this one, with Brian McCann serving as the DH.

Olson went 1-for-5 with a grand slam Wednesday in the Athletics' 9-3 win over the Mariners.

Olson's bases-clearing drive off reliever Chasen Bradford concluded a six-run fifth inning for the Athletics, who kept their hopes of earning home-field advantage for the wild-card matchup with the Yankees alive with the victory. Though he has seen his OPS fall more than 200 points from his impressive rookie campaign, Olson is coming on strong in September with a .295/.396/.526 slash line, five home runs and 19 RBI in 23 games.

Abreu (infection) has been ruled out for the remainder of the season, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

With less than a week left in the regular season and the White Sox well out of playoff contention, the team opted to shut down the stud first baseman. Abreu played just six games over the final month and a half of the season due to multiple injuries, preventing him from reaching 25 homers and 100 RBI for the first time in his five-year career. He should be ready to go by the start of spring training.

O'Hearn is out of the lineup against the Reds on Wednesday, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

O'Hearn went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBI during Tuesday's contest but will head to the bench with left-hander Cody Reed on the mound for Cincinnati. On the season, he's posted a wRC+ of just 4 against southpaws while accumulating a 221 mark versus right-handers. In his place, Hunter Dozier will start at first base and bat fifth.

Olson went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Oakland's 5-1 loss to the Twins on Sunday.

It was a quiet day for the Oakland offense against Minnesota starter Kyle Gibson, but Olson managed to account for his team's only run with this second-inning solo shot. He's having a terrific season at the plate for the Athletics, with a .786 OPS, 28 homers and 32 doubles through 560 at-bats.

Cron went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a solo homer in Tampa Bay's 5-2 win Sunday against the Blue Jays.

Serving as the designated hitter, Cron provided the Rays' second run with a double in the sixth inning before adding a solo homer in the eighth. Cron leads the Rays with 28 home runs and 70 RBI, and he has raised his batting average to .257 for the season.

O'Hearn is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

O'Hearn heads to the bench for the third time in four games as the Tigers send another left-hander to the mound in Daniel Norris. Hunter Dozier grabs another start at first base for the Royals, batting fifth.

Gurriel went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 10-5 win over the Angels.

Gurriel extended his hitting streak to eight games, including three straight multi-hit efforts, and is enjoying Houston's final homestand of the season. He's gone 14-for-32 (.438) with two home runs, three doubles and 12 RBI during his eight-game streak, all of it occurring at Minute Maid Park.