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White went 3-for-5 with two runs in High-A Modesto's win over Stockton on Monday.

White now boasts an 11-game hitting streak during which he's slashing .395/.447/.674 with two doubles, two triples, two home runs, seven RBI, four walks and eight runs. The 22-year-old's average has risen 31 points to .294 over that stretch, and he certainly appears to be acclimating to the jump in competition after having played in the Northwest League during his first season of pro ball in 2017.

Gurriel started at third base and went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Monday's 5-1 win over the Yankees.

Gurriel made his first start of the season at third, giving Alex Bregman a day off, but he's not a novice at the position. He started 24 games at the hot corner last season and it was his natural position in Cuba. Monday's two-hit effort was his sixth multi-hit game in the last 10, a stretch in which Gurriel is hitting .341 (15-for-44) although with little impact (one RBI, two extra-base hits).

Kirilloff went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk for Low-A Cedar Rapids in its 4-3 loss to Clinton on Monday.

The long ball was Kirilloff's eighth of the season, boosting his OPS to an excellent .945 across 193 plate appearances. After missing the entire 2017 campaign while recovering from Tommy John surgery, the 20-year-old hasn't missed a beat in his first taste of full-season ball and has firmly reestablished himself as one of the top prospects in the Minnesota organization. A midseason promotion to the Florida State League seems likely for the 2016 first-round pick.

Calhoun is not in Monday's lineup against the Tigers.

Calhoun will take his usual seat on the bench with a left-hander (Matt Boyd) toeing the rubber for the opposition. In his place, Chris Young will pick up a start in right field and hit ninth as the Angels go with an all right-handed hitting lineup.

Olson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a win over the Diamondbacks on Saturday.

Olson now has five of his eight homers on the season in May, and an impressive 13 extra-base hits overall during the month when factoring in his eight doubles. Despite a slight bump in strikeout rate from 27.8 to 29.0 percent, Olson's cause is being aided by a .319 BABIP. He's unsurprisingly well off the unsustainable long-ball pace he established in his 2017 rookie campaign, as even with Saturday's homer, Olson has 16 fewer round trippers in just nine fewer plate appearances this season.

Cron went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored Saturday against the Orioles.

Cron delivered a two-run double in the second inning off Andrew Cashner to put the Rays up 5-1. He has been relatively quiet of late, with this being his first multi-RBI game since May 15. He'll look to use this performance to get back on track, as he is slugging only .432 for the month of May after posting a .552 mark in April.

Abreu went 4-for-4 with a walk, solo home run, two RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Tigers.

Abreu launched his ninth home run of the season in the fifth inning against left-hander Francisco Liriano. However, that was overshadowed by his overall line, as he reached base in all five of his plate appearances. Getting on base consistently is nothing new for Abreu, who has recorded seven multi-hit games in his past nine starts and has a .382 on-base percentage for the season.

Olson went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Friday.

Olson had the only multi-hit effort of the night for a mostly moribund Athletics offense. The 24-year-old has seen a downturn overall at the plate during May, but he's doubled his April home-run total by going deep on four occasions. Olson has also started picking it up offensively during the latter half of the month, as he's hitting .300 with four doubles, three home runs, five RBI, four walks and four runs across the 45 plate appearances he's logged since May 14.

Abreu went 2-for-5 in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Baltimore.

Abreu is scalding hot right now, having posted nine multi-hit games in the last 16 while hitting .391 (25-for-64) during that run. It's even better against the Orioles. He's had 14 multi-hit games in the past 18 against the Birds.

Gurriel went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in Tuesday's 11-2 win over the Giants.

Gurriel is one of a few Houston hitters emerging from early doldrums at the plate. The first baseman, who began the season late due to a hand injury and suspension, was hitting just .224 entering the month of May, but is up to .281 after a 19-game stretch in which he's hit .325 (25-for-77). With just one home run and a .112 ISO, Gurriel's power numbers aren't what we'd like to see from a corner infielder, but the further removed he is from the hand injury, we should see better results in that area.