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Santana was activated from the paternity list in advance of Saturday's game against the Tigers.

After missing the last three games to attend to the birth of his child, Santana will presumably slot back in against righty Justin Verlander. Shawn Armstrong was optioned to Triple-A Columbus in a corresponding move.

Mountcastle became the first player in the Carolina League to reach 30 doubles in High-A Frederick's win on Friday, Steve Melewski of MASN Sports reports.

Baltimore's first-round pick in 2015 is now slashing .307/.333/.541 through 80 games with the Keys. It won't be long before the shortstop makes the jump to MiLB's higher levels.

Gurriel is not in Friday's lineup against the Blue Jays, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Gurriel will get the day off following six straight starts. In that span, he has gone 11-for-26 with two home runs and 10 RBI at the plate, including four multi-hit games. Marwin Gonzalez draws the start at first in his stead.

Santana remains away from the team while on paternity leave for Friday's game.

This will mark the third and final game that Santana will be out of the lineup, since a player can only spend three days on the paternity list. In his place, Edwin Encarnacion will man first base while Abraham Almonte takes over the designated hitting duties against the Tigers.

Cron was called up by the Angels on Friday.

Cron has spent 34 games with the Angels this season, hitting .212/.266/.297 with two home runs and 14 RBI. The 31-year-old went just 6-for-35 during his time with Triple-A Salt Lake over the last 10 games, but will provide additional depth to the big-league roster behind Luis Valbuena at first base. Cron could see a few starts in the near future when left-handers take the mound, especially with Valbuena's struggles continuing at the plate.

Calhoun went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Twins.

The 29-year-old has now homered in two straight games and collected multiple hits in three straight. After seeing his batting average bottom out at .205 at the end of May, Calhoun has regained his swagger at the plate, slashing .318/.384/.508 with seven homers, three steals, 21 runs and 25 RBI in 35 games.

Calhoun went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Twins.

The homer marked the 29-year-old's first in 21 contests, but he has batted a respectable .268 with 10 runs and a pair of steals over that span. Calhoun has made strides in correcting his batting average over the past month and a half, but he is still lacking in the power department, slugging .384 after posting slugging percentages over .420 over his previous four seasons. The veteran outfielder should see a boost in value when Mike Trout (thumb) returns shortly after the All-Star break, giving Calhoun the protection in the lineup he has been lacking over the past five weeks.

Santana was placed on the paternity list prior to Wednesday's game, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Santana will miss Wednesday's game, and could potentially be out until Saturday if he takes the full three days away from the team. In a corresponding move, the Indians activated Abraham Almonte (biceps) from the disabled list.

Abreu went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Athletics.

Abreu's homer, his 16th of the season, was the third time he's cleared the fences in the last five games and extended a hit streak to six contests. Halfway through the 2017 season, Abreu's .515 slugging percentage hints that he's halted a two-year slide in power since his Rookie of the Year season in 2014.

Gurriel went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 16-4 rout of the Braves.

The whole Astros offense is sizzling right now and Gurriel's is one of the hottest bats of the bunch -- he's reeled off three straight three-hit performances, and over his last 11 games he's posted a .413/.413/.739 slash line with three homers, nine runs and 13 RBI.