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Tellez slugged a pinch-hit two-run home run in Sunday's rout of the Red Sox.

With position player Christian Arroyo on the mound for Boston and the Jays holding a 16-4 lead in the ninth inning, Tellez subbed in for Vladimir Guerrero and launched Toronto's eighth homer of the day, setting a new Fenway Park record for a visiting club. It was Tellez's first home run in June and fourth of the year, but he's been showing some signs of life at the plate lately, slashing .300/.378/.550 over his last 45 plate appearances dating back to May 24.

Abreu went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Tigers.

Abreu extended his hitting streak to four games, recording at least one extra-base hit in each one of those contests and tallying two or more knocks in all but one. While the power drought remains an issue with the reigning AL MVP, as he hasn't gone yard in 13 straight games, he's finding ways to supply value even if his overall numbers haven't been nearly as good as they've been in past seasons.

Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs in Sunday's 18-4 win over the Red Sox.

Guerrero has been on a tear recently with five homers and 13 RBI in June, and he reached base safely three times in Sunday's offensive explosion. The 22-year-old leads baseball with 21 home runs, and he's slashing .344/.450/.688 with 55 RBI and 49 runs this season.

Santana went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 loss against the Athletics.

Santana hit a solo shot off Yusmeiro Petit in the seventh inning. The 35-year-old has struggled of late, going 5-for-35 in his last nine games. His 11 long balls are second-highest on his team, but he went 16 games since his last home run before Sunday. He is slashing .236/.365/.405 with 37 RBI and 36 runs in 271 plate appearances.

Olson went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Royals.

Olson displayed his full power, taking Kris Bubic deep twice Sunday. He has three long balls in his last two games. The 27-year-old is slashing .289/.374/.610 with a team-leading 18 homers and 47 RBI in 254 plate appearances. His 18 home runs are second-best in the American League behind Vladimir Guerrero's 21.

Torkelson was promoted to Double-A Erie on Sunday.

Torkelson moved past a hamstring issue at the beginning of June, and he's recorded multi-hit performances in six of his last seven games. In 30 appearances with High-A West Michigan, the 21-year-old slashed .311/.445/.566 with five home runs, 27 RBI and three stolen bases.

Cronenworth is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

San Diego manager Jayce Tingler will stock up some extra right-handed bats against Mets lefty Joey Lucchesi in the series finale, so the lefty-hitting Cronenworth will head to the bench for the first time this month. The righty-hitting Ha-Seong Kim will fill in for Cronenworth at the keystone.

Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Southpaw Martin Perez is on the bump for Boston, so the lefty-hitting Tellez will retreat to the bench. Randal Grichuk will serve as Toronto's designated hitter in Tellez's stead.

Vaughn is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Tigers, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

With manager Tony La Russa wanting to get Brian Goodwin another start after he homered and doubled in his team debut Saturday, Vaughn will sit for the second straight day. The rookie is hitting just .226/.308/.396 across 182 plate appearances this season, so it wouldn't be surprising is he sees less consistent playing time in the coming weeks.

Bell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

The lefty-hitting Bell typically starts against right-handed pitching, but he'll be on the bench Sunday even with righty Johnny Cueto on the bump for San Francisco. Bell had previously sat out the second half of Saturday's doubleheader when the Giants had a lefty (Conner Menez) lead off a bullpen game, so the first baseman will be sitting for the second game in a row. Ryan Zimmerman gets another start in Bell's stead.