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Voit will start at first base and bat sixth Sunday against the Tigers.

Voit will start for the fourth straight game, with three of those assignments coming against left-handed pitching. At the very least, Voit seems to have emerged as a platoon mate at first base with Greg Bird and may even be viewed as the preferred option against right-handed pitching, too. Bird finished August with a sub-.200 on-base percentage and slugged just two home runs, while Voit has slashed .400/.486/.800 since being recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 21.

The Phillies activated Bour (oblique) from the 10-day disabled list ahead of Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Bour missed the minimum amount of time with the minor left oblique strain and was able to rejoin the Phillies without requiring a rehab assignment beforehand. With Carlos Santana locked in as the Phillies' everyday first baseman and the team recently adding another corner-infield option to the roster in Jose Bautista, Bour will likely struggle to find consistent at-bats now that he's healthy again.

Walker hit a pinch-hit solo home run Saturday against the Dodgers.

Walker took Clayton Kershaw deep in the sixth inning to record his second home run of the season and fourth of his career. He's received only sparing at-bats at the major-league level this season and remains firmly planted behind Paul Goldschmidt at first base. While the sample is too small to draw any kind of conclusion, even when Walker has gotten in the lineup, he has not been particularly impressive, batting just .214/.290/.464 across 28 at-bats this season.

Calhoun went 1-for-3 with a walk and a three-run homer in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Astros.

His second-inning blast off the debuting Josh James was all the offense the Angels could muster on the night. Calhoun now has 18 homers on the year, nine of which have come in just 36 games since the All-Star break.

Votto went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored Saturday against the Cardinals.

Votto doubled home a run in the fourth inning, his 25th double and 56th RBI of the season. He's played in all three games since returning from the disabled list Thursday and has gone 3-for-12 with only one extra-base hit. It's been a disappointing campaign for Votto, marred by injury and lack of power production.

Shaw is set to start mostly against right-handed pitchers, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The lefty hitter certainly impressed with his power while launching 24 homers and slugging .505 for Triple-A Sacramento, but Shaw is likely to be treated as a platoon asset and sit against most left-handed hurlers. The fading Giants, who just traded Andrew McCutchen, are in a position to see what Shaw is made of as they play out the string on 2018, which could make him a matchup play in many deeper mixed fantasy formats.

Olson is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners.

Olson takes a seat on the bench with left-hander James Paxton (forearm) taking the mound. Mark Canha will bat eighth and start at first base for the Athletics.

Gurriel is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Gurriel will head to the bench Saturday after going 1-for-13 over the past four games. Marwin Gonzalez will start at first base for the Astros with Tony Kemp taking over in left field.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with his 31st home run of the season, a double and two RBI in a 3-2 loss to the Dodgers on Friday.

Goldschmidt's two-run shot off Hyun-Jin Ryu extended the first baseman's on-base streak to a franchise-record 43 consecutive road contests. The 30-year-old has continued to keep himself in the conversation for NL MVP consideration with a huge second half, during which he's slashed .322/.420/.584 with 10 home runs, 26 RBI and 22 runs in 38 contests.

O'Hearn went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Friday's 9-2 win over the Orioles.

The rookie continues to swing a hot bat, racking up four multi-hit performances and four homers in his last nine games to give him a .353/.405/.794 slash line over that stretch. O'Hearn should see regular playing time between DH and first base in September, and with seven home runs through his first 21 big-league contests, he could be solid source of power even in shallower fantasy formats.